Associate Professor Gerry Rayner

Biography

Gerry has extensive experience in academic leadership in teaching and student learning. At Monash University, Gerry developed and led a range of educational and course-related projects, initiatives and teams to enhance educator capacity and skills. He was instrumental in developing and expand the Monash Continuing Education Excellence Development (CEED) program, for online and blended, flexible academic professional development. With an academic background as a biologist and education specialist, Gerry has focussed, in the past two decades, on innovation and scholarly research in higher education. His research interests include the development, integration and evaluation of work-integrated learning (WIL), academic professional learning and development, curriculum design and renewal, development and enhancement of student communication skills, and student peer-assisted learning (PAL)