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Curriculum Vitae (Abridged) Name: Andries J. Onsman Title: Associate Professor Current Positions: Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Nottingham,

Ningbo, China. Adjunct Professor, School of Education, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia.

Contact: Email: Andrys.Onsman@nottingham.edu.cn

Andrys.Onsman@monash.edu Andrys.Onsman@rmit.edu.au. Mobile Mob 0438 667623 Alt email: onsman@hotmail.com.

Statement of my personal educational philosophy My aim is to lend support to all who wish to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their teaching and/or their research. In particular I aim to support all those who are able to serve as role models for others: I see research, support and development as the opportunity to spread the principles of good teaching and good research throughout the University. • Thank you for the help and support this year. I’ve been very fortunate to find the

human element of the Monash machine, and your mentoring has enabled me to make this year a truly successful and enjoyable year. (Newly appointed course coordinator)

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Professional Experience:

2011 – Associate Professor, Higher Education, School of Education, University of

Nottingham, Ningbo, China. Adjunct Professor, School of Education, RMIT University, Melbourne.

Visiting Lecturer, RMIT, Master of Education program, Melbourne. HE consultant and researcher, ALTC project, Deakin University, Melbourne.

Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Monash University. 2008 -2010 Co-ordinator of Research (level D), Centre for the Advancement of Learning

and Teaching. This position involves the coordination of and the provision of support for all Higher Education research activity in the centre, including RHD supervision.

2006 - 2008 Programs Coordinator, (level D) Teaching Support, Centre for the

Advancement of Learning and Teaching. This position involved the coordination, development and evaluation of all teaching support program at Monash University. I held the Learning and Teaching portfolio on the University Teaching Qualification Committee, the Quality Network and various other bodies.

Jan – Dec 2005 Acting Head, (level D) Higher Education Development Unit .

This position involved the running of the unit, including budgetary matters, staffing matters, reporting, representation on university committees, and the day to day running of operations, as well as contributing to policy and guiding teaching and learning across the faculties

2001-2004 Senior Lecturer, (level C) Higher Education Development Unit, Centre for

Learning and Teaching Support, Monash University. This position involved the management of the teaching programs conducted by the Higher Education Unit with particular emphasis on staff development, curriculum advice and university issues concerning teaching and learning.

1998 - 2001 Lecturer, (Level B) Aboriginal Studies, Riawunna, Centre for Aboriginal

Education, University of Tasmania. This position involved the creation, development, presentation and evaluation of a number of units within the Bachelor of Arts (Aboriginal Studies), including the Honours program. It also involved the academic co-ordination of the Aboriginal Bridging and Foundation courses. During this time I developed several on-line and community based courses.

1995 -1998 Co-ordinator Aboriginal Enabling Program, Riawunna, Centre for Aboriginal

Education, University of Tasmania (HEO 7). This position involved the re-development of the Aboriginal Enabling Program, including curriculum design, evaluation and teaching within the program.

1993 - 1995 English as a Second Language Teacher to Central American and European

refugees, Adult Migrant English Service, Institute of Technical and Further Education, Hobart. This position involved classroom teaching of refugees mostly from Vietnam,

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Laos and Bosnia. It also involved evaluation of the Service’s teaching practice. 1988 –1989 Director, University of Tasmania’s Summer School for International

Language Students. I co-developed these summer semester schools, designed principally for Japanese students planning to study at the university.

1988 Sessional Lecturer (Level A), University of Tasmania

I taught an Educational Psychology module in the Honours program of the Education Faculty. In 1989/90 I re-developed and taught several units in the Graduate Diploma of Education (TESOL) course.

Journal papers and conference presentations: an overview of recent research publications.

2011 Onsman, A. Trends and Issues in China’s Approach to International Students: A

Contextualising Preliminary Analysis of Joint-Ventures in Higher Education. Submitted to IADIS conference, Shanghai, Dec, 2011.

Onsman, A & Lin, Z. Recognizing the Ordinances of Heaven: the role of Confucianism in higher education management in the People's Republic of China. Submitted to Higher Education.

Onsman, A. It is Better to Light a Candle than to Ban the Darkness: government led academic development in Saudi Arabian universities. Higher Education, 62(4), pp 519-532.

Onsman, A. Review of ‘Globalisation and Higher Education in the Arab Gulf States’ by

Donn & Al Manthri Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 33(2), pp 193-196.

Onsman, A. Distributing the future evenly: English as the lingua franca in the Saudi

Arabian Higher Education sector. Higher Education Policy, (in press). Onsman, A. Proving the Pudding: Optimising the Structure of Academic

Development. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 33(5), pp 485 – 496.

Williams, D, A. Onsman, T. Brown. A Rasch and Factor Analysis of a Paramedic

Graduate Attribute Scale. Evaluation and the Health Profession, [E-publication ahead of print - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21613243]

2010 Onsman, A. Cross-Border Teaching and the Globalization of Higher Education:

Problems of Funding, Curriculum Quality, and International Accreditation Lewiston: Edwin Mellen Press. (Awarded the Adele Mellen Prize for contribution to scholarship).

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Williams, D, A. Onsman, T. Brown, Exploratory factor analysis: A five-step guide for novices, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, 8(3)- Article 990399

Talbot, G. & A. Onsman. Re-conceptualising undergraduate Public Relations learning

within Higher Education. Asia Pacific Public Relations Journal 11(2) e-publication at www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/apprj/vol11no2.php#3.

Williams, B., Onsman, A., Brown. T. Paramedic education: the significance of

graduate attributes Journal of Paramedic Practice, 2(10), pp 474 - 479. Onsman, A. Dismantling the perceived barriers to the implementation of the NCAAA

Higher Education guidelines in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management, 32 (5), pp 511-519.

Williams, B. Onsman, A. Brown, T. Is the Australian Paramedic Discipline a Full

Profession? Journal of Primary Emergency Health Care. 8(1). (http://www.jephc.com/full_article.cfm?content_id=565).

Onsman, A. ‘Capturing nuance in the translation of cognate language literature’

Paper delivered at Found in Translation: Textual Explorations of Australia and the World Conference, the Monash Prato Centre, Italy from 21-25th September.

Williams, B., Onsman, A., Brown, T. Validation of the paramedic graduate attribute

scale (PGAS): a RASCH rating analysis. Australian College of Ambulance Professionals Conference, Perth 14-16 Oct, 2010.

Williams, B. Onsman, A. Brown, T. Is the Australian Paramedic Discipline a Full

Profession? /ANZAME Conference/, Townsville, 13th -16th July, 2010.

Williams, B. Onsman A, Brown T. Paramedic Graduate Attributes: Using Exploratory Factor Analysis to Professionalise Paramedic Curriculum. OTTAWA Conference. Miami, FL, 15th -20th May 2010. Williams, B. Onsman, A. Brown, T. Paramedic Graduate Attributes: Results from a Pilot Study. MERC Annual Conference, Monash University, Clayton Campus, July 3, 2009.

2009 From stretcher-bearer to paramedic: the Australian paramedics’ move

towards professionalisation, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, 7(4). Article 990346

Ventura, S & A. Onsman. The use of popular movies during lectures to aid the

teaching and learning of undergraduate pharmacology. Medical Teacher, 31, pp 1–3 Onsman, A. Carrots and sticks: mandating teaching accreditation in Higher

Education. Australian Association For Research in Education (AARE) 2009 International Education Research Conference in Canberra, 29th November -3rd December, 2009. Refereed paper published in proceedings.

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Paganin, D & A. Onsman. Towards Grasping the Unknowable: Networked Hierarchies of Analogies. Australian Association For Research in Education (AARE) 2009 International Education Research Conference in Canberra, 29th November -3rd December, 2009. Refereed paper published in proceedings.

Williams, B. Onsman, A. Brown, T. Paramedic Graduate Attributes: Findings from a

Pilot Study. Australian and New Zealand Medical Education (ANZAME) Conference, Launceston, July 1-4, 2009. Peer Reviewed Poster Presentation.

Williams, B. Onsman, A. Brown, T. Paramedic Graduate Attributes: Using Exploratory Factor Analysis to Inform National Curriculum at the Australian College of Ambulance Professionals, Auckland, 15th -17th October 2009. Peer Reviewed Poster Presentation.

Williams, B. Onsman, A. Brown, T. Development and validation of a paramedic graduate attribute scale, at the Australian Association For Research in Education (AARE) 2009 International Education Research Conference in Canberra, 29th November -3rd December, 2009. Peer Reviewed Conference Presentation.

2008 van Mourik, G. J. Watson & A. Onsman, The Effectiveness of Casual Group Learning in

Introductory Finance Tutorials, Journal of Economics and Finance Education, 7(2). Pp 20-30

Onsman, A. Tempering University Marketing Rhetoric, Journal of Higher

Education Policy and Management 30(1) pp77-87

Onsman A & S Burnside. Re-conceptualising Professional Qualifications in HE. Refereed paper presented at ATEM conference, Melbourne, 2008

Onsman, A., League Tables: What Chance of Promotion or Relegation? Paper

presented IMHE, General Conference, Paris, 2008. Onsman, A. Analogies, Threshold concepts and NESB learners in English medium

Universities. Refereed paper delivered at Language Issues in English-medium Universities: A Global Concern conference, Hong Kong

Rochecouste, J., A. Onsman & K. Gilbert. Changing Practice in Academe. Refereed

paper delivered at IUT conference, Glasgow. 2007 Onsman A. Using PBL to design a cross-disciplinary, multi-institutional

professionally-based post-graduate degree in Water Management. Refereed paper presented ISSOTL

Van Mourik, A. Onsman & J. Watson. A study of teaching approaches in Financial

Management tutorials. Refereed paper presented 2007 AFAANZ Conference Onsman A. Developing and implementing quality assurance processes in an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional, vocationally-based postgraduate course. AUQF (Hobart) Refereed Paper

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2006 Onsman, A. Conceptualisation and Learning. Keynote Address: Victorian Language

and Learning Network. Monash University, November 2006. Onsman, A & D. Paganin. Perturbative Analogy: supporting creativity in post-

graduate Science students. AARE conference proceedings. Onsman, A. Teacher Guidance and Time Commitment as factors of Anticipated

Efficacy of a Graduate Certificate of Higher Education. AARE conference proceedings. Onsman A. Quality Management: what can Higher Education learn from private enterprise? Accepted refereed paper for the EAIR conference, Rome, August.

Onsman A. Marketing the university in a global context. Refereed paper for

International Management in Higher Education conference, OECD, Paris September

2005 Onsman, A. Defining Indigeneity in the Twenty First Century, Lewiston: Edwin

Hancock, Y & A .Onsman, Teaching Complex Science Concepts through Analogy. AARE conference proceedings.

Onsman A. Reflection: genuine assessment or a waste of time? ATN – Evaluation and Assessment Conference, Melbourne Onsman A. Evaluating Teaching Goals against Marketing Rhetoric. ATN – Evaluation and Assessment Conference, Sydney

Onsman A. TQM in Higher Education: what evidence is there? Evaluation Forum,

Sydney 2004 Onsman, A. Student Evaluation of Teaching and Learning: Purpose and Process,

Communicating Evaluation Outcomes: Issues and Approaches, Proceedings of the Evaluation Forum, Melbourne

Onsman, A. Management: the dark side of academic leadership. Conference

proceedings, AARE, Melbourne. Onsman, A. Shooting the Moonbirds, Island 99, pp 13 – 23. Onsman, A. Teaching Complex Concepts through Analogy, AARE conference

proceedings. Onsman, A. Truganini’s Funeral, Island 96, pp 38 – 52. 2003 Onsman, A. Towards an Understanding of Abstracted Conceptualisation: waiting for

the penny to drop, EARLI conference proceedings.

Judd B & A. Onsman, Ethics Clearance for Research involving Aboriginal or Torres

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Strait Islander Peoples, Annual Aboriginal Studies Association conference, published in the refereed proceedings.

Onsman, A. The Aborigines on Mr Glover’s Farm: the dichotomous imaging of Tasmanian Aborigines in the early eighteenth century, Journal of Aboriginal Studies, 1(1)

Onsman, A. Practicalities for Beginning Academics: A Preparatory Course for Staff New to Lecturing at Monash University, AUQA Occasional Publication, Proceedings of the Australian Universities Quality Forum 2003. http://www.auqa.edu.au/auqf/pastfora/2003/program/papers/Onsman.pdf

2002 Onsman A & J. Ghazarian. Teaching Concepts through Analogies in Environmental

Engineering, CELTS research seminar. Onsman, A. Corporate Strategies and Excellence in Teaching, HERDSA, Perth. Onsman, A. Law and Identity Post-Colonial Ghost-dancing, Fourth World Journal,

5(1), pp 50-60.

Onsman, A. “Seeing Discord in Tasmania: Greens, Indigenous Peoples and the Education System” in Boston T., (Ed) Green Education: Learning for the Earth and Posterity, Calgary Press, Canada

Onsman, A. The Globalisation of Grass Roots: community learning in the twenty first century”, ASA journal, 2002

Onsman, A. Recording Aboriginal Identity in Tasmania: a response to Molly Mallett’s book My Past – Their Future, ASA journal, 2002

2001 Robertson, M., J. Osborn, R. Langman, E. Pharo, K. Brown & A. Onsman, “Tracking

students' perceptions of their learning across the disciplines: a team approach to reflective practice” AARE conference proceedings.

2000 Onsman, A. Teaching against bias: you versus the media, ASA conference, Western

Sydney, in proceedings. 1999 Onsman, A. Low Aboriginal enrolment figures at the University of Tasmania: what

needs to be done, ASA conference, Southern Cross, published in proceedings. Keynote and Guest lectures 2010 Guest Speaker, University of Dammam, KSA – The Future of International

Higher Education. Guest Speaker, Jazan University, KSA – The Future of Academic Development.

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2009 Guest speaker and panelist, Learning and Teaching Forum – Royal Melbourne

Institute of Technology

Guest speaker, Racism in Sports Writing – National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University.

Evaluating Transition Programs. Invited address to the 2009 Monash Transition and Retention Forum. Invited keynote: Non-English speaking background students and figurative language – Holmesglen TAFE, Melbourne

2008 Invited Keynote: Conceptualisation and Learning – Victorian Language and

Learning Network 2006 Learning through Analogy – Centre for Learning and Teaching Support. 2005 Invited address: Googling to a Degree – Monash Library Network

Recent courses developed and taught: Masters of Education (RMIT)

Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (Monash): HED 5001 – Designing for Learning HED 5002 – Teaching for Learning HED 5003 – Assessing for Learning HED 5004 – Higher Education Project HED 5005 – Research Higher Degree supervision HED 5031 – Research in Higher Education A HED 5032 – Research in Higher Education B Post-graduate Supervision Currently I supervise four Ph D students conducting research on: Graduate attributes of Australian paramedics programs, Constructing creativity in undergraduate science programs,

Balancing competition and quality amongst higher education providers, and Transformative learning in interdisciplinary contexts. Further I am advisor and mentor for another doctoral student conducting research on pressure bandage treatment for venous wounds. In the past I have (amongst others) supervised RHD students completing research on: Environmental education in Thailand, (M. Ed)

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Post-trauma stress counseling for emergency workers, (Ph. D) High school science curriculum development in Singapore. (M. Ed) I have completed the RHD supervision training course offered by Monash University. Recent Major Curriculum Development Projects

2008 – 2010 Redeveloped and articulated Monash University’s academic development

programs: developing consistency, coherence and cohesion in all programs, ranging from sessional staff training workshops to the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education.

2009 Delivered a modified version of Foundations program to Tabor College, Hobart.

Devised and delivered a short teaching training program for lawyers (Springvale

Monash Legal Service) who act as instructors to Law students on practicum.

2008 Conducted the review of Study-links, Charles Sturt University’s linkage

program (winner of ALTC citation, 2009). 2007 Developed and trialed Foundations program in Australia and Malaysia. 2006 Oversaw the development of the Masters of International Water Management

(University of Queensland, Griffiths, Monash and University of Western Australia – joint project)

Designed and developed the “Foundations: Teaching @ Monash” program 2005 Restructured the content and delivery of the Graduate Certificate of Higher

Education (Monash University) 2005 Facilitated the restructuring of the Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery degree

(Latrobe University) 2004 Facilitated the design and development of the Masters of Wound Care

(Victorian College of Pharmacy) 2003 Facilitated the “Staff Development Program for Academics” workshops

(Maejo University, Thailand) 2000 Co-designed, developed and delivered the national Parks and Wildlife

Service’s Ranger training course (University of Tasmania.

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1997 -1999 Co-designed the Bachelor of Arts (Aboriginal Studies) degree

(University of Tasmania) Specific units: International Indigenous Identity, The Dynamics of Indigenous Society; Indigenous Tourism; the Honours program.

External Projects I have led a number of external projects at other universities both here and overseas. Summaries of some of the projects follow:

Major academic development and quality assurance project at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia, 2010. This project included an exhaustive needs analysis and report, a series of workshops and an on-going consultancy.

Major academic development project at the University of Dammam KSA, including workshops and consultancy and detailed report, 2010.

Delivering an intensive academic development program to a group of academics from the Thai Chamber of Commerce University (2008).

Conducting an evaluative review of the Linkage program at Charles Sturt University. Apart from the project itself, being asked to evaluate another university’s programs also serves as an indication of my standing nationally (2008).

Facilitating the School of Nursing and Midwifery at La Trobe University restructuring of their Nursing degree program (2006).

Advising on the development of the Masters of International Water Management

offered through the International Water Centre, as an external consultant (2006). Details of my contribution can be found in two papers: ‘Using PBL to design a cross-disciplinary, multi-institutional, professionally-based post-graduate degree in International Water Management’ presented at the International Society for Scholarship in Teaching and Learning in 2007 and ‘Developing and implementing quality assurance processes in a cross-disciplinary, multi-institutional, professionally-based post-graduate degree in International Water Management’ to be delivered at the Australian University Quality Forum in 2007.

At the University of Tasmania, I was also one of the founding members of the Teaching and Learning Interest Group. This group was awarded almost $100,000 in grants to develop effective pedagogy within the University of Tasmania. I was also invited at this time to join the University’s “think tank” on teaching and learning issues. It was from this group that the University of Tasmania’s Teaching and Learning Unit developed.

Developing and implementing Murina: the Aboriginal enabling program. Funded

primarily through the national Aboriginal Tertiary Assistance Scheme, this highly

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successfully and widely cited program supports Aboriginal students who are making the transition to Higher Education.

Developing the Community Access Program, designed to facilitate access to Higher Education in remote Aboriginal communities. A combination of on-line modules, partnership courses with regional VET providers, in-house workshops and industry placements, as well as visits by academics, the program allowed adult Aboriginal people to enter university in a gradual and supported way.

Co-developing and presenting a National Parks and Wildlife Ranger Training

program on Natural Heritage. This program attracted funding of $300,000.00 over two years, and was cited and commended by the State Government of Tasmania in its annual report.

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Educational Qualifications 2010 Doctor of Philosophy Monash University Thesis – Media Representations of Tasmanian Aboriginal people from 1642 to 2007. 1989 Doctor of Philosophy University of Tasmania Thesis - Cognitive functioning in metaphor interpretation. 1989 Grad Dip of Education (TESOL) University of Tasmania 1984 Master of Education University of Tasmania Thesis - Figurative language interpretation. 1978 Bachelor of Education TCAE (South) Dissertation - Dramatic language of Harold Pinter 1977 Diploma of Teaching TCAE (South) Professional and Academic Development (certificated courses) 2003 Certificate of Post-Graduate Supervision Monash University

2005 Performance Management Supervisor Monash University 2004 Leadership and Management Development (level 1) Monash University 2003 Project Management Monash University 2003 Research Supervisor Training Program Monash University 2002 Postgraduate Supervision Research Seminar Series Monash University 2001 Granted equivalence by Monash’s University Committee on Teaching Quality for the

Graduate Certificate of Higher Education. 1999 Tertiary Teaching Workshop (Assessment) University of Tasmania 1997 Tertiary Teaching Workshop University of Tasmania 1984 Advanced Skills Teacher Education Dept of Tasmania 1979 Tasmanian Teaching Certificate Education Dept of Tasmania

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Professional Awards 2010 The Adele Mellen Award for outstanding contribution to the discipline, given for my

book “Cross-Border Teaching and the Globalization of Higher Education: Problems of Funding, Curriculum Quality, and International Accreditation”.

2004 Senior Managers Leadership Development Program Monash University 2002 Large Teaching and Learning Grant University of Tasmania 2001 Teaching and Learning Grant University of Tasmania 2000 Teaching Merit Certificate University of Tasmania University Committees • Monash’s University Teaching Qualifications Committee, which oversees the

granting of equivalence and recognition of prior learning of external qualifications gained by newly appointed Monash staff. With the chair, the Dean of the Education Faculty, I also appraise “fast-track” applications for equivalence. Sitting on this committee has allowed me to monitor the qualifications and experience of the teaching staff throughout the University.

• Monash’s University Promotions Process re-structuring development group. • Faculty of Arts, Education and Student Experience Committee (ESEC). • English Language Task Force. The Task Force on English Language Requirements

has agreed that the English Language Requirements policy should be reviewed. This is a major development in terms of the University’s response to International students, and is driven by Professor Merran Evans.

• Currently I serve on the Education Faculty’s (level B to C) promotion board. • I continue to be an active member of the Monash Quality Network, the University’s

principal Quality dissemination body. It also affords me a good understanding of the direction and processes of the Centre for Higher Education Quality.

• As acting Head of the Higher Education Development Unit I deputized on Monash’s

Education Committee. • I was responsible for the Teaching and Learning portfolio on Information

Technology Support’s My.Monash portal steering group. I was responsible for the portal carrying a link to teaching and learning issues. Although no longer active, I continue to act informally as advisor on academic development issues.

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• In 2004 I was asked to join the Faculty of Medicine, 5Y Cultural Diversity sub-committee. Having arrived in this country without a word of English myself, I can empathise with students who have language and cultural hurdles to overcome before they can actually get on with learning. I also advised on learning and teaching matters during the development of the Medical School on the Malaysian campus.

• I was elected by my peers to sit on the Centre for Learning and Teaching Support’s

Outside Studies Program committee. With the restructuring of teaching and learning support within the University, this position is currently in abeyance.

• I was the founder and first chair of CeLTS Research Seminar Committee. This

committee was formed to create forums in which centrally based research active staff could present and discuss their studies. I created the lunch-time meetings that were held once a month, and regularly attracted between ten and twenty people, including some from Melbourne, RMIT, Deakin, La Trobe and Swinburne universities.

• I was a founding member of the Learning over Lunch Committee. Developed and

delivered in conjunction with the Library, this information-dissemination and issues-based program is temporarily in abeyance as the teaching and learning support systems re-structuring settles. Over lunch on the last Friday of each month, topics of interest in Higher Education were discussed in a café style setting. It was fully subscribed (30 staff) each time the program ran. Although the re-structuring has caused this program to be temporarily postponed, there are plans to resume it within the near future.

• In 2000 I was elected National Vice President of the Aboriginal Studies Association.

Through this association I was also asked to contribute to the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Commission. During my tenure I co-organised the annual conference, edited the journal and advised on grant applications and research proposals.

• I served for two years (1999 and 2000) as sub-dean in the Faculty of Arts at the

University of Tasmania. This position is akin to Associate Dean Teaching, but with a pastoral care component added.

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Personal Professional Development During the last decade I have maintained currency in my professional life by regularly updating my skill set. I believe that all staff involved in academic development in Monash ought to be aware of what lies at the cutting edge in our discipline – even when it falls outside our immediate research interest. • Tablet computers and Classroom Presenter 3 (2009) • Ausakai workshops (2008) • Introduction to NVivo, qualitative statistical analysis program (February 2007). • Introduction to Reviews – CHEQ (July 2005) • Project Management (October 2003) • Effective Videoconference Teaching (February 2001) • Web Site Development and Design (September 2000) • Tertiary Teaching Workshop – Assessment (June 1999) • WebCT training workshops (1998) • Tertiary Teaching Workshop (June 1996) I also ensure currency in my research and teaching through membership of a number of professional organisations both nationally and internationally. In Australia, I am a member of the key professional bodies: • Higher Education Research and Development Studies Association • Association for Tertiary Education Management • The Australian Association for Research in Education • The Foundations Colloquium • Australian Universities Quality Forum Overseas, I am a member of: • The European Association for Research in Leaning and Instruction; • International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (USA) • The Lowlands Languages Group • The Fryske Akademy (Centre for Frisian Studies, Netherlands) • The European Association for Instructional Research and • The OECD’s International Management in Higher Education association. In 1999 and 2000 I served as National Vice President of the Aboriginal Studies Association.