Learning and Teaching Centre

Organisational Structure

The LTC pursues its mission through the integration of programs, activities and services offered through five broad functional groups:

  1. Academic Development Group (ADG)
  2. Educational Design and Production Group (EDPS)
  3. Learning Systems and Services Group (LSSG)
  4. Academic and Administrative Services Group (AASG), and
  5. Macquarie Accessibility Services (MQAS)

The specific roles and responsibilities of each of these functional groups is summarised below:

The Academic Development Group (ADG)

is responsible for leading and supporting the University in the development of scholarship and scholarly practice in learning, teaching and higher degree research supervision.  Staff of the ADG:

  • monitor and advance scholarship in the development of learning, teaching and research in higher education
  • design, develop, implement and evaluate professional learning opportunities for staff to build the knowledge and skills necessary to enable them to:
    • teach, lead and manage for effective learning,
    • be productive, quality researchers, and higher degree research supervisors
    • engage in the critical reflective practice necessary to support continual development of themselves, their learning, teaching and research programs and resources
  • undertake and support institutional research and evaluation (particularly in the form of the analysis and reporting of student feedback data) to inform strategy development, quality assurance and enhancement of learning and teaching
  • facilitate and support a program of Strategic Learning and Teaching Enhancement Projects
  • develop, facilitate, evaluate and maintain the quality of the Institute's:
    • Postgraduate Program in Higher Education Learning & Teaching;
    • Foundations Programs in (i) (e)Learning and Teaching, (ii) Higher Degree Research Supervision, (iii) Leadership of Learning and Teaching; and
    • Annual Workshop/ Seminar Program
  • support the development of institutional/divisional strategy and policy aimed at improving scholarship and practice of learning, teaching and research through membership of, and contributions to, various university/ divisional committees and/or working groups, and
  • engage in community outreach.

The Educational Design and Production Services Group (EDPS)

is responsible for leading and supporting the University in the development of high quality technology assisted curricula and curricula resources.  Staff of the EDPS group:

  • develop and maintain guidelines, standards, and resources to assist staff and organizational units to plan, design, implement, evaluate, and revise (a) programs/courses/units and (b) learning and teaching media and resources to ensure the most effective use of learning technologies
  • maintain and develop an educational design and media production service to support the design, development and evaluation of media and resources to support learning, teaching and higher degree research supervision
  • develop and maintain capacity and protocols to identify, evaluate, and test-bed emerging technologies, for integration into learning and teaching
  • contribute to the professional learning programs of the ADG and,
  • in collaboration with staff from the ADG and LSS groups, maintain and develop:
    • a training and development program,
    • a 'just in time' HELP facility, and
    • web-based  resources

The Learning Systems and Services Group (LSS)

The LSS is responsible for leading and supporting the University to develop virtual teaching and learning environments which encourage and facilitate student engagement and enhance students' learning experiences and outcomes.  Staff of the LSS group:

  • develop and maintain enterprise level learning system s and technologies that can be used by staff and students across the university to facilitate and enable learning
  • develop and maintain capacity and protocols to identify, evaluate, and test-bed emerging technologies, for integration into learning and teaching
  • in collaboration with staff from the ADG and EDPS groups, maintain and develop:
    • a training and development program,
    • a 'just in time' HELP facility, and
    • web-based resources

to support staff to effectively use the available technologies and resources.

  • provide-evidence based advice to the university on the development of its virtual learning and teaching environments

Macquarie Accessibility Services (MQAS)

Macquarie Accessibility Services is responsible for leading and supporting the University to develop principles and guidelines and practices to ensure equity of access for all students to the University's learning and teaching programs and resources.  Staff of MQAS:

  • convert learning and teaching materials into accessible formats;
  • provide leadership in the use of new and emerging technologies to enhance equity initiatives across campus;
  • support teaching staff to develop accessible curricula and meet the needs of students with disabilities and other access needs;
  • provide advice on the development of cross institutional access and equity solutions, to assist the general student body as well as those with high end access needs;
  • develop and showcase 'best practice" access methodologies for staff and students in the Higher Education Sector;
  • participate in and initiate research and development projects related to facilitating equity of access to learning and teaching.

The Academic and Administrative Services Group (AASG)

is responsible for (a) supporting the LTC's Academic Programs and Projects, and (b) the development and maintenance of the business and administrative systems necessary to enable the LTC to fulfill its mission and transact its core business. 

  • AASG staff supporting the LTC's academic programs and projects provide research and development assistance, and support the design, development, implementation, and enhancement of quality administrative systems to support the these programs, projects and services. 
  • AASG staff supporting the LTC's business administration design, develop, implement, and enhance the quality of the LTC's administrative systems to ensure effective coherence and integration of the LTC's core business systems (finance, HR, communications, IT, and so on) with those of the University.

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