Monash Memo - 13 June 2001

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Briefs

Apple seeding grants

Seeding grants are now available from the Apple University Development Fund for people interested in developing hardware and software for the Macintosh computer platform.

The grants are available to students and staff who have not developed on the Macintosh platform before but have some basic background in programming on other platforms.

Recipients will receive a Macintosh computer on loan, a copy of the CodeWarrior programming environment, enrolment in the Apple Student Developer program and support from local Macintosh developers.

For more information, visit http://auc.uow. edu.au or contact Mr David Yammouni on extn 59058.

Health and safety seminar

A research and risk management seminar will be held on 21 June as part of Health and Safety Week.

The seminar, titled 'Two shortcomings in OHS - research and risk management', will be presented by Dr Eric Wigglesworth and Mr Geoff Dell from the Monash University Accident Research Centre.

Occupational Health, Safety and Environment is running the event. For a complete schedule of the week's activities, visit www.adm.monash.edu.au/ohse/

Teaching workshops

The Higher Education Development Unit of CeLTS will be running three workshops in June.

'Introduction to university teaching', from 19 to 21 June, is intended for staff new to university teaching and covers practical approaches to lecturing, small group teaching, assessment and evaluation.

'Planning to teach - mapping and writing objectives' on 25 June is a hands-on introduction to defining learning objectives for a new subject or course.

'Planning specific teaching activities using task analysis' on 26 June shows how to analyse a particular teaching activity and break it down into smaller, teachable components.

Registration for these workshops can be done online at www.adm.monash.edu.au/ ched/Workshops___Forums/J_J_Programs/workshop_register.html

From the inside out

An exhibition of realist paintings by international artist John Derrick begins at the Switchback Gallery on 19 June.

In John Derrick Realist Paintings, the artist aims to show the "internal workings of a scene" as though the viewer is looking at it through "transparent curtains".

"I want viewers to submerge themselves in the paintings, and interact with the people and objects. These spaces become fictitious remnants of real people and places," he said.

The exhibition will run until 19 July. For more information, contact the gallery on extn 26261.