Presentation Summary
To be advised.
Meet the Speakers
Dr Steve Leichtweis
Head of the Elearning Group, The University of Auckland
Dr Steve Leichtweis is the Head of the eLearning Group in the University of Auckland’s central Learning & Teaching Design Team. He is also the current Vice-President of the Australasian Council for Open and Digital Education (ACODE).
Professor Kate Ames
President, ACODE
President of the Australasian Council of Open and Digital Education, Professor Kate Ames, is the Pro Vice Chancellor, Engagement and Access at Torrens University Australia. She has an academic background as a cultural sociologist, with interest in community connection, public interaction and storytelling. Kate has been nationally recognised for her approaches to teaching via distance education including receipt of an Australian Award for University Teaching (AAUT) National Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2015) and Award for Australian Teaching Excellence (Humanities) (2019). She is a passionate advocate for equity and access in education. Kate has also been a part-time military officer (Australian Army) since 2001 and currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in a public affairs training role. She is the author of a number of books including Time Management for Academic Impact (2019) which provides strategies for managing the complexities of teaching in online and on-campus settings, and Will to Live (2014) which is a memoir about her brother Matthew, who is a quadruple amputee.
Sheila McCarthy
Manager Learning Media Design & Innovative Projects, Griffith University
Sheila McCarthy is an executive member at ACODE.
