2026 Adelaide University/AAUT Teaching and Learning
Breakfast Series

Students as Partners in the Co-design of
Bespoke Digital Tools for Education

Presented by Professor Michelle Spencer and
Professor Oliver Jones RMIT University

Higher education providers are increasingly focused on providing industry-partnered learning opportunities for their students to enhance employability and career outcomes. However, it is often difficult to find sufficient industry projects. In this presentation we discuss a multi-disciplinary, student-centred partnership model that we successfully developed over the past ten years to provide work-integrated learning projects for students and at the same time create useful digital educational tools. In this model, academics do not ‘act as’ the industry partner; they are the industry partner, working with teams of students from different disciplines, in a work-integrated learning environment. The tools, products, or artefacts created through the partnership are used by educators in their teaching, while also being used by the students as part of their portfolio to demonstrate their skills when applying for jobs.

Professor Michelle Spencer and Professor Oliver Jones

Date: Thursday 17 September
Time: 8:00am - 9:00am ACST
Location: Online via zoom
Registration: Click here

AAUT & HERDSA National Webinar Series 2026 – Session 4

13 August, 2026

How can digital innovation and emerging technologies transform teaching and learning in meaningful ways?

Join HERDSA and the Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) for a panel discussion exploring how educators are using digital innovation and technology to enhance student learning, engagement, inclusion and success.

Our distinguished panellists will share their experiences of developing and implementing innovative approaches to teaching, reflecting on the challenges they encountered, the evidence of impact, and the role of students in shaping their innovations.

Panel Chair

Dr Pranit Anand
Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security Management and Education
HERDSA Executive

Panellists

A/Prof Jahan Hassan
CQUniversity – ICT Virtual Learning Program
2024 AAUT Citation – Team Nomination

Dr Bill Platz
Griffith University
2024 AAUT Citation

Mr Paul Van Opdenbosch
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
2024 AAUT Citation

📅 Thursday, 27 August 2026

⏰ 1pm - 2pm (AEST)

💻 Online via Microsoft Teams

👉 Register here: https://bit.ly/3U5lbW2