Arts Teaching Innovation (ATI) fosters excellence and innovation in teaching and learning across the Faculty of Arts.
ATI champions educational excellence by advising on pedagogy and curriculum development. We develop rigorous curriculum and drive change at subject and program levels.
ATI enhances the educational careers of others by building skills through professional development and nurturing networks of passionate educators. We are always open to new collaborations and exploring new practices to enhance teaching and learning.
Resources
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Experiential Learning: Transforming Classrooms through Experiences
This resource provides an introduction to experiential learning. It offers advice on designing classroom-based experiential learning activities and features showcases of experiential learning activities in Arts subjects.
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Reinvigorating and Reinventing the Lecture
This resource considers possible enhancements to traditional lectures and presents examples of effective teaching and learning innovations in the delivery of lecture-style content, including examples from across the Faculty of Arts.
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Field notes: Meditations on Observing Nature Through Art
A series of short meditations on nature in art offering the opportunity to practice contemplation and observance.
Projects and collaborations
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Faculty of Arts in Open Classrooms
Explore the Faculty of Arts LMS sites featured in Open Classrooms – a joint initiative of the Office of the DVC Education with Teaching and Learning Innovation and Faculties.
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Art-Based Pedagogy in Non-Art Disciplines: Learning through Embodiment and Relational Making
This Art-Based Pedagogy project leverages creative-arts to increase student engagement and belonging.
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Unlocking Learning: Teaching Practical Skills through Digital Games and Simulations
This project explores ways to develop students’ transferable skills through digital simulations and games.
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More of the Same: Rendering of Self in LLM Writing and Feedback Processes
This CAIDE funded project investigates teaching expertise in an LLM writing and feedback process.
Blog
The ATI blog offers regular instalments on innovative and inspiring teaching strategies, reports from teaching and learning conferences and research-driven reflections.
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From Listeners to Content Creators: Developing Italian Language Proficiency, Understanding of Culture and Research Skills through Podcasting
Language instructors often use topical podcasts to bring excitement into language classes. But what if instead of simply listening to podcasts students stepped into the role of content creators and produced their own podcasts? In this guest blog, Elisabetta Ferrari, Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies, reflects on the process of reimagining traditional oral tasks as a student-led podcast project, which has since been featured on SBS Italian Radio.
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Assessment as a Point of Connection: Piloting Interactive Oral Assessment in MGTM900291 Critical and Creative Thinking
In this blog post, Dr Alice Boer-Endacott and Seth Robinson from the Executive Master of Arts reflect on their experimentations with Interactive Oral Assessment in MGMT90291Critical and Creative Thinking.
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Work Integrated Learning in Grattan Street Press: a simulated workplace with real-world outcomes in the publishing industry
Grattan Street Press is a student-staffed small press and a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) capstone subject in the Master of Publishing and Communications and Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing. In this guest blog post, one of the subject coordinators, Dr Matt Holden, reflects on Grattan Street Press as an exciting alternative to more common WIL models, such as internships or industry projects.
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Preparing for futures in an evolving world: future-proof use of genAI in an undergraduate internship subject
The significantly redesigned undergraduate internship elective, MULT20010 / MULT30019 Internship: Personal and Career Growth (formerly Arts internship), was delivered for the first time this summer. The new assessment design informed the subject’s approach to genAI. In this blog post, the subject’s teaching team, Dr Elena Balcaite and Dr Tahlia Birnbaum, reflect on these updates and innovations.
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Reflections on the Indigenous Higher Education Curriculum Conference
In November 2024, Dr Tahlia Birnbaum, Dr Scott Welsh and Professor Jacqueline Dutton participated in the Indigenous Higher Education Curriculum Conference (IHECC) at the University of Canberra, ACT. In this entry, Tahlia and Jackie share some of their highlights.
Our People
The ATI team is actively engaged in scholarship and evaluation in the fields of Arts curriculum and pedagogy.
Dr Elena Balcaite
Contact Us
To get in contact, please email arts-ati@unimelb.edu.au.