Franziska Lessky is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. She is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies Vienna and a Visiting Scholar at ACSES at Curtin University. Her research focuses on student equity in higher education, educational transitions, graduate employability and careers in academia. Franziska serves as a co-convenor of the Bourdieu Study Group of the British Sociological Association (BSA) and coordinates a network for early career scholars in the fields of higher education studies (HoFoNa).

Dr. J. Aleta R. Villanueva is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), engaged in online teaching, academic advising, and program supervision of the Social Studies Education postgraduate degree program. She is also the Deputy Director for Research at UPOU's Center for Open and Digital Teaching and Learning, and the Program Development Associate of the Continuing Education Program, overseeing the development and implementation of non-formal short courses. Aleta has published qualitative research on dual language programs, curriculum integration and inquiry learning, virtual communities, open and progressive schooling, teaching presence, and the community of inquiry framework. Her ongoing projects include virtual learning community building, research on epistemic beliefs of educators, teacher-researcher identity development, and research journeys. She is keen to collaborate on research projects which entail classroom-based research, design-based methodology and historical, auto- and ethnographic studies.

Monique is an educational developer and ex-academic with a strong passion for supporting both academics and learners in their educational journeys. With a focus on enhancing teaching and learning practices, Monique is dedicated to designing and implementing innovative training programs that promote continuous professional development and the effective use of pedagogy and technology in higher education.

Ella in an educational designer, specilised on designing for diversity and is an award-winning teacher, receiving commendations for cultivating a practice of inclusive and collaborative learning. She draws on these experiences and expertise in rhetoric, writing and communication to inform her design strategies.