Sessional Staff Support Project by https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z Sessional Staff Support Project en-us 2017-09-01 02:07:12 UTC 2024-05-16 10:31:36 UTC hello@padlet.com How do you use Padlet? pruegonzalez1 https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/184122441 It's just like using sticky notes!

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I attended the for CSU Graduates session and really found it useful. At first I struggled to make a connection with the practical application of GLOs, but the more I listened to Bruce's discussion, I realised that the GLOs are really an extension of much that is already happening in our subjects.
2. How have/will you put your learning into practice?
I'd like to explicitly discuss the GLOs with my students from 1st through to final year. They're a good reminder of the bigger picture, beyond subject content.
3. What other professional development would you find helpful at CSU?
Personally, I would like to see more PD around lesson planning and engagement techniques. ]]> 2017-10-11 06:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/195891401 Renai's Refelection https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196253299 1. I attended all sessions as part of the project team, and now have a greater understanding and appreciation all three (NORFOLK, Analytics & GLOs)
2. For me personally as I dont teach, the implementation will be different. I have been informed there is a administrative version of NORFOLK that I will test to see where I can streamline practices. Re Analytics, I can now advise academics of this function and direct them where and how to find out more. Re GLOs again to direct and embed into project and responsibility outcomes were applicable.
3. From a team level perspective I think there should be practical academic administrative function pd sessions e.g. (timely) training sessions and campfire discussions included on the calendar on Exams and or Exam Management System (how to submit your exam request / how to format your exam paper). 

Just a little extra - thanks toeveryone who attended it was great listening to your feedback and comments throughout the sessions. ]]> 2017-10-12 00:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196253299 https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196256030 2017-10-12 01:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196256030 Laura Reflection https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196275894 1. Reflection on what I have learnt? I completed the online Norfolk training. I learnt how to use the Norfolk in the microsoft word document. I enjoyed learning about Norfolk and excited to see the changes it will make. It will make marking so much easier and save plenty of time  learnt how easy and time saving student.
2. How will i put my learning into practice?
I have 2 different items that require marking in the next 2 weeks, i have set up my marking rubics and ready to start marking this afternoon. 
3. other professional development? Unable to think of anything I would like to attend at this stage.

Thank you for the training. ]]> 2017-10-12 04:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196275894 Shafi https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196277735 I attended the NORFOLK session for the first time. It really looks good to me. I will invest more time in it to learn a bit more. I encourage other staff members to get start using this awesome tool if they haven't yet. ]]> 2017-10-12 04:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196277735 Ariel's Reflection https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196279715 1. What I learnt: I was pleasantly surprised to see that many of the ideas that I was going to bring up have already been included in the GLOs. I could also see that the tricky process of bringing the GLOs into the various departments is moving forward.
2. The next semester that I teach, I will be mentioning the GSOs and working with students to come up with ideas as to how They would like to include them.
3. I am about to start (hopefully) working online, so I will be exploring the resources for PD there,
thanks,
Ariel]]> 2017-10-12 04:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196279715 Jennifer's Feedback https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196281932 1.  I attended the sessions on NORFOLK for Beginners, and Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs).  The first was a more "hands-on" introduction to a tool to help automate essay marking, while the second involved a much more thought-provoking consideration of how to produce graduates, who are not only well-rounded professionally, but ethically, culturally and environmentally aware.
2.  Should I be employed by CSU in the future - I can put Norfolk to use with essay marking, and discuss with colleagues how to further incorporate the GLOs into our courses.
3.  It would have been nice to further explore NORFOLK's capabilities.

Thank-you to those providing the training. I especially enjoyed Bruce's presentation on GLOs.]]> 2017-10-12 05:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196281932 Janet's reflection https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196308970 1. LEARNT STUFF: I logged into the beginners session for NORFOLK and initially found the process very daunting. As a techno dinosaur I found it very fast paced during the 'this is how to set up marking rubrics etc' into the program introduction. However as the hour progressed I was really loving all the features that NORFOLK offers for quick and efficient  marking / feedback . 
2. DOING STUFF: I did not use NORFOLK for assessments at the end of this session (as they were online tests and oral presentations) but anticipate I will use it for reports and essays during my next session. The online NORFOLK 'help' notes are very user friendly, so as an infrequent user I will be referring to these too.
3. PD STUFF: As a casual techno dinosaur who only appears for the odd subject, I would appreciate refresher courses each year in CSU tools such as NORFOLK.

Thanks to the SES for the learning opportunity]]> 2017-10-12 08:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196308970 Question 1 https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196317694 I will start by commenting that my participation in the earlier session was frustratingly passive, for although i couild hear and see the contributions from the other participants in that session, I was uable to communicate with them.
The quotation which Bruce Stenlake gave in his presentation, "The wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live in a world worth living in" is a stimulating and thought=- provoking aspiration. (Sadly I am unable to replicate it in its Wiradjuri original form)

Question 2  I would hope to be able to put this aim in to place by contributing to the education of young(er) students

Question 3  I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in this programme. Being a teacher with a very casual appointment, it is nice to feel included. I guess any opportunity to continue to be included would be worth pursuing. Perhaps I need to become a bit more computer-savvy so that I can ensure active participation in future

David Oliver]]> 2017-10-12 08:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196317694 Kate's Reflection https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196650925 1. What I learnt: I was not aware of what the GLOs were prior to the session. Always useful to see these elements spelt out and enjoyed figuring out where they fitted into the subjects I have been teaching.  I feel that most of them are covered in health subjects except for perhaps the environment.  2. I feel they will help me review and reflect upon the content of a subject through a new lens.
3. PD on engaging students would be great.]]> 2017-10-12 22:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196650925 Stephen's Reflection https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196693460 1. I participated in both the NORFOLK online workshops. These provided interesting insights into how the marking process can be sped up. This is an area that for me personally, usually is quite time consuming, and seeing that there are better ways to tackle this is reassuring, moving forward as an academic. 

2. I have contacted some of the subject coordinators for subjects that I mark for to see if they can implement a NORFOLK friendly variant of future marking rubrics. 

3. I sometimes have issues when marking for different subject coordinators. i.e. they like things in a particular way. I would like to see something that can assist us as markers in streamlining this process. Or ideas for ways we could bring this up with them. i.e. inclusion in the development of marking rubrics etc. ]]> 2017-10-13 05:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196693460 Liz reflection https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196694371 I learnt about basic analytics for interact with distance ed particularly. I have never taught using this platform nor had i had introduction to it prior to teaching. I learnt a lot about what toolss and features i could have used and will use these in the future. In particular the features in the retention centre. I will do as many of these as possible in the future!]]> 2017-10-13 05:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196694371 Ellen's Reflection https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196727724 1.       I attended both NORFOLK sessions. I found both sessions equally valuable for my own learning and development. I have been a casual academic for a few years now and can already see how the tools and tricks I learnt about during these session would help me during marking, making it both more efficient and streamlined. Marking has always been quite time consuming for me and I’m looking forward to using it in the future.
2.       I have since started to personalise NORFOLK for the final assessments for my subject this semester and anticipate that this will help in time management and efficiency of marking for this subject. I will be definitely referring back to the recording and the notes as I become familiar in using this tool.
3.       Professional development on skills to engage students and help motivate self directed learning through PBL.
 
Ellen McDonald
]]> 2017-10-13 09:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196727724 Shae's Reflection https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196985091 1. I attend both session on NORFOLK. I have never used/heard of NORFOLK before so I learnt everything from setting up ready made rubrics to transferring marks into grade center.  I found the NORFOLK help linked diagram very helpful to further my understanding.  I have also used the recorded session to go back over the information in the PD's.
2. I will put my learning from these sessions into practice using NORFOLK to mark the final assessment for my subject.  I have set up the ready rubrics.  I look forward to using it.
3. I'm unsure of other PD that I would find helpful at this stage, but these two sessions were great. Thanks.]]> 2017-10-13 23:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/196985091 Julie's Reflection. https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197063104 I attended the introduction to NORFOLK and have since been using NORFOLK with marking ever since. I have been busily adding comments to my saved collection which has made the marking process quicker, easier and more consistent. I really like having a standard end comment that I can simply adjust to suit any student for that assessment.
It saves so much time.
I would like to attend more sessions on EAST's and NORFOLK when time permits.




]]> 2017-10-14 21:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197063104 https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197077741 I attended the Norfolk for beginners.
1. I learnt customisation techniques to further enhance usability of Norfolk for my personal marking technique.
2. As this PD was right in the middle of 'marking season' I was able to apply these new personalisation techniques to the remainder of my marking, making my work much more efficient, allowing for more time to provide constructive feedback.
3. CSU offers a large variety of PD opportunities, I would like to see a more standardised approach to accessing these.
Keden Montgomery]]> 2017-10-15 04:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197077741 Ann's reflection https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197160654 1. I completed the online Norfolk session and was very interested in the ways in which rubrics can be standardised plus material added to enhance the feedback for students. It was a very useful session. I will certainly have a serious  'play' with the program to prepare for using it when appropriate. My next session is exam marking. I was also excited about the potential for sending voice messages to students as personalised feedback - great!  Any CPD program on engaging with distance students would be helpful.
2. The analytics session material on using data to assess student progress in the absence of interpersonal cues was excellent. Anything we can do to make distance education more individual and personalised is a bonus.

Ann Poulos]]> 2017-10-15 20:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197160654 Stacey's reflection https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197244094 1. I attended 2 Norfolk sessions. I learned what Norfolk could do in a more in depth and and straight forward way. The sessions gave me more confidence to use more tools in Norfolk, instead of just what I am  familiar with. 

2. I am using these new skills as I mark now, little things like how to move between the rubric and the place in the assignment. The upload without zip and straight from EASTS was great to learn. 

3. No specific suggestions but I did find these adobe pd sessions really helpful and easy to do, I would love to do more pd set up like this in the future. Thanks!]]> 2017-10-16 08:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197244094 Edward's reflection https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197311055 1. The training involved detailed introduction to NORFOLK, which makes marking less difficult.

2. Yes, I will put my learning into practice. I have been exploring the software, and willing to apply for marking; if the opportunity arises.

3. Professional development on advanced use of NORFOLK.

]]> 2017-10-16 12:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197311055 Rebecca's reflection https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197578732 1. I attended the Norfolk introduction session. It was very useful to see real-time instructions on how set up the rubrics and save comments. I expect this will make my marking much more efficient in the future and allow me to provide even more feedback for students, which is great.  
2. I have now downloaded Norfolk and have had a play around with the settings. I plan to use it for my marking over the summer session. 
3. I have found this personal development initiative very useful. As a casual employee I have not had this sort of opportunity before. I think it would be great if these sorts of classes were offered each year.]]> 2017-10-16 21:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197578732 Jaymie https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197596369 1. I  learnt about monitoring student engagement primarily through retention centre on Interact2. A beyond useful tool that I have used almost every day since
2. I have been monitoring student engagement and made contact with 'at risk' students in a hope to increase their engagement, in particular their review of interact material. 
3. Additional information sessions on customisation of retention centre and incorporating tools that Interact2 can provide to increase student engagement. ]]> 2017-10-16 23:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197596369 David's reflection https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197596904 1. I attended the CSU graduates: Building a world worth living in.  I learned about where CSU and our graduates fit into the world and the differences we are making in the community.  I t was interesting to communicate with other people within the faculty.  The presentation  gives a better understanding of where we fit in the student's lives and what else we are striving towards.


2.  As someone who only works as a demonstrator on a smaller campus, I tend to feel we are very isolated from the rest of the faculty. It is great to feel like mixing with others within the faculty and feel like I am more part of the whole. The presentation b brought back into focus what we are all striving towards.  

3.  No specific suggestions.  I made the mistake of not ensuring the correct software was installed in my local video conference room, so had a bit of difficulty being interactive.  I will be better prepared next time.

David Hughes
]]> 2017-10-16 23:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197596904 https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197597313 Russell's reflection:

1. I attended a session on Graduate learning outcomes, learning about what they are and the requirements for their inclusion into courses.
2. My current work with CSU does not lend itself to me making much use of the material, but who knows what the future holds..
3. I would like to be able to attend some sessions on Norfolk in the future, my timetable clashed with them this time around unfortunately. ]]> 2017-10-16 23:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/197597313 Deepa's reflection skumar13 https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/198084759 I attended the Advanced NORFOLK session and found it to be very useful. The content was tailored very well to meet requirements of marking at CSU.

I was hoping to use NORFOLK for the next assignment, but due to time pressures, I have left it for next time.

The online help files for NORFOLK are very helpful.

Thank you for organising these sessions.]]> 2017-10-18 03:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/198084759 Linda https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/198580512 1. Reflection on what I learned: It was good to learn more about Norfolk, especially how it can be used to "automate" the marking with the marking criteria rubrics. I was also interested to learn that I could include audio comments which might be easier than typing in comments. As most of my studetns submit their assignments as pdfs I would not use the other editing and commenting tools as much.
2. How to put into practice? Hope to make the use of the marking criteria rubics and automated totaling as that part can be time consuming. 
3. Other professional development? Anything associated with Adobe Connect and making effective videos of lecture material.]]> 2017-10-19 09:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pruegonzalez1/c1r82tuha42z/wish/198580512