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History of teaching and learning grants at ACU
This paper draws togethers what has been happening in ACU teaching and learning grants and those
gained from the ALTC over its life span, 2006-2011.
It has not been easy to find the ACU history of teaching grants. The history that has been able to put
together comes from some committee documents and the ACU Promoting Excellence Initiative Report
(2010) made to the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. One of the committee documents
captures a limited history of ACU teaching development grants and recommendations regarding these
grants (see Attachment 1). Many of the committee recommendations have been implemented through
the current ACU learning and teaching development grant guidelines, which have only been in force for
the last two years, that is, 2010 and 2011.
The ACU Promoting Excellence Initiative Report (2010) which is on the ACU website has a number of
things to say about teaching grants. The most important of these are included in the following
statements:
The internal grants program has also been reshaped to provide a coherent pathway, as depicted below.
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Figure 1: Internal and external grants pathway
The guidelines have been revised to be consistent with those of ALTC, and staff have become aware that
they should be seeking internal grants as a foundation to build on for later ALTC proposals. The
application process has also been revised to incorporate better understanding of the guidelines. As a
result, the quality of proposals for internal grants has risen strikingly. We have noticed an improvement
in the standard of draft proposals for ALTC grants. The number of successful submissions to ALTC (in
which ACU is lead or partner institution) has risen to seven in 2010. The problem of ‘last-minute’
proposals bypassing the prescribed process which was mentioned in our 2009 report still exists, but is
reducing.
In addition to what is stated above regarding successful submissions, in 2011 there was a successful
ALTC grant application in which ACU is the lead institution. The final list of successful ALTC grants for
2011 is not available at the time of writing this paper, though the list available on the ALTC website has
no other ACU engagement in 2011 funded projects. A list of ALTC grants in which ACU is or has been
involved can be found at Attachment 2.

The PEI report also makes an assessment of the value of the changes made to ALTC teaching
development grant guidelines:
Nine applications were received for Teaching Development Grants in 2010, an increase over previous
years. The quality was much improved as a result of ADLT oversight and reference to ALTC guidelines.
ACU Teaching Development Grants
In 2011 there were five successful ACU Teaching Development Grants. In a couple of cases the grant
applications were strongly supported or driven by the Associate Dean Learning and Teaching, though
this was not the case in all the applications.
Prior to the development of the current guidelines and processes, ACU had a long history of small
grants. These grants appear to have gone to individuals or small teams (see Attachment 3). These small
grants have been replaced by the larger grants now available as Teaching Development Grants. There
are also some faculty grants, though the recipients are not found on the website.
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Attachment 1
History of ACU awards and links to ALTC awards – extract from paper
prepared for the ACU Learning and Teaching Citations and Grants Committee,
Meeting 4 June 2009
Part 2: Grants
ALTC conducts three grants programs: Competitive Grants, Leadership for Excellence in Learning and
Teaching, and Priority Projects. Calls for submissions are made annually. Projects are funded within the
range approximately $80,000 - $220,000, and are to be completed within one to two years. The
guidelines can be found from www.altc.edu.au .
ACU has to date made some successful grant submissions to ALTC both as lead organisation and
as a partner. However, our rate of success needs to be improved. We also need a more
considered process. A need has been identified to develop a process which will:
1. identify a greater number of potential grant ideas,
2. ensure that they are in line with University and Faculty priorities,
3. lead to the development of high quality submissions, and
4. enable suitable linkage with ACU’s Teaching Development Grants process.
Issues
1. At present there is no systematic way to ensure that proposals are in line with Faculty priorities and
follow a consistent direction.
2. Similarly, without Faculty/School involvement, there is no guarantee that the staff involved are
those most appropriate.
3. Discipline input and advice is needed to ensure that proposals are at the leading edge of their field,
e.g. that they build on the most up to date literature and take account of varied arguments, trends
of thought etc.
4. More systematic input from Faculties and Schools would ensure that the most suitable project
partners are selected from other universities, and would increase the gravitas of proposals.
5. A relatively small number of proposals is put up. Input from Faculties/Schools would help to spot
potential projects and nurture their development.
6. Some good project submissions have emerged from the present processes, but more are needed.
7. Some staff members have ideas for projects that would be better directed to other avenues for
funding or support; others are unaware that their work is suitable to seek funding from ALTC.
8. A more formal process and structured timetable would reduce the current problems of last-minute
submission of drafts.
....A proposed process which will deal with the issues raised is outlined below in the form of
recommendations.
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Recommendations
1. That a general call for expressions of interest be retained, but that staff be required to make their
expression of interest in the first instance to the Faculty Teaching & Learning Committee, and
incorporate a statement reporting on previous relevant ALTC projects and other work which might
be built on.
2. That in addition, the ADTs (T, L&I) be invited to put forward ideas, especially for projects with a
university-wide application.
3. That staff be encouraged to apply for Teaching Development Grants as a precursor to ALTC
proposals.
4. That Faculty Teaching & Learning Committees check the relationship of the topic to Faculty and
University strategic priorities.
5. That the next stage of the proposal be made in a prescribed form, incorporating:
a. A half-page endorsement signed off by the Dean or nominee after consultation with the ADT
(T,L&I) acknowledging the impact on the Faculty, e.g. on nominal workloads, and indicating
the degree of support.
b. A statement indicating how the proposal carries forward University and Faculty priorities.
c. Evidence of feedback from the ADT and how the proponent responds to it.
d. What expertise in the project area exists at ACU and who has been consulted.
e. What project partners are proposed and why these are the most suitable for the project.
6. That further development of the proposal:
a. Describes how the proposed collaborative team will work together.
b. Ensures that the team includes members of known standing in their field, as well as members
earlier in their career if appropriate (the original proponent of the project may fall into either
category).
c. That the proposal be written in a manner which is intelligible and convincing to assessors
outside the discipline field, as well as to discipline experts.
d. Include review by the ADTs (T,L&I) about two-thirds of the way through development.
7. That the ADTs (T,L&I) be put forward as ALTC assessors via the ALTC’s contact at ACU.
8. That the PEI Officer review the list of projects funded by ALTC to ascertain how they relate to
identified priorities.
9. That the PEI Officer devise a timetable and format for development of proposals, incorporating the
above recommendations.
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Attachment 2
ALTC Projects involving ACU
Project Title Funding Lead
Indigenising Australian
social work education
Writin’ up: Indigenous
women and education
leadership (out-ofsession
project)
Keeping on track:
Teacher leaders for
Indigenous
postgraduate
coursework students.
VirtualPREX:
Innovative assessment
using a 3D virtual
world with pre-service
teachers
Incorporating student
experience and
transformative
learning into
curriculum design and
planning of
undergraduate
theological degrees
Assessing Professional
Teaching Standards in
practicum using digital
technologies with
Indigenous and non-
Indigenous pre-service
teachers
Australian Youth Work
Education: Curriculum
Renewal and a Model
for Sustainability for
Niche Professions.
5
Partner Institutions September ACU Staff Year of
Institution
2011
Grant
200,000 ACU Curtin University, Initiating Dr Joanne 2011
NSW Dept of Health,
UWA
Zubrzycki
$40,000 ACU Complete Assoc Prof
Nereda
White
$217,000 ACU Centre
for
Indigenous
Education
and
Research,
Centre for
Creative &
Authentic
Leadership:
$220,000 University of
New
England
$150,000 Melbourne
College of
Divinity
$177,115 University of
Western
Sydney
$214,000 Edith Cowan
University
James Cook
University
ACU, Charles Sturt
University, Curtin
University, University
of Adelaide,
University of
Hamburg
Ongoing Dr Jack
Frawley,
Assoc Prof
Nereda
White
Ongoing Matthew
Campbell
ACU +13 Ongoing Prof Neil
Ormerod
ACU, Charles Sturt
University
ACU, RMIT
University, Victoria
University.
Ongoing Dr Elizabeth
Labone
Ongoing Dr Jen
Couch
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010

Teaching teachers for
the future
Note this is not an
ALTC grant but a grant
managed by the ALTC.
Professor Romeo is a
lead in one of the
project partners
Subject coordinators:
Leading professional
development for
sessional staff
Lessons Learnt:
identifying synergies
in distributed
leadership projects
e-Teaching leadership:
planning and
implementing a
benefits-oriented
costs model for
technology-enhanced
learning
Preservice Teacher
Education
Partnerships: Creating
an effective practicum
model for rural and
regional preservice
teachers.
Implementing
effective learning
designs
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$7.8m ALTC Australian Council of
Deans of Education,
the Australian
Institute for Teachers
and School Leaders,
Education Services
Australia and the
Australian Council for
Computers in
Education; all 37
Australian
universities that
provide teacher
education courses
$219,000 University of
Wollongong
$116,000 RMIT
University
$217,000 The
University of
New
England
University of
Technology, Sydney;
ACU; University of
Western Sydney
Australian Catholic
University;
Macquarie
University; University
of Wollongong
Australian Catholic
University; Central
Queensland
University; University
of Southern
Queensland
Ongoing Professor
Geoff
Romeo
Complete Prof Yoni
Ryan
Complete Ms Ann
Applebee
Ongoing Prof Yoni
Ryan
$135,000 ACU La Trobe University Ongoing Dr
Josephine
Ryan, Ms
Mellita
Jones
$219,673 Macquarie
University
La Trobe University,
University of
Technology,
University of NSW,
Australian Catholic
University, Griffith
University, Edith
Cowan University,
WA; international
participation from
University of
Greenwich, UK, and
University of British
Columbia, Canada
Ongoing Dr Christine
Dennis,
Matthew
Campbell
2010
2009
2009
2009
2009
2008

Curriculum renewal in
exercise science
Embedding the
development and
grading of generic
skills across the
business curriculum
Creating accessible
teaching and support
initiative (CATS) -
Extension Project
Development of
distributed
institutional
leadership capacity in
online learning and
teaching
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$180,721 Victoria
University
$214,720 Macquarie
University
$220,000 University of
Tasmania
$186,825 Australian
Catholic
University
Consortium of AAESS
& 26 universities,
including Australian
Catholic University
La Trobe University,
University of
Tasmania, Edith
Cowan University,
Australian Catholic
University, University
of Canberra,
University of
Southern
Queensland,
University of
Western Australia
Australian Catholic
University, Central
Queensland
University, Flinders
University, La Trobe
University,
Macquarie
University, Monash
University,
Swinburne University
of Technology, The
University of
Adelaide, University
of Ballarat, The
University of
Melbourne, The
University of New
South Wales
Ongoing Assoc Prof
Margaret
Torode
Complete Assoc Prof
Theda
Thomas
Website
available
Complete
Assoc. Prof
Theda
Thomas
2008
2008
2007
N/A Complete Assoc Prof
Paul
Chesterton,
Professor
Patrick
Duignan, Dr
Emma
Felton, Dr
Karen
Flowers,
Assoc Prof
Pam
Gibbons
(2006),
Assoc Prof 2006

An institutional
leadership paradigm:
transforming
practices, structures
and conditions in
Indigenous higher
education
Tiddas showin' up,
talkin' up and puttin'
up: Indigenous
women and
educational leadership
Uncovering theology:
the depth, reach and
utility of Australian
theological education
Business as usual? A
collaborative and
inclusive investigation
of existing resources,
strengths, gaps and
challenges to be
addressed for
sustainability in
teaching and learning
in Australian
university business
faculties
8
$200,000 Batchelor
Institute of
Indigenous
Tertiary
Education
$181,855 Flinders
University
$100,000 Australian
Catholic
University
$100,000 University of
Sydney
Australian Catholic
University
Australian Catholic
University
Committee of Deans
of Theological
Consortia or
University
Departments
Australian Business
Deans’ Council
Teaching and
Learning Network -
Project Team:,
University of
Western Australia,
Queensland
University of
Technology,
University of NSW,
Macquarie
University, University
of Tasmania,
University of
Melbourne
Marj Horne,
Assoc Prof
Theda
Thomas
(2007)
Complete Dr Jack
Frawley,
Prof Tony
D’Arbon
Complete Dr Nereda
White
Complete Professor
Neil
Ormerod
Complete Pam
Gibbons
(2006),
Theda
Thomas
(2007)
2006
2006
2006/7
2006/7

The Nature and Roles
of the Arts Degrees in
Contemporary Society
Development of
academics and higher
education futures
Other projects
Carrick Institute
Grants Scheme -
Evaluating projects
PATHE (Preparing
academics for
teaching in higher
education) (sectorwide)
The RED Report: The
contribution of
sessional teachers to
higher education
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$132,984 Flinders
University
$201,741 Swinburne
University of
Technology
Australian
Catholic
University,
Murdoch
University
University of
South
Australia
Council of
Australian
Directors of
Academic
Developmen
t (CADAD),
University of
Wollongong
The Australasian
Council of Deans of
Arts, Social Sciences
& Humanities,
including Australian
Catholic University
Council of Australian
Directors of
Academic
Development
(CADAD), Southern
Cross University
Complete Prof Gail
Crossley
Complete Prof Yoni
Ryan (Ref.
Group
member)
Murdoch University Complete Prof Paul
Chesterton
31 universities
including Australian
Catholic University
University of New
South Wales,
Southern Cross
University, University
of Western Australia,
University of South
Australia, University
of New England,
James Cook
University, Australian
Catholic University
Complete Prof Yoni
Ryan, Sub-
Project
leader for
‘Professional
developmen
t of
Foundations
Teachers; Dr
Patricia
Kelly,
curriculum
developer
Complete Prof Yoni
Ryan,
Reference
Group
member
and cowriter
2006/7
2006/7

Attachment 3
ACU TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 2011
Project Team Title of project Amount
Dr Vanessa Hughes School of Arts & Using collaborative approaches $13945
Sciences, MacKillop Campus and Dr to peer review to enhance
Ellen Warne, School of Arts & Sciences, quality, reflective teaching
Melbourne; Assoc Prof Theda Thomas practices that meet the needs of
students
Ms Carolyn Harkness, Lecturer,
Cross-campus collaboration $9000
Education, School of Education,
Signadou Campus, Canberra; Denis
Chapman, Brisbane, Louise Thomas,
Brisbane
through digital approaches
Dr Lisl Fenwick, Senior Lecturer, Rural Supporting the transference and $10710
Primary Literacy, School of Education, application of deep knowledge
Aquinas Campus, Ballarat, Dr Sally
Humphrey, and Marie Quinn School of
Education, Strathfield
within undergraduate programs
Professor Sally Borbasi, Associate Dean Internal moderation of
$19560
of Health Sciences (Learning &
assessment: a cross-campus
Teaching), Faculty of Health Sciences,
McAuley at Banyo Campus, Brisbane &
large team
quality control process
Alison Blair , Senior Lecturer, Faculty of If you can’t beat them - join $8560
Arts & Sciences, McAuley at Banyo them: using the power of the
Campus, Brisbane, Assoc Prof Theda
Thomas
second screen in lectures
TOTAL $61775
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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 2010
Project Dean (italics denotes
project leader)
Title of project Amount
Associate Professor Theda
Thoma, Tracey Sanders, Laurine
Hurley, Sarah Wright and Alison
Blair (Faculty of Arts and
Sciences, Qld, Vic, NSW)
Engaging first year students $19950
A/Prof Karen Flowers, Ingrid Strengthening integration of Inquiry $17033
D’Souza, Paula Williams, Renee Based Learning and Outcomes Based
Lovi, Sandra Miles, Richard Taylor Education in development and
and Paul McDonald ( Faculty of Implementation of the new Bachelor
Health Sciences, Qld, NSW,
Victoria)
or Nursing
Mr Matthew Campbell, Jan Developing online modules for $7250
Kane, Elizabeth Labone, Joanne professional placement preparation
Harris, Jim Grant, Kat Wieczorek-
Ghisso and Maxine Avery (School
of Education, NSW)
programs
Ms Kate Fannon, Robyn Horner, Maximising unit offerings across $13,214
Orm Rush and David Pascoe
(Faculty of Theology &
Philosophy, Vic and Qld)
campuses through flexible delivery
Prof Margot Hillel, Roger
Preparing unit outlines and
$12,915
Hillman, Ellen Warne, Kaaren Yap assessments to meet students’
and Alison Blair (School of Arts &
Sciences, Victoria)
learning needs; an e-resource project.
TOTAL $70,392
** Based on one years funding as in 2010 guidelines – project to be completed in one year except for those
approved for longer timeframe and report due within 2 months of completion of project.
*document was prepared for CGS 18 Feb 2010 - 2010 recipients added in August 2011
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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS – 2009 (This list is based on the best available evidence
– it may well be incomplete)
Project Dean (italics denotes project
leader)
Dr Toni Noble & Dr Cath Laws* (School
of Edn, Strathfield)
Dr Joyce Martin
Jan Grajczonek, School of Religious
Education
Dr Lyn Carter & Dr Caroline Smith,
School of Education, Melbourne
Dr Sugumar Mariappanadar and
Dr Bulend Terzioglu, School of Business
Melbourne, Nancy Reid and Elizabeth
Powell ACU Melbourne- Academic Skills
Advisor, Kathryn Duncan ACU
Melbourne- Liaison Librarian for
Business School
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Title of project Amount
Evaluating Webquests as online
scaffolds to enhance University
students' understandings and skills in
key course outcomes.
Student Evaluation of the
Implementation of Peer Assessment in
Group Work to allocate individual
marks.
Motivating, Integrating and
Embedding Education for
Sustainability in Pre-Service Teacher
Education.
Self-guided workbook to facilitate an
effective learning experience for
international students
$5,900.00
$5,183.74
$10,966.00
$9,140
requested
Source of information: CGC Minutes of 10 March and 28 August 2009 * not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan
2010
** Guidelines for 2009 state in Timeline: Normally the project should be able to be completed within one year of
notification of successful funding. However, where the applicants believe a longer timeframe would result in a
better process (including evaluation), an argument should be made under point 5 of the application form for up to
two years to complete the project. If a second year is proposed, that year's funding is conditional on receipt of a
satisfactory progress and financial report to the Chair, CGC.

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 2008
Project Team Title of project Amount
Dr Anne Scott and Mr Adam Partnerships in preservice teacher
$4,000.00
Staples, School of Education (Vic)
Dr Josephine Ryan, Dr Madeline
Laming, Dr Caroline Smith, Dr Lyn
Carter and Ms Ann Downton, Ms
Mary McInenery and Ms
Geraldine Butler and Ms Nancy
Reid and Ms Patricia Hacker
education.
Dr Anne Drabble, School of An infusion of confidence to facilitate $5,000.00
Education (Qld) and Dr Nereda
White (Weemala)
Indigenous student's use of WebCT.
Dr Antoinette Collins, School of
Theology (Strathfield)
Meeting World Religions face-to-face. $2,500.00
Ms Dianne Cullen, School of Maximising quality learning and teaching $2,850.79
Education (Melbourne)
Diane White, Elizabeth Powell,
Nancy Reid and Patricia Hacker
for first year students studying linguistics.
Dr Jennifer Kelly and Ms Judith Creating scholarly learning opportunities for $5,000.00
Gonda, School of Nursing & final semester students through
Midwifery (Qld)
Dr Sharon Hillege*, Ms Isobel
Moase
mentorship.
Associate Professor Violeta Implementation and evaluation of inter $5,000.00
Lopez*; Miss Jane Allnutt, School professional learning in nursing and
of Nursing (NSW and ACT) and
Associate Professor Wayne
Maschette, School of Exercise
Science (Vic)
exercise science students.
Associate Profesor Marj Horne,
Associate Dean (Teaching,
Learning & International), Faculty
of Education
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Quality versus Quantity in Assessment.
(Recommended to G McMullen that
funding be given - no record of what
happened. C)
$8,400.00
Source of information: TDG Minutes of 19/2/08 * not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan 2010

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 2007
Project Team Title of project Amount
Dr Anne Scott, Ms Donna Gronn Mathematics and computers: dynamic $4,888.00
and Ms Ann Downton, School of
Education (VIC)
models of good practice for ACU students.
Dr Alanah Kazlauskas, ITAL/ Using podcasting and listening skills $4,942.00
Faculty of Arts
Dr Vicki Baard*, Mr Christopher
D'Souza, Dr Kathy Robinson, Mr
Tim Baillie, Ms Leighana
Thornton and Mrs Sophie Faira*
development to enhance student learning.
Ms Donna Gronn, School of
Education, Mr Adam Staples and
Ms Laurine Hurley
ICT Necessities for ACU Education Students. $4,642.85
Ms Judy Fromyhr, School of Arts Using the medium of radio broadcasting as $4,433.40
& Sciences, (Qld)
an effective assessment tool in an
Dr Katelyn Barney* and Mr
Andrew Beiers
educational setting.
Dr Josephine Ryan Ballarat Hub Project ?
Source of information: TDG Minutes and Agenda papers of 16/10/07 * not on ACU staff directory as of
14 Jan 2010
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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 2006 FOR 2007
Project Team Title of project Amount
Dr Terry Bowles*, National School of Developing self-directed Learning by $5,018.00
Psychology (Vic)
focusing on approaches to Learning and
student talent.
Dr Elsie Chan, Institute of Business Increasing First Year Students'
$5,000.00
Informatics (Vic)
participation through Audience Response
A/Prof Theda Thomas, Ms Maria
O'Neill*, Ms Ide Clinton and Les
Whitely*, School of Business and
Informatics (VIC)
Systems Technology.
Dr Julie Clark, School of Education
(NSW)
Ms Maya Cranitch, Ms Anne Forbes,
Mr Jim Grant, Ms Jillian Kennedy,
Ms Vicki Bourbous, Ms Pat Farmer
PAL - Pathways to Academic Learning. $2,695.00
Ms Sandra Simpson, School of Enhancing Clinical Nursing Skill
$4,904.00
Nursing & Midwifery (Vic)
acquisition in First Year Undergraduate
Ms Jean Dulanya*, Mr Stephen Nursing Student in the laboratory setting
Guinea, Dr Michelle Campbell utilising older people from the
community.
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* not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan 2010

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 2006 FOR 2007 continued
Project Team Title of project Amount
Dr Sue Rechter and Dr Carolyn Are creating writing skills transferable $1,000.00
Masel, School of Arts & Sciences
(Vic)
Ms Pat Hacker, Ms Laurine Hurley
to formal essay writing.
Assoc. Prof Catherine McLoughlin, Mentoring online: providing support $4,847.00
and Dr Jo Brady, School of Education and acceleration in professional skills to
(ACT)
Mr Ruper Russell
novice teachers via podcasting.
Dr Chrisoph Maubach*, School of
Education (Vic)
MuLiBase 1 $2,142.00
Ms Majella Hales and Mr Keith Evaluation of Calculation Learning $2,930.00
Skelton, School of Nursing (Qld)
Ms Sharni Lavell, Ms Winna Gibb*,
Ms Sandra Miles
Modes for Student Nurses.
Total $10,919.00
Source of information: CGC Minutes and Agenda papers * not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan 2010
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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 2006
Project Team Title of project Amount
Dr James McLaren, (School of Promoting Adult Learners in Theology: $4997.00
Theology, VIC)
Enhancing the professional development
Dr Frances Baker*, Dr Elizabeth of students in the Graduate Certificate in
Dowling, Dr Robyn Horner, Dr
Brian Kelty
Catholic Studies
Associate Professor Kath
Supporting Post Graduate Research $4874.00
Engebretson (School Religious
Education, VIC)
Dr Marian de Souza, Dr Ken
Smith, A/Prof Denis McLaughlin
Supervision: A Toolkit.
Dr Chris Kynaston*, (School of Qualitative Research: a Practical
$5000.00
Arts and Sciences, QLD)
Introduction
Dr Tracey Sanders, School of Arts
and Sciences (Qld)
Dr Anthony Stokes, School of Arts
and Sciences (NSW)
? ?
Ms Judith Fromyhr, School of
Arts & Sciences (Qld)
2005 Excellence in Teaching Award. ?
Dr Ken Smith, School of
Invitational education ad the ACU ?
Education (Vic)
Mission: from rhetoric to practice.
Dr Sue Lucacevich*, School of
Arts & Sciences (Vic)
? ?
Ms Jennifer Hardy, School of The creation of a clinical skills
?
Nursing (North Sydney)
performance assessment system for
nursing students.
Dr Theda Thomas, Ms Alanah Fostering reasoning and critical thinking ?
Kazlauskas and Mr Tim Davis,
Schools of Business and
Informatics (Vic, NSW & QLD)
in Information System students.
Dr Delyse Ryan, (School Arts & Enhancing Oral Presentation Skills for $4943.00
Sciences, QLD)
Mrs Donna Cook
Assessment Purposes
Source of information: TDG Minutes and Agenda papers * not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan 2010
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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 2005
Project Team Title of project Amount
Dr Delyse Ryan, School of Arts
and Sciences (Qld)
Learning to Learn in Drama.
According to Mins of 14/6/06 report
received and grant received in 2004.
$2482.00
Dr Josephine Reidy*, Ms
Focus on Independent Learning (FOIL): a $3009.00
Jacqueline Kapnoullas* and team approach to support international
Ms Narelle Love
nursing students in their first semester at
St. Patrick's Campus.
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According to Mins of 14/6/06 report
received and grant received in 2004.
TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 2004
Project Team Title of project Amount
Assoc Prof Allan Doring*, QLD
Ms Nereda White (CIER, QLD)
Teaching indigenous learners $3000
Mrs Ann Majkut, QLD
Development of a web-based resource to $2500
Dr Karen Mason*
address beginning students perceptions
A/Prof Allan Doring*
Sandra Lummis*
Dr Helen Stuart
of their learning needs
Ms Anne Scott (School of Challenging preconceptions of teaching $2893
Education, VIC)
Dr Josephine Ryan
Ms Ann Downton
Dr Andrea McDonough
and learning
Ms Janine Brown*, NSW
Enhancement of learning in human
$2946
Ms Sophie Gimel
resource management – integration of
holistic experiential learning concepts to
enhance links between theory and
practice
Dr Patricia Cartwright*,
Planning for teaching and learning:
$1190
BALLARAT
demonstrating professional practice
Ms Patricia Hacker
through a portfolio
Mrs Jacqui Guy (School of Development of a web-based orientation $3121
Nursing NSW)
program for student nurses and midwives
Dr Colleen Rolls, VIC
preparing for fieldwork experience in
Michelle Campbell
Vanuatu
Source of information: Papers received from Wyn McLean
* not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan 2010

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 2003
Project Team Title of project Amount
Dr Patricia Cartwright* (School of ACU Middle Schools Project: Partnership $2980
Education, BALLARAT)
Dr Marian de Souza
Mr Blake Gordon*
Ms Patricia Young*
for the Future
Ms Christine Dennis (School of
Education, NSW)
Dr Elizabeth Labone
Building online Learning Communities $2495
Dr Val Faulkner*, CANBERRA Making Connections – Linking theory with $2495
Dr Neil Ustick*
practice
Ms Jennifer Hardy (School of True to Life multimedia created clinical $3000
Nursing, NSW)
situations: Promoting realism in the
Ms Peta Drury
nursing undergraduate curriculum (Stage
Mr Peter Brown*
Ms Astrid Frotjold*
Ms Olivia Unite
2)
A/Prof Catherine McLoughlin Integration of digital portfolios and online $4554
(School of Education, CANBERRA) peer mentoring in the BEd Primary Field
Dr Carolyn Broadbent
Experience program to foster professional
Dr Martin Maguire*
skills and lifelong learning
Source of information: Papers received from Wyn McLean
* not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan 2010
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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 2002
Project Team Title of project Amount
Ms Ann Bramwell (School of Arts & Development of an initial prototype CD for $3000
Sciences, QLD)
Mr Kerry Christensen
A/Prof Allan Doring*, Dr Gerard Hall,
Mr Yuri Koszarych
postgraduate, distance education
Dr Patricia Cartwright* (School of Linking theory and practice in literacy and $1240
Religious Education, BALLARAT) religious education: Year-long case studies
Dr Marian de Souza
by second year education students in a
classroom setting
Dr Janet Currie*, NSW
Understanding the policymaking process $2900
Ms Sophia Wayne*
and related issues in the health sciences:
development of an interactive video tool
Sr Kath Dwyer (School of Education, Web-based grammar development for
$3000
NSW)
Ms Diana Simmons, Sr Joan Smith*
primary education students
Ms Jennifer Hardy (School of 'True to Life' multimedia created clinical $3000
Nursing, NSW)
situations: Promoting realism in the nursing
Ms Astrid Frotjold*, Ms Olivia Unite undergraduate curriculum
Ms Margaret Lett* (School of Student development of a clinical learning $2869
Nursing, VIC)
Ms Genevieve Jepsen*
achievement portfolio
Mr Patrick McArdle, CANBERRA Developing information literacy skills
$3000
Ms Julie McGorm*
through assessment methodologies to
enhance lifelong learning in final year
students
Dr Josephine Ryan (School of Multiple alternative path learning
$2371
Education, VIC)
Ms Patricia Hacker
Ms Elizabeth Powell
Ms Anne Scott
environment (MAPLE)
Ms Trish Young (School of Education, Supporting physical education in
$2290
BALLARAT)
Ms Sue Brown*
communities and schools (SPECS)
Dr Cyril Quinlan*, NSW
Mathematics CD project for promoting
$3000
Dr Paul White,Dr Elizabeth Warren,
Dr Marjorie Horne
Sr Joan Smith*, Ms Diana Simmons
progressive pedagogy
Source of information: Papers received from Wyn McLean
* not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan 2010
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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 2001
Project Team Title of project Amount
Dr Patricia Cartwright*,
Partnerships in Learning: Integrating theory $1990
BALLARAT
Ms Ann Gervasoni
Sr Mary Nuttall
and practice in teacher education
Dr Lyn Coulon*
Transformation from student to professional $2992
Mrs Jennifer Evans
practitioner: an innovative model of
Mrs Jacqui Guy, NSW
experiential learning for final year Bachelor
of Nursing students
Dr Janet Currie*, NSW
Sports safety self-study tutorials: a flexible $2860
Ms Barbara Hilliard*
learning package for Human Movement
students
Mrs Christine Dennis
Ms Mary Grant*, MSW
Computer supported collaborative learning $3000
Mr Peter Howard, NSW
Community service learning: Voices from the $2934
Dr Kristin Johnston
Nicole Breeze*
Dr Ted Nettle*
field
Source of information: Papers received from Wyn McLean
* not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan 2010
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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 2001 continued
Project Team Title of project Amount
Mr Patrick McArdle
Developing student capacity for life-long $3000
Ms Julie McGorm*, CANBERRA learning through enhanced information
Sr Andrea Dean*
Dr Kerrie Hide
Dr Mary Sheather
literacy
Dr E Jacquelline McGilp*, Creating learning communities – learning $2870
BALLARAT
Mrs Margaret Lett*
Dr Patricia Cartwright*
from experience
Dr Shukri Sanber, NSW
Improving student learning through
$3000
Ms Christine Dennis
designing and implementing well-planned
A/Prof Jim Tognolini*
computer driven assessment rubrics
Dr Jan Seruga, NSW
John Byrne*
Designing a web-based learning environment $3000
Ms Joanne Zubrzycki, CANBERRA Cross-cultural communication skills resource
kit
$3000
Source of information: Papers received from Wyn McLean
* not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan 2010
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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 2000
Project Team Title of project Amount
Dr Dianne Gome*
Mr Roger Heagney*
Class piano course for adult beginners $2995
Ms Mary Grant*, NSW Cognative, metacognitive, and
cooperative strategies + positive selfbeliefs
= self-regulated and effective
learning
$2160
Dr Jackie McGilp*, BALLARAT Creating learning communities – learning
from experience
$2605
Ms Catherine Manterfield,
An experimental approach to teaching $1884
BALLARAT
'Discipline of Nursing'
Ms Debra Nizette*, QLD
Communication in health care:
$2720
Kim Foster*
developing key interpersonal
Paula Schulz
Kevin Palmer
communication skills
Dr Josephine Ryan, VIC
Elizabeth Powell,
Patricia Cartwright*,
Patricia Hacker,
Fred McArdle*,
Jo Reidy*
Collaboration and interaction $911
Mr Alan Taylor*, NSW The use of web-based training software
in on-campus university courses
$3000
A/Prof Ruth Webber, VIC
A guide for supervisors and higher degree $2973
Dr Judith Bessant*
students
Dr Paul White, NSW Promoting independent learning in
statistics using a graphics calculator
$2160
Source of information: Papers received from Wyn McLean
* not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan 2010
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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 1999
Project Team Title of project Amount
Mr Lindsay Farrell (School of Arts Teaching and learning on the ACU Gallery $2750
and Sciences, QLD)
website
Mr Craig Harrison*, VIC Establishing photo etching as an innovative
non-toxic intaglio printmaking system
$2615
Ms Margaret Lett*, VIC Multicultural teaching resource guide $2510
Mr Wayne Maschette, VIC Identifying and assessing laboratory
competencies within the new Health Science
in Human Movement degree program
$3000
Ms Colleen Mate*, NSW Teaching fundamental chemistry concepts in
an environmental science context
$3000
Dr Martin Maguire*, NSW Supporting online text based teaching and $3000
Mr Des Matejka
learning with sound, video and other
multimedia resources
Dr Morag McArthur, CANBERRA Public policy $1000
Dr Josephine Ryan, VIC Supporting academic writing explicitly $2925
Source of information: Papers received from Wyn McLean
* not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan 2010
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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 1998
Project Team Title of project Amount
Mrs Margie Beck, NSW Developing skills in mentoring and
collaboration for increased effectiveness in
field-based learning
$3000
Ms Elaine Boxer*, NSW Development of a specialist palliative care
nursing course for nurses in rural and
remote areas of Australia
$2768
Ms Lyn Carter, VIC
Displaying learning: developing material
$2991
A/Prof Philip Clarkson
centred, interactive learning centres for
primary aged pupils
A/Prof Paul Chesterton*, NSW Development of flexible delivery options for
research methods units
$3000
Dr Gail Crossley, NSW Gene cloning: relating practical experiences
to social and ethical issues
$3000
Dr Martin Maguire*, NSW Implementing MEd (curriculum) Information
Technology units using flexible teaching and
learning
$3000
Ms Colleen Mate*, NSW An environmental perspective for the
teaching of physical chemistry
$3000
Source of information: Papers received from Wyn McLean
* not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan 2010
TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 1996-1997
Project Team Title of project Amount
Dr Dasia Black Gutman*, NSW Teaching video for Aboriginal child
development
$3000
Prof Tony d'Arbon*, NSW Self-directed modules on Catholic education $3000
Mr Bob Finlay, NSW Video and data base on enterprise education $2825
Dr John Ozolins, VIC Philosophy on the internet $3000
A/Prof Graham Rossiter, NSW Multimedia package for RE students $2700
A/Prof Bernice Sharp, NSW
Dr Paul White
Student oriented approach to geometry $2466
Source of information: Papers received from Wyn McLean
* not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan 2010
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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS – 1995-1996
Project Team Title of project Amount
Mrs Cathy David*, QLD The development of an audio-visual teaching
package to improve the interpersonal skills
of social work students and enhance transfer
of skills training
?
Dr Lindsay Farrell, QLD Teaching and learning with an Artist in
Residence
?
Ms Imke Fischer, NSW The use of a "real life" management
experience to teach HM232 (Sports
Management and Politics)
?
Mrs Jennifer Hardy, NSW Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) module
for first year Bachelor of Nursing students
?
Ms Ann Majkut, QLD Supporting students in writing discipline –
specific reports
?
Ms Joyce Martin, NSW Action learning: a multimedia CD Rom
experience
?
Ms Jacquie Mathe*r, NSW Enhancing learning outcomes for habilitation
students undertaking field experience (stage
II)
?
Dr Neil Ustick*, CANBERRA A formative evaluation of teaching related to
student assessment tasks: a teacher/student
collaboration project
?
Source of information: Papers received from Wyn McLean
* not on ACU staff directory as of 14 Jan 2010
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Attachment 4
Policy and procedures for expenditure of ALTC Award and grant monies
This policy applies to monies received in connection with ALTC Grants or any of the following three
Awards programs of the Australian Learning & Teaching Council:
1. Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning;
2. Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning;
3. Awards for Teaching Excellence.
A. Awards
The amounts concerned are $10,000 (Citations); $25,000 (Program Awards); and $25,000 (Teaching
Awards). ACU will claim a levy of 10% on each award, to be administered in the Office of the PVC (S, L &
T) via the LTC as partial funding towards the sustainability of a dedicated grants and awards project
officer position.
1. Allowable uses
The following extract from ALTC’s Guidelines sets out allowable uses of the funds:
The Award monies are awarded as a prize and disbursed, whether for a Citation, Program Award,
Teaching Award, or the Prime Minister’s Award, to the recipient’s institution to be used to:
1. advance the career/s of the recipient/s;
2. provide additional resources to support their teaching or activities related to the award; and
3. assist the individual/team to disseminate good practice in learning and teaching.
In the case of a Program Award with a number of institutions as partners, the nominating institution will
need to enter into an understanding with the partner institutions regarding the sharing of the prize
money.
It should be noted that the authoritative documents are the notification letter to the Vice
Chancellor/Chief Executive Officer or delegate, and the Acknowledgement of Receipt of Award Payment
signed by them and returned to the ALTC.
[http://www.altc.edu.au/system/files/2010%20AAUT%20guidelines.pdf, accessed 12 February 2010.]
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Examples of suitable uses include (but are not limited to) attendance at conferences, including
international conferences (including travel and accommodation expenses); sponsoring visits by
international scholars to ACU; visiting overseas or interstate institutions; conducting projects or
establishing systems that support learning and teaching; purchasing learning resources; purchasing
laboratory equipment, laptop computers or other items that support learning and teaching.
2. Proposal for use of funds
Each Award recipient or team shall seek approval for their proposed program from the Pro-Vice-
Chancellor (Students, Learning & Teaching. The proposal (up to 2 pages for Citations, up to 4 pages for
Program and Teaching Awards) is to contain:
An outline of activities to be undertaken;
Any equipment that is to be bought;
Any other expenditure, e.g. teaching relief to allow time to participate in an overseas
program;
An indicative budget and timeline for the program. The program should be completed
within one year of receipt of the funds unless a longer period is requested, with a
rationale, and approved;
A summary of the expected benefits to the individual(s) and/or the University.
The proposal is to be submitted within two months of announcement of the Award.
A copy of the approved proposal is to be forwarded to the Chair of the Institutional Selection
Committee, who will hold it for the purpose of reporting on institutional activities in relation to ALTC.
3. Location of award moneys
Funds are remitted by ALTC to the Institutional Contact, i.e. the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Students, Learning
& Teaching). Following approval of the proposed program, the funds will be transferred to a separate
account within the recipient’s school/unit.
If an award winner leaves ACU before the expenditure of funds, the following conditions will apply.
Citation and Teaching Awards are made to individuals. Any unexpended funds may therefore
accompany the individual to a new employing institution, so long as they are allocated to the purposes
proposed. Where the individual is part of a team, they shall be entitled to a fraction of the amount,
calculated according to the number of team members. When funds have been spent on equipment,
however, that equipment shall remain the property of ACU.
Program Awards, as their name suggests, are made in respect of a program of the university, and
therefore the Award money will remain at ACU. However, the team member concerned will be entitled
to recommend how funding for equipment still to be purchased may be expended.
B. Grants
Grants funds shall be used in accordance with the budget contained in the submission to ALTC. The
funds shall be located in a designated account within the project manager’s School. No levies by Office
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of Research should apply to ALTC grants, but an overhead levy of 10 percent shall be deducted for
supporting ALTC-related activities within ACU.
Where ACU is the lead partner in a project conducted jointly with another institution or institutions, a
letter of agreement specifying the amounts and conditions of distribution of funds among the partners
shall be prepared in the course of writing the submission.
If a project team member leaves ACU before the completion of an ALTC project, the ALTC
Project Officer will be informed, and will negotiate the best outcome for the project, either the
staff member transferring the project to another institution, or the staff member being
replaced by another ACU staff member until completion of the project.
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