UniSA Early Career Academic Innovation Grants
2022
Dr Katrina Li (ALH) Empowering physiotherapy students to develop skills and knowledge through an innovative authentic assessment and feedback.
Dr Sarah Moulds (JUS) Belonging in the JUS classroom.
Dr Fatin Shabbar (JUS) Digital storytelling as a transformative and programmatic approach to curriculum and assessment design in Child-focused courses.
Joti Weijers-Coghlan (CTV) How did we do it? Articulating the methods, processes and learning outcomes of Design Construct’s built student projects to create learning material for architecture and construction related courses.
2021
Shayne Chau (ALH) Maximising undergraduate medical radiation students’ learning experiences using Cloud-based Computed Tomography (CT) software (SmartSimulators).
Susannah Emery (CTV) “Playing with game design theory”: playable lectures to provide immersive examples of theoretical game design elements.
Dr Hana Hadinejad (BIS) Champion in class, leader in assessment: A pilot study of the application of gamification for hospitality students.
Dr Michele Jarldorn (JUS) Dismantling and rebuilding HSP: A programmatic approach to student retention and academic literacy development through creativity, diversity and community.
Dr Annie Liang (STM) Remote Air traffic control (ATC) simulation tutoring assistant tool (E-tutoring).
Sandhya (Sandy) Maranna (ALH) Pilot project to create and implement online vivas to improve assessment of higher order skills in a capstone medical sonography course.
Dr Katica Pedisic (CTV) Drawing Plus: Amplifying communication through Augmented Reality.
UniSA Teaching and Learning Development Grants
2022/23
Dr Chris Della Vedova (CHS); Dr Sarah Davey (CHS); Dr Andrea Stringer (CHS)
Development, implementation and evaluation of interactive oral assessment as an alternative for examinations in Clinical and Health Sciences and production of a best practice “toolkit”.
Dr Caroline Fryer (ALH); Dr Anna Phillips (ALH); Sarah McMullen-Roach (ALH); Dr Helen Banwell (ALH); Emma Hiscock (ALH); A/Prof Gisela van Kessel (USO)
UniSA Learning Bytes for Clinical Educators: An online learning enterprise to support successful clinical education experiences for industry-based educators and allied health students.
2021/22
Stefanie Bucher, Dr Debra Rowett, Dr Scott Weeks, Dr Angela Berndt, Dr Emily Ward, Dr Kade Davison, Dr Carolyn Murray, Dr Ryan Causby (ALH)
Telepractice Education and Interprofessional Module (TEAM)
Rebecca Somerfield, Dr Damien Spry, Dr Jane Andrew, Dr Alice Dodd, Ms Susannah Emery, Mr John Gartland (CTV)
Communication and Media Clinic: An immersive program approach to graduate capability development
2020
Shiao-Lan Chou (CMR), Ron McIver, Dr Theodore (Lei) Xu, Dr Ron Donato
From bricks and mortar to clicks and clouds. Creating a virtual tour of treasury technology through time
Dr Andrew Cunningham (INM), Liz Smith, Dr Ross Smith, A/Prof Stewart Von Itzstein
Learning professional skills through immersive virtual reality
Tarosh Jacob (UO), Dr Stephanie Centofanti Dr Amanda Hutchinson
Approaches to counselling and psychotherapy in the 21st century: Enhancing student learning and engagement through innovative digital learning resources
Dr Lisa O’Keeffe (EDS), Dr Amie Albrecht, Bruce White, Chelsea Cutting
Supporting and developing online learners’ collaborative problem-solving experiences (using 360o video and innovative pedagogy)
2019
A/Prof Katherine Baldock (HLS), Dr Katia Ferrar, A/Prof Nayana Parange
Preparing first year students studying on-campus for online learning: a pilot project
A/Prof Kathleen Heugh (CIL), Dr Enza Tudini, Dr Jeanne-Marie Viljoen, Dr Fiona O'Neill, Dr Julie Nichols, Dr Vandana Arya
Using human language technology to enhance academic integrity, inclusivity, knowledge exchange, student diversity and retention
Dr Micah Peters (NRC), A/Prof Kristin Carson-Chahhoud, Sarah McQuillen, Carole Gibbs, Imogen Ramsey
An interactive web-based resource for best-practice evidence synthesis projects for students and researchers
Dr Vijay Suppiah (PMB), Dr Matthew Sykes, Dr Tim Barnes, Dr Kristen Bremmell
Development of digital resources to advance the design and delivery of practical teaching across chemistry and pharmacy laboratories
Dr Jo Zucco (INM), Dr Ross T Smith, Shivvaan Sathasilvam
ARduino: An Augmented Reality tool to support student learning of Arduino microcontrollers - creating a digital learning environment to enhance student learning outcomes and engagement.
2018
Dr Connie Caruso (PMB), Prof Anthony Woods
Virtual microscopy: fostering globalisation in future professional practice
Dr Megan Cooper (NRC), Dr Angela Brown, Dr Nayana Parange, Amye Eden
Online Simulation Modules: Improving student competence, confidence and resilience
Prof John Fielke (EEE), Dr Romeo Marian, Dr Ke Xing, Patrick O'Sullivan
Re-engaging mechanical engineering students with relevant remote laboratory experiments with the emphasis on experimentation 
Dr Philip Roetman (NBE), Dr Mat Kor, Dr Tom Raimondo, Prof Ning Gu, Dr Martin Freney, Dr Alpana Sivam, Dr Sadasivam Karuppannan, Dr Rameez Rameezdeen, Jacqueline Jepson, Dr Ki Kim, Dr Jorge Ochoa, Dr Jun Ahn
Creating virtual environments for enhanced student learning and public engagement
2016 Projects awarded additional funding in 2017
Dr Ben Stubbs (CIL)
The continued exploration of virtual reality storytelling: Developing a learning environment where VR production and technological understanding enhance graduate capabilities
2017
Dr Ben Stubbs (CIL), Prof Bruce Thomas, Dr Ross Smith, Dr Carolyn Bilsborow
Exploring virtual reality in journalism: Establishing a learning environment where digital production and technological understanding enhance graduate capabilities
Dr Shepard Masocha (PSW), Dr Johanna Saltis, Dr Nadine Pelling
Development of a 3D simulation-based learning platform to enhance Clinical Psychology and Social Work students' cognitive decision making and emotion regulation strategies, needed for conducting suicide risk assessments and management
Dr Nick Fewster-Young (INM), Dr Belinda Chiera, Dr Lisa Schultz
Program Roadmap: A visual, interactive and self-regulating digital representation of the student learning journey
2016 projects awarded additional funding in 2017 to mainstream project outcomes
Dr Sean Pickersgill (SSL)
Team work, social constructivism and the Virtual Site
Eileen Giles (HLS)
Developing 3D virtual anatomy resources for use across disciplines
A/Prof Kerry Thoirs (HLS)
Teaching clinical communication skills: developing a flexible and experiential educational model using digital technologies for the health disciplines
2016
Dr Sukhbir Sandhu (MGT), Roger Edmonds
A location-based mobile learning framework
Dr Sean Pickersgill (SSL), Dr Rameez Rameezdeen, Dr Jeremy Coggins
OnSite2: Team work, social constructivism and the virtual site
Eileen Giles (HLS), Dr Nicola Massy-Westropp, Dr Arjun Burlakoti, Dr Harsha Wechalekar
Developing 3D virtual anatomy resources for use across disciplines
A/Prof Kerry Thoirs (HLS), Dr Rowena Harper, Dr Giordana Cross, Dr Sandra Ullrich, Jane Coffee
Teaching clinical communication skills: developing a flexible and experiential educational model using digital technologies for the health disciplines
Dr Paul Corcoran (NBE), Liz Smith, Deb Moulton, Dr James Ward, Dr Diana Quinn, Dr Tim Rogers
Program roadmap – a visual, interactive and self-regulating digital representation of the student learning journey