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Welcome to the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne!
We’re passionate about educating the next generation of built environment professionals. As a sessional staff member, you will play a specific and very important role in this. We value your perspective and experience, and your contributions to the world-recognised education that inspires and enables our graduates to create and influence our world.
The links on this page offer help to a sessional tutor setting up at the beginning of the role, or the beginning of a new semester. This information and links to more resources focus on practical issues, like access to facilities and getting paid.
The ABP Great Teaching page offers information and links to other resources with a focus on the development, delivery and celebration of great teaching in the Built Environment disciplines, and in the Faculty of Architecture Building & Planning. This includes professional development resources offered to sessional tutors, and casual staff, to support the development of teaching practice.
Great Teaching at ABP
Our students come to the University of Melbourne to learn skills and knowledge that they will contribute to built environments all over the world. Great learning experiences are the start of their engagement with these possibilities and great teaching supports that development.
This page offers resources for teaching approaches and skills, and links for new (and experienced) educators to learn more.
The sections below align with the ABP Teaching Award descriptors, which are in turn aligned to the University of Melbourne Awards, and the Australian Awards for University Teaching. They offer us a shared language, access to national discussions of great teaching, and clear challenges as we strengthen these aspects of all our teaching practices. Related quotes from students' for the ABP Student Choice Teaching Award ... perspectives of learners are often the clearest descriptions of all.
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Inspiring Students
Approaches to learning and teaching that influence, motivate and inspire students to learn are a key aspect of great teaching, and encourage students to lead their own learning.
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Delivering Teaching
Delivering great teaching in a large and diverse Faculty, and within a complex institution like The University of Melbourne, calls for clear organisation and great communication and planning.
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Developing Content
Curricula and resources developed for student learning will relate to the specifics of a subject and discipline but can also draw on wider good practice to reflect a command of the field.
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Assessment as Guidance of Learning
Approaches to assessment and feedback that foster independent learning.
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Supporting the Development of Individuals
Respect and support for the development of students as individuals.
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Developing Your Teaching
The University of Melbourne offers a great variety of resources and supports to all staff who are involved in teaching and teaching-related activities.
The Built Environments Learning + Teaching (BEL+T) group works with staff and students of the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning to improve teaching quality and student engagement. The skills and knowledge that graduates will bring to our future built environments are the focus of our collaborations within and beyond the Faculty. Our work is underpinned by research into best practice contemporary built environment pedagogy.
Contact the BEL+T group at
- abp-belt@unimelb.edu.au
- Address
- Rm 202-206,
Melbourne School of Design / Glyn Davis Building,
Parkville, VIC 3010
| A/Prof Kate Tregloan, A/Prof Teaching and Learning; Asst Dean (Teaching Quality) | k.tregloan@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Philippa Socchio, Lecturer, Teaching and Learning | philippa.soccio@unimelb.edu.au |
| Adrian Chu, Research Assistant, Teaching and Learning | adrian.chu@unimelb.edu.au |