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Margot Schuhmacher Lecturer Margot.Schuhmacher@CeLTS.monash.edu.au Higher Education Development Unit Centre for Learning and Teaching Support Monash University Qualifications: B.Comp(Hons), Cert. App. Chem. (CIT) Graduate Certificate in Higher Education |
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Margot Schuhmacher is a lecturer at the Higher Education Development Unit, CeLTS and provides academic development to Monash staff, particularly in the area of e-learning. Prior to joining HEDU, Margot was a lecturer at the Faculty of IT, and is currently completing her PhD in the development of a process model for IT Education. This work includes the development of the Teaching and Learning Design Assistant (TeLDA) tool to manage curriculum design. Margot has a background in quality assurance, and in the use of technology and online tools to support the teaching and learning environment.
Academic developer in the use of technology and online tools for teaching and learning.
Design and delivery of Monash University Studies Online (using WebCT) resources and workshops.
Unit Innovation Grant (2003). Faculty of Information Technology
Teaching Innovation Fund Grant (2001). Faculty of Information Technology
Teaching Innovation Fund Grant (2000). Faculty of Information Technology
Teaching Excellence Award (2000). Faculty of Information Technology
IT tools to enhance the teaching and learning environment.
I am currently developing the Teaching and Learning Design Assistant (TeLDA) tool for curriculum planning, course and unit management - Project website
Computer Education Research Group (CERG) member, Faculty of Information Technology
ICT Research Group member, Faculty of Education
My industry background commenced in the area of quality assurance and control in food manufacturing. Following the use of Information Technology for quality assurance, I developed a passion for the use and development of Information Technology leading me to a career path in the use of IT for teaching and learning. I am currently completing my PhD in IT higher education. Prior to joining CeLTS in 2004 I was lecturing in the school of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University for 5 years and the recipient of teaching excellence awards and grants whilst teaching Software Engineering and IT Project management. I have experience in the development and use of online tools in the teaching and learning environment .
Schuhmacher, Margot & Robert Redpath (2005). Assignment Marking via Online Self Assess. AusWeb 05 . Accepted for publication. Gold Coast, July 2005. Available at: http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/aw05/papers/refereed/schuhmacher/
Schuhmacher, Margot & Markham, Selby (2004) Applying Rubrics Assessment in Undergraduate Computer Science Education. The New Zealand Journal of Applied Computing and Information Technology 8:1, 74-78
Schuhmacher, Margot & Markham Selby (2004). Pedagogical Models and Curriculum Support for Distributed Electronic Learning Environments. International Conference on Computers in Educatioon ICCE2004, Melbourne November 2004.
Postema, Margot & Markham, Selby (2002) Student satisfaction: A method for exploring quality factors within computing education. The New Zealand Journal of Applied Computing and Information Technology 6(1) 51-59
Postema, M., Sheard, J. & Markham, S. (2001) Understanding Web support for education within a diffusion context. Proceedings of the 9 th International Conference on Computers in Education /SchoolNet2001.Seoul, Korea, November 12-15, 2001, Incheon National University of Education, Korea, Volume 1, 383-390.
Sheard, J., Postema, M. & Markham, S. (2001) Resource rich learning environments: students' valuations of resources within courses. Proceedings of Flexible Learning of a Flexible Society, Toowoomba , Queensland , 2-5 July 2000. The Australian Society of Educational Technology, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia , Australia
Sheard, J., Postema, M., Markham, S. & Hurst, J. (2001) Time versus utility: What IT staff say about the educational use of the Web. Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2001, ampere, Finland , June/July 2001.
Postema, M., Miller, J., & Dick, M. Including Practical Software Evolution in Software Engineering Education. Proceedings Fourteenth Conference on Software Engineering Education & Training . Charlotte , North Carolina , February, Computer Society, 2001, 143-152.
Dick, M. Postema, M., & Miller, J. Improving Student Performance in Software Engineering Practice. Proceedings Fourteenth Conference on Software Engineering Education & Training. Charlotte , North Carolina , February, Computer Society, 2001, 127-135.
Postema, Margot, Martin Dick, Jan Miller and Simon Cuce. Tool Support for Teaching the Personal Software Process. Computer Science Education , 10(2), August, 2000. Swets & Zeitlinger, 179-193.
Dick, Martin, Margot Postema and Jan Miller. Teaching Tools for Software Engineering Education. ITiCSE'2000, 5th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Helsinky , Finland , July, 2000. ACM, 49-52.