Effective Teaching and Learning conferences
The Effective Teaching and Learning at University conferences provide an opportunity for university teachers to exchange ideas about their practice and reflections on teaching and learning at university.
History
The series of conferences started with TEDI's In-House Conference on Teaching and Learning, which took place in 1994, 1995 and 1996. These conferences used keynote speakers only from the University of Queensland, papers were solely by University of Queensland staff, and all participants came from this university. In 1997, for the first time, the In-House Conference had keynote speakers from outside the University of Queensland, but all other speakers were from this University, as were all participants. From 1998, the conference has been more widely advertised and aimed at a broader group of participants and presenters. Keynote speakers have been invited both from this university and from elsewhere in Australia, paper presenters come from most Australian universities and some from overseas; participants come from most Australian universities and some overseas.
While the conferences since 1998 have been advertised nationally and, to a lesser extent, internationally, their primary target for participation has been university teaching staff from local universities. As a further step in this direction it was agreed that the 2001 and 2002 Conferences would be located at the Queensland University of Technology, Griffith University would host the 2003 and 2004 conferences, while The University of Queensland would host the 2005 and 2006 conferences. All three universities will join in hosting and promoting the conference each year.
Conference websites
Since 1997 there have been websites associated with the Conference. Those hosted at UQ are shown below.
2006: Effective Teaching and Learning Conference
2005: Effective Teaching and Learning Conference
2000: Effective Teaching and Learning at University
1999: Effective Courses / Effective Teaching at University
1998: Effective Assessment at University
1997: Initiatives in Flexible Delivery
