The MELT workshop has been moved to Horace Lamb 422.
Its a tricky room to find, so here is a map. Hope to see you there for coffee 9.30am , start at 10am.
John
After the workshop you might comment about what was useful for you in the workshop, and what you need for the future.
As a university professor I get to work with many different people to develop technical, skill-based and work-related curriculum. Last week I had the opportunity to collaborate with both education professionals and workforce development professionals at the same meeting. Tired of waiting for the next grant cycle and the competitive grant process, I identified a need for curriculum development and went directly to economic development representatives with a project proposal. Fortunately, I went well armed with both the MELT framework and the Work Skill Development (WSD) framework (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rsd/framework/frameworks/). All went smoothly. Everyone was engaged in the activity that introduced the facets of research and the levels of autonomy found in the MELT model. And then it happened — as it always does. Before the meeting ended, the conversation turned toward connecting educators with business and industry. Attendees recognized that educators don’t know how to develop relationships with business/industry and business/industry representatives have a hard time seeing the world through the lens of an educator. But this time the conversation ended differently. All participants were able to pull out the WSD framework and start a conversation about how activities in K-12 schools carried over to the workplace. There was agreement that the WSD framework could be used to facilitate a conversation between educators and business/industry representatives. It is yet to be determined where these discussions will lead and if the project will be funded. The fact that all of the participants grabbed extra copies of the MELT and WSD framework as they left the meeting is a hopeful sign of continued interest.
Does anyone else out there have stories to share about their use of the frameworks? I would be interested in hearing your stories. 
Would you like graduates of your programs to have developed deep understandings of subject matter and research or problem solving mindedness?
Do you want to foreground critical thinking and use technology to support its development, not have technology drive the agenda?
How can you help students to connect together the skills associated with problem solving, critical thinking, clinical reasoning and researching in ways that enable these skills to mutually reinforce across multiple semesters of a degree?
The MELT workshop on the Models of Engaged Learning and Teaching will help you address these questions. The MELT reflect and are based on organic adaptations of the Research Skill Development (RSD) framework to numerous other models, including the Work Skill Development framework (for WIL) and Optimising Problem Solving pentagon (made by students for students in Engineering). The workshop facilitates the development of your own MELT that fits your context. Join us at one of the state-based events run over the next few months:
Queensland: 25 November, University of Queensland http://tiny.cc/okqjgy
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South Australia: 30 November, University of Adelaide http://tiny.cc/6asagy
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Victoria: 1 December, Monash University http://tiny.cc/w5shgy
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New South Wales: 2 December, University of New South Wales http://tiny.cc/adnigy
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You may consider passing on this information to colleagues who may be interested.
Events are also being planned in Western Australia, Tasmania and the ACT.
Please register through the links above. If you have any questions, contact me on john.willison@adelaide.edu.au
I hope you can join us at one of these events.
John
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