Australia

Australia FlagQueensland University of Technology (Australia)

Developing Students’ Writing at Queensland University of Technology  By Karyn Gonano and Peter Nelson

Using the Australian government’s DEEWR/AUQA Good Practice Principles in a multifaceted approach to use writing not only as a core skill required to satisfactorily complete assessment tasks but also as a key graduate attribute, this profile essay outlines the university’s more recent approach to meeting the writing needs of all students.

Dr. Karyn Gonano

Karyn Gonano

Peter Nelson

Peter Nelson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUT

QUT

University of Wollongong

Teaching Academic Writing at the University of Wollongong By Emily Purser

The essay profiles a new initiative in the Master of Science program that exemplifies uses of technology to make literacy growth integral to every aspect of student learning and success, including the design of mainstream courses. This initiative and others like it depend on the collaboration of language teachers and researchers with teachers in the target disciplines.