Change partners for the next dance

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Change partners for the next dance

• QULOC UNIVERSITY LIBRARIANS FORUM
• 24 July 2003

Gaynor Austen, Director, Library Services
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TALSS Activities Involvement 1

• Managed QUT Teaching Fellows programs and
  projects
• Undertook a review of the Teaching Fellowship
  program
• Involvement in negotiations re ETV Section
  physical relocation to Kelvin Grove Urban Village
• Established a review of the Graphics and
  Photography Unit operations
• Involvement in development of joint GU/QUT
  Nightline after hours Helpdesk service

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TALSS Activities Involvement 2

• Discussion re merging of university Helpdesks
• Helped develop University submission to panel
  conducting review of Online teaching within QUT
• Chaired the OLT (Online Learning Teaching
  Steering Committee)
• Chaired the Distinguished Teaching Awards
  Committee and negotiated QUT nominations for AAUT
  (Australian Awards for University Teaching)
• Negotiated on levels of dial-in computer support
  for students and staff

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TALSS Activities Involvement 3

• Involvement in Working Party establishing Generic
  Teaching Attributes for Academic staff
• Began re-establishment of a TALSS intranet (which
  grew to a complete review of the TALSS web
  presence)
• Began development of a TALSS Communication and
  Promotion Strategy
• Arranged implementation of Health Safety Audit
  and staff induction program

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Value to the University Library 1

• Expanded set of contacts, especially within
  faculties (Asst Deans, T L especially)
• Broader understanding of university teaching and
  learning priorities and processes, into which
  Library can integrate
• Opportunity to broker an expanded role for
  librarians in the teaching and learning process,
  eg
• active support for Teaching Fellows
• Increased learning support roles
  orientation/academic literacy etc
• Acquisition of and website access to teaching
  development resources
• Librarian interaction with instructional
  designers in the development of the Online
  Learning Teaching System

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Value to the University Library 2

• Closer interaction with the Open Learning Unit in
  support of external students
• Strengthen relationships between Library Systems
  and SSS on management of student laboratories
  within library buildings
• General advancement of the concept of Divisional
  partnerships.

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QUT DIVISIONAL ORGANISATION CHART
VICE CHANCELLOR (Prof Peter Coaldrake)
DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR (TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION
LEARNING SUPPORT) (formerly Information
Academic Services) (Tom Cochrane)
TEACHING LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES (Neil
Carrington)
LIBRARY SERVICES (Gaynor Austen)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (Neil
Thelander)
STUDENT COPYING PRINTING SERVICES (Craige
Richardson)
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TALSS (Teaching Learning Support Services)
DEPARTMENT
DIRECTOR

• The Hub
• Academic Teaching Development
• Student Learning Support
• Teaching evaluation/assessment
• Teaching and Learning Grants and Awards
• Teaching Fellowship Program

• Audio Visual, Graphics Photography (AVGAP)
• A/V classroom services
• A/V Workshop
• Videoconferencing
• Graphics for teaching
• Photographic services

• SMILE (Software, multi-media and internet
  learning environments)
• University online teaching system
• Other online teaching initiatives

• Student Support and Systems (SSS)
• Central University computer laboratory setups and
  management
• Student IT Helpdesks

• Open Learning Unit (OLU)
• External student services, including
• Notes production and mailing
• Editing of lecturer submitted material
• Assignment receipt

• Educational Television (ETV)
• Television production unit for teaching,
  marketing/ promotion, etc
• Special support for Journalism student production
  of QUT News on Bris31