• Leadership-1: Teaches in accordance with professional and ethical standards
  • Leadership-2: Collaborates by creating opportunities for colleagues to network and share expertise
  • Leadership-3: Creates resources for the broader teaching community
  • Leadership-4: Mentors others to enable them to teach more effectively
2019 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence (Rising Star)
Constantly striving for improvement

Constantly striving for improvement

Steven Parker (Education Technologist, Faculty of Science, UNSW) observed of me "how systematic and methodical he [Clark] is when designing his courses. He utilises the ‘Backwards Design’, approach to ensure his assessments and delivery methods align to his learning outcomes."

Alex Banningen (Manager, Educational Innovation, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW)

Facilitating the use of Team-Based Learning at UNSW and Beyond

Facilitating the use of Team-Based Learning at UNSW and Beyond

I am a pioneer in Team-Based Learning (TBL) at UNSW. Designed by Larry Michaelsen, TBL is a evidence-based structure method to teach content through individual and teamwork in a carefully scaffolded manner. My courses were the first fully TBL courses at UNSW, and I designed them from scratch.

Over the last 5 years, I have given several workshops on Teaching using Team-Based Learning

I've contributed to revising BSc major in Earth Science, a 1st year geology course and BEng(Hons) in Mining Engineering

I've contributed to revising BSc major in Earth Science, a 1st year geology course and BEng(Hons) in Mining Engineering

I was invited to contribute to the revision of the BSc major in Earth Science by colleagues from the Science Faculty which in turn led to the revision of the 1st year geology course GEOS1111, including aspects from my disciplinary expertise in geodynamics. I have also worked to establish the geoscience requirements of the BEng (Hons) in Mining Engineering program and participated in the

Teaching and Learning Committee Membership

Teaching and Learning Committee Membership

The head of the Teaching and Learning Committee, A/Prof. Peyman Mostaghimi said of me that "He [Clark] is also a member of Education Committee of our School which I Chair. I am highly impressed by his active attendance in the meetings and the comments he makes for education management in our School."

Academic Disability Advisor for the Faculty of Engineering

Academic Disability Advisor for the Faculty of Engineering

I am a member of the Faculty of Engineering's Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Committee for which I have served to build collaborative networks around universal design for teaching and removing obstacles for the equal access of learning for all.

Leadership Role in Curriculum Design and Review

Leadership Role in Curriculum Design and Review

As part of the University Program Review Committee (PRC) and in my role as Chair of the Academic Programs Committee (APC), I have reviewed many existing and proposed programs and courses. For the PRC, I have examined if the procedure for program review was followed and looked a recommendations for changing the programs as well as the Faculty response to those recommendations. I would write