Ms. Rosemary L. Chang   Academic Development Advisor

Qualifications

• Master of Education, University of Ballarat
• Graduate Diploma of Education (Tertiary Education), University of Ballarat
• Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Monash University
• Certificate IV, Workplace Training and Assessment, RMIT University

Research Interests

My current research interests include reflective practice, academic development, action research, innovations in learning and teaching, and approaches to ethics in human research in learning and teaching. I am currently scoping a PhD project relating to reflexive research methodologies.

Summary of Professional Scholarship in Education

• Author of 1 refereed book chapter
• Author of 1 journal article and co-author of 1 journal article
• Author of 1 commissioned scholarly report and co-author of four scholarly reports
• Co-author of 8 refereed conference papers
• Co-author of 1 refereed extended abstract
• Author of 3 articles in The Age, Education supplement

Professional Background

I joined Swinburne Professional Learning in 2009 as the Academic Development Advisor to the Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences (FEIS). I work with staff FEIS teaching staff to enhance the student learning experience. This means working with the Deputy Dean, Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) and the Education Development Coordinator to determine how best to implement faculty learning and teaching priorities, which then leads to activities where I provide academic leadership in areas, such as:

• Curriculum design, development and improvement
• Reflective practice, inquiry and the scholarship of learning and teaching
• Evidence-based enhancement of learning and teaching
• Faculty-based professional development and
• Collaborating with academic staff in the scholarship of learning and teaching

I am also available to provide consulting support for applications for areas such as academic promotion, teaching awards, Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) teaching citations and grants.

While my role means I rarely have direct contact with students, I am motivated by the idea that in supporting staff in their teaching roles, I also help students in their learning at university.

I've been working in the field of academic development and education research for over ten years. My immediate role before Swinburne was as a lecturer in education development in the Engineering Learning Unit at The University of Melbourne. My background includes leading a team of five academic developers across discipline areas of science, engineering and technology. In addition, I have been co-ordinator and an academic mentor for the strategically focused Action Research in Teaching & Learning scheme. This scheme supported academic staff conducting research on over 40 action-research projects innovating with curriculum, which involved over 130 staff in over 35 subjects.

Awards

• RMIT University Institutional Award: Innovative & practical approach to the enhancement of the quality of teaching & learning (team leader, shared with K.Gray and A.Radloff)
• Pro Vice-Chancellor's special commendation (individually), 2004

Professional Memberships

• Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE)
• Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
• International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL)

Selected Publications

1. Gray, K., Chang, R.L., & Radloff, A. (2007). “Enhancing the scholarship of teaching and learning: Evaluation of a scheme to improve teaching and learning through action research”. International Journal for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Online: http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe/pdf/IJTLHE129.pdf
2. Chang, R. (2003). “When adult learners argue: a preliminary approach to conflict in a TAFE writing workshop”. TEXT, (7)1. Online: http://www.gu.edu.au/school/art/text/april03/chang.htm
3. Chang, R.L., Kennedy, G. & Petrovic, T. (2008). “Web 2.0 and user-created content: Students negotiating shifts in academic authority”. In Atkinson, R., & McBeath, C. (Ed.s), Hello! Where are you in the landscape of educational technology? Proceedings ascilite Melbourne 2008. Melbourne: ASCILITE.
4. Petrovic, T., Kennedy, G., Chang, R.L., & Waycott, J. (2008). “Podcasting: is it a technology for informal peer learning?” In Atkinson, R., & McBeath, C. (Ed.s), Hello! Where are you in the landscape of educational technology? In Proceedings ascilite Melbourne 2008 Kennedy 2008. Melbourne: ASCILITE.
5. Kennedy, G., Dalgarno, B., Gray, K., Judd, T., Waycott, J., Bennett. S., Maton, K., Krause, K., Bishop, A., Chang, R.L. & Churchward, A. (2007). “The net generation are not big users of Web 2.0 technologies: Preliminary findings”. In Atkinson, R., McBeath, C., Kit, A. & Cheers, C. (Ed.s), ICT: Providing choices for learners and learning. Proceedings ascilite Singapore 2007. pp. 517-525. Online: http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/singapore07/procs/kennedy.pdf
6. Chang, R.L, Gray, K., Polus, B. & Radloff, A. (2005). “Scholarly teaching practice: Ethics issues and responses in research into teaching in tertiary education”. In Brew, A. & Asmar, C. (Ed.s), HERDSA Vol. 28. Higher education in a changing world. Sydney: HERDSA. pp. 93-100. Online: http://conference.herdsa.org.au/2005/pdf/refereed/paper_284.pdf
7. Chang, R., Wahr, F., De Pew, D., Gray, K., Jansz-Senn, A. & Radloff, A. (2004). “Knowledge, wisdom and a holistic approach: a case study of change-management in academic development”. In Sheehy, F. &ano; Stauble, B. (Ed.s), HERDSA Vol. 27. Transforming knowledge into wisdom: holistic approaches to teaching and learning. Sydney: HERDSA. pp 110-118. Online: http://herdsa2004.curtin.edu.my/Contributions/RPapers/P019-jt.pdf
8. Chang, R., Gray, K., Jansz-Senn, A., Sendzuik, P. & Radloff, A. (2003). “Action learning as an approach to staff development in tertiary education”. In Proceedings of the 43rd Annual National Conference of Adult Learning Australia (pp. 106-118). Sydney: University of Technology Sydney. Available online: http://www.ala.asn.au/conf/2003/chang.pdf
9. Chang, R.L., Stern, L., Sondergaard, H. & Hadgraft, R. (2009). “Places for learning engineering: A preliminary report on informal learning spaces”. In Proceedings of the Research in Engineering Education Symposium 2009. Palm Cove, QLD: REES. Online: http://rees2009.pbworks.com/f/rees2009_submission_86.pdf
10. Chang, R. (2000). “Why Teach Japanese? Culture, Communities and the Value of Language Education”. In Machie, V. (Ed.), Japanese Studies: Communities, Cultures and Critiques, (pp. 81-92). Melbourne: Monash Asia Institute.

Full publications list at: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/spl/