Executive Committee

The role of the Executive is to act for CAULLT in all respects except in those matters which are required by the Constitution to be determined by the members of CAULLT. The responsibilities of the Executive include: arranging and conducting meetings; developing and reviewing strategic directions; establishing and monitoring working parties to transact CAULLT business; and developing and maintaining effective communication channels between the Executive and members between meetings.

President

Professor Simon Bedford, Western Sydney University

Professor Simon Bedford  is the Pro Vice-Chancellor Learning Futures at Western Sydney University. He is responsible for the leadership of strategic educational innovation and collaboration to shape the University’s commitment to ensuring its students fulfil their potential to become influential global citizen-scholars in a new technology-enabled world.

Portfolio responsibilities:
  • Effective and collegiate chairing of meetings
  • Evaluation of CAULLT strategic & operational activities
  • Educational Quality and Policy responses
  • Horizon scanning

Vice President

Associate Professor Barbie Panther, Deakin University

Associate Professor Barbie Panther is the Director, Teaching Capability at Deakin University where she has responsibility for professional development, recognition and reward programs in learning and teaching.  Barbie’s academic background is in chemistry and she is passionate about exploring the possibilities of digital learning, supporting the development of inclusive learning environments, and building capability of those who design, deliver, enable and lead learning and teaching.

Portfolio responsibilities:
  • Recognition of Taxonomy for Credentialing Australasian University Educators (TACUE ) framework
  • CAULLT awards
  • Mentoring for leadership

Treasurer

Dr Andrea Adam, University of Tasmania

Dr Andrea Adam leads the Professional Learning and Recognition Portfolio within the Office of the Executive Director, Academic at UTAS. Her work focuses on enabling the growth of colleagues in higher education, including her peers in academic development.

Portfolio responsibilities:
  • Budget
  • Grant reporting
  • Grant budgets
  • Grant evaluations

Secretary

Professor Steven Warburton, University of New England

Professor Warburton is Pro Vice-Chancellor Education Innovation at the University of Newcastle and a Fellow of the Centre for Distance Education University of London. He is an experienced senior executive with broad international experience having worked in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. He has led multiple digital transformation projects in Higher Education, across learning, teaching and assessment, academic quality, curriculum management and, academic development. He has published widely in the domain of technology enhanced learning and is a passionate advocate for design thinking approaches and the use of pattern languages in human centred design and problem solving.

Portfolio responsibilities:
  • CAULLT website
  • Branding
  • Social media
  • Visibility at conferences

Committee members

Dr Ruth Greenaway, University of the Sunshine Coast

Dr Ruth Greenaway, PFHEA, is the Director of the Learning and Teaching Academy at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Ruth has 30 years of experience leading and teaching in secondary and higher education and is responsible for the scholarship of learning and teaching at USC. Ruth is passionate about equitable access to education and knowledge and embraces diversity and inclusion with a particular interest in embedding Indigenous knowledges and perspectives into the curriculum. Ruth is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

Portfolio responsibilities:
  • CAULLT Conferences
  • Webinar program
  • Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching (CAUT) MOOC

Professor Michelle Picard, Flinders University

Michelle Picard serves as Pro-Vice Chancellor Learning and Teaching Innovation at Flinders University. Michelle has held a number of leadership positions at the University of Adelaide, the University of Newcastle and Murdoch University prior to joining Flinders University. Her fields of expertise include all levels of academic literacy development including academic integrity, TESOL, higher education, online and blended learning and English for Academic Purposes and supervises in the fields of Education, Applied Linguistics and Media.

Portfolio responsibilities:
  • Partner organisations management
  • Recruitment of institutions
  • Networking with external groups
  • MOUs

Executive Officer

Christa Jacenyik-Trawöger

Portfolio responsibilities:
  • Annual reporting
  • Maintenance of CAULLT website, including resources
  • Organisation and support of CAULLT events, e.g. AGM, webinars  and CAULLT Conference
  • Organisation and support of Executive Committee and Planning meetings
  • Compilation and distribution of CAULLT newsletter
  • General administrative duties, including maintenance of CAULLT email (secretariat@caullt.edu.au)