Experience

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  Globalism institute, rmit university

  Jun 2003 - Sept 2006

  Researcher

  • Researching and report writing • Developing communications strategies for research in both the electronic media and the press • Writing and delivering keynote addresses and papers to a range of international and national conferences• Brokering consultancies with government and non-governmental agencies• Conference organisation

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  Freelance

  Oct 2006 - Nov 2009

  Writer

  • Regular contributor of opinion, feature, and review articles to newspapers and magazines including: The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Courier-Mail, The Canberra Times, The Monthly and RealTime.• Highly motivated freelance writer with a proven track record writing for newspapers and magazines• Eight years experience as a magazine editor, experienced across all facets of editing and proofreading• Extensive research skills, including experience conducting archival and database research and interviews Show less

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  La trobe university

  Jan 2008 - Oct 2017

  Member of the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce (ASSC) senior leadership group, providing expert advice on improving pedagogical practices, educational technologies, the overall student experience and teaching spaces and timetabling.• Managing La Trobe’s Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Fund, to identify, develop and mentor leading teachers and establish communities of practice• Facilitating masterclasses and workshops on topics including technology-enabled teaching to improve the student experience• Working with senior leaders to develop an all-of-university employability strategy • Stakeholder engagement with industry partners including Optus, Department of Defence and Australian Signals Directorate, Cisco, and Australia Post Show less Working in the Office of the Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) to drive new product development and designing and implementing strategies relating to enhancing graduate employability outcomes.• Led the development of Master of Cybersecurity degree with streams in Computer Science, Business Operations and Law. • January 2016, Panel Member for Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) reaccreditation for Bachelor of Journalism and Communication (Honours), Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong, • Fostering a culture of innovative curriculum development and teaching techniques, including awarding Innovation Grants worth $427,500 and ensuring a supportive policy framework via the University’s Education Committee• Leading quality processes, as member of Coursework Committee, chairing Course Reviews for La Trobe’s Master of Business Information Management and Systems, Master of Laws and Masters of International Business Law to ensure compliance with TEQSA and professional accrediting bodies• External panel member for re-validation of the Bachelor of Journalism and Communication (Honours) offered by Hang Seng Management College (HSMC) by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) in January 2016.* Leading the overall strategic development of mutli- and interdisciplinary subjects that address sustainability, global citizenship and innovation and entrepreneurship, to enhance student employability * 2015 Leading the development of La Trobe’s staff cultural change program with a focus on more responsive student service, accountability and innovation across the student experience Show less Driving strategic change agenda in La Trobe’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, including successfully streamlining and restructuring subject and course offerings, leading the Faculty’s digital initiatives, devising and implementing student retention and engagement initiatives. • 2014 successfully implemented changes to the Bachelor of Arts that resulted in a retention rate 20 per cent above the Australia average for similar degrees.• 2013, halved attrition in the Bachelor of Arts degree• Increased use of digital content in first year subjects by one third• 2013, Shifted the Faculty to online-only student learning guides, contributing to La Trobe's sustainability targets and saving quarter of million dollars • Guided the reform of the Bachelor of Arts degree including the inclusion of common first year subjects• Instituted a call campaign for Bachelor of Arts students to improve retention Show less Teaching digital tools for online and print publication and leading course development • Created upstart http://www.upstart.net.au a digital publishing system to enable students to develop work-ready skills during their degree• Deputy Director of the Institute for Human Security charged with promoting cross-faculty linkages and inter-disciplinary research across the university• Developed and launched Bachelor of Journalism (Sport) degree with Sport Management.• Developed and implemented the Canberra Desk; a joint initiative between La Trobe University, Crikey and Business Spectator that enables students to work in the Federal Parliament press gallery• iTunesU podcasts of Online Journalism Production received 6000 downloads a day; La Trobe total downloads on iTunesU was 10,000• Launched #ozelection — A Nation Tweeting Itself, a massive experiment in crowd sourced journalism using Google Maps/Twitter mash-up Show less

  • Chair, Teaching and Learning, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce (ASSC)

    Jan 2017 - Oct 2017

  • Academic Director, Learning Focus Area Hub

    Oct 2014 - Jan 2017

  • Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

    Nov 2012 - Dec 2014

  • Senior Lecturer, Journalism, La Trobe University

    Jan 2008 - Nov 2012
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  Swinburne university of technology

  Oct 2017 - Jan 2020

  Academic lead on the development of new curriculum offerings across Swinburne, engaging industry and academic subject matter experts to develop new educational products and manage quality assurance.• Led the development of 5 online micro-units on topics including big data, Industry 4.0, intelligent automation, the future of work and cybersecurity • Led and successfully launched 2 micro units in Space Technologies aimed at academic researchers and entrepreneurs• Developed 3 micro-units with Swinburne’s Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship to be delivered to industry partners• Consulting on the development of Swinburne University of Technology’s microqualifications/micro credentials framework and associated governance processes• Ensured curriculum offerings meet appropriate AQF level, meet TEQSA requirements, professional accreditation requirements and conform to university unit and course design policies and procedures• Engaging with industry partners to develop curriculum, including Seek, Salesforce, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Amazon Web Services and Adobe• Led the development of the Master of Cybersecurity (Management) with Swinburne Online Show less • Leading the development, review and evaluation of educational technologies and professional development resources to support teaching staff • Thought leadership on major transformation initiatives, including greater use of teaching and learning technologies across the institution• Developing and managing senior internal and external stakeholder relationships to develop a framework to embed technology-enabled teaching across the organisation• Analysing and writing market scans on employability and entrepreneurship in the curriculum Show less

  • Academic Director, Curriculum Accelerator

    Nov 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Associate Director, Learning Transformation and Enhancement

    Oct 2017 - Nov 2018
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  Deakin university

  Feb 2020 - now

  • Head of Academic Group, Communication• Teaching across Journalism and Digital and Social Media• Leading the development of the Sport Media specialisation in the Master of Communication • Teaching Audio Journalism, Video Journalism, and Broadcast Journalism•Updating and uplifting units in video and audio journalism for online delivery • Working with staff and students to develop ePortfolios

  • Associate Professor in Communication (Journalism and Digital and Social Media)

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Senior Lecturer in Communication (Journalism and Digital and Social Media)

    Feb 2020 - Jan 2024