Adelaide Education Academy

The Adelaide Education Academy was established in 2016 with the goals of supporting, promoting and recognising teaching excellence across the University of Adelaide.

The University of Adelaide values excellence in all aspects of the academic endeavour.

Adelaide Education Academy membership is by application only, with one admission held at the end of each year.

Once approved, membership supports additional flexibility for staff who wish to allocate more of their time and efforts to teaching without damaging their career progression or diminishing their contribution to our overall strategic goals.

Members are able to access a range of exclusive activities including visiting guest speakers, workshops, and discussions on a variety of topics such as developing a teaching philosophy, developing a curriculum, e-learning, and teaching strategy.

Members can access the AEA Canvas Site to view the latest announcements and communications, or to communicate with other members.

Current members of the Adelaide Education Academy

  • FACULTY OF ARTS, BUSINESS, LAW AND ECONOMICS

    Walter Barbieri (AEA Executive Committee)
    Kathryn Bowd 
    Tom Buchanan
    Hong Cai 
    Benito Cao
    Domenic Carbone
    Dustan Cox
    Erin Derina
    Mark Dodd (AEA Executive Committee)
    Kayoko Enomoto 
    Cornelia Koch
    Elizabeth Koch
    Mahmud Masum (AEA Executive Committee)
    Lucy Potter
    Gareth Pritchard

  • FACULTY OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

    Amanda Able
    Lynette Bester
    Bree Bennett
    Antoni Blazewicz
    James Botten
    Michelle Coulson
    Maria Gonzalez Perdomo
    Catherine Irving
    Adrian Koerber
    Michael Leonard
    Beth Loveys (Co-Chair - AEA Executive Committee)
    Andrew MacKinnon
    Hayley McGrice (AEA Executive Committee)
    Dorothy Missingham AM
    Yung Ngothai
    Braden Phillips
    Cheryl Pope (AEA Executive Committee)
    Simon Pyke
    Karina Riggs
    Olaf Schaaf
    Alistair Standish
    Velta Vingelis
    Raymond Vozzo
    Elizabeth Yong

  • FACULTY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

    Jan Alderman
    Melissa Arnold-Chamney (AEA Executive Committee)
    Elizabeth Beckett
    Adelaide Boylan
    Tania Crotti
    Andrea Dillon
    Frank Donnelly
    Matthew Dry
    Iain Everett
    David Foley
    Marc Gladman
    Jennifer Gray (nee Miller)
    Rainer Haberberger
    David Hunter
    Viythia Katharesan
    Danijela Menicanin
    Adam Montagu
    Judith Naine
    Tammy Page
    Jo Perry (AEA Executive Committee)
    Katrina Plastow
    Philippa Rasmussen
    Mario Ricci
    Abdallah Salem
    Peter Strelan (Co-Chair - AEA Executive Committee)
    Kerrie Stockley
    Nichola Thompson
    Corinna Van Den Heuvel

  • PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR (STUDENT LEARNING)

    David Butler

  • AFFILIATE MEMBERS

    FACULTY OF ARTS, BUSINESS, LAW AND ECONOMICS
    Florian Ploeckl

    FACULTY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
    Natasha Antwerpen
    Matthew Arnold
    Esma Dogramci
    Anastasia Ejova
    Sally Martin
    Emma Muhlack

    FACULTY OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
    Adrian Hunter
    Stuart Johnson
    Helen Morris
     


How to become a member of the AEA

Expressions of interest for membership commencing in 2024 will open from August 2023.

  • Membership categories

    Membership of the Adelaide Education Academy is by application only. 

    Staff who are judged to meet the criteria for teaching excellence have the option of joining under two membership categories.


    Full member

    Full members of the Academy are one of the following:

    • Continuing academic staff at Levels B-E,  with a willingness to commit 61% to 90% of their time to teaching and teaching related duties (including scholarship).  This condition requires formal approval from your Head of School and Executive Dean.  Your employment contract may then need to be altered to demonstrate you have formally agreed to this workload.

    Membership must be formally endorsed by the applicants Line Manager/ Head of School and Executive Dean. 


    Affiliate member

    Affiliate members of the Academy are one of the following:

    • Continuing academic staff appointed at Level A, with a willingness to commit 61% to 90% of their time to teaching and teaching related duties (including scholarship);
    • Scholarly Teaching Fellows appointed at Level A or Level B, who commit up to 75% of their workload to teaching and teaching related duties (in accordance with the Enterprise Agreement);
    • Fixed term academic staff, with a willingness to commit 61% to 90% and teaching related duties in their contract of employment, and who, at the time of application have at least 6 months remaining of their contract of employment; 
    • Continuing academic staff on other workload allocations.

    An affiliate member is eligible to participate in Academy activities but does not have access to the Learning and Teaching Advancement Grants (LTAG) available to full members.

    The EOI application must receive endorsement from the applicants Line Manager.

     

  • How to apply

    Expressions of interest are now open for staff wishing to become Full or Affiliate members of the Adelaide Education Academy.

    Members of the AEA are considered to demonstrate outstanding university teaching.  As such, members are required to provide evidence of their teaching excellence, and are asked about their teaching philosophy and to consider how they believe their membership will enhance the Academy.

    This information is to be provided in the Expression of Interest (EOI) form.

    Staff are encouraged to reach out to AEA members within their school or faculty for advice on completing the EOI form.


    Full membership

    To apply for full membership staff are required to complete the application form, and obtain written approval from both their Head of School/Line Manager and your Executive Dean (as their employment contract may need to be altered).

    Each question should be considered. Should you require guidance around the collection of evidence or any other aspect of the EOI process please contact AEA Co-Chair's Dr Beth Loveys or A/Prof Peter Strelan.

     


    Affiliate membership

    To apply for affiliate membership staff are required to complete the application form, and obtain written endorsement from a Line Manager.

     

  • Selection process

    Once expressions of interested have been received, they are presented to the AEA Executive group who evaluate the evidence of teaching excellence.

    The Executive then present their recommendations to the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Student Learning) and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) who then either approve induction, or provide guidance and support to unsuccessful applicants.

    Expressions of interest for 2023 induction have now closed.

  • Definition of teaching and teaching related duties

  • Benefits of becoming a member of the Adelaide Education Academy

    AEA membership indicates University recognition of elite teaching and scholarship.

    Access to apply for funding under the Learning and Teaching Advancement Grant (LTAG) scheme
    This scheme seeks to fund initiatives driven by AEA members seeking to advance teaching excellence at the University of Adelaide.  Applications for AEA Learning and Teaching Advancement Grants (LTAG) in 2023 are now open - closing March 27, 2023.  Applications can ben submitted via the online form (staff log in required).
    View the successful applicants of 2022, visit the Learning and Teaching Advancement Grant webpage.

    Member Networking
    Members are supported and encouraged to communicate with peers through formal and informal mentoring programs.

    Member Discussion Boards
    Facilitated though the dedicated MyUni course page, members are free to discuss issues relevant to teaching staff, share ideas and promote best practice in teaching.

    AEA member events (F2F and online) 
    A range of events and activities are regularly arranged for members - featuring education specialists and the idea leaders.  These activities are free for members to attend.

    Exclusive access to priority L&T SSP (subject to Head of School approval) to develop a MOOC, other major curriculum development, or visit one of our Key Partner universities to update or change curriculum in their discipline, or other approved Learning and Teaching project (subject to the SSP procedure).

    Exclusive pathway to promotion up to full Professor based on Teaching and Learning, with weighting reflecting actual workload allocation (i.e. up to 90% for Teaching and Learning), a path now reserved for full members of the Academy.

The Adelaide Education Academy Executive Group

Lead by Co-Chairs Dr Beth Loveys and Associate Professor Peter Strelan, the Adelaide Education Academy Executive Group meets monthly to discuss issues relevant to the membership. 

Members of the Executive Committee agree to act on behalf of the Adelaide Education Academy members to:

  • support, promote and recognise teaching excellence across the University.
  • champion the role of the Academy within the University
  • identify professional recognition, professional development and career progression opportunities for members of the Adelaide Education Academy.
  • identify areas of teaching interest or needs and to organise events for Adelaide Education Academy members to address these.
  • develop admission requirements for members of the Adelaide Education Academy. 

AEA members are welcome and encouraged to reach out to their Committee representatives to discuss any items of interest.

Melissa Arnold-Chamney (FHEA) Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Adelaide Nursing School   
Term until May 2023
Dr Walter Barbieri Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
School of Education
Term commences May 2023
Dr Mark Dodd (SFHEA) Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
School of Economics and Public Policy
 
Associate Professor Beth Loveys (SFHEA) Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine (Waite Campus)
Co-Chair 
Dr Mahmud Al Masum Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Adelaide Business School
 
Dr Hayley McGrice Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
School of Animal and Veterinary Science (Roseworthy Campus)
Term commences May 2023
Dr Cheryl Pope Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
 
Jo Perry Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Adelaide Nursing School
Term commences May 2023
Associate Professor Peter Strelan Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences 
School of Psychology
Co-Chair 

Annual General Meeting

The 2023 annual general meeting will be held in August 2023 - date TBA

The 2022 AGM was held on Thursday 1 September in a blended format. The Chair's report tabled at the meeting is now available on the AEA Canvas site (accessible to AEA members only).

The 2021 AGM was held remotely on Friday 30 April. A recording of the meeting is available on the AEA Canvas site (accessible to AEA members only).

Launch of Adelaide Education Academy

The Adelaide Education Academy was officially launched on the 23rd March, 2016 by the Vice-Chancellor and President.

Event gallery