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Curtin University of Technology
Curtin Curtin Teaching and Learning

Graduate Employability

Team

 

Professor Beverley Oliver is Director of Teaching and Learning at Curtin University where she has had extensive experience in leading teaching and learning projects in creating and implementing eVALUate (the University’s online student feedback system which was recognised with a Carrick Citation in 2007) and Curriculum 2010 (a university-wide curriculum reform initiative). Professor Oliver publishes in a range of teaching and learning areas, including student transition, e-learning and m-learning, student evaluation and curriculum renewal. Professor Oliver is a member of the Project Team for the ALTC Leadership Grant Building Academic Leadership Capability at the Course Level: Developing Course Coordinators as Academic Leaders.

Professor Lynne Hunt is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) and Director, Learning and Teaching Support Unit, at the University of Southern Queensland. Professor Hunt has taught at all levels from transition to university to doctoral supervision. In the past decade, she has focused on strategic directions in tertiary teaching, particularly transition to university, work-based university learning, the student journey, graduate attributes and faculty development planning. She is the recipient of three, university-level awards for teaching excellence and she is a nationally acknowledged teaching and learning practitioner. She publishes in the fields of health sociology and tertiary teaching. The realities of change in higher education: Interventions to promote learning and teaching was published in the UK in 2006.

Associate Professor Sandra Jones is the Senior Fellow, Learning and Teaching, and Director Learning and Teaching Unit at RMIT (to June 2008). In 2007 RMIT introduced a new Policy on Work Integrated Learning that will result in all undergraduate students developing employability skills through experiential learning in real-work environments. Dr Jones been recognised by a Carrick Institute Citation for her experience in developing experiential situated learning environments designed to develop student capabilities. Dr Jones has significant scholarship in the development of student generic cognitive employability skills, and is a Project Leader of several Carrick funded projects, as both the lead and a partner institution.

Dr Amanda Pearce is Associate Director, Language and Learning at Victoria University.  She has a Masters degree in TESOL and her PhD thesis explores contending discourses in Australia about work, education and training, ethnicity and language.  Her publications focus on student diversity and CALD immigrant workers. Dr Pearce is responsible for English language programs and for academic language and learning support for VU students, including related collaborative professional development activities with VU staff.  Within VU College, she has been closely involved in the development of VU policy and professional development activities on Graduate Capabilities and in Learning in the Workplace and Community initiatives including the VU Student Leadership program.

The project will be guided by a Reference Group made up of national and international stakeholders who have experience or a direct interest in graduate employability; the following leaders have been approached:

Professional Development