Workshop 5 (sub-theme 1.3)
Tracks
Track 1
| Thursday, July 10, 2025 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Rose Bay Room, PARKROYAL Darling Harbour |
Speaker
Dr Megan Anakin
Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Education
The University of Sydney
The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in pharmacy education: Where do I start?
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMAbstract
Introduction: Many pharmacy educators face the dual challenge of maintaining high-quality teaching and contributing to the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). This challenge has become more difficult given recent disruptions to teaching and learning practices such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools. While these disruptions can be stressful for educators, they can also provide opportunities for scholarship. However, many educators may be hesitant or reticent to pursue educational scholarship without support, guidance or clear starting points. Therefore, this workshop, aims to help pharmacy educators reframe challenges as opportunities for scholarship and provide practical strategies to initiate and sustain meaningful engagement with SoTL.
Methods: Three interactive activities will be used to structure this session. The activities will be supported with real-world case studies and scholarly examples. Initially, participants will be invited to articulate and share their personal challenges from their teaching practice with a partner to encourage reflective thinking. Following the initial discussion, participants will analyse shared challenges, discuss potential opportunities for scholarship and record for later reference. Finally, participants will collaboratively brainstorm methods that can transform one opportunity into a scholarly project and identify the first steps for action.
Results: Participants will appreciate how they can transform challenges they encounter in their teaching practice into opportunities for scholarship. They will understand the importance of collaboration, community building and mentorship with colleagues in their education scholarship journey. Importantly, participants will have a starting point to examine their teaching practice from a scholarly perspective as the landscape of pharmacy education continues to change.
Conclusion: Given the challenges educators face in becoming scholars in pharmacy education, it is crucial to support them; especially for educators who are early in their careers or newly focused on education after building their careers as pharmacists or scientists.
Methods: Three interactive activities will be used to structure this session. The activities will be supported with real-world case studies and scholarly examples. Initially, participants will be invited to articulate and share their personal challenges from their teaching practice with a partner to encourage reflective thinking. Following the initial discussion, participants will analyse shared challenges, discuss potential opportunities for scholarship and record for later reference. Finally, participants will collaboratively brainstorm methods that can transform one opportunity into a scholarly project and identify the first steps for action.
Results: Participants will appreciate how they can transform challenges they encounter in their teaching practice into opportunities for scholarship. They will understand the importance of collaboration, community building and mentorship with colleagues in their education scholarship journey. Importantly, participants will have a starting point to examine their teaching practice from a scholarly perspective as the landscape of pharmacy education continues to change.
Conclusion: Given the challenges educators face in becoming scholars in pharmacy education, it is crucial to support them; especially for educators who are early in their careers or newly focused on education after building their careers as pharmacists or scientists.
Biography
Megan Anakin, BSc (McGill), BFA (NSCAD), BEd (Dalhousie), MEd (Simon Fraser), PhD (Otago), AFAMEE, AFAMEE, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Education, The University of Sydney School of Pharmacy, Sydney, NSW, Australia. At USyd: SoTL@SPS Group Lead, Waranara Network Leadership Group member, and Early and Mid-Career Researcher Sub-Committee member. Regionally: Research and Scholarship Lead 2024-25 of ANZAHPE Board. Internationally: Secretary of AMEE Faculty Development Committee, Conference 2025 Co-Chair for the 8th International Conference for Faculty Development in the Health Professions (8thICFDHP), Co-Editor of MedEdPublish. Editorial Board member: Mind, Culture & Activity. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6499-7802.
Dr Jessica Pace
Lecturer
The University of Sydney
Co-presenter
Biography
Dr Jessica Pace is an associate lecturer in the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney, a registered pharmacist with experience in both hospital and community practice and a Pharmacy Board of Australia oral examiner and exams subject matter expert for the Australian Pharmacy Council. Her research interests are in pharmacy education, learning and assessment and health policy (using empirical bioethics to find practical solutions to morally complex problems relating to medicines access and regulation).
Mrs Jocelyn Bussing
Associate Lecturer
The University of Sydney
Co-presenter
Biography
Jocelyn Bussing is an education focussed academic in the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney. Her career as a community pharmacist has spanned three decades including over 20 years of pharmacy management, ownership and industry leadership. She has been involved in curriculum design and renewal since joining SPS in 2010, focussing on pharmacy management and clinical practice (primary health care and professional communication). Jocelyn has led and collaborated on management and leadership teaching across all degree programs including the new degree curriculum at all levels.
Jocelyn has a special educational interest in students’ development of skills for professional communication, to practice in a culturally safe environment and develop resilience for professional practice.
Jocelyn’s current research projects include pharmacy workforce planning to develop an inclusive and sustainable workforce in all geographical areas of Australia and scholarship in learning and teaching of curriculum to engage and prepare students for real world practice.
Ms Simmie Chung
Lecturer | Program Director
The University of Sydney
Co-presenter
Biography
Simmie Chung, a Lecturer at The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health (FMH), Sydney Pharmacy School (SPS), is known for her empathetic and pastoral approach to student support. As Program Director of the national NAPE Intern Training Program, she contributes to mentoring and shaping the professional pathways of pre-registrant pharmacists. With nearly 30 years of experience as a registered pharmacist, particularly in oncology and production pharmacy, she aims to inspire and foster resilience among future health leaders. Her curriculum innovations focus on technological proficiency, critical thinking, ethical awareness, preparing students to tackle Australia’s complex health challenges. Her research focuses on pharmacist’s role in lung cancer, with broader interests in teaching and learning practices. Simmie’s contributions to education and mentorship, along with her student-centred approach, have been recognised with the Outstanding Teaching Excellence Individual Award (FMH, Makers and Shapers Awards, 2024) and Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
