Share your teaching experiences at TELFest

We are seeking submissions from staff across ANU to present at TELFest this November in a range of formats. We want to hear what you are doing in your teaching, and provide an opportunity for you to share with your colleagues and learn new ideas. The topics included below for each of the formats are not exhaustive – we welcome submissions on any topics that relate to teaching innovation and technology at ANU.

Call for participation closes on Tuesday, 31 July 2018.

Click here to submit a proposal– Please re-submit the form if you have more than one proposal. 

Presentation

A 20 minute session – 15 minutes for presentation, 5 minutes for questions

We are seeking maximum 300 word abstracts for presentations showcasing education strategies, challenges, and approaches. Share how you have used technology in your teaching practice, applied an innovative technique, or developed new digital resources for your classroom, program, discipline, or college. Tell us about your experiences, lessons learned, and provide your thoughts and recommendations for colleagues interested in trying out your idea for themselves.

Possible topics for a presentation might include:

• Strategies for dealing with large class sizes
• Using different teaching spaces
• New technologies for teaching
• Challenges and benefits to using technology
• Collaborative or peer learning
• Fostering student engagement, wellbeing, and inclusion
• Teaching flipped, blended, or online courses
• Building technology into your curriculum or program
• And more!

Workshop

A 60 or 90 minute hands-on session – lead a workshop for your peers.

Workshops are a chance for you to teach others how to do a new technique or approach relating to technology-enhanced learning. A workshop would require you to facilitate a group of up to 30 participants in a practical session. Share your insights, strategies, and techniques to help others apply a new approach in their own practice and develop some resources through participating in the session. The topic would need to be relevant for teachers from a range of discipline areas. Workshop submissions require a description , what the participants would learn, and an outline of what would be included in the session to a maximum of 500 words.

Possible topics for a workshop might include how to:

• Record your own videos
• Flip your classroom
• Deliver a course online for the first time
• Use interactive tools in the classroom
• Teaching using social media
• And more!

Poster

An A2 sized poster that you would speak to in an open session

Posters are a visual representation of a project, initiative, or approach to teaching and learning. You will need to attend the poster session at TELFest (in the afternoon) and be available to discuss it with attendees during an open session during afternoon tea. At this stage we require you to submit a 200 word abstract describing what would be included in your poster. Once accepted, we will circulate suggestions for creating interactive posters.

Your poster could present a range of topics relating to technology-enhanced learning, including:

• A new strategy or approach you used in your practice
• Research you have conducted on your teaching
• Showcase digital resources or online spaces you have created
• Student-created resources (with permission)
• And more!

How to submit

Just click here to submit your proposals! You will need to provide the following: name and contact information for the presenters, what type of format you are submitting to, the abstract, and any additional details about special requirements for AV equipment. All the venues will have a standard PC computer, projector, and microphone. All presentations will be recorded and shared with ANU staff after the event.