Library display for 'Design Pioneers - 20th Century Furniture Design'

Visitors to the RMIT Carlton library in building 94 might notice a new display of students' work next to the library entrance.

Students enrolled in the course 'Design Pioneers - 20th Century Furniture

Cumulus Kolding: REDO

Cumulus Kolding: REDO

30 May - 2 June 2017, Kolding, Denmark

"With the theme "REDO", the 2017 conference wishes to discuss and share ways of

Envisioning Architecture: Space/Time/Meaning

Envisioning Architecture: Space/Time/Meaning (EAEA13)

6-8 September 2017, Glasgow, Scotland

"Three themes are proposed: Space, Time and Meaning. These are intended to encourage - rather than constrain - contributions to the event and we particularly wish to have the

New Experimental Research in Design

New Experimental Research in Design

15-16 June 2017, Braunschweig, Germany

"The BIRD conference New Experimental Research in Design/NERD wants to be a platform

Canadian Journal of Education

Special issue: Teaching Creatively, Creatively Teaching: Exploring the Arts & Design Thinking in Education

Call for papers:

"...We invite authors to critically engage with the arts and design thinking as methods for

Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education

Special issue: Territories of Graphic Design Education

Call for papers:

This special issue seeks to explore "the physical, intellectual and existential terrain of

ATN grants scheme for excellence in learning and teaching 2017

[from the DVC Learning & Teaching blog]

The Australian Technology Network (ATN) has established a collaborative grants scheme for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. The aim of the grants program is to provide funding to facilitate scholarship and research into learning and teaching, and promote systemic change in the sector. 

Call for proposals
The ATN are calling for academic and professional staff to submit applications for Strategic Initiative Grants to investigate, discover, develop and implement innovations in learning and teaching in higher education.

Priority Areas

• Employability skills for the 21st Century

• Assessment and promotion of student learning

• Designing learning for the future

• Learning analytics

Applications close 14 November, but RMIT staff should submit applications to the DVC (Education) by 24 October.

More information at the DVC Learning & Teaching blog.

New books in the Library

Some new books for the library are listed a below - a mix of print and e-books. Send any purchase suggestions to Tristan.