SoTL series
Are you eager to explore innovative ways to enhance your teaching practice? Join us for an engaging, hands-on workshop on Action Research within the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) lens in higher education. This 90 minute session is designed to equip you with practical tools and strategies to investigate and address challenges in your classroom.
During the workshop, you will:
- gain insights into action research and its potential benefits for your teaching
- start developing research questions that reflect your teaching context and interests
- begin outlining an action plan to address your identified challenge
- discover a variety of data collection and analysis methods
- learn about reflective practices and ways to share your findings with colleagues.
Come prepared with a specific teaching challenge or problem you would like to investigate. This workshop offers a supportive environment to collaborate with peers, refine your research question, and leave with a concrete plan to enhance your teaching practice.
Don't miss this opportunity to transform your classroom challenges into valuable research opportunities.
This workshop is open to all UNSW staff but particularly for teaching staff interested in implementing action research in their classrooms/courses.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Presenters
Angie Nazim
Angie Nazim is an Academic Developer in PVC Education with over two decades of experience in teaching, teacher training, curriculum design, and professional development. An award-winning educator, she has been recognised for her contributions to learning and teaching, as well as service design, through the Good Design Australia Awards. In her current role, her passion lies in supporting educators to explore and adopt fresh, effective approaches to their teaching.
Meredith MacAulay
Meredith MacAulay is an Educational Developer in Arts, Design and Architecture (ADA), as part of the Nexus Program. With a Master in TESOL, she has over twenty years’ experience as an English language teacher, TESOL teacher trainer and materials and curriculum designer. She is passionate about facilitating inclusive, engaging and goal-focussed learning experiences and has an interest in innovative assessment, learner motivation and embedding academic literacy. She has published a resource book for Academic English language teachers and research on learning transfer. In 2018, she was the co-recipient of the English Australia Action Research award for their project, ‘Making Connections: Student investigations of their future disciplines within a Direct Entry EAP course.’