Congratulations on your appointment to the faculty and welcome to
the sessional staff website. Sessional staff members are highly
valued by the faculty as they contribute specialist expertise and
diversity to academic programs. I hope your time in the faculty is
fulfilling, stimulating and productive.
This website provides links to a range of information regarding
working in the University of Tasmania. It also presents links to
information regarding teaching and assessment in the Faculty of
Education.
You may have been supplied with the Sessional Staff Information Guide when you first made contact with your unit
co-ordinator. This guide will assist you in the beginning phases of
you work with us and it details the processes of being issued with a
staff card and gaining computer access.
The following information is arranged in sections detailing
various topics. If you would like any further assistance or if you
have suggestions to improve this site, please contact me by email: Robyn.Gladewright@utas.edu.au or by phone on extension 3298.
Dr Robyn Glade-Wright
Sessional Staff Task Group.
About the Faculty of Education
Commencing Employment with the Faculty
Teaching and Assessment in the
Faculty
University-wide information
Staff
Induction booklet
OH&S Policies
Key
academic dates
Statutory
holidays
Pay
Runs
Library
Commencing Employment with the Faculty
Office Space and Keys
Sessional staff members are provided with access to shared
office space which includes a computer, some shelving and
a filing cabinet. Your supervisor will contact the relevant
person (Launceston: Faculty Executive Assistant, Poppy Fay,
Cradle Coast: Services & Operations Manager, Mark Stemm
ph 6430 4942. Hobart: Peter Thompson, Business Manager,
ph 6226 7668) to alert them to the need for office space and
to apply for a key. On some campuses, you cannot apply for
a key until your Staff Employee Number is available. The system
varies in different campuses. In Launceston, you need to sign
for and collect your key from the Security office which is
located opposite the Co-op book shop between 11.00am - 12.00
noon. You will need identification to collect your keys. In
Hobart you may collect your keys from the receptionist. Swipe
cards for the video conference room can be requested from
the same person who handles keys at your campus.
Parking
Sessional staff may park in the free parking area which is located at the far end of the car park in Launceston (free parking is very limited in Hobart) or sessional staff may park in the voucher parking area. Voucher parking is available for 30 cents per hour or $2.00 per day.
Stationery and Photocopying
The administration support officers at your campus will be able to help you with stationery, whiteboard markers etc. They will also give you an induction for the photocopier and fax. As a Faculty, we try to minimize the quantity of photocopying (to save paper and the planet). Please photocopy information using the double side function to reduce paper usage. Lecturers are encouraged to place materials for students on the MyLo site, rather than copying notes.
Getting paid
The Administrative Assistant, Mrs Kylie Tongs, will send you an Induction folder which contains Faculty and University information including details regarding your fortnightly pay periods. You will also receive a pay claim form on your Education email address. Please use this email account. Each fortnight, when you wish to claim pay, please complete and sign a pay claim form. If you have more than one contract, you need to fill in a separate pay claim form for each contract. The signed form may be sent in the internal mail, or faxed, to the Administrative Assistant, Mrs Kylie Tongs, fax: 6226 2569. If you take your pay claim from to the Education office, the admin support officer will show you how to fax it to Hobart. If you fax the pay claim form you do not need to send the original by mail. The pay claim forms need to be sent or faxed by mid day on Friday at the end of a pay fortnight. Pay claims received at this time will be paid on the Friday of the following week.
Sessional staff who wish to claim the full amount of their contract as a lump sum payment at the end of their employment are asked to contact the Pay Office (Launceston and Burnie: 6324 3537, Hobart 6226 2704) before submitting their claim form as there may be tax implications.
Security and Personal Safety
The University provides a 24 hour Security Service, 365 days of the year. If you do not feel safe please contact security on the phone numbers listed below. If a student or visitor to the University is acting in a threatening manner please ring Security and the person will be escorted from the University.
Security contacts:
HOBART
- Urgent Matters - 03 6226 7600
- Non-Urgent Matters - 03 6226 2046
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LAUNCESTON and BURNIE
- Urgent Matters - 03 6324 3336
- Non-Urgent Matters - 03 6324 3444
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For emergencies, telephone the Police, Fire Brigade and Ambulance on 000. Please note that if using a University telephone "0" must be dialed prior to dialing 000 to obtain an outside line. In addition, in an emergency always ring Security on the number listed above so that the Security officers can meet the emergency service at the entrance to the university and escort them to your location.
Visit the Asset Management Services Security web page for more information.
Teaching and Assessment in the
Faculty
MyLO Training (Online Learning)
Ask your supervisor to assist you with details of the next MyLo training program. Even if you do not have computer access as yet, you will be able to attend ‘MyLo’ training as a guest on the computer system. Learning about MyLo will help you to provide information for your students and to set up discussion boards etc. It also allows students to submit digital assignments such as PowerPoints online. Visit Learning Online for more information
Audio Visual Equipment
Lecture theatres and some teaching spaces in the University are managed centrally. Audio Visual Support and training for these Centrally Allocated Teaching Spaces is provided by Asset Management Services. Please contact the following Asset Management staff to join a training session in the use the audio visual equipment: Barney Brough on the Newnham Campus on 6324 3626 or on 0438 243 645 or via email Barney.Brough@utas.edu.au or Stefan Poprawski on the Sandy Bay Campus on 6226 2234 or on 0409 006 774 or via email at Stefan.Poprawski@utas.edu.au
Marking in the Faculty
In the Faculty of Education, usually at least 40% of grades are Pass grades or below. This means that a Pass grade represents a reasonable level of achievement. High Distinctions are reserved for the top 10% or less of students. In some units you may not award this grade. It is unusual for more than 10% of a cohort to fail a unit. Marking needs to segregate student into levels of achievement. This is worth considering when assignments are formulated. When you mark assignments, record the mark in your records but only provide a grade for students such as CR for Credit (CR - for a low credit or CR + for a high credit). The marks for each grade are: Pass = 50 to 59, Credit = 60 to 69, Distinction = 70 to 79, High Distinction = 80 to 100. |
