Personal Details, Qualifications and Career Milestones

2016 - 2017 Publication of the book Problem-based Learning into the Future: Imagining an Agile PBL Ecology for Learning (co-authored with Megan Yih Chyn A. Kek, with a Foreword by Ron Barnett; published by Springer)

2016 - 2017 Co-recipient (with three XJTLU colleagues) of a Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) Research and Evaluation Small Grant for a project entitled Implementing and evaluating a Communities of Practice model to align diverse learning and teaching styles in a transnational university

2016 - 2017 Co-recipient (with a colleague) of XJTLU Teaching Development Funding for a project entitled Marking Mate Extension

2015 Co-recipient of the ASCILITE Conference 2015 Best Paper Award

2015 Publication of the book Myths in Education, Learning and Teaching: Policies, Practices and Principles (Co-edited with Marcus Harmes and Patrick Danaher, published by Routledge)

2015 Publication of the book Finding Common Ground: Narratives, Provocations and Reflections from the 40 Year Celebration of Batchelor Institute (Co-edited with Sandy O'Sullivan, Robyn Ober, Eva McRae-Williams, and Ruth Elvin, published by Batchelor Press)

2013 - 2015 Co-recipient of an Australian Office for Learning and Teaching Grant (AU$319,200) for a project entitled Learning Analytics: Assisting Universities with Student Retention

2014 - 2015 Coordinator Higher Degrees by Research/ Director Graduate School, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education (Australia)

2014 - 2015 Reviewer, British Journal of Educational Technology

2013 Exceptional Performance in Research, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Staff Awards

2013 - present Invited member of the College of Reviewers, Higher Education Research & Development

2012 - 2015 Senior Lecturer Flexible Learning and Innovation, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education

2012 - present Associated Editor, Journal of Peer Learning

2012 - 2013 Co-recipient of Australian National VET (Vocational Education and Training) E-Learning Strategy, E-Learning for Participation and Skills funding (AU$ 45,000) for a project entitled Expanding DigiLink though Mobile Social Media 

2012 Assessor, Australian Office for Learning and Teaching National Citations for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

2010 - 2012 Curriculum Developer/ Problem-based Learning Implementation Project Leader, Bahrain Polytechnic (Kingdom of Bahrain)

2008 - 2010 Co-recipient of an Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Project entitled Preparation of Academics for Teaching in Higher Education (PATHE) - Resources Sub-project

2008 - 2009 Member of the Organising Committee/ Co-editor Conference Proceedings, Enabling Pathways: The 3rd National Conference of Enabling Educators

2009 - 2010 Leading a Research and Scholarship Community of Practice, Learning & Teaching Support Unit, University of Southern Queensland

2005 - 2010 Lecturer Learning Enhancement (Communication), University of Southern Queensland (Australia)

2003 - 2005 Associate Lecturer/ Unit Coordinator, Media & Communication, Queensland University of Technology (Australia)

2000 - 2002 Associate Lecturer/ Tutor/ Unit Coordinator, Film, TV & Media Studies, University of Auckland (New Zealand)