Our people

Executive

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  Professor Karen Benson

  Director

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Michaela Deen

  Deputy Director (Strategy and Operations)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Dr Greg Winslett

  Deputy Director (Digital Learning)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Associate Professor Peter Newcombe – on extended leave

  Deputy Director (Higher Education)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Peter Holmes

  Program Manager, Student Strategy

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Higher Education

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  Associate Professor Peter Newcombe – on extended leave

  Deputy Director (Higher Education)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Associate Professor Kelly Matthews

  Associate Professor, Curriculum Development

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Dr Christine Slade

  Senior Lecturer in Higher Education

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Dr Hassan Khosravi

  Senior Lecturer in Learning Analytics

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Associate Professor Jason Lodge

  Assoc. Prof. of Educational Psychology

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Dr Deanne Gannaway

  Senior Lecturer in Higher Education

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Eleanor Browne

  Associate Lecturer in Enterprise & Innovation Education

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Matthew Scott

  Project Manager (T&L Space)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Nick Joseph

  Senior Web Applications Developer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Yuji Takahashi

  Senior Web Applications Developer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Emeritus Professor Roland Sussex

  Research Professor

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Honorary Professor Royce Sadler

  Honorary Research Professor

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Learning Analytics

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  Dr Aneesha Bakharia

  Acting Manager Learning Analytics and Learning Technologies

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Solmaz Abdi

  Educational Data Scientist

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Navneet Kaur

  Learning Tools Programmer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Dhanya Venkatesh

  User Experience Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Evaluations

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  Dr Le Hoa Phan

  Evaluation Manager

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Jose Perez-Gonzalez

  Evaluation Coordinator

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Kristin Childs

  Data Analyst

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Dr Katarzyna (Kasia) Koziara

  Senior Data Analyst

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Business Services

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  Michaela Deen

  Deputy Director (Strategy and Operations)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Brenda Parker

  Executive Assistant to PVCTL & Project Officer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Megan Craig

  General Administration Officer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Jessica Cruff

  Communications and Events Officer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Delphine Gonchond

  Digital Marketing & Communications Officer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Kelsie Rotert

  Customer Service Assistant

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Melita Gratwick

  Executive Assistant to the Director

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Student Strategy

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  Peter Holmes

  Program Manager, Student Strategy

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Kate Henderson

  Senior Business Analyst

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Suchi Iyengar

  Senior Business Analyst

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

eAssessment

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  Dr Samantha McKenzie

  Project Manager

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Ranvir Parmar

  Business Analyst

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Jacqueline Lynagh

  Learning Designer (eAssessment)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Jeremy Aitken

  eLearning Designer and Advisor

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Rachel Scott

  Project Officer (eAssessment)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Educational Media Production

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  Matt Petersen

  Media Production Manager

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Daniel Greenup

  Educational Animator/Editor

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Tim Rankin

  Educational Media Producer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Laura Packer

  Educational Animator/Editor

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Nina Halili

  Educational Animator/Editor

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Ben Gerbanas

  Educational Media Producer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Amanda Udovicich

  Educational Media Producer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

eLearning Systems and Support

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  Dr Simon Collyer

  Manager, eLearning Systems and Support

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Ailsa Dickie

  eLearning Program Manager

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Gary Smith

  Senior eLearning Support Officer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Iliria Stenning

  eLearning Advisor and Instructional Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Michael Luyten

  eLearning Support Coordinator (Team Leader)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Nathan La Burniy

  eLearning Advisor & Trainer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Paul Dutton

  Senior eLearning Support Officer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Victor Ho

  eLearning Designer and Advisor

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Learning Designers

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  Dominic McGrath

  Learning Design Team Leader

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Sophie Plunkett

  Learning Designer (HASS Faculty)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Peter Rutherford

  Learning Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Dr Charlotte Young

  Learning Designer (Faculty of Medicine)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Dr Karen Sheppard

  Learning Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Eimear Vallely

  Learning Designer (Faculty of Science)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Shari Bowker

  Learning Designer (ePortfolio)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Katie Martell

  Learning Designer (HABS Faculty)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Ksenia Savin

  Learning Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Kym Ward

  Learning Designer (Medicine)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Jessica Tsai

  Senior Learning Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Principal Practitioners

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  Associate Professor Pierre Benckendorff

  Principal Practitioner – Higher Education Academy

  

  Professor Deborah Brown

  Principal Practitioner – Critical Thinking

  

  Associate Professor Tim Kastelle

  Principal Practitioner – Entrepreneurship

  

  Professor Gwendolyn Lawrie

  Principal Practitioner – Professional Learning

  

  Professor Blake McKimmie

  Principal Practitioner – Blended Learning

Professional Learning

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  Dr Deanne Gannaway

  Senior Lecturer in Higher Education

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Yvette Lynch

  Program Coordinator (Professional Learning)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Michelle Quinn

  Teaching and Learning Admin. Officer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Tanya Henry

  Learning Designer (Professional Learning)

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

UQ2U

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  Janet Frizzarin

  Program Manager (Blended Learning), UQ2U

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Jo Wernyjowska

  Project Officer, UQ2U

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Linda MacDonald

  Learning Design Team Leader

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Liam Stewart

  Course Project Manager

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Belinda Benes

  Course Project Manager

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Rhiannon Maynes

  Course Project Manager

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Ari Afflekt

  Learning Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Dr Daniel Andrews

  Learning Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Dr Sandra Beach

  Learning Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Stephanie David

  Learning Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Anthea Groessler

  Learning Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Sandra Thwaites

  Learning Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Nina Bianco

  Learning Designer, UQ2U

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

UQx

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  John Zornig

  Manager, UQx

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Samantha Briggs

  Project Manager, UQx

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Neville Smith

  Senior Learning Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Wendy Chalmers

  Learning Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Shannon O'Brien

  Learning Designer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  

  Loren Recchi-Bannah

  Course Project Officer

  Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation