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Dr Sally Lewis is a Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies at UniSA Creative. A former Director of Communication (Government) and Director of Marketing (Industry), Sally's research draws on her industry background (work integrated learning) and disciplinary expertise (communication). Sally has been nationally recognised for teaching research in interdisciplinary student learning and has received a UniSA Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. She is a HE Advance Senior Fellow (SFHEA) in recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education.
About me
Dr Sally Lewis is a Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies at UniSA Creative. A former Director of Communication (Government) and Director of Marketing (Industry), Sally's research draws on her industry background (work integrated learning) and disciplinary expertise (communication). Sally has been nationally recognised for teaching research in interdisciplinary student learning and has received a UniSA Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. She is a HE Advance Senior Fellow (SFHEA) in recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education.
2023: UniSA Creative Award for Innovation in Research
2023: UniSA Creative Portfolio Lead - Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
2023: UniSA Creative Research Ethics Advisor
2023: UniSA Creative Sponsor Higher Education Research Network
Current research projects
2024/25: Industry demand for graduate skills in online, interdisciplinary work-integrated learning
Research team: Dr Sally Lewis and Dr Kim Burley. The progress that Australian higher education institutions have made to embed work-integrated learning (WIL) within current curricula has not resolved the challenges for regional, remote, some students with disabilities and working, non-school leaver students to participate in meaningful WIL. The Australian Universities Accord... Read more
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
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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2024 |
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2023 |
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4
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2022 |
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1
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2021 |
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20
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2021 |
Open access
6
4
3
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2024 |
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2023 |
Open access
4
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2022 |
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1
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2021 |
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6
4
3
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2015 |
3
11
1
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2018 |
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Lewis, S. and Burley, K. (in review). Online interdisciplinary work-integrated learning: A review of practice 2020-2023. International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning.
Godwin, R. and Lewis, S. (2024). The role of technology-mediated feedback pre and post COVID-19: A case study of first-year communication students. UniSA Higher Education Research Network Showcase, Adelaide South Australia.
Lewis. S. and Burley, K. (2023). Online work-integrated learning as an equitable alternative to traditional student placements. UniSA Inaugural Work-integrated learning Colloquium, Adelaide South Australia.
Lewis, S. and Devis, D. (2023). Student engagement and gamified motivation. UniSA 5th Annual Teaching and Learning Symposium, Adelaide South Australia.
Burley, K. and Lewis, S. (2021). “We’re like a body, we’re not self-sufficient limbs”: How interdisciplinary online student teams can work. UniSA 3rd Annual Teaching and Learning Symposium, Adelaide South Australia.
Lewis, S. and Andrew, J. (2021). Interdisciplinary project-based work integrated learning: Student-centred learning to enhance employability. UniSA Teaching Forum, Adelaide South Australia.
Lewis, S. and Andrew, J. (2018). Peer 2 Peer: Interdisciplinary student teamwork to develop and implement industry based projects. Australian Collaborative Education Network.
Lewis, S. (2015). Blended learning approaches in advanced communication courses. Report to the School of Communication, International Studies and Languages, University of South Australia, Australia.
Lewis, S. (2012). Industry Report: Public Communication & Tertiary Education Choice. University of South Australia, Australia
Lewis, S. (2010). Portrayal of selected tertiary education organisations in controlled communication materials. Report to the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science & Technology, South Australia, Australia.
Lewis, S. (2009). The portrayal of vocational and higher education in the media. Industry presentation to the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science & Technology, South Australia, Australia.
Research
2023: UniSA Creative Award for Innovation in Research
2023: UniSA Creative Portfolio Lead - Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
2023: UniSA Creative Research Ethics Advisor
2023: UniSA Creative Sponsor Higher Education Research Network
Current research projects
2024/25: Industry demand for graduate skills in online, interdisciplinary work-integrated learning
Research team: Dr Sally Lewis and Dr Kim Burley. The progress that Australian higher education institutions have made to embed work-integrated learning (WIL) within current curricula has not resolved the challenges for regional, remote, some students with disabilities and working, non-school leaver students to participate in meaningful WIL. The Australian Universities Accord Panel’s Review of Higher Education has identified WIL as a priority to meet Australia’s future skills needs, and this research will identify how to successfully involve non-traditional students through online project-based, interdisciplinary WIL. This online environment will be scaffolded to provide key graduate outcomes from traditional WIL and focus on experiences and outcomes required by Industry.
2023/24: Online Interdisciplinary Work-Integrated Learning: Review of Practice 2020-2023
Research team: Dr Sally Lewis and Dr Kim Burley. I am leading a review of the pedagogical approach and student outcomes in an online capstone course for the period 2020-2023 (n=243). The course was offered as a pilot in 2019 and commenced in 2020 and is core in three degrees with high levels of low SES students (16.5%) and regional/remote students (20.7%). The 4.5 unit course aims to enhance the employability of online students through interdisciplinary project-based, work-integrated learning (WIL) and supports the national WIL strategy (ACEN 2015). Project-based learning can improve quality of learning and teaching and contribute to development of high-level employability skills required for the contemporary workplace while teambased learning reduces attrition rates, promotes better student attitudes, and improves both critical thinking and academic performance of students. The findings of this study are now in review by the International Journal of Work Integrated Learning.
2022/23: The role of technology mediated feedback on academic achievement pre and post-COVID19
Research team: Dr Sally Lewis, Mr Thai McGill, Dr Lisa Lim and Ms Rebecca Godwin. I am leading a research team with colleagues from UniSA and the University of Technology Sydney to understand if technology mediated feedback is more effective and helpful for students post-COVID 19. This study aims to build on 2021/22 research focusing on the role of technology mediated feedback in the development of self-regulation of commencing University students (Sauchelli et al., 2023), and a 2019 study (Lewis et al., 2020) that examined the relationship between characteristics of self-regulation and responses to technology-mediated feedback. With the emergence of educational changes, such as the increase in online and hybrid learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the current study aims to compare the effectiveness of technology-mediated feedback from the previous pre-pandemic study to a current first year University communication course post-pandemic in 2022. The findings of this study have now been published by the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice.
2023: Senior Fellow, HE Advance, UK Professional Standards Framework
2022: UniSA Creative Innovation and Leadership Awards, Award for Leading a Program, Project or Team
2021: UniSA Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
2020: Invited speaker, Australian Collaborative Education Network Webinar on Interdisciplinary Project-Based Work Integrated Learning
2019: Project Collaboration, Interdisciplinary project-based WIL, Australian Technology Network
2018: UniSA Creative Industries, Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
2017: UniSA Creative Industries, Innovation Award
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Senior FellowHE Advance |
2023 |
Senior FellowHE Advance |
2022 |
Appointed Chapter MemberAustralian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) SA/NT |
2021 |
Facilitator, Round Table on Interdisciplinary Project-Based Work-Integrated LearningAustralian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) |
2020 |
Innovative University AwardThe Educator Higher Education |
2020 |
Invited Speaker, Interdisciplinary Project-Based Work Integrated LearningAustralian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) Webinar |
2020 |
Keynote speaker, COVID-19 March 2020ÃÅ WebinarAustralian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) and New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education (NZACE) |
2020 |
Invited Speaker, Interdisciplinary Project-Based Work-Integrated LearningAustralian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) Webinar |
2019 |
Project Collaboration, Interdisciplinary project-based WIL: Student-centred learning to enhance employabilityAustralian Technology Network |
2019 |
Excellence in Case Studies AwardAustralian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) |
2018 |
KeynoteHigher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia |
2018 |
National peer reviewed exemplarAustralian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) |
2018 |
2023: Member, UniSA Centre for Research in Educational and Social Inclusion
2023: UniSA Creative Portfolio Lead, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
2022: UniSA Creative Innovation and Leadership Awards, Award for Leading a Program, Project or Team
2021: UniSA Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning: For leadership of interdisciplinary curriculum development that fosters the work readiness of Communication students
2019: Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
2018: UniSA Creative Industries, Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
2017: UniSA Creative Industries, Innovation Award
Joint Program Director, Bachelor of Marketing and Communication DBMN (2014 - present)
Program Director, Master of Communication DMCO (2021 - 2022)
Program Director, Bachelor of Communication XBCD UniSA Online (2018 - 2021)
Program Director, Bachelor of Marketing and Communication XBMN UniSA Online (2019 - 2020)
Program Director, Bachelor of Communication and Media MBCD (2016-2019)
Program Director, Bachelor of Communication and Media OBCDH Hong Kong Baptist University (2016-2017)
Teaching & student supervision