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Functions and services

Office of Learning and Teaching

Strategy and planning
  • Interpretation of the operating environment and provision of advice regarding strategy and planning in learning and teaching (1)
  • Leadership in the development and implementation of the Learning and Teaching Plan
External liaison
  • Maintenance of effective working relationships with government departments and other agencies
  • Development of submissions and responses to government departments and other agencies
Communication
  • Communication about teaching matters
  • Maintenance and development of the learning and teaching sections of the corporate website and portal
  • Provision of regular staff newsletters about learning and teaching matters
Teaching initiatives
  • Leadership in the development and implementation of institutional projects in learning and teaching
Professional development
  • Leadership in institutional planning for professional development programs in learning and teaching
  • Provision of professional development programs in learning and teaching
  • Management of participation data related to professional development in learning and teaching
Program development
  • Provision of advice about program and course design and development
  • Development of curriculum resources, especially in online and blended learning environments
Evidence-based practice
  • Promotion and support of staff engagement with the scholarship of teaching and learning (2)
  • Leadership of and involvement in scholarship of teaching and learning projects
Policy and operations
  • Provision of advice to Learning and Teaching Management Committee regarding development and implementation of learning and teaching policies and procedures, and academic rules
Quality assurance and improvement
  • Provision of advice to Learning and Teaching Management Committee regarding quality assurance and improvement in learning and teaching
Academic committees
  • Contributing to the substantive work of the Learning and Teaching Management Committee, and its sub-committees and working parties
Teaching grants
  • Provision of information about learning and teaching grant opportunities
  • Administration of internal and external learning and teaching grants
  • Management of institutional learning and teaching grant data
Teaching awards
  • Administration of external teaching awards
  • Administration of the annual Vice-Chancellor’s medal for learning and teaching
Reporting
  • Management of reporting and other government compliance requirements related to learning and teaching

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    (1) All references to teaching in this document include learning and teaching in online and blended learning environments
    (2) Based on the work of the Carnegie Foundation, USC defines this as (a) discipline currency, (b) pedagogical currency, (c) evidence-based improvement, and (d) researching learning and teaching