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Introduction to the Sessional Staff Learning and Teaching Program

The Introduction to Learning and Teaching Practice (ILTP) Program at Western aims to orient new sessional staff to learning and teaching at Western. The interactive program includes exploring contemporary, active learning environments along with engagement strategies to enhance student learning experiences.

Program Overview

The ILTP is designed to empower sessional academics at Western to:

• Examine students' needs for learning and engagement to adapt approaches to teaching
• Identify strategies to improve responsiveness to culturally diverse learning environments
• Explore and utilise relevant educational technology and Gen AI platforms available at Western to support learning and teaching
• Utilise research-informed principles on effective feedback to reflect on the approaches to assessment within subjects
• Identify multiple sources of feedback on teaching and students' learning to enhance teaching quality within subjects and teaching teams
• Exchange strategies and sources of support with other academic colleagues
• Build awareness of recognition opportunities for good teaching practice at Western

Program Structure

The Program is facilitated through a flipped delivery mode where attendees are required to:

1. Complete pre-workshop activity in Pathway A or post-workshop activity for Pathway B (1 hour)
2. Attend an interactive, participant-focused workshop (2 hours) facilitated by Dr. Naima Iftikhar

Pathways

The ILTP program is delivered with two pathways:

• Pathway A: Designed for sessional academics (new to teaching) with 0 - 2 yrs of teaching experience in higher education.
• Pathway B: Designed for sessional academics (new to Western) with 2+ yrs of teaching experience in higher education.

About Western Sydney University

Western Sydney University acknowledges the Darug, Eora, Dharawal (also referred to as Tharawal) and Wiradjuri peoples and thanks them for their support of its work in their lands in Greater Western Sydney and beyond.