Sessional staff

Sessional staff play a vital role in the University and a number of services and resources have been developed to support staff.

Tutoring @ UniSA

Tutoring @ UniSA is a 3 hour workshop that has been developed specifically about tutoring skills and strategies.

Planning for Success: Teaching active learning classes at UniSA

Planning for Success is a 50 page booklet that is a practical resource for all teaching staff that run active learning classes at UniSA (tutorials, practicals, workshops, seminars, studios, practical classes etc).

The booklet includes:

Definitions of effective teaching in higher education
strategies to plan, conduct and evaluate active learning classes
advice for teachers supporting learning through feedback, group work, online learning
an outline of assessment, marking, moderation and academic integrity at UniSA

A quick guide for sessional academic staff

The Human Resources Unit has developed a Quick guide for Sessional Academic Staff (PDF 473kb - download Adobe Acrobat)

The RED report: the contribution of sessional teachers to higher education

The RED (Recognition, Enhancement and Development) report presents the outcomes from an Australian Learning and Teaching Council project on the contribution of sessional teachers to higher education. The RED report and RED resource are available to download.