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Contact Officer | Director, Governance and Legal Services |
Approval Date | 17/12/2010 |
Approval Authority | Council |
Date of Next Review | 01/12/2012 |
Modification History
University Learning and Teaching Committee is a Council committee established in accordance with
Council Procedure 1- Committees
. University Learning and Teaching Committee is accountable to University Academic Board (
A/3.6
) for fulfilling the following terms of reference.
Terms of Reference
University Learning and Teaching Committee addresses two broad areas - policy relating to learning and teaching, and courses and curriculum (including issues of quality).
Learning and teaching
University Learning and Teaching Committee
- recommends to University Academic Board policy and procedures on learning and teaching
- advises University Academic Board on the learning and teaching components of the institutional plans
- advises University Academic Board on trends and developments in teaching, teaching technology, learning and assessment and recommends changes to reflect best practice
- promotes high quality and innovative teaching within the University through policy development and learning and teaching related grants and awards. In particular the Committee
- advises University Academic Board on teaching-related aspects of staff recruitment, development and evaluation
- maintains oversight and makes recommendations relating to strategy for internal and external grants to support learning and teaching in the University
- maintains oversight and makes recommendations relating to strategy for QUT nominations for national teaching awards.
Courses and curriculum
University Learning and Teaching Committee reports to University Academic Board on trends and developments relating to course provision, and issues of curriculum enhancement. This may include strategic reviews of courses to provide analyses of curriculum related issues.
Quality assurance
University Learning and Teaching Committee has a particular role in quality assurance in teaching, courses and curriculum. In particular, the Committee
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monitors and advises University Academic Board on national and local quality assurance developments in relation to educational programs and learning and teaching
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provides advice to faculties on good practice quality assurance processes in relation to courses and learning and teaching
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provides comment to University Academic Board on course quality assurance through consideration of reports generated through the University's course quality assurance cycle process.
Membership
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) ex officio as Chair
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) ex officio
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Technology, Information and Learning Support) or nominee
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Registrar or nominee
- Manager, Learning and Teaching Development ex officio
- Director, Student Success and Retention ex officio
- Dean of Research and Research Training
ex officio
- Dean of Studies ex officio
- Director, Student Support Services ex officio
- The Chair of each faculty learning and teaching committee
ex officio
- Director, eLearning Services ex officio
- One member nominated by University Learning and Teaching Committee, from persons external
to the University or sessional academic staff of the University
- One undergraduate student nominated by QUT Student Guild Council
- One postgraduate student nominated by QUT Postgraduate Students Association
A nominee of the Registrar is secretary.
Tenure and frequency of meeting
Terms of office are as detailed in section 6 of
Council Procedure 1 - Committees.
University Learning and Teaching Committee normally meets in the cycle of meetings leading up to Council meetings.
Reporting
Following each meeting, University Learning and Teaching Committee reports to the next meeting of University Academic Board.
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Modification History
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Date |
Sections |
Source |
Details |
20.04.11 |
All |
Council |
Revised terms of reference of University Learning and Teaching Committee (formerly University Teaching and Learning Committee) |
11.02.11 |
All |
Governance Services |
Revised terms of reference due to position title change from Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching Quality) to Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) |
17.12.10 |
All |
University Teaching and Learning Committee |
Periodic review - no change required |
25.08.10 |
All |
Council |
Revised terms of reference |
07.01.10 |
All |
Governance Services |
Revised membership to reflect change in structure of Teaching and Learning Support Services and Office of Teaching Quality |
14.11.08 |
All |
University Academic Board |
Renumbered and relocated to C/2.1 (formerly C/1.3.1) |
20.08.08 |
All |
Council |
Renamed Teaching and Learning Committee to University Teaching and Learning Committee and revised membership to include Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); revised terms of reference effective from 01.01.09 (endorsed by University Academic Board 25.07.08) |
27.02.08 |
All |
Council |
Revised membership provisions of Teaching and Learning Committee (Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching Quality) to become committee chair) |
18.04.07 |
All |
Council |
Revised terms of reference of Teaching and Learning Committee (endorsed by University Academic Board 16.03.07) |
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09.06.06 |
All |
Secretariat |
Updated consistent with current policy and delegations relating to approval of courses and
conferral of awards |
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15.06.05 |
All |
Council |
Revised membership provisions, in accordance with Final Report on Implementation
Plan for 2003/2004 Council Committees Review |
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16.11.04 |
All |
Secretariat |
Editorial (renumbered - formerly C/2.3, C/2.3.1, C/2.3.2, C/2.3.3) |
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02.09.04 |
All |
Secretariat |
Editorial (consistent with revised terms of reference of committees as per recommendations
of the 2003/2004 Committees Review) |
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02.06.04 |
All |
Council |
Revised terms of reference and membership provisions, in accordance with recommendations
of Council Panel of the 2003/2004 Committees Review |
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29.01.03 |
All |
Chair, University Academic Board and Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Council |
Revised membership provisions (endorsed by University Academic Board 01.04.03) |
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28.03.01 |
All |
Council |
Revised terms of reference and membership |
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03.07.98 |
All |
University Academic Board |
Amended terms of reference and membership - Teaching and Learning Committee; abolished
Courses Committee |
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