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Speaking of the start of session, below you'll find a collection of new (and used) resources to help you get up and running, along with a range of other treasures focused around the recent Global Accessibility week and items relevant to thinking about CSU's Learning Experience Framework. So when you can take a breath from marking, don't forget to come back and take a look around. If you have something great to share, the ASCILITE 2018 call for participation is now open (submissions close July 13).

G'day All

No that's not me in the picture. Read on to find out why it's there.

• Many thanks to the 111 L&T Symposium attendees who provided feedback. This was discussed at a recent Faculty L&T Committee meeting and will inform planning for 2019, likely to be in the 201960 mid-session break (late August) in Bathurst.
• We bought microphones (like the one in the pic!) for the symposium workshop on creating videos with smartphones. We've sent them to each CSU campus for your use. In Bathurst and Wagga contact the Learning Resources Unit, Albury Kath Dalton, Canberra Kellie Smyth, Goulburn Nicole Thurbon, PMQ Philip Hua.
• End of session often means a jump in special consideration applications so make sure you're familiar with the new special considerations workflow.
• The new Subject Outline Tool is now live for 201860 outlines and beyond. Rather than trawling through emails, check out this page of the wiki for all you need to know.

Don't forget that all PD sessions - upcoming, as well as past recordings, can be found in the Faculty PD Calendar. You can also check out other professional opportunities on the institutional PD calendar or the sessional staff PD site.

Click on the title (below) of the session you'd like to attend to download a calendar invitation.

Let’s get Personal about Learning (May 31, 1-2pm)
Personalising learning means, among other things, shaping learning and teaching around the different ways students learn. This session will help you understand how adaptive release of learning content and activities can support learning, and when adaptive release may be appropriate for your students.

It ain’t rocket science: Four ELLaN strategies you can implement today! (various campuses - see the PD calendar for details)
Explore these four simple subject delivery strategies which will support students’ language, literacy and numeracy skills.

Feedback-driven learning: Simple strategies that support literacy and numeracy development (June 7, Wagga campus, 10-10:30am)
This session provides an overview of effective literacy and numeracy feedback: expectations, structure, time-efficient techniques, and strategies for ensuring students engage with it.

• Online Coffee Courses - there's a new coffee course from ANU starting up on Monday 4 June on peer assessment and feedback. Five blog posts, one per day, each taking about 15-20 minutes to work through with lots of conversation happening in the comments. Go to the blog and subscribe for updates.
• Data visualisation - whether it's for your research or to enhance access to and insights from data you are sharing with students in your modules, data visualisation has a lot to offer. There's a new 6-week course ($199) on Data Visualisation with Python - no previous Python coding needed. On the free front, you might like the Future Learn course (QUT - add it to your wishlist til it's offered again), or if you're impatient, this one from Coursera starts on June 4. If that all seems too much, you might like to watch a recording of a recent session from the Research Office on how SPAN can help you with data visualisations.

I joined CSU in 2012 and was most recently coordinating the implementation of the English Language, Literacy and Numeracy Policy. Language, literacy, and numeracy skills are critical for the academic and professional success of our students, so I am pleased that this ALLaN Faculty Liaison role will give me the opportunity to assist you to explore very practical support strategies that are efficient, effective, and contextualised to the needs of your subject, discipline, and students. You are most welcome to contact me anytime on (07) 5529 4140 or dwheeler@csu.edu.au with any questions, issues, or ideas you may have. I look forward to working with you!

A cross-campus team of librarians who:

• assist with the delivery of classes Online or OnCampus.

• build tailored Research Skills Guides for subjects.

• develop generic resources including Library Resource Guides, Online Library Workshops and Videos.

• advise on Information Literacy & Research and Digital Literacy GLOs for subject or course renewal.

• assist with reading list renewal.

See the Information & Research Literacies Guide for more information http://libguides.csu.edu.au/infolit

• Some key takeaways were from Dr Paul Harpur (UQ) who emphasised just how important ebooks are for many students who rely on screen readers - the time savings are immense. Others outlined how they have used Bb Ally, ATBar and ReadSpeaker to significantly improve accessibility across their online offerings.
  
• You might also like to recap how our how own Nicole Sugden ensures all her videos are accessible through using Dragon Naturally Speaking.
• For those wanting a broader review of key issues around equity and inclusion, you might like to listen to this Beyond the Lecturn podcast with Dr Ryan Naylor from La Trobe.
• Miriam Edwards, as part of an AIF grant, drew together a number of recommendations to make your subjects more accessible. These are available on our wiki.

Email: chunter@csu.edu.au
Phone: 02 636 57127
Twitter: @carolelhunter

Email: wbaines@csu.edu.au
Phone: 02 6338 4438