Projects

Competitive National Teaching and Learning Grants and Reports

  • Over $2.7m as leader or member of teams for competitive grant funding.
  • National Senior Teaching Fellowship (2105-17).  ($250 000)
  • Denise Chalmers (University of Western Australia) “Recognising and rewarding teaching: Australian teaching criteria and standards and expert peer review” http://uniteachingcriteria.edu.au/
  • The fellowship focuses on three complementary areas of activity under the unifying theme of rewarding and recognising teaching. The fellowship will: (1) extend and embed the outcomes of the Australian University Teaching Criteria and Standards project; (2) investigate the feasibility of a sector-developed and endorsed Australian Professional Tertiary Teacher Standards. And (3) investigate and trial a process of peer review that will apply teaching criteria and standards and model how to assess teaching excellence and quality. It will investigate and demonstrate how to enhance and reward university teaching that sustains a focus on teaching that delivers quality student learning experiences.
  • Australian University Teaching Criteria and Standards Framework Project Extension ($50 000) – 2014 OLT Extension Grant. http://uniteachingcriteria.edu.au/
  • Denise Chalmers (University of Western Australia) and Rick Cummings (Murdoch University) Joint Project Leaders, with Beatrice Tucker (Curtin University), Sue Stoney (Edith Cowan University), Sofia Elliott, (The University of Notre Dame Australia), Rachel Wicking and Trina Jorre de St Jorre (UWA, Project officers)
  • Australian University Teaching Criteria and Standards Project.  Extension report. (2015)
  • Australian University Teaching Criteria and Standards Framework Project (formerly Professionalisation of the Academic Workforce Project) ($220 000) – 2012-13 OLT Strategic Priority project. http://uniteachingcriteria.edu.au/.
  • Denise Chalmers (University of Western Australia) and Rick Cummings (Murdoch University) Joint Project Leaders, with Beatrice Tucker (Curtin University), Sue Stoney (Edith Cowan University), Sofia Elliott, (The University of Notre Dame Australia), Rachel Wicking and Trina Jorre de St Jorre (UWA, Project officers)
  • Australian University Teaching Criteria and Standards Project: Final report. (2014) http://uniteachingcriteria.edu.au/project/reports/.
  • Identification and implementation of indicators and measures of impact on teaching preparation programs in higher education  ($220 000) 2011-12 (ALTC)  http://www.olt.gov.au/resource-library
  • Denise Chalmers (project leader, UWA), Allan Goody and Veronica Goerke (Curtin University), Sue Stony (ECU), Di Gardner (UWA).
  • Identification and implementation of indicators and measures of effectiveness of teaching preparation programs for academics in higher education. Final report. (2012).
  • Rewarding and recognising quality teaching and learning through developing teaching and learning indicators in Australian universities (TQI project) ($1 757 000) 2007-10 (Carrick/ALTC). http://www.olt.gov.au/resource-library
  • Denise Chalmers (National project leader), Judyth Sachs (Pilot university leader, Macquarie University), Kate Thomson, (ALTC, Project Officer) and research officers, plus eight university leaders and project officers:  Jane Long and Jacq Flowers (UWA), Sue Spence and Lyndia Davies (Griffith); Judyth Sachs and Bronwyn (Macquarie); Jim Barber and Jo (RMIT); Gail Hart and Steve (UTas); Margaret Hicks and (UniSA); Debbie Terry and Anne (UQ); Marcia Devlin (Deakin).
  • Strategies for effective dissemination of project outcomes ($102 000), 2004/5 (AUTC) http://www.olt.gov.au/resource-library
  • Deborah Southwell (project leader), Denise Chalmers, Catherine Abraham (project manager) (UQ). Deanne Gannaway, Janice Orrell (Flinders University).
  • Strategies for effective dissemination of project outcomes.  Final Report for the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2005)
  • Learning outcomes and curriculum development in psychology ($200 000), 2004-6 (AUTC) http://www.olt.gov.au/resource-library
  • Ottmar Lipp (project leader), Deborah Terry, Denise Chalmers, Debra Bath, (University of Queensland) Greg Hannan, Francis Martin, Gerry Farrell (University of Tasmania), Peter Wilson and Stephen Provost (project convener) (Southern Cross University).
  • Learning outcomes and curriculum development in psychology.  Final report AUTC/Carrick Institute (2006)
  • Training, support and management of sessional teaching staff ($50 000), 2002-3 (AUTC) http://www.olt.gov.au/resource-library
  • Denise Chalmers (project leader), Debra Herbert, Rachael Hannam (TEDI), University of Queensland; Georgia Smeal and Karen Whelan, (TALSS) Queensland University of Technology.
  • Training support and management of sessional teaching staff.  Final report . AUTC, (2003)
  • Guidelines for managing, supporting and training sessional teaching staff at university.
  • Teaching large classes ($150 000), 2001- 2002 (AUTC) http://www.olt.gov.au/resource-library
  • Denise Chalmers (project leader), Debra Herbert, Rachael Hannam; Ron Weber, Doune Macdonald, Nan Bahr, Deborah Terry, Ottmar Lipp and John McLean.
  • Teaching large classes, Final Report AUTC, 2003. http://www.cadad.edu.au/largeclasses/

Quality Assurance Projects

  • Improving the quality of student learning through self-directed learning and study materials. ($75 000).  Quality Assurance project (1994-1995), Edith Cowan University. Denise Chalmers.(Project leader)
  • Development of instructional programmes that effectively enhance the learning strategies of students received $75 000 funding. Quality Assurance Programme Fund (1994-1995), Edith Cowan University.  Denise Chalmers (Project leader), Richard Fuller, Denise Kirkpatrick.

Commissioned Reports / Project Reports

  • Chalmers, D., Cummings, R., Elliott, S., Stony, S., Tucker, B., Wicking, R., & Jorre de St Jorre, T., (2015) Australian University Teaching Criteria and Standards Project. Extension Project Report . http://uniteachingcriteria.edu.au/  OLT funded strategic priority project
  • Chalmers, D., Cummings, R., Elliott, S., Stony, S., Tucker, B., Wicking, R., & Jorre de St Jorre, T., (2014) Australian University Teaching Criteria and Standards Project. Final Report. http://uniteachingcriteria.edu.au/  OLT funded strategic priority project
  • Chalmers, D. Stony, S., Goody, A., Goerke, V., Gardiner, D. (2012) Identification and implementation of indicators and measures of effectiveness of teaching preparation programs for academics in higher education. Final Report.  . OLT funded strategic priority project.
  • Chalmers, D. (2010) National Teaching Quality Indicators Final report: Rewarding and recognising quality teaching in higher education through systematic implementation of indicators and metrics on teaching and teacher effectiveness
  • Chalmers, D. (2008).  Indicators of university teaching and learning quality. Carrick Institute funded project
  • Chalmers, D. (2007). A review of Australian and international quality systems and indicators of learning and teaching.V1.2. Carrick Institute funded project
  • Chalmers, D., & Thomson, K. (2008). Snapshot of teaching and learning practice in Australian universities. Carrick Institute funded project
  • Chalmers, D., Lee, K., & Walker, B. (2008). International and national quality teaching and learning performance models currently in use. Carrick Institute funded project. TQI project website with all reports, documents and pilot university reports.  The Office of Learning and Teaching website
  • Chalmers, D., Weber, R., MacDonald, D., Herbert, D, Bahr, N., Terry, D., Lipp, O., McLean.J., Hannam. R. (2003).  Teaching large classes, Final Report to the AUTC, March, 2003: and Website with extensive reports, resources.  Reviewed, extensively linked and highly recommend website in UK, USA, Australia.
  • Chalmers, D., Herbert. D., Hannam, R., Smeal, G & Whelan, K. (2003) Training support and management of sessional teaching staff.  Final report to the AUTC, March, 2003.
  • Chalmers, D., Herbert. D., Hannam, R., Smeal, G & Whelan, K. (2003). Guidelines for managing, supporting and training sessional teaching staff at university.  and website with extensive reports, resources for universities and sessional teachers.  Reviewed, extensively linked and highly recommend website in UK, USA, Australia.
  • Lipp, O. Terry, D., Chalmers, D., Bath, D., Hannan, G., Martin. F., Farrell. G., Wilson, P., & Provost, S. (2006).  Learning outcomes and curriculum development in psychology.  Final report to AUTC/Carrick Institute funded project, 2004-2006.
  • Southwell, D., Gannaway, D., Orrell, J., Chalmers, D., & Abraham, C. (2005). Strategies for effective dissemination of project outcomes.  Report for the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education..