AAUT & UniSA Breakfast Series: May
30 April, 2025
Watch the recording HERE.
‘From Small Things, Big Things Grow’: Simulation-Based Education within Postgraduate Psychology as a Case Example of How One Idea Can Lead to a Bourgeoning Program of Educational Leadership
Presented by Associate Professor Josephine Paparo (Macquarie University)
8.00 – 9.00 AM (ACST) Thursday 8th May 2025
Hosted by UniSA’s Teaching Innovation Unit
ABSTRACT: In the context of increasing numbers of teaching intensive positions within the higher education sector, how does one go about building a program of educational leadership? Often the focus of such roles is the delivery of teaching enterprise, which is undeniably critical to the creation of transformative learning experiences for students. However, such activities can easily become all-consuming for the teaching-focussed academic, especially those new to academia. This risks the cultivation of an environment where engagement with the broader educational contexts in which we practice is deprioritised. In this presentation, we will explore how from one idea multiple opportunities for pedagogical innovation and educational leadership beyond direct teaching endeavour can arise. A case example from postgraduate psychology of an initiative originally intended to address placement shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic via simulation-based education will be used to illustrate how by harnessing the power of collaboration, educators can become change-makers and cultivate a multi-faceted portfolio that showcases a strong commitment to educational excellence and leadership.
BIO: Josephine Paparo is an Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology and Teaching & Leadership focussed academic at Macquarie University, where she makes extensive contributions to both undergraduate and postgraduate psychology education. She is particularly passionate about training future psychologists and has held several leadership positions in postgraduate psychology across multiple institutions. She has a keen research interest in the optimisation of education and training, as well as supporting colleagues to thrive, succeed, and meet their career aspirations. Josephine’s contributions to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning are evidenced by a range of peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and seminars on related topics. In recognition of her local and national contributions to psychology education and training, she was awarded a Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences Teaching Excellence Award in 2021, Senior Fellowship with Advance HE and the Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor’s Educational Leader Award in 2023, and a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student learning as part of the Australian Awards for University Teaching in 2024.
Save the Dates: AAUT & UniSA Breakfast Series
15 April, 2025
AAUT is once again collaborating with the Teaching Innovation Unit at UniSA to showcase the achievements of 2024 AAUT recipients and share innovative teaching practices and programs with the academic community.
Running from April through November, the series will be held on the second Thursday morning of each month, from 8am to 9am (ACST).
Stay tuned for the registration link!
2025 AAUT & UniSA Breakfast Series: April
31 March, 2025
Watch the recording HERE.
Indigenising the Curriculum: In Practice
Presented by Professor Tracey Bunda (The University of Queensland)
8.00 – 9.00 AM (ACST) Thursday 10 April 2025
Hosted by UniSA’s Teaching Innovation Unit
Presenter: Professor Tracey Bunda (University of Queensland) Recipient of the 2024 AAUT Career Achievement Award
Abstract: Indigenising Curriculum is a recent intervention within higher education, one that seeks to recognise the multiple knowledge systems that exist within the nation. In the presentation Professor Bunda discusses the Indigenising Curriculum practice undertaken at the University of Queensland during the last 3 years. Her discussion will outline matters that are inclusive of Indigenous engagement; policy framing; governance considerations; principles for Indigenising curriculum development; appropriate pedagogies and resource development. Time shall be set aside in the presentation for questions.
In preparation for the presentation, participants may wish to listen to the following podcast series
BIO: Tracey Bunda is a Ngugi/Wakka Wakka woman and grew up on the lands of the Jagera/Jugera/Yuggerapul peoples. She was recently awarded the 2024 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT)
Tracey is the University of Queensland Professor of Indigenous Education and has recently undertaken the role of Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement).
During her extensive 4-decade career she has held senior Indigenous leadership roles in each of the universities in which she worked. Professor Bunda’s research interests are informed by critical theoretical approaches for understanding how race and power ideologically manifest. She is a CI for ARC grants that investigate Indigenous Futures (Centre of Excellence); the Climate Child (SCU) and a UQ Linkage for Peer Parent and Family Advocacy in Australian Child Protection
Her most recent co-authored book with Louise Phillips is Storying Social Movement’s (2023) and she is the co- host, with Associate Professor Katelyn Barney, of the podcast series Indigenising the curriculum in.
Professor Bunda proudly mentors the next generation of young Aboriginal scholars and learners to embody excellence as an Ancestral tradition of cultural continuity.