Responding to the Melbourne Model

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Responding to the Melbourne Model

• Chi Baik Dr Anthony McCosker
• Language Learning Skills Unit

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Issues and challenges

• Managing the transition to the MM current v.
  new generation degrees
• Enabling students to develop cross-disciplinary
  skills
• Working with faculties to foster graduate
  attributes

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Focus on graduate attributes

• The Melbourne Experience enables our graduates to
  become
• Academically excellent
• Knowledgeable across
• disciplines
• Leaders in communities
• Attuned to cultural diversity
• Active global citizens

• Our approach
• Collaboration with faculties
• Flexible service delivery
• Generic v. discipline-specific approach
• Development of professional skills
• Orientation programs to promote cultural
  global awareness

The Melbourne Model Report of the Curriculum
Commission, 2006