Academic Skills Centre (ASC)

For students:

Orientation workshops (Smart Study Passport)

Generic workshops:

• Study and time Management
• Academic writing and referencing
• Essay and Report writing
• Presentation skills
• Pronunciation
• Basic Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Intensive Writing and Grammar workshops

Individual consultations

For staff:

Direct referral service for students at risk

Imbedded workshops on discipline-specific literacies (ASC contacts below):

• Arts & Design – Dr Peter Copeman
• Applied Science – Dr Lynn Berry
• Business & Government – Ms Emmaline Lear
• Education – Mr Garry Collins
• Health – Dr Linda Li
• Information Sciences and Engineering – Dr Lynn Berry
• Law – Dr Rowena Harper

Academic Skills Centre (ASC)

Web: Academic Skills Centre 

Email: asc@canberra.edu.au

Ext: 2205

Opening hours:

• 8.30-6.30 Mon-Thurs
• 8.30-5.30 Fri  

Callista Training

Callista is the Student Management System. It encompasses the entire student lifecycle from initial enquiries to applications, followed by admission, enrolments, assessment through to graduation.  

 Workshops available:

• Introduction to Callista
• Results Uploads (available around exam periods)
• Callista training on Area Functionality (upon request)

Student Administration Systems Support, Student Administration

Web: Callista Support

Email: SASS@canberra.edu.au

Ext: 5964 or 5203

Human Resources

Staff Development in the areas of:

UC Policies, Procedures & Practices

• Performance Development and Review (PDR)
• Recruitment & Selection (e-learning)
• Privacy Training (e-learning)
• Student Grievance Policy (e-learning)
• Workplace Discrimination & Harassment (e-learning)
• OH & S (e-learning)

New Staff & Career Development

• Induction and Orientation (e-learning and face to face)
• Early Career Academics Program (ECAP)
• Mentoring for Women
• Outside Studies Program (Academic Staff)
• Career Management and Succession Planning

Skills Development  

• Study Assistance
• Certificate IV in Business Administration
• Certificate IV in Project Management
• Certificate IV in Frontline Management 
• Certificate IV in Training & Assessment

Organisational Development, Human Resources

Web: Staff Development

Email: hrorgdevelopment@canberra.edu.au

Ext: 2133 or 2457

Information & Technology Management (ITM)

Web Content Management System (CMS) Training

Information & Technology Management (ITM)

Web: CMS Training 

Email: servicedesk@canberra.edu.au

Ext: 5500

Library  

For staff:

• Librarians on call - for an update on Library services at your desk, at your convenience
• Contextualised sessions of our generic student program:
  • Familiarisation Tours
  • Using the Library catalogue
  • Introduction to academic research
  • Finding journal articles
  • Using references effectively
  • RefWorks and EndNote referencing tools

Library  

Web: Research Skills Training

Email: librarytraining@canberra.edu.au

Ext: 5276

Research Services Office  

For Early Career Academics:  

Early Career Academic Program, the Research Services Office provides and organises generic training for early career researchers, including information on   

• career progression
• professional development
• research plans
• mentoring and peer review
• funding

For HDR Supervisors  

Research Students’ Office organises information session for Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Supervisors

For Research candidates

The Research Education Program organizes regular seminars and workshops on:

• Doing research
• Presenting research
• Orientation for new research students (in February and August)
• Computer skills development: Powerpoint, Word, Access, Excell, NVivo, SPSS
• Career planning

Research Services Office  

Contact: Early Career Academic Program  

Web: to be advised (we’re working on this)  

Email: hendryk.flaegel@canberra.edu.au   

Ext: 5220  

Contact: HDR Supervisors  

postgrad.research@canberra.edu.au  

Web:Research Education Program  http://www.canberra.edu.au/ucresearch/
education-program   

Web: Moodle http://learnonline.canberra.edu.au/
course/view.php?id=1378 
  
Email: Joelle Vandermensbrugghe   

Ext: 2819  

Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC)  

Staff IT/Moodle Support/Training  

Applications:

• LearnOnLine (Moodle)
• MS Office programs (Word Int, PowerPoint Intro, Excel Intro)
• Echo 360 personal capture and editing of lecture recording
• Other applications(RSS feeds, etc)

Help Available:

• Workshops
• Appointment
• Drop-in times (1C30 Wed/Thurs 3-5pm)
• Email and phone help

Skills for new Academic Staff:  

• Hitting the Ground Running: Starting to teach at UC
• Tertiary Teaching and Learning: A program for staff new to teaching at UC
• Sessional Staff Development Program

Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC)

Drop-in

1C30 through 1C34

Wed/Thurs 3-5pm

Web: Workshop Information
http://www.canberra.edu.au/tlc/td   

Staff IT Help and Appointments 

Email: learnonline.training@canberra.edu.au 

Ext: 5015  

Web: Hitting the Ground Running 
http://www.canberra.edu.au/tlc/
programs/induction  

Web: Tertiary Teaching and Learning
http://www.canberra.edu.au/tlc/programs/
intro-tertiary-teaching   

Web: Sessional Staff & Development
http://www.canberra.edu.au/tlc/programs/
development_program  

Ext: 5290