Welcome to my home page. I have been employed at UniSA since 1998. I am a Lecturer, the Lead Academic Integrity Officer and Teaching Squares Facilitator in UniSA STEM.
I have designed, developed, coordinated and taught a number of courses across two Academic Units within the University, in various modes, at the undergraduate and postgraduate level, and across numerous local and international institutions. I have significant experience in teaching large first year courses where I manage a team of staff and provide leadership and direction to the team in order to deliver a consistent, quality, engaging and transformative learning experience to students.
I am passionate about developing supportive and inclusive learning environments and... Read more
About me
Welcome to my home page. I have been employed at UniSA since 1998. I am a Lecturer, the Lead Academic Integrity Officer and Teaching Squares Facilitator in UniSA STEM.
I have designed, developed, coordinated and taught a number of courses across two Academic Units within the University, in various modes, at the undergraduate and postgraduate level, and across numerous local and international institutions. I have significant experience in teaching large first year courses where I manage a team of staff and provide leadership and direction to the team in order to deliver a consistent, quality, engaging and transformative learning experience to students.
I am passionate about developing supportive and inclusive learning environments and supporting students in their first year or transition to UniSA, at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level. I was the inaugural course coordinator to embed Aboriginal Content in Undergraduate Programs (ACUP) for first year IT students through collaboratively working with several colleagues. This program has since been embedded into a number of courses and programs across the University and has achieved several awards at the local and national level.
I believe in creating and fostering a positive student learning culture and I was one of the inaugural course coordinators to work with staff and past high achieving students to pilot and implement the Peer Assisted Study Program (PASS) in first year courses in the School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences. This internationally recognised program has subsequently been extended to support students across multiple STEM Programs.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy (In Progress) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Computer and Information Science (Honours) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Applied Science (Computer Studies) University of South Australia
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
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Conventicles
Darzanos, K., Duff, A., Makepeace, J., Nisi, P. & Osborne, M. (2013). Widening the Circle – The ICUP Story at UniSA Continues, presented to Computer Science educators at the Adelaide Computing Education Conventicle, University of South Australia, November 4 2013.
Duff, A., Darzanos, K. & Osborne, M. (2012). ‘It’s all about the people.’ Building Cultural Competence in IT Graduates, presented to Computer Science educators at the Adelaide Computing Education Conventicle, Adelaide University, November 26 2012.
Research
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
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| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
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MemberAustralian Computer Society (ACS) |
2020 |
MemberAustralian Computer Society (ACS) |
2019 |
MemberAustralian Computer Society (ACS) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Computer Society (ACS) |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Computer Society (ACS) |
2016 |
MemberAustralian Computer Society (ACS) |
2015 |
Conferences
2016 Paper Reviewer: Australasian Conference on Information Systems
2007 Paper Reviewer: Systems Engineering Test and Evaluation Conference
2006 Session Chair: Australasian Conference on Information Systems
2003 Conference Committe Member: 4th Australian Information Warfare & IT Security Conference
Engagement and Recognition Activities
2014
Indigenous Education Teaching Award (Team member) – Recognising and understanding Indigenous Australian culture in STEM professions
2011
Chancellor’s Award for Community Engagement (Team member) – Hands Working Together – Creating a dynamic community presence for Marra Dreaming
Teaching & student supervision
