STAFF RESOURCES

We have resources for VU staff on a variety of topics:

• SLU information and feedback:

  Information on SLU for Faculty Staff

  Feedback Form for Faculty Staff
  Information on Articulation
  Peer Mentoring Information and details on Subject-Based Mentoring.

  
  
• Professional associations and reports:
  The Association for Academic Language and Learning (AALL). This is an organisational body for the community of professionals around Australia who work with university students to enhance their learning and academic English.
  AALL report on staff to student ratios in student support across Australian universities and explanatory notes

• Latest media releases:
  Lost for words among the tight fists (10/ 10)

  Are tertiary students competent in English? (03/07)

  Language staff lose academic ranking (03/07)

  Support doesn't add up to much (staff to student ratios in student support) (03/07)
  
  

  Embedding academic skills into the curriculum. This link takes you to some useful resources created by the University of Southampton in the UK. Although they are generic, they may give you a few ideas on how to create a similar curriculum in our own subject area.
  
  
  
• Interesting student support links:
  Research-Based Guidelines for Course and Programme Evaluation
  Plagiarism Resources for teaching staff.

  Problem-Based Learning Links

Transition (currently in progress!)

REFERRING STUDENTS

SLU has particular strategies for supporting students. We advise them to consider a range of support options to support their language and study skills. This link takes you to the advice we offer VU students. It is important that you encourage your students to take up the support options available to them and that you only refer them to the SLU for direct support as part of the raft of options.

SLU PROJECTS

The Drugulator

SLU has developed a tool – The Drugulator– for VU’s Nursing students. The aim of the Drugulator is to become the next generation way drug calculations are learned and performed. It consists of a single machine interface through which students and medical professionals can perform a large array of drug calculations in a more efficient, accurate and ultimately safer manner.

The tool was trialled with a small group of VU students in 2006 and is now being introduced broadly into the nursing curriculum in 2007. This year about 300 third year students will be using the Drugulator with this growing to 1000 (the size of VU’s nursing cohort) in 2008. Being web-based, there is also the opportunity for the tool to be used at other universities both nationally and internationally.

In order to access The Drugulator, you will need to first input your email username and password. It is recommended that users first consult the user manual. Note that currently you will need to use Internet Explorer as your web browser.