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Organisational Structure

The LTC works towards accomplishing many of its goals through the efforts of cross-sectional teams called 'portfolios'. Each portfolio is led by someone with a particular expertise in that area, assisted by staff from other sections in the LTC. The portfolio teams are:

	Portfolio Leader	Team
FILT and Articulation	Marina Harvey X 9779	Elaine Huber, Margot McNeill, Theresa Winchester-Seeto, Kim Richard, Alison Cameron
Professional Learning	Dean Groom X 9677	Angela Voerman, Chris Lavina, Kim Richard, Marina Harvey, Maree Gosper
Web site Development	Tony Dwyer X 9668	Margot McNeill, Elaine Huber, Andrew Lovell-Simons, Mike Catabay, Weidong Pan
TILT, Blueprint	Maree Gosper X 9752	Terrence Collins, Tony Dwyer, Sharon Kerr, Margot McNeil, Andrew Lovell-Simons, Cathy Rytmeister
Emerging Technologies	Maree Gosper X9752	Terrence Collins, Dean Groom, Stephen Kennedy-Clark, James Hamilton, David Morgan, Theresa Winchester-Seeto
Resources Collection	Margot McNeil X 9722	Elaine Huber, Chris Lavina, Kathie Mason, Tony Dwyer, Dean Groom, Tom Kerr, LTC Faculty Reps (Cathy Rytmeister, Margot McNeill, Theresa Winchester-Seeto, Angela Voerman)
Learning Systems and Support	Terrence Collins X 7798	Stephen Kennedy-Clark, James Hamilton, David Morgan, Eric Shum, Pierre Bleiker, Ted Davies, Rodney Grant, Glen Hunt, Frank Kirwin, Ray Leong, Adrian Smith, Song Xue, Chris Lavina, Tom Kerr
Research	Vacant	Margot McNeil, Weidong Pan, Dean Groom, Natasha Tomic
Inclusive Practice and MQ Accessibility Services	Sharon Kerr X 1480	Andrew Lovell-Simons, Roslyn Sackley, Tony Dwyer, Marina Harvey, Angela Voerman
TEDS and Student Evaluation	Cathy Rytmeister X 9719	Theresa Winchester-Seeto, Vince Woo, Jenny do Rozario, Tom Kerr, Lyn Hammett, Chris Lavina
Finance and Support	Lyn Hammett X 9776	Alison Cameron, Kim Richard, Shirley Li, Carolyn Smeaton, Philippe Escalle, Michael Wilson, Agnes Bosanquet, Maria Peltzer, Lucy Arthur, Debra Coulson, Jacqueline Mackaway, Jayde Cahir
Communication	Tony Dwyer X 9668	Ian Solomonides, Dean Groom, Chris Lavina, Kathie Mason, Agnes Bosanquet, LTC Faculty Reps (Cathy Rytmeister, Margot McNeill, Theresa Winchester-Seeto, Angela Voerman)
Faculty Projects	Ian Solomonides X 9857	LTC Faculty Reps, any LTC project coordinators

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

Academic Development Group (ADG)
Educational Design Group (EDG)
Learning Systems and Services Group (LSSG)
Academic and Administrative Services Group (AASG), and
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 Development Group (EDG)

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

develop and maintain guidelines, standards, and resources to assist staff and organisational 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 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 Support Services Group (AASS)

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.

AASS 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.
AASS 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.