2010 Teaching Improvement Project
The first stage of the project was a scoping of the current use of text matching tools across the University. This involved a very simple online survey of Unit of Study coordinators in the participating faculties.
An invitation to participate in this phase of the project was extended to all faculties through their Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching). In some larger faculties this invitation was passed on by the A/Dean to the Learning and Teaching committees or other contacts in individual Schools within the Faculty.
Most faculties chose to participate in the survey. One faculty (Economics & Business) provided a faculty response to the survey questions based on their own analysis of current use of TMS. Three Faculties and one School chose not to participate in this phase of the project.
The table below lists the Faculties who chose to participate in the survey.
| Faculty or School | Contribution |
|---|---|
| Arts | Participating in survey |
| Dentistry | Participating in survey |
| Economics and Business | Have provided data |
| Education and Social Work | Participating in survey |
| Engineering and Information Technologies | Participating in survey |
| Health Sciences | Participating in survey |
| Law | Participating in survey |
| Pharmacy | Participating in survey |
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Science
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Participating in survey |
| Sydney College of the Arts | Participating in survey |
| Sydney Conservatorium of Music | Participating in survey |
| Sydney Nursing School | Participating in survey |
| Veterinary Science | Participating in survey |
| Not participating | Contribution |
|---|---|
| Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources | |
| Architecture, Design and Planning | Have provided report |
| School of Psychology | |
| Sydney Medical School | Have provided report |
All faculties will again be invited to participate in the second and third phase of the project.
The leadership team includes Simon Barrie and Graham Hendry from the ITL, and Janet Jones from the Learning Centre.