Wes Heberlein

Experience

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  Mt Morgan State High School

  Feb 2007 - Dec 2008

  Teacher Aide

  Mentoring Indigenous students who had become disengaged from learning who required alternative educational programs.

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  St Brendan's College

  May 2009 - Mar 2015

  - Coordinated Personalised Learning Plans for over 70 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and families in partnership with English and Maths teachers.- Design and delivery of staff training program and on-going support for Personalised Learning Programs.- Facilitated collaborative Careers & Pathways Program partnering with key external providers to support careers education for Year 10-12 students.- Successful application for QATSIF Scholarship Program for 16 students across two years.- Provided health & well-being support for over 100 remote & rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.- Research and analysis of data around educational success of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.- Worked with Indigenous Education colleagues and students to facilitate cultural days of celebration. Show less - Designed a digital HPE curriculum delivered entirely on One Note for Junior SeCondary HPE students including extensive use of video editing and sports analytic software.- Design and implementation of Senior English unit delivered through Moodle platform heavily focused on learning activities to meet the literacy needs of students with low literacy levels. The unit encompassed the use of social media and other online learning programs.- Specialist foundation/developmental teacher with particular focus on literacy and numeracy development across subject areas primarily with Indigenous students and students with special needs. Show less

  • Indigenous Liaison Officer

    Feb 2009 - Mar 2015

  • Teacher

    May 2009 - Dec 2014
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  CQUniversity

  Mar 2015 - now

  • Performed data analysis, document review, and report writing tasks as part of the University re-registration project team working on TEQSA and ASQA re-registrations.• Lead a cross-unit review in collaboration with academic and professional staff to assess and improve the University’s capacity for external referencing and benchmarking, supporting audit, compliance, and accreditation processes in line with the Higher Education Standards Framework (HESF).• Enhanced academic integrity processes through team collaboration, aligning with audit outcomes and TEQSA regulations. Initiatives were launched to better inform and engage staff and students, fostering a stronger culture of academic integrity.• Enhanced academic integrity reporting by analysing data sources using Power BI, Power Query, and student data systems. Improved term and annual trend reports to address challenges like generative AI's impact, aiding informed organisational responses and quality improvement. Show less • Developing professional learning initiatives to enhance staff skills in interpreting and applying learning analytics insights from CQU Success. This includes creating specific training programs and workshops that enable staff to use CQU Success data effectively, improving their ability to support student success.• Developing cross-functional initiatives to align learning analytics with institutional goals for student success and retention. By collaborating with different departments, I integrate our strategies into the broader framework, enhancing student retention and engagement.• Managing institutional surveys end-to-end, including facilitation, reporting, and analysis for academic governance committees, regulatory bodies, academic awards/promotions, and research. This involves coordinating survey design, distribution, data analysis, and reporting to ensure insights are effectively communicated to stakeholders.• Identifying trends from the analysis of student data and translating these findings into actionable insights to inform teaching practice, curriculum design, and learner support strategies at institutional, course, and unit levels. By analysing data from various sources, I deliver actionable recommendations that enhance teaching practices, curriculum design, and student support services.• Identifying areas of risk in student satisfaction, academic performance, and learner engagement to enhance teaching and learning and support evidence-based decision-making. Through comprehensive analysis, I identify potential risks and opportunities for improvement, facilitating informed decision-making that enhances the overall student experience.• Collaborating with teaching teams to enhance feedback utilisation and student engagement. I work in partnership with academic departments to ensure that student feedback is systematically gathered and effectively addressed, promoting a culture of continuous enhancement and active engagement. Show less • Oversaw the formation and development of a national Student Engagement Centre post COVID, leading a multi-campus team to provide comprehensive support to a diverse domestic and international student population onshore and offshore.• Developed and implemented student success campaigns, including offer to enrolment conversion, onboarding and support check-ins, re-enrolment, and non-academic advising to enhance student engagement and retention.• Developed first-term retention campaigns with a focus on targeted interventions based on identified student needs and risk factors, ensuring a proactive approach to collaborate with academic staff to ensure student support and success.• Monitored student enquiries and support requests, making data-driven improvements to manage a 167% increase in services and programs achieving a 150% improvement in average case first response rates and 262% improvement in average case completion rate from 2021 to 2023. Show less • Led the development and implementation of the Start Uni Now (SUN) course’s academic governance, academic curriculum, course development, support and retention, and promotion growing enrolments 336% from 2015 to 2021.• Collaborated with academic colleagues to design innovative teaching, learning and support interventions to proactively address issues of attrition and retention with specific Start Uni Now (SUN) units.• Monitored student performance, course and student evaluations, making data-driven adjustments to achieve a pass rate of 80% for six consecutive years.• Undertook business development activities growing new Start Uni Now (SUN) student cohorts through partnerships with Regional University Centres (RUCs) in South Australia and Western Australia as well as Queensland Education Future Teachers Initiative contributing to strategic planning initiatives for the university. Show less • Developed and executed CQUniversity’s widening participation outreach strategies to connect with schools and communities through place-based interventions that require depth and longevity, and involve community development, capacity building and partnership with other agencies to increase the representation of people from under-represented prepared and ready to undertake tertiary studies.• Established and nurtured partnerships with an expansive network of schools, local organisations and government agencies across regional Queensland to deliver scaffolded career-education aspiration-building programs that were age-appropriate and student journey stage-appropriate utilising evidence-based approaches to widening participation activities and career management.• Oversaw a team of 10 outreach practitioners and 40 student ambassadors, providing guidance, training, and support to ensure the effective delivery of outreach activities to more than 60 high schools across regional Queensland engaging 75, 000 school students from 2015 – 2022 program period.• Conducted needs assessments and analysis to identify community needs and preferences, tailoring programs to address specific challenges and priorities at a school, local community and sector level.• Designed and delivered engaging presentations and workshops to raise awareness of the organization's mission and services, driving community interest and involvement.• Effectively managed budgets for a range of programs and projects developing an in-depth knowledge of government funding sources of HEPPP, IAS and external donor funding building positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.• Monitored program metrics and impact indicators in-line with recognised sector and research measures in change in attitude, program satisfaction, change in knowledge and understanding, and change in confidence to evaluate program effectiveness and identify areas for improvement. Show less - Conference presentation at FUTUREgen16 titled 'A Framework for Raising and Supporting the Dreams of Young People in Regional and Rural Australia' detailing the research, practice and evidence around CQUniversity's long-term investment in school outreach.- Workshop presenter for the 2016 CQUniversity Student Leadership Conference attended by over 100 current degree students. The workshop covered a model for effective community engagement.- Developer and practitioner of CQUni widening participation initiatives building aspirations towards higher education through seven school outreach programs for reaching more than 6000 Year 6-12 students annually in 44 partner high schools and more than 60 primary schools.- Facilitate engaging on-campus experiential programs at CQUniversity campuses in Rockhampton, Gladstone and Emerald partnering with academic staff and TAFE teachers for partner schools and other educational providers.- Partner with PCYC's Project Booyah program providing career education experiences for at risk young people enrolled in the program. It is successful in getting young people back on track and returning to education.- Host of student panel for Rockhampton Orientation Week 2016 & 2017. Show less

  • Manager - Education Quality and Academic Integrity

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Manager - Learning Analytics

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Manager - Conversions

    Aug 2023 - Apr 2024

  • Senior Coordinator, Student Engagement

    Jun 2020 - Jul 2023

  • Head of Course - Start Uni Now

    Aug 2017 - Jul 2023

  • Coordinator - Schools Outreach

    Aug 2017 - May 2020

  • CQUni Connect Officer

    Mar 2015 - Aug 2017