Issue #217 January 2007

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Special Seminar, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology

To be held at 1pm on Tuesday 30 January 2007 in the Padua Lecture Theatre, Building 13C. The speaker is Professor Gerald R. Cunha, Emeritus Professor of Anatomy, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Urology, University of California, San Francisco. "Thirty five years of stromal-epithelial cell interactions: what have we learned?"

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ORIENTATION WORKSHOP - EDUCATIONAL DESIGN AND E-LEARNING

Workshop 1 - Clayton Campus:

Date:                    Wednesday, 14 February

Time:                   9.15am-1.00pm

Location:              Room 203, Building 15

Workshop 2 - Peninsula Campus:

Date:                    Friday, 16 February

Time:                   9.15am-1.00pm

Location:              Room B1.35

Overview:

This workshop covers some key principles relating to educational design in higher education. These are then applied to the planning, design and development of media-based learning resources for students, with an emphasis on the design of e-learning environments. The workshop has been planned particularly for academic staff who are developing new courses or units which include online and/or off-campus components. Participants will receive a copy of an orientation workbook which supports the workshop.

Facilitators:        Robyn Benson, Charlotte Brack

To request further information please email Robyn.Benson@med.monash.edu.au

RSVP: To register, please email Maria Lobo at Luff.PA@med.monash.edu.au, indicating the number of the workshop you wish to attend.

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ONLINE COMMUNICATION AND E-LEARNING WORKSHOP

Workshop 3 - Clayton Campus:

Date:               Tuesday, 20 February

Time:              9.30am-1.00pm

Location:         Computer lab FG01 (ground floor), Building 13F

Workshop 4 - Peninsula Campus:

Date:               Thursday, 22 February

Time:              9.30am-1.00pm

Location:         Computer lab E1.55

Overview:
This workshop covers some key principles relating the use of online communication for teaching. Topics include e-moderation, online collaboration, and assessment of participation in discussion-based activities.  The workshop has been planned particularly for academic staff who are developing new courses or units which include online communication components. Participants will receive a copy of an online communication workbook which supports the workshop.

*Please note that part of this workshop will be conducted online in MUSO, beginning one week prior to the scheduled date of the face-to-face workshop.

Facilitators:        Robyn Benson, Charlotte Brack

To request further information please email Charlotte Brack@med.monash.edu.au

RSVP:                 To register, please email Maria Lobo at Luff.PA@med.monash.edu.au, indicating the number of the workshop you wish to attend.

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2nd International Congress of Gender Medicine 2007, in Vienna, Austria, 2nd - 3rd June, 2007

For general information, registration and other details visit the Gender Medicine website

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Impact of research assessment on academic units - Lessons from the UK RAE (Research Assessment Exercise)

Prof John Taylor from the University of Southampton in the UK will be visiting Monash University in mid February and will share his extensive and intensive experience with the UK RAE with Monash HODS, ADRs, RQF Champions and interested others.

Prof Taylor will talk about the impact of research assessment, and the strategic and tactical response of academic units at a seminar as follows:

Date      Tuesday 13 February
Time        2.15 - 3.15pm (coffee afterwards til 4pm)
Venue      E7, Engineering precinct, Building 72, Clayton Campus

Please RSVP to Julie Larsen by Friday 2nd February.

Contact:
Julie Larsen
Project Officer, Research Quality Framework
Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training)
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia

Ph: (613) 9905 2422
Fax:(613) 9905 8039

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Postdoctoral Research at the Australian Stem Cell Centre - Ref ASCCMNRF3307

Dr Naoki Nakayama’s laboratory at the Australian Stem Cell Centre has an immediate vacancy for a Postdoctoral Scientist to work on factors that determine patterns of differentiation in vitro of cultured lines of human embryonic stem cells – in particular, the generation of hemogenic mesoderm. The initial appointment will be for two years. If you are interested in the position or would like a copy of the Position Description, please contact Julianna Balogh at Julianna.Balogh@stemcellcentre.edu.au, (03) 9271 1166.

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INVITATION TO ALL STAFF

Professor Richard Larkins AO, Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University, invites you to join him in farewelling Professor Edward Byrne AO, Dean of the Facultyof Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.  Details are as follows:

Date:          Thursday, 1 March 2007

Time:          5.00-7.30 pm

Venue:        Main dining-room, 1st Floor, Campus Centre, Building 10

*RSVP*:        *Thursday, 8 February *  (this will assist us for catering purposes)
*/Email/: * celeste.vinay@med.monash.edu.au

Drinks and nibbles will be served. 

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Announcement - Head, Department of Physiology

It is a great pleasure to announce that Professor Iain Clarke has been appointed as the new Chairman/Head of Department of Physiology, Monash University. Professor Clarke received undergraduate degrees in New Zealand and his PhD in Edinburgh, UK. He had post-Doctoral training in the Reproduction Research Section of Department of Physiology, Melbourne University and moved to Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research in
1979. In 1982, he founded the Neuroendocrinology Group of that Institute and remained its Head for 22 years. He was appointed as an SPRF in the NHMRC fellowship scheme in 1998. In 2005, he accepted a Personal Chair in the Department of Physiology, Monash University. Professor Clarke is a leading international expert in the area of Neuroendocrinology, Neurosciences and obesity.
Edward Byrne, Dean, Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences Christina Mitchell, Head School of Biomedical Sciences

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