C/2.1 University Learning and Teaching Committee charter
Policy Owner | Director, Governance and Performance |
Approval Date | 08/02/2022 |
Approval Authority | Council |
Date of Next Review | 01/12/2023 |
2.1.1 Purpose
2.1.2 Accountability
2.1.3 Responsibilities
2.1.4 Membership
2.1.5 Meeting frequency
2.1.6 Reporting and communication
2.1.7 Procedures
2.1.8 Secretariat
Modification History
2.1.1 Purpose
University Learning and Teaching Committee addresses three broad areas of policy relating to: learning and teaching, courses and curriculum (including issues of quality); and academic entitlements of individual students undertaking coursework programs, in the areas of admission, enrolment, exemption, assessment, discipline, progression and exclusion, reviews and appeals and graduation.
2.1.2 Accountability
University Learning and Teaching Committee is an academic committee accountable to University Academic Board.
2.1.3 Responsibilities
University Learning and Teaching Committee undertakes the following responsibilities:
Learning and teaching
- 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.
Student academic entitlements
- recommends to University Academic Board policy, procedures and rules relating to the academic entitlements of individual students undertaking coursework programs, in the areas of admission, enrolment, exemption, assessment, discipline, progression and exclusion, reviews and appeals and graduation.
Courses and curriculum
- 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 and maintenance of academic standards for coursework programs and students. In particular, the Committee
- monitors and advises University Academic Board on national and local quality assurance developments in relation to educational programs and learning and teaching
- provides advice to faculties on good practice quality assurance processes in relation to courses and learning and teaching
- provides comment to University Academic Board on course quality assurance through consideration of reports generated through the University's course quality assurance cycle process
- provides advice to University Academic Board on academic standards and quality assurance applicable to student academic entitlements
- approves curriculum developments and discontinuations for centrally operated non-research awards in accordance with policy for curriculum design and approval (C/4.1.3)
- approves curriculum developments and discontinuations for QUT You and centrally operated non-research awards in accordance with policy for curriculum design and approval (C/4.1.3).
2.1.4 Membership
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) ex officio as Chair
- University Registrar ex officio
- Chief Digital Officer ex officio
- Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) ex officio
- Executive Director, Student Services and Wellbeing ex officio
- Director, Curriculum Quality and Standards ex officio
- Director, Oodgeroo Unit ex officio
- Director, QUT Academy of Learning and Teaching ex officio
- Director, Next Gen Learning ex officio
- Director, Student Success ex officio
- Director, QUT College or nominee
- Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) for each faculty ex officio
- Service Manager, eLearning Technologies ex officio
- Two academic staff members nominated by and from University Academic Board
- 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 the Chair of University Academic Board after receiving expressions of interest
- One postgraduate coursework student nominated by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) following consultation with Executive Deans
Nominated members of the Committee serve a term of office of up to two years. The length of a nominated member’s term of office is recommended to the nominator by the Chair, on advice from the Secretariat.
2.1.5 Meeting frequency
University Learning and Teaching Committee normally meets in the cycle of meetings leading up to Council meetings.
2.1.6 Reporting and communication
Following each meeting, University Learning and Teaching Committee reports to the next meeting of University Academic Board.
2.1.7 Procedures
University Learning and Teaching Committee operates in accordance with Council Procedure 1 - Committees.
2.1.8 Secretariat
A nominee of the Vice-President (Administration) and University Registrar is secretary.
Modification History
|
Date |
Sections |
Source |
Details |
| 13.10.22 | C/2.1.3; C/2.1.4 | Council | Revised membership provision to remove Provost category and add QUT You responsibility |
| 01.03.22 | C/2.1.4 | Director, Governance and Legal Services | Revised membership provision - term of office for nominated members clarified |
| 08.02.22 | All | Manager, Committee Services | Administrative amendment to membership (removed disestablished position title - Director of Faculty Services) and transferred to committee charter template |
| 17.12.20 | All | Chair, University Learning and Teaching Committee | Revised membership to add the Executive Director, Student Services and Wellbeing and remove the Director, Student Administration and Director, Equity Services |
| 22.09.20 | All | Director, Governance and Legal Services | Date of Next Review extended to accommodate the committee review and self-assessment process deferred to 2021 |
| 30.09.19 | All | Provost | Revised membership to amend approved position title change for Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) to Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Education) |
| 25.02.19 | All | Council | Membership revised to reflect organisational changes and in accordance with self-assessment review |
| 09.01.19 | All | Director, Governance and Legal Services | Policy revised to include approved position title change from assistant dean/s to associate dean/s |
| 11.12.18 | All | Governance and Legal Services | Revised membership resulting from changes to position titles/organisational structure (Vice-President (Technology) and Chief Information Officer disestablished) |
| 11.10.18 | All | Vice-President (Technology) and Chief Information Officer | Revised membership to amend position change - Director, eLearning Services replaced by Service Manager, eLearning Technologies |
| 14.06.17 | All | Council | Revised terms of reference to include "Faculty Academic Board" roles for centrally-operated non-research awards |
| 27.02.17 | All | Council | Revised membership in accordance with committee self-assessment review and disestablishment of Student Support Services |
| 30.01.17 | All | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) | Revised membership to amend position title change - Associate Director, Student Success and Retention to Director, Student Success |
| 09.12.16 | All | Enhancing the Student Experience REAL Difference Change Manager | Revised policy to include REAL Difference initiative, approved name change for position title, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Technology, Information and Learning Support) to Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Technology, Information and Library Services) - effective 03.01.17 |
| 07.12.16 | All | Council | Revised membership to amend student representation (effective 01.01.17) |
| 03.12.14 | All | Council | Revised membership in accordance with committee self-assessment review (effective 01.01.15) |
| 05.12.12 | All | Council | Revised policy - effective from 01.07.13 |
20.04.11 |
All |
Council |
Renamed University Teaching and Learning Committee to University Learning and Teaching Committee. Revised terms of reference and membership to include commiittee name change |
19.02.11 |
All |
Vice-Chancellor |
Policy revised to include approved position title change for 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) |
|
09.06.06 |
All |
Secretariat |
Updated consistent with current policy and delegations relating to approval of courses and conferral of awards |
|
15.06.05 |
All |
Council |
Revised membership provisions, in accordance with Final Report on Implementation Plan for 2003/2004 Council Committees Reviews |
|
16.11.04 |
All |
Secretariat |
Editorial (renumbered - formerly C/2.3, C/2.3.1, C/2.3.2, C/2.3.3) |
|
02.09.04 |
All |
Secretariat |
Editorial (consistent with revised terms of reference of committees as per recommendations of the 2003/2004 Committees Review) |
|
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 |
|
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) |
|
28.03.01 |
All |
Council |
Revised terms of reference and membership |
|
03.07.98 |
All |
University Academic Board |
Amended terms of reference and membership - Teaching and Learning Committee; abolished Courses Committee |