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5A - Teaching, learning and the student experience

Tracks
Track 1
Thursday, July 6, 2023
3:30 PM - 4:25 PM
Arbour A2

Speaker

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Dr Dhivya Rajasekaran
Torrens University Australia

3:30pm - 3:55pm Human- centred synchronous learning model: improving student engagement in fully online learning

3:30 PM - 3:55 PM

Biography

Dhivya completed her PhD at Swinburne University of Technology in March 2014, with her thesis titled; "Identification of traditional medicinal plant extracts with novel anti-influenza activity". Dhivya currently works at Torrens University Australia (TUA) as a Senior Learning Facilitator primarily involved in teaching and coordinating Science units. Having a background and qualifications in research and teaching, she is working towards building skills in higher education research. Dhivya has experience in designing online units for blended delivery, flipped learning and leading academic teams. She is a scholarship champion at TUA supporting staff in building robust teaching practices to improve student engagement. Dhivya is also involved in mentoring staff at TUA and actively involved in staff capacity-building. Dhivya’s mission is to create a safe and inclusive learning environment that is welcoming, collaborative and inspirational, so students are engaged and motivated to know more and develop critical thinking.
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Dr Heidi Le Sueur
DVC (L&T)
ICMS - International College of Management Sydney

4:00pm - 4:25pm Synchronous Hybrid learning: Analysis of students' experience and their educational outcomes

4:00 PM - 4:25 PM

Biography

Dr Heidi le Sueur is Deputy Vice Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) at International College of Management Sydney (ICMS) overseeing the pedagogy and curriculum of all programs of study offered by International College of Management, Sydney (ICMS) and the Aspire Institute. Dr Le Sueur worked previously at the University in Cape Town and the Stellenbosch University in South Africa. In the leadership roles she held as Head of Accreditation and Quality Assurance and later Head of Teaching & Learning she was afforded the opportunity to enhance the standards of management education and to lead impactful changes to Teaching & Learning processes, programmes, assessments and other critical quality and accreditation aspects. Dr Le Sueur holds a PhD in the field of organisational behaviour and personnel development from the Faculty of Education at the University Bielefeld, Germany; a Master’s degree Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Cape Town, South Africa; a Master’s degree in Education and Pedagogy from the University of Applied Sciences Cologne, Germany.

Chair

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Alice Brown
Senior Lecturer
University of Southern Queensland

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