After completing a double degree Bachelor of Science/Education at UniSA in 2009, and Honours (Health Sciences) in 2011, Amanda jumped into a PhD to explore first-year university students' time use. She has taught across a number of first year Health Science courses over the last 10 years, and is involved with ongoing teaching and learning research.
Since joining the Teaching Innovation Unit as an Academic Developer, Amanda leads the development of courses for UniSA Online across several disciplines, as well as coordinating the Engaging Learners Online short course - a course designed specifically for staff at UniSA to strengthen their online teaching skills.
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About me
After completing a double degree Bachelor of Science/Education at UniSA in 2009, and Honours (Health Sciences) in 2011, Amanda jumped into a PhD to explore first-year university students' time use. She has taught across a number of first year Health Science courses over the last 10 years, and is involved with ongoing teaching and learning research.
Since joining the Teaching Innovation Unit as an Academic Developer, Amanda leads the development of courses for UniSA Online across several disciplines, as well as coordinating the Engaging Learners Online short course - a course designed specifically for staff at UniSA to strengthen their online teaching skills.
In addition to her work supporting online learning across UniSA, Amanda is passionate about supporting first-year student health and wellbeing, as well as first-year curriculum design.
About me
HERDSA (Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia)
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Science University of South Australia
Bachelor of Education University of South Australia
Amanda's PhD research explored predictors of first year student success; in particular the influence of students’ personal characteristics and their time use and the way these factors may influence both their academic and health outcomes during the first year.
Amanda's other research interests include the first year experience, first year pedagogies, curriculum design (both online and on-campus) and student health and well-being more generally.
Currently, Amanda's research is exploring the use of learning technologies for the provision of student feedback; both the ways that staff engage with and utilise learning technologies, and their influence on student learning outcomes.
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 or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
10
12
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| 2012 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
Open access
10
12
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| 2014 |
Open access
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| 2013 |
Open access
3
3
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| 2012 |
Open access
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Research
Amanda's PhD research explored predictors of first year student success; in particular the influence of students’ personal characteristics and their time use and the way these factors may influence both their academic and health outcomes during the first year.
Amanda's other research interests include the first year experience, first year pedagogies, curriculum design (both online and on-campus) and student health and well-being more generally.
Currently, Amanda's research is exploring the use of learning technologies for the provision of student feedback; both the ways that staff engage with and utilise learning technologies, and their influence on student learning outcomes.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
