La Trobe University - Professional Development Modules

La Trobe University offers a range of opportunities to support your academic, teaching and curriculum development. The following modules are designed to be self-guided and can be completed at your own pace.

FOLD

The FOLD Toolkit provides a set of resources for the design or redesign of a course and/or subject to embed flexible, online or blended learning activities or assessments.

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Authors: Pro Vice-Chancellor (Future Learning), Associate Professor Claire Macken and Dr John Hannon.

intended learning outcomes

This toolkit is intended to help you write ILOs that are appropriate to the subject you teach. Intended Learning Outcomes should be written with the CLEAR (Constructively aligned, Learning Focused, Equitable, Assessable, Relevant) dimensions in mind.

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Authors: Dr Judith Lyons and Dr John Hannon.

online facilitation training

The Online Facilitation Training module will assist you to identify the role of an online facilitator and to recognise and manage the ebbs and flows of online facilitation. You will develop practical and effective online facilitation skills, including the ability to evaluate your effectiveness as an online facilitator.

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Authors: Some material adapted with permission from the La Trobe University subject Learning in a Virtual Environment by Shem McDonald and Lilian Austin. Additional content authored by Claire Macken, with Laura Carroll, Jeanette Fyffe, Alyson Waterson and Emma Yench.