Front-weighting assessment so students know where they stand
In most courses I have taught in or reviewed, assessment weights rise across the term. The biggest and most-weighted task has been at the end, so students receive feedback on about half or less of their overall marks before the task that has the highest stakes. In redesigning PHCM9391 I tried to change this. The sequence is now front-weighted, so
Teaching a large, mostly online cohort so students feel part of it
PHCM9391 Health Organisations, Strategy and Change has around 400 working health professionals enrolled each year, most studying online and many asynchronously. Whether students in a cohort like this engage depends partly on whether they feel like they belong to it, so I treat inclusion as a course design issue. I speak directly to students who will watch the recording (not just the ones live
Program leadership as Director of Double Degrees
Since 2023 I have been the School's first Director of Double Degrees. The School's dual degrees combine public health, health management, infectious disease intelligence and global health, a combination that is distinctive among Group of Eight universities, and students complete 72 units of credit across two programs. Before the role existed, students were expected to navigate between program
Teaching and supporting postgraduate students, 2018-2026
PHCM9391 Health Organisations, Strategy and Change has around 400 working health professionals enrolled each a year, most studying online and many asynchronously. Whether students in a cohort like this engage depends partly on whether they feel they belong, so I treat inclusion as part of course design. I speak directly to students who will watch the recording, voice students' written
Supervising research candidates from novice to colleague
I've included supervision in this portfolio because it is a central part of how I teach, and because much of what I've learned from it shapes my coursework teaching - though this is considered to be part of my research role, rather than teaching, at UNSW. I have had 9 completions and I currently supervise 11 PhD, professional doctorate and MPhil candidates, six of them as primary supervisor.