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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) grants

Meet our past SoTL grant recipients and find out how to apply.

For information about the grant and how to apply, visit the central website.

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2024 recipients

Development and Innovation Grant

Small-scale projects

David Cumin

Dr David Cumin

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Development of a tool for data analysis and visualisation of biological rhythms

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr David Cumin

Barbara Martelli

Dr Barbara Martelli

Faculty of Arts and Education

Italian Creative Writing: Crafting Stories as a Pathway to Enhance Language Skills

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr Barbara Martelli

Susann Wiedlitzka

Dr Susann Wiedlitzka

Faculty of Arts and Education

Leadership in Teaching and Learning

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr Susann Wiedlitzka

Danielle Lottridge

Associate Professor Danielle Lottridge

Faculty of Science

Integrating Accessibility in Creative Web Prototypes through High-Quality Scalable Teaching Materials and Assessment Feedback

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Associate Professor Danielle Lottridge

Paul Corballis

Professor Paul Corballis

Faculty of Science

Bridging Theory and Practice: Developing Hands-On Electrophysiological Labs for Psychology Education

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Professor Paul Corballis

Estelle Watson

Dr Estelle Watson

Faculty of Science

Curriculum mapping for implementing a two-lane assessment approach in the Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology Degree

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr Estelle Watson

Edward Elder

Dr Edward Elder

Faculty of Arts and Education

Hackathon for Curricular Transformation with Employability and Innovation Focus

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr Edward Elder

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant

Medium-scale projects

Alys Longley

Professor Alys Longley

Faculty of Arts and Education

Creative Pedagogies and Artistic Research Network UoA : A collaborative project supporting creative pedagogies in the University context

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant (medium-scale project)

Profile: Professor Alys Longley

Claire Donald

Dr Claire Donald

Faculty of Engineering and Design

Mind the ‘MAP’: Capturing Mentor Assistance Practices (MAPs) to develop and test a sustainable mentoring programme for first-year engineering

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant (medium-scale project)

Profile: Dr Claire Donald

Patrick Dodd

Mr Patrick Dodd

Business School

Enhancing Self-Directed Learning Through AI-Driven Virtual Tutors: A Study on Digital Avatars in Higher Education

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant (medium-scale project)

Profile: Mr Patrick Dodd

Dr Sonia Fonua

Dr Sonia Fonua

Faculty of Science

Exploring how arts-based creative practices can engage Pacific science learners and upskill science educators

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant (medium-scale project)

Profile: Dr Sonia Fonua

Learning Leaders Grant

To build capacity

Simon Ingram

Dr Simon Ingram

Faculty of Arts and Education

Enhancing studio-based teaching/supervision through relational pedagogy: a collaborative research project at Elam Te Waka Tuhura School of Fine Arts

Learning Leaders Grant (to build capacity)

Profile: Dr Simon Ingram

Abhinaw Sai Erri Pradeep

Dr Abhinaw Sai Erri Pradeep

Faculty of Engineering and Design

Leading the Transformation of Virtual Classrooms: Enhancing Learner Engagement with Interactive Technologies

Learning Leaders Grant (to build capacity)

Profile: Dr Abhinaw Sai Erri Pradeep

Dr John Egan

Dr John Egan

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

SoTL in the Health Sciences: an international collaboration on MCQ assessment

Learning Leaders Grant (to build capacity)

Profile: Dr John Egan

2023 recipients

Development and Innovation Grant

Small-scale projects

Dr Charlotte Jones-Todd

Faculty of Science

A digital greenhouse: a virtual experimental design platform as a cost- and hassle-free in-class data collection tool

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr Charlotte Jones-Todd

Mareike Schmidt

Mareike Schmidt

Faculty of Arts and Education

Virtual Exchange between UoA and University of Augsburg in Germany

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Mareike Schmidt

JC Gaillard<br />

Professor JC Gaillard

Faculty of Science

The path of the cohort: developing and orienting multiple learning pathways in our University courses

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Professor JC Gaillard

Dr Amar Auckaili

Dr Amar Al Auckaili

Faculty of Engineering and Design

Implementation of Interactive Quizzing Games in Chemical Engineering Core Courses

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr Amar Al Auckaili

Ms Lisa Crowley

Ms Lisa Crowley

Faculty of Arts and Education

Teacher / student co-development of methods for Creative Studio Practice that are grounded in relational and inclusive world views.

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Ms Lisa Crowley

Paul Corballis

Professor Paul Corballis

Faculty of Science

Postgraduate Coding Bootcamp for Psychology

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Professor Paul Corballis

Abhinaw Sai Erri Pradeep

Dr Abhinaw Sai Erri Pradeep

Faculty of Engineering and Design

Enhancing Experiential Learning: Exploring GPTs for learning Engineering Risk Management

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr Abhinaw Sai Erri Pradeep

Dr Nicole Perry

Dr Nicole Perry

Faculty of Arts and Education

Fostering Relational Learning: Connecting Diverse Learning Communities in a Virtual Space

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr Nicole Perry

Dr David Musson

Dr David Musson

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Efficacy of online course material for providing fundamental content required for MEDSCI 709

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr David Musson

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant

Medium-scale projects

Enrique del Rey Castillo

Dr Enrique del Rey Castillo

Faculty of Engineering and Design

Improving Year 1 students’ preparedness for University through self-assessed Study Skills Inventories

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant (medium-scale project)

Profile: Dr Enrique del Rey Castillo

Timothy Fadgen

Dr Timothy Fadgen

Faculty of Arts and Education

Holistic Evaluation of Work-Integrated Public Policy Learning: Interns, Externs, and their Communities of Practice

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant (medium-scale project)

Profile: Dr Timothy Fadgen

Anna Fergusson

Dr Anna Fergusson

Faculty of Science

Getting the best of both worlds: Integrating human and automated assistance to support student learning via an online question-answering platform

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant (medium-scale project)

Profile: Dr Anna Fergusson

Johnny Chan

Dr Johnny Chan

Business School

A GenAI-Driven University Student Project Enhancement Tool

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant (medium-scale project)

Profile: Dr Johnny Chan

Rachelle Singleton

Dr Rachelle Singleton

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Student identity and career aspirations of non-clinical (Bachelor of Science) programme cohorts after Overlapping Year 1

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant (medium-scale project)

Profile: Dr Rachelle Singleton

Learning Leaders Grant

To build capacity

Gary Barkhuizen

Professor Gary Barkhuizen

Faculty of Arts and Education

Developing, researching and promoting the Casebook Method in language teacher education

Learning Leaders Grant (to build capacity)

Profile: Professor Gary Barkhuizen

Dr Marcia Leenen-Young

Dr Marcia Leenen-Young

Faculty of Arts and Education

Conceptualising Pacific Pedagogies

Learning Leaders Grant (to build capacity)

Profile: Dr Marcia Leenen-Young

2022 recipients

Development and Innovation Grant

Small-scale projects

Hazim Namik

Dr Hazim Namik

Faculty of Engineering and Design

A Better Quizzing Platform for STEM Subjects

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr Hazim Namik

Camilla Highfield

Dr Camilla Highfield

Faculty of Arts and Education

Development of a toolkit to support cross-cultural postgraduate supervision

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr Camilla Highfield

Dr Amar Auckaili

Dr Amar Auckaili

Faculty of Engineering and Design

A qualitative study of student engagement in a flipped classroom

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr Amar Auckaili

Dr Andrea Kolb

Dr Andrea Kolb

Faculty of Engineering and Design

Coaching framework for success with the entrepreneurial mindset profile (EMP)

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr Andrea Kolb

Dr Thomas Loho

Dr Thomas Aditya Loho

Faculty of Engineering and Design

Materials Science in everyday life – Case study assessments for first-year engineering students

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Profile: Dr Thomas Loho

Dr Richey Wyver

Faculty of Arts and Education

Friends, Family and Food: How Can Relational Learning Improve Student Attendance and Engagement?

Development and Innovation Grant (small-scale project)

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant

Medium-scale projects

Eleanor Hawe

Associate Professor Eleanor Hawe

Faculty of Arts and Education

Investigating Assessment for Learning (AfL) as a signature pedagogical practice in a professional degree programme

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant (medium-scale project)

Profile: Associate Professor Eleanor Hawe

Nasser Giacaman

Dr Nasser Giacaman

Faculty of Engineering and Design

An Automated Polyglot Feedback and Assessment Tool for Software Code Style

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant (medium-scale project)

Profile: Dr Nasser Giacaman

Paul Denny

Professor Paul Denny

Faculty of Science

Transforming the Pedagogical Practice of Computer Science with AI Code-Generation Models

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant (medium-scale project)

Profile: Professor Paul Denny

Jo Smith

Dr Jo Smith

Faculty of Arts and Education

The intersection of policy and leadership

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Discipline-Based Educational Research Grant (medium-scale project)

Profile: Dr Jo Smith

Learning Leaders Grant

To build capacity

Claire Donald

Dr Claire Donald

Faculty of Engineering and Design

Leadership in Engineering Education

Learning Leaders Grant (to build capacity)

Profile: Dr Claire Donald

Gail Ledger

Mrs Gail Ledger

Faculty of Arts and Education

Grand Designs: Negotiating place to advance relational teaching practices

Learning Leaders Grant (to build capacity)

Profile: Mrs Gail Ledger

Page updated 13/06/2025 (2022 recipients added)

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