- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Online and Blended Learning
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Online Learning and Analytics
- Outdoor and Experiential Education
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Reflective Practices in Education
- Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
- Digital Education and Society
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Innovative Education and Learning Practices
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Adult and Continuing Education Topics
- Educational Leadership and Innovation
- E-Learning and Knowledge Management
- Construction Project Management and Performance
- BIM and Construction Integration
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Higher Education Governance and Development
- Management and Marketing Education
- Higher Education and Employability
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Information Systems Theories and Implementation
- Conferences and Exhibitions Management
- Higher Education Learning Practices
The University of Sydney
2020-2025
University of Technology Sydney
2018-2019
The sudden popularity and availability of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT that can write compelling essays on any topic, code in various programming languages, ace standardized tests across domains, raises questions about the sustainability traditional assessment practices. To seize this opportunity for innovation practice, we conducted a survey to understand both educators' students' perspectives issue. We measure compare attitudes stakeholders scenarios, building an established...
With the recent and rapid transition to online teaching learning in higher education, this explanatory study investigated key design considerations used by business educators designing assessments suitable for delivery. From a comprehensive literature review, we identified five assessments: they must (1) assure academic integrity; (2) allow provision of quality feedback; (3) support positive experience students; (4) integrity student information; (5) ensure all students have an equal chance...
The growing use of generative AI tools built on large language models (LLMs) calls the sustainability traditional assessment practices into question. Tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT can generate eloquent essays any topic and in language, write code various programming languages, ace most standardized tests, all within seconds. We conducted an international survey educators students higher education to understand compare their perspectives impact across scenarios, building established framework...
Business education has had limited discussion on professional development for academics. Given the increasing focus quality of teaching and learning in higher education, we investigate how academics conceptualise development. This important implications since one's conceptions a phenomenon can influence subsequent approaches. Few phenomenographic studies have investigated academics' Our study asked business typical phenomenograhic question: what does mean to you? participants conceptualised...
Abstract Contemporary schools seek to employ teachers who are curious learners, can practitioner inquiry skills investigate, inform and grow their own classroom practice, responsive circumstances. As a profession, the question we must ask is how do best prepare continue equip with necessary research investigate practice? In this study, share our pedagogical stance features of approach in new core undergraduate subject for pre-service (PSTs). We discuss professional learning groups (PLGs)...
This article analyzes codesign practices within a series of innovation projects that have diverse stakeholders, initially ill-defined goals, and subjective success measures. Following practitioner inquiry approach, we draw on practice theory to analyze data artifacts from 68 educational shaped through new forms collaborative working. The examines project management principles by analyzing explores the interrelationship site. Contributions include an enriched conception ontologies set...
Abstract Design is a contested term, and this has implications for designing educational futures. Described through five senses to elucidate its complexity, design can be conceptualised as domain, process, plan, the resulting product, intentional creation of new possibilities. In paper, we use illustrate how they could useful making sense large, complex, multifaceted project. We define network socio-material entanglements actor-network theory in unpacking network. Taking postdigital...
Much of the literature on university learning spaces focuses undergraduate student experience, neglecting experiences research students in new spaces. This article is concerned with students’ needs and expectations a space. It recently opened shared activity-based space that was specifically built for students. The methodological focus draws case study methods hermeneutic phenomenology to observe lived experience how they make sense it. Twenty-six data sets, involving interviews, surveys...
This study is concerned with emotional highs in experiential learning and, more specifically, determining triggers that lead to highs. The research aims not only understand the invisible side of emotions, but also genuinely consider how learners make sense their experiences. To highs, a deliberate decision was made approach phenomenon as an experience. Hermeneutic phenomenology used overarching methodology. focused on experiences 15 adult who participated 1 3 courses. courses were...
Abstract While research exists on what constitutes meaningful learning, our study reveals the term is an ill-defined concept that interpreted in multiple ways, often from a teacher-centric perspective. Less known about meaningfulness context of higher education, particularly business education. This qualitative seeks to identify postgraduate student perspectives education inform design authentic and transformative learning experiences. Focus groups were conducted gain insights into students’...
This paper reconceptualizes student engagement with course readings in management education. We challenge the perception of assigned as a solely student-centered issue, and propose codesign approach that emphasizes relational intersubjective nature various stakeholders contributing to design. The extends prior research by identifying concepts quality participation, connecting practices, digital impact meaningful readings. Grounded action theory, we framework design is structured around six...
Australia has among the highest percentages of international English as an additional language background (EAL) university students worldwide and this is steadily increasing. These contribute immensely to Australia’s Asia-Pacific regional economy, research cultural creativity. Despite this, EAL face serious academic social challenges have increasingly negative views on their degree in Australian universities. This paper concerned with understanding first year experiences a major university,...
Whilst most institutions have been using online assessment submission for many decades, the move to fully delivery during COVID-19 pandemic meant more traditional forms of also had online. In this national study we captured a snapshot usage across business disciplines from 97 survey participants universities in Australia and identified challenges reported by participants. We found three predominant assessments are written reports essays, exams/quizzes live or recorded presentations....
Educators are wrestling with the changes wrought by generative AI (GenAI), particularly widespread adoption of ChatGPT. This paper introduces creative and collaborative sensemaking GenAI as an alternative form academic professional development to spark reflection on implications this technology for educators increase literacy. By combining human AI-generated text in iterative loops, we created a process collectively investigate use education. Collaborative poetic inquiry, arts-based research...
The challengeConnected Learning at Scale (CLaS) is a significant longitudinal project initiated in 2019 by the University of Sydney Business School aiming to enhance learning experience for students large undergraduate and postgraduate classes.Three us work Co-Design, team educational developers, designers media producers, who are among key drivers CLaS project.Before pandemic, we were working through co-design process, with eight core subject coordinators duration three semesters, embed...