Mr Brendan Nettle

Welcome to my home page. I am a registered podiatrist working in a teaching focussed role within the department of Allied Health and Human Performance at the University of South Australia since 2015.

I graduated from UniSA with a Bachelor of Podiatry in 2002. Since this time I have gained experiencing working across community, hospital, rehabilitation, aged care, academic and private podiatry sector in Australia and the United Kingdom. Currently working as a Lecturer in Podiatry for UniSA and previously as a clinical podiatrist within the National Health Service in the United Kingdom and with Country Health SA.

My teaching philosophy has a balanced focus on knowledge and skill acquisition in combination with positive student teacher relationships to enhance students learning. Throughout my career I have developed a passion for quality teaching, with further professional development In higher education obtained through the following..…..

·         Bachelor of Education Middle and Secondary (2009)

·         Advanced Higher Education Fellowship (FHEA 2019)

·         Professional Certificate in Practice Education (Course 1 and 2 2022)

·         Teaching in Higher education (current)

Recent teaching achievements include……..

·         AAUT citations for outstanding contributions to student learning (2022)

·         Commendation for Sustained Excellence in Teaching (2022)

·         UniSA citations for outstanding contributions to student learning (2020)

Currently I work as a course coordinator in the following courses……..

·         Applied Podiatry Studies 300

·         Applied Podiatry Studies 301

·         Applied Podiatry Studies 400

·         Applied Podiatry Practice 400A

·         Applied Podiatry Practice 400H

·         Applied Podiatry Practice 401A

·         Clinical Placement coordinator (4th year)

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Podiatry University of South Australia

• Bachelor of Education (Middle and Secondary) University of South Australia