Effective Assessment at University - biographical notes
Heather Alexander BSc, Dip Nutr Diet, M Appl Sc (Research) is Senior Research Officer (Assessment) at the Queensland Medical Education Centre at the Graduate School of Medicine. She has a background in nutrition and nutrition research prior to undertaking research into the measurement of knowledge in medical education. She has recently completed a PhD in this field.
Alison Bailey, BScHons (Birmingham), PhD (Adelaide), Grad Dip Teach (QUT), was a member of a 1994 CAUT project which developed computer based tests in Physiology and of the reference team for BrainZone. Practical class teaching keeps her in touch with student opinion and needs.
Professor David Boud is Professor of Adult Education and Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Education, University of Technology Sydney. He is well known for his work on self and peer assessment. He is the co-editor of a highly respected book on problem based learning and has done considerable work in that area. Professor Boud is particularly interested in how people learn through experience.
Robin Burgess-Limerick - see Human Movement Studies Team.
Nola Caffin is a lecturer in food science and nutrition in the Food Science and Technology group of the School of Land and Food. She is a member of the School's Teaching and Learning Quality Committee and Academic Adviser for the Bachelor of Applied Science (Food Science and Nutrition). She is enthusiastic about problem based learning and about making it an enjoyable learning experience for both students and staff.
Professor Bryan Campbell AM, MD, FRACP, FRACMA is Head of the Graduate School of Medicine. He is a graduate of the University of Queensland who trained as a physician and gastroenterologist at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. He worked as a Research Fellow at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School London and as Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Otago before returning to Brisbane in senior health service administration roles. He was appointed Professor of Medicine in 1995 and Head of School in 1997.
Glenys Carlson is a lecturer in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Queensland. She trained as an occupational therapist and then worked in a range of positions in services for people with intellectual disability. She undertook postgraduate studies in the Department of Social Work and Social Policy and is currently teaching communication, disability issues and professional skills subjects in the Department of Occupational Therapy.
Terry Carlson - see Human Movement Studies Team
Sandra Chippindall B Nurs, BA is employed in a research capacity by the Queensland Medical Education Centre, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Queensland. She is currently enrolled as a postgraduate student in Educational Psychology, University of Queensland. Her primary interests are in assessment and evaluation within the Graduate Medical Course.
Diane Collins is a lecturer in the School of Nursing at the Queensland University of Technology. She is particularly interested in the use of reflection as a tool for the professional development of nurses and has utilised this approach in the classroom and clinical setting. Diane is currently involved in the design and evaluation of a computer based education module that incorporates the principles of PBL as a teaching strategy. Diane is the recipient of two CAUT/CUTSD grants (being the project leader for one of them) and a QUT Teaching and Learning Development Grant. She is also a member of the Problem Based Learning - Teaching Reflection and Collaboration (TRAC) group at QUT.
Robin Cupit is a lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of Queensland and a clinical coordinator in the area of acute care. Her interest in professional socialisation has led to the development of introductory coursework for physiotherapists which emphasises an understanding of caring attitudes, human rights and communication processes.
Deanne Gaskill is a Senior Lecturer in the QUT School of Nursing. In addition to teaching responsibilities across a variety of health disciplines and universities, she has held research positions at the National Centre for HIV Social Research, Deakin Institute of Nursing Research and the Royal Brisbane Hospital as Assistant Director of Nursing - Research. Current projects include multi media educational packages for health care staff who work with the institutionalised elderly and anorexic/bulimic patients.
Jeff Giddings runs three clinical legal education programs and the criminal law course at Griffith University Law School. He is also the Law School's Director of Skills Training.
Merrilyn Goos is Coordinator of Mathematics Curriculum Studies for The University of Queensland's Postgraduate Diploma in Education program, and is completing a PhD in mathematics education. Previously she taught mathematics and science in secondary schools and TAFE colleges.
Trish Gorely - see Human Movement Studies Team
Kathryn Gow is a senior lecturer in psychology at the Queensland University of Technology. She has been responsible for instituting some unusual training and teaching programs, from a Business Foundation Program for international students in Brisbane, to a national training program for nursing home staff; she has written, edited and conducted successful management development programs for a Federal Government Department and conducted small business training via an interpreter in rural Vietnam. Her latest focus has been on developing the first university hypnosis course in Queensland. It is the flexible delivery and assessment of this course which forms the focus of her paper at the T.E.D.I conference.
Stephanie Hanrahan - see Human Movement Studies Team
Doug Hargreaves is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering at Queensland University of Technology. After completing an apprenticeship in Fitting and Turning at Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) in Gladstone, he undertook an engineering degree at Queensland Institute of Technology. He worked at QAL as a project engineer for two years before undertaking a MSc and a PhD at the University of Leeds, UK, both in the area of tribology (friction, lubrication and wear). He subsequently worked in the sugar and oil industries in Queensland each for three years before embarking on an academic career at QUT.
He was course co-ordinator of the BE (Mech) for six years. He has been interested in student welfare and in particular student learning and has published in excess of 20 publications in this field.
In 1997, he was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award (Engineering) for the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering at QUT, and QUT's "Outstanding Academic Contribution Award', again for teaching. In addition, he was shortlisted for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AaeE) medal for his contribution to engineering education. In 1998, he has been nominated by QUT as one of its three applicants for the National Teaching Awards.
Professor Gail Hart has fifteen years experience in the higher education sector in Australia. She has been employed within Health and Business faculties and taught both undergraduate and post-graduate students in the external and internal mode. She is currently the Director of the Teaching and Learning Support Services (TALSS) Department at QUT. She is also a member of the national Committee for University Teaching and Staff Development (CUTSD). Her professional expertise includes mental health nursing, organisational development and change and human resource management. Her doctoral thesis explored the learning and working environment of registered nurses employed in clinical settings.
Human Movement Studies Team are all members of academic staff within the Department of Human Movement Studies. Terry Carlson and Doune Macdonald teach within the teacher education stream. Trish Gorely and Stephanie Hanrahan teach sport and exercise psychology and both have joint appointments with the School of Psychology. Robin Burgess-Limerick lectures in research methodology and ergonomics. While their general research interests vary considerably all team members have an active interest in developing effective teaching practice and were involved in an action learning grant investigating the implementation of criterion referenced assessment within the department.
Geoff Isaacs is a senior lecturer in the Teaching and Educational Development Institute at the University of Queensland. Geoff has strong interests in teaching and learning (especially problem based learning) and in the assessment of students' work. Recently he was responsible for the design of a Web site to help university staff assess their students better - ../teaching/assessment/index.html
Rosemary Isles - B Phty (Hons), Gr Cert Ed. is a lecturer in the Physiotherapy Department at the University of Queensland. She team teaches in Neurological Physiotherapy and in an introductory subject on Professional Issues and communication. She is interested in optimising student learning and facilitating deep learning and problem solving in coursework through teaching methods and effective assessment, as well as in developing professionalism in students.
Professor Jeremy Jass MD, DSc (Med), FRCPA, FRCPath is Head of the Department of Pathology and Chair of the Assessment Committee. He is a graduate of the University of London and trained as an anatomical pathologist in the Westminster Hospital Medical School and Hammersmith Hospital (Royal Postgraduate Medical School). He has held specialist appointments at the Westminster Hospital Medical School, St Mark's Hospital and St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. He was Professor of Pathology and Head of department at the University of Auckland School of Medicine (1988-1996) before taking up his present position.
Gordon Joughin was formerly a lecturer and is now an education consultant working in the Faculty of Law at QUT and at the Griffith Institute for Higher Education. His work on oral assessment will soon appear as a paper in Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education and in a chapter in The Impact of Assessment (The Open University Press).
Neil Kelson (B.Math(hons), Grad.Dip.Ed) is on the casual teaching staff at QUT, where he lectures and tutors in Engineering Mathematics. Neil has considerable teaching experience in the tertiary, secondary, and community spheres. In addition to his interest in teaching and learning, Neil's research interests are in the area of industrially relevant fluid flows, and he is currently a research student in the School of Maths at QUT.
Professor Andrew Lister was, from 1994 to 1997, Deputy President and subsequently President of the Academic Board at the University of Queensland. In those roles he played a major part in developing the University's policies on teaching, learning and assessment. He is currently Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Physical Sciences and Architecture.
Nancy Low Choy - B Phty, M Phty is a lecturer in the Physiotherapy Department at the University of Queensland. She team teaches in Neurological Physiotherapy. Nancy is interested in ensuring integration of student learning across subjects and reliable assessment in examinations with shared marking.
Doune Macdonald - see see Human Movement Studies Team
Karen Moni is Coordinator of English Curriculum Studies for The University of Queensland's Postgraduate Diploma in Education program, and is completing a PhD on literacy assessment in Year 8 English classrooms. Previously she taught English and was a teacher-librarian in the secondary sector.
David Neil completed his doctorate in Geomorphology at the ANU about 3 years ago. He teaches 'Environment & Society' (1st yr), 'Biogeography' (2nd yr), 'Coastal environment & Management' and 'Barrier Reef Studies' (3rd yr); his research interests are in applied geomorphology and coastal systems and their management.
Duncan Nulty is the Higher Education Program Evaluator at Queensland University of Technology. His areas of expertise include: student assessment or, more accurately, the nature of academic judgement; evaluation; and, quality management.
Stuart Phinn is a lecturer in geographical sciences and planning, his areas of interest include satellite and airborne remote sensing, coastal environments, spatial statistics and natural resource information systems.
Jennifer Radbourne is Director of Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Business at Queensland University of Technology. She also coordinates the research program in the School of Marketing and International Business and for the past five years has taught small groups of graduate students in intensive delivery mode both on and off campus.
Professor Royce Sadler of Griffith University (formerly at the University of Queensland) has worked and published extensively on the assessment of educational achievement, with a particular focus on criteria and standards. He is currently working on a book on grades and grading policy in higher education, drawing on assessment policies in Australian and overseas universities.
Virginia Slaughter is a developmental psychologist who coordinates and teaches Introductory Psychology at the University of Queensland. She strives to make Introductory Psychology a valuable learning experience for all students, from the causal elective-takers to the dedicated psychologists-to-be.
Barbara Smith is a solicitor tutoring law for non-Law students in the School of Law at Griffith University. She is interested in encouraging independence both in students and in clients, Her interests in higher education centre on assessment for understanding and on arranging for timely feedback in large classes.
Ruth Smith completed her doctorate in Education at Murdoch University about 3 years ago. Presently she teaches at the Cairns Campus of James Cook University in a number of first and second year subjects; her research interests are in children's critical literacy education, gender and literacy and sociological issues in tertiary education. She is committed to encouraging undergraduate teachers to develop a broad general knowledge, professional knowledge and strong literacy skills.
Dianne Stomfay is an Associate Lecturer (Department of Microbiology, Biological and Chemical Sciences) who has an educational interest in staff development (Tutor Training for postgraduate students), and problem-basedlearning and flexible delivery for Science students.
Michael Yelland MB BS, FRACGP, Grad. Dip. Musculoskeletal Medicine is a Senior Lecturer in General Practice, Centre for General Practice, University of Queensland. He has a special interest in the reliable and valid assessment of consultation/clinical skills in the general practice setting. He has been the coordinator of the general practice exam for 5th year medicine from 1992 to present.
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