Office for Learning and Teaching
OLT
1 January 2012 – 1 July 2016
Office within the tertiary education department that funded and recognised excellence in university learning and teaching through grants, fellowships and the Australian Awards for University Teaching.
How it came into existence
Set up within the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education from the start of 2012 to take over the programs of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council Ltd, which closed at the end of 2011.
- Learning and teaching grants
- National teaching fellowships
- Australian Awards for University Teaching
Changes during its life
- 25 March 2013Became part of the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
- 18 September 2013Moved to the Department of Education.
- 23 December 2014Became part of the Department of Education and Training.
- Residual learning and teaching program administration, including funding for the Australian Awards for University Teaching (later run by Universities Australia)
How it ended
Closed on 30 June 2016 after the government decided in May 2016 to redirect its program funding and not to proceed with a planned National Institute for Learning and Teaching; the Department of Education and Training managed its remaining grant and fellowship projects to completion and continued the 2016 Australian Awards for University Teaching.
Main functions
- Learning and teaching grants
- National teaching fellowships
- Australian Awards for University Teaching
- Dissemination of learning and teaching resources
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Education and Training.
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Sources
Government records and websites
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