Learning and Teaching Academy
About the Academy
The Academy was formed by the ACDA to inform innovation and quality in tertiary teaching practice in Agriculture and related disciplines.
The Academy aims to:
encourage the scholarship of learning and teaching (SoLT) for agricultural educators
provide reward and recognition for excellence and innovation in tertiary agricultural education via the Australian University Agriculture Education Awards for Excellence in Teaching
promote and sustain the implementation and regular update of the national Threshold Learning Outcomes (TLOs) for Agriculture
support interactions between tertiary and secondary agricultural educators and industry.
Upcoming Events
To promote leadership and share good practice in agricultural education, we have a community-of-practice (CoP) on MS Teams and hold events regularly. These include online workshops (at least twice per year) and the AgEd Symposium (every two years). The next AgEd Symposium will be in 2028 in Perth.
The last AgEd Symposiumwas onTuesday 2 February – Wednesday 3 February 2026 at La Trobe University in Melbourne.
Want to join our CoP on MS Teams, participate in peer review and receive updates about our events?
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Applications for the Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture's Professor Jim Pratley Scholarship for Research in Agricultural Education are now OPEN!
The Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture is made up of those Universities in Australia that offer degrees in agriculture and related areas and/or undertake agricultural research. ACDA awards the Professor Jim Pratley Scholarship for Research in Agricultural Education annually. The scholarship is available to students undertaking a PhD, Masters by Research or Honours by research degree where the research project is in agricultural education or similar. The scholarship is a one-off payment of $6,000 in 2026. The scholarship provides assistance for the student to complete their research project and may include travel to appropriate conferences or to undertake the research.
Applications close 27th March 2026.
L&T Resources
Good Practice Guide: Threshold Learning Outcomes for Agriculture
Agricultural Education (AgEd) Symposium: Growing the Future International Journal of Innovation in Science and Maths Education (IJISME) Special Issue [2019; volume 27(4)]
Agricultural Education (IJISME) Special Issue [2021; volume 29(4)
Previous AgEd Symposiums
2018 Adelaide - Growing the Future
ACDA LTA Steering Group 2025-2026
Amanda Able (University of Adelaide), Convenor, ACDA LTA
Marisa Collins (La Trobe University), Convenor, Ag Ed Symposium 2026 Organising Committee
Janelle Wilkes (University of New England), Convenor, Education Awards Committee
Amy Cosby (Central Queensland University)
Jacob Hawkins (Curtin University)
Kara Barry (University of Tasmania)
Beth Loveys (University of Adelaide)
Sarah Frankland (University of Melbourne)
Suresh Krishnasamy (University of Queensland)
Mapping undergraduate curriculum to AgLTAS 2.0 for endorsement by the Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture
The ACDA L&T Academy Steering Group is overseeing the process of curriculum endorsement for member institutions (against the AgLTAS 2.0). Endorsement can be used in marketing and reporting against institutional review requirements. Contact the convenor of the Steering Group if interested in undertaking the endorsement process.