Update on recruitment:

  • Level B, Early Childhood Education – offers have gone out and we will be able to announce arrivals to our staff soon.
  • Level B/C, Pedagogy, (Leadership, Pedagogy, Diversity & Inclusive Education) – interviews undertaken and offers going out.

 

School of Education Teaching & Learning and Research days

  • Coming up in the middle of November, all academic staff will present their Teaching and Learning and Research. More information coming soon.

 

Congratulations

  • Staff Awards
    • A/Prof Ingrid Harrington, Dr Kristy O’Neill, Dr Cat Johnston, Mr Steve Grono, Dr Rob Whannell, Mr Tim Bartlett Taylor, A/Prof Rachael Adlington and Mr Marc Mellors were recognised for the 2024 Vice-Chancellor Citations for Education Excellence. 
    • Congratulations to the following nominations in the School of Education:
      • Rising Star – Dr Casey Mainsbridge
      • Unsung Heroes – Anne Carlon, Robyn Bultitude, Nick Sanders
    • For more photos of the night, please see here
  • Invited Speaker – QIT Conference
    • Dr Sally Larsen, invited speaker to the Quality Teaching in Practice Conference – after Sally’s talk (which was repeated), every speaker after her referred to her presentation. It was extremely well received. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out and About in the School of Education 

  • Strength Cards–  See Marty Schmude’s thoughts on his initiative the strength cards that the School of Education participates in bi-annually for all staff here

New people for Roles in our School

  • School Research Newsletter, Assistant Editor: Dr Rose Mutuota
  • Research Working Group Coordinator (RWG): Dr Somayeh Ba Akhlagh

Unit Commendations, Trimester 1, 2025

  • Andrew Simpson
  • Leonardo Veliz
  • Casey Mainsbridge
  • Helen Harper
  • Majida Mehana
  • Nathan Lowien
  • Huy Phan
  • Erin Kim-Rich
  • Kristy O’Neill
  • Katy Walsh
  • Guido Posthausen
  • Lynn Everett
  • Kristy Davis
  • Seonia Wark

School of Education Research Seminar 

  • Shavindra Chandradasa: “Smiles Between the Lines: Unpacking the Features of Humorous Texts for ESL Undergraduate Learners – held on 25 June 2025
    • View SoE Seminar presentations here

Other 

  • ASCILITE – free membership for all in the university, please complete this form – join a SIG, social media, monthly newsletters, webinars, research schools, CMALT, TELAS, AJET, mentoring – community and women in academic leadership, grants, awards, bursaries, peer-assisted learning and AJET. Research School – held at Torrens University, Brisbane campus in September – if interested, please reach out.