Policy: Recording of teaching activities

Purpose

To make the recording of teaching activities available to students enrolled in a program of study; and through appropriate publication enhance the course experience of all students in particular those with diverse learning needs.

Overview

This policy describes the recording of scheduled teaching activities which when published provide all students (enrolled in the course) with flexible access to essential learning content.

Scope

This Policy applies to teaching activities, constituent of an ANU course and represented in the University timetable.

Definitions

Course – a subject of scholarly study, as defined in the glossary, https://policies.anu.edu.au/ppl/document/ANUP_002601

Teaching Activity – an instance of a class being taught, constituent of an ANU course and represented in the University timetable

University timetable – the ANU class timetable, listing the times and venues for teaching activities, as published at https://timetable.anu.edu.au

Policy statement

ANU ensures that students have access to teaching materials through a range of mechanisms that:

Enhance the student learning experience;
Provide additional access to education materials for students;
Enable staff to improve the delivery of their teaching services; and
Ensure compliance with obligations under relevant legislation including disability legislation and the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards)

These mechanisms recognise the diversity of student need and assist in the facilitation of education for:

Students with accessibility requirements
Students with neurodiversity
Part-time students
Remote location students
Students catching up on the occasional missed teaching event or clarifying content
Students with a clash in their timetable
Students with language backgrounds other than English
Students revising for exams and completing assignments
Students with significant commitments
Non-residential students

Information	Printable version (PDF)
Title	Recording of teaching activities
Document Type	Policy
Document Number	ANUP_013207
Version	4
Purpose	To make the content of teaching activities available to students through a variety of mediums.
Audience	Staff-Academic, Students
Category	Academic
Topic/ SubTopic	Teaching & Learning

Effective Date	29 Nov 2022
Next Review Date	29 Nov 2023

Responsible Officer:	Registrar, Student Administration
Approved By:	Vice-Chancellor
Contact Area	Division of Student Administration and Academic Services
Authority:
Delegations	0
Information generated and received by ANU staff in the course of conducting business on behalf of ANU is a record and should be captured by an authorised recordkeeping system. To learn more about University records and recordkeeping practice at ANU, see ANU recordkeeping and Policy: Records and archives management.

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