Mr Rick Ryan
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Position |
Senior Coordinator, Learning & Teaching |
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School / |
Science, Engineering & Health Office |
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Contact Details |
+(61 3) 9925 9715 |
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Location |
Building: 14 |
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College/Portfolio |
Science, Engineering & Health Office |
Responsibilities
General
- Contribute to the College's Academic Development Group planning; ensuring Student Transition, Equity and Diversity principles are incorporated into all business activities
- Advocate on University and other relevant committees on issues associated with Student Transition, Equity and Diversity
Student Representation and Leadership
- Support the growth, effectiveness, reporting of, and strategic response to, issues raised by students in Student Staff Consultative Committees (SSCC)
- Encourage growth in student participation, and the training of students on SSCCs
- Coordinate the staff SSCC Coordinators network.
- Implement processes and deliver training to enhance student participation in College and University-level decision making and advisory bodies
- Support the development and access to leadership initiatives and training opportunities for students
Student Transition
- Participate in development, and implementation of projects that support student articulation from TAFE to Higher Education, transition, satisfaction and success
- Provide advice and support, champion and develop, implement and facilitate continual improvement of student mentoring and peer assisted learning programs
Leadership in Equity and Diversity
- Liaise with other Colleges and the Student Services Group to develop a coordinated and project based response to support that meets equity and diversity goals
- Monitor and report on School Programs (Enrolment, Retention and Success) performance indicators against RMIT Equity targets
- Assist Schools to increase participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff
- Provide assistance, advice, information and opportunities to staff to enhance understanding and practices associated with equity and diversity principles
- Undertake initiatives that support the RMIT Equity and Diversity Plan (PDF 120KB 19p)
Scholarships and awards
- Collaborate with RMIT staff, Industry partners and other agencies to develop and implement scholarship opportunities
- Manage and promote scholarships for students
- Manage and support staff to achieve success in RMIT Student awards
- Participate on University and other relevant committees associated with student scholarships
Papers and presentations
- Chester, A., Xenos, S., Ryan, R., Elgar, K., Telley, A., Li, J. Fennessy, L., Keogh, P., Brown, A., & Saunders, P. (2010, June). Supporting and challenging first year students: Evaluation of an embedded tutoring model in three disciplines. 13th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education conference, Adelaide, Australia.
- Telley, A., Chester, A., Xenos, S., Li, L., & Ryan, R. (2010, July) Improving Student Wellbeing, Academic Performance, and Group Work Skills Using Peer Mentoring (PDF, 177KB, 6p). 27th International Congress of International Association of Applies Psychology, Melbourne, Australia
- Chester, A., Xenos, S., Ryan, R., Carmichael, R., & Saunders, P. (2009, September). Using peer assisted learning to enhance transition, engagement, and acquisition of foundational academic skills in large first year classes (PDF, 14KB). Paper presented at the Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Darwin, Australia.
- Ryan, R., Chester, A., Xenos, S., Carmichael, R., & Saunders, P. (2009, February). Engaging first year students through embedded peer tutoring (PDF, 1.5MB, 211p). First Year Experience Curriculum Design Symposium, QUT, Brisbane, Australia.
- Xenos, S., Chester, A., & Ryan, R., (2009) Using Peer Tutoring to Enhance Engagement and Improve Academic Performance across Disciplines (PDF, 462KB, 18p), 2009 RMIT Learning and Teaching Investment Fund (LTIF).
- Chester, A., Carmichael, R., Ryan, R., Saunders, P. & Xenos, S. (2008) Psychology Peer Assisted Tutorial Support (PPATS): Using Peer Assisted learning to Enhance transition, Engagement and Acquisition of Foundational Academic Skills in Large First Year Classes (PDF, 1.04MB, 15p), 2008 RMIT Learning and Teaching Investment Fund (LTIF) grant.
- Brown, A., Ryan, R., & Carmichael, R., (2008, July) An Apple a Day: Supporting 1st Year Learning and Teaching through Academic Mentoring and Peer-Tutoring (PDF, 37KB, 4p), 11th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) Conference, Hobart, Tasmania.