Stories from Deans

To Learn with Love by Erica Cervini From an early age, Debra Hayes realised that she had a passion for learning. This enthusiasm to learn has underpinned her career from science teacher to head [...]

Asking the Big Questions by Erica Cervini David Hastie used to teach in secondary schools. Now he is finding ways to improve teacher education and help set up Australia’s first broad-based [...]

From Distance Education to Virtual Worlds by Erica Cervini Sue Gregory, the new secretary of the NSWCDE, has used her passion for teaching, ICT and virtual worlds to produce innovative teaching [...]

The Nomadic Educator By Erica Cervini Susan Ledger, the new Dean of Education at the University of Newcastle, has drawn on her lived experiences in rural, remote and international schools around [...]

When Teaching And Technology Interact   By Erica Cervini   Barney Dalgarno’s passion for teaching has encouraged him to question the pedagogical links between education and technology. During his [...]

Travelling Sparks a Passion for Learning Professor Lauren Stephenson discovered her life-long career in education and a curiosity for research while living and working overseas. A love for [...]

A Life Lived Alongside Brush Turkeys, Whipbirds – and Academics By Erica Cervini A fascination with ecology has led Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles to devote her life to doing ground-breaking [...]

Challenging Teachers’ Belief Systems   By Erica Cervini   Kim Beswick realised from an early age how teachers’ belief systems can influence their expectations of students. This [...]

Following in her teacher’s “magical” footsteps   By Erica Cervini After studying Indonesian in the first year of high school, Lesley Harbon decided to pursue a career in teaching languages. [...]

A new book co-edited by Michele Simons reveals her love for research and for debunking misconceptions about education. -A member profile by Erica Cervini-   Michele Simons knew that if she [...]