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Degree: Doctor of Philosophy (Management)

Institution: University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Thesis: Social skills and functional role behaviours in work teams and student-project groups

Degree: Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) (Psychology Major)

Institution: University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Thesis: The role and nature of ideals in the leadership process: A preliminary study

2018 UTS Learning and Teaching Citation for Supporting students' collaborative learning journeys using visualisation reflective practices to map and make sense of group work experiences (with Dr Sean Walsh)

2014 UTS Learning and Teaching Citation for Fostering inclusive and supporting learning environments in first year business classrooms

UTS Business School Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Program Award
winner (Top 5 Tutor - 2014)

UTS Business School Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Program Award
winner (Top 5 Tutor - 2013)

Commended paper in the journal Education + Training 

Research mentioned on front page of The Australian High-er Education Section, demonstrating impact

Institute for Interactive Media and Learning (IML), University of Technology
Sydney (UTS)

Lecturer, Active and Collaborative Learning

Academic Developer, Resource Developer, Collaborative Learning Designer

2012 - 2019

Main responsibilities: 

• Researching and developing content related to active and collaborative learning.
• Supporting and advising academic staff in relation to active and collaborative learning.
• Running workshops and giving guest presentation.
• Running team building/maintenance sessions for students.
• Supporting and advising academic staff with SPARKPLUS.
• Co-organising the annual UTS Teaching and Learning Forum.

Key achievements:

• Designed and ran over 50 workshops and training sessions for over 1900 academics with outstanding results and impact.
• Designed and ran over 50 interactive learning sessions for over 5000 students.
• Engaged over 300 academic staff and senior management through invited presentations (e.g., Teaching and Learning Committees, faculty retreats).
• Inspired over 100 academics to use IFAT ‘scratch cards’, many of whom have now imbedded the technique into their practice (resulting in enhanced learning      experiences to thousands of students).
• Supported and professionally developed over 100 academics with many going on to win awards and/or disseminate their work.
• Supported over 100 academics with their use of SPARKPlus, many of whom have adopted my innovative SPARK designs.
• Presented full peer-review paper at HERDSA, which was cited in the Higher Education section of the Australian newspaper.
• Co-authored book chapter and journal article.
• Sole-authored of four full refereed conference papers.
• Co-recipient of seven teaching and learning grants.
• Sole-organiser of the UTS Learning and Teaching Forum (2015).
• Co-organiser of the UTS Learning and Teaching Forum (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017. 2018).
• Co-recipient of 2018 UTS Learning and Teaching Citation for Supporting students' collaborative learning journeys using visualisation reflective practices to map and make sense of group work experiences.

School of Business, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Tutor

2012 - 2014 (Ceased tutoring to concentrate on academic development role at IML) 

From 2012-2014, I was a tutor/workshop leader in the subject Integrating Business Perspectives (IBP) at UTS. IBP was a first-year subject in the UTS Bachelor of Business. I tutored in the following semesters: Autumn 2012, Spring 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.

Key achievements:

• Overall satisfaction with teaching very high (M = 4.83/5.00). University average
      is ~4.01.).
• UTS Business School Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Program Award winner (Top 5 Tutor - 2013, 2014).
•  Recipient of UTS Learning and Teaching Citation for Fostering Inclusive and Supporting Learning Environments in First Year Business Classrooms.

Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC)

Senior Project Officer, Learning and Teaching Academic Standards (LTAS) project

January 2010 - September 2011 (left due to company closure)

Main responsibilities: Undertook project evaluation and research as required for project deliverables, wrote a range of reports for external stakeholders and government around project outcomes and progress.

Key achievements:

• Contributed to the successful completion of the LTAS project, on time and within budget.
• Wrote chapters in the Final Report, following extensive research and project evaluation.
• Wrote progress reports for body providing project funding (the Australian Government), LTAS Steering Group and ALTC Board.

Dean’s Unit, College of Business and Law, University of Western Sydney (UWS)

Project Officer

July 2009 - January 2010

Institute for Interactive Media and Learning (IML), University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Project Officer 

2001 - 2007

School of Management, Faculty of Business, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Research Assistant   

1999 - 2001

Centre for Corporate Change, Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM), University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Research Assistant   

1994 - 1998

UTS Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Grant (2018). Mind the Gap – a flipped-learning benchmarking activity for first year bachelor of management students to close the gap between marker expectations and student understanding. $1,872 (with Meg Hibbins and Kerry Hunter).

UTS Disability Project Fund Grant (2017). Improving the learning experience in active and collaborative classes for students with access requirements. $3,200 (with Katrina Waite).

UTS Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Grant (2016). Learning core group dynamic theory through annotated visualisation. $8000 (with Sean Walsh).

UTS Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Grant (2016). Walking in consumers shoes. $5000 (with Sue Dean, Christopher Zaslawski & Sean Walsh).

UTS Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Grant (2015). Preparing science students for a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) World. $8000 (with Bronwyn O’Brien).

UTS First Year Experience Project Grant (2015). Developing and aligning first year design students’ reflective experiences in SPARKPLUS for enhanced collaborative skills development. $3484 (with Alexander Crosby).

UTS Learning2014 Small Teaching and Learning Grant. Developing a MCQ gathering tool in SPARKPLUS. $2000 (with Mary Garvey).