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Tertiary Education in a Time of Change

Disruptions, Challenges and Strategies

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Editors:
  1. Tricia McLaughlin

    1. RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

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  2. Andrea Chester

    1. RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

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  3. Belinda Kennedy

    1. RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

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  4. Sherman Young

    1. RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

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  • Includes theoretical perspectives on and approaches to the practice of tertiary teaching and research
  • Examines important issues facing today’s higher education institutions
  • Offers practical examples of classroom techniques to improve student engagement

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  3. Shifting the Curriculum

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. Shifting the Curriculum

      • Rowena Scott
      Pages 63-64

    3. From Small Things: Building Cross-Disciplinary, Transformative Learning Experiences Through a Global Mobility Experience for Higher Education Students

      • Patricia McLaughlin, Peter Stasinopoulos, Jeff Shimeta, Rick Ryan, Matthew Currell, Graeme Allinson et al.
      Pages 65-81

    4. Using an Applied Curriculum Project to Connect Theory and Practice in Teacher Education

      • Kathy Jordan, Kathy Littlewood, Belinda Kennedy
      Pages 83-98

    5. Exploratory Variations in Course Structure Consistency Within the Learning Management System

      • Pablo Munguia, Christopher Cheong, France Cheong, Ehsan Gharaie
      Pages 99-111

    6. Enabling Holistic Curriculum Transformation by Using ‘Thoughtfully’ Designed Blended Activities and Resources

      • Suneeti Rekhari, Lisa Curran, Anselm Paul, Pauline Porcaro
      Pages 113-124

  4. Reflections on Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 3-3
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    2. Reflections on Change

      • Michaela Epstein
      Pages 127-128

    3. Speaking Together: Reflections on Reconciliation, Yarning Circles, and Signature Pedagogies

      • Cathy Brigden, Al Fricker, Richard Johnson, Andrea Chester
      Pages 129-141

    4. My First Six Months: Students’ Perceptions of Learner-Centred Design Studios

      • Helen McLean, Soumitri Varadarajan
      Pages 143-153

  5. Preparing for the World of Work

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    2. Preparing for the World of Work

      • Leoni Russell, Judie Kay
      Pages 157-159

    3. Graduates: The Future of Work, Soft Skills and the Increasing Importance of Careers Education at RMIT University

      • Alan Montague, Gabrielle Harvey, Genevieve Dickinson
      Pages 161-180

    4. External Competitions and Work Integrated Learning: A Creative Industries Perspective from Vietnam

      • Lam Hong Lan, Jerry Watkins
      Pages 181-194
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About this book

This book shares exemplary teaching and learning practices from the tertiary sector, and addresses important issues concerning quality, scholarship and innovation in teaching and learning in tertiary settings. It takes on classic issues regarding curricula, technologies and assessment, but approaches them from novel perspectives and using a variety of methodological approaches. Its chapters explore innovative and cutting-edge ideas in tertiary education. Readers will be both challenged and inspired to investigate the ideas discussed further.

Editors and Affiliations

  • RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

    Tricia McLaughlin, Andrea Chester, Belinda Kennedy, Sherman Young

About the editors

Tricia McLaughlin is a nationally recognized scholar in the area of lifelong learning and pathways. She has extensive experience in the development of lifelong learning principles and their application in workplaces, educational settings and schools. Her most recent project work (2017-2018) involved conducting and evaluating PL sessions for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers in primary and secondary schools in the northern region of Victoria. Tricia is an active researcher, and the primary focus of her work has been on learning and teaching models and approaches to learning, particularly in connection with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Tricia has authored or edited 5 books and numerous publications on learning and teaching. 


Andrea Chester is currently the Dean, School of Education as well as Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor of Learning & Teaching at the College of Design and Social Context at RMIT University. An accomplished senior academic and executive with more than 20 years’ experience in tertiary education, Andrea has led learning and teaching innovation at the local and national levels. She has implemented models of professional learning with impact across the tertiary sector. She has particular expertise in the development of partnerships to enhance learning, with experience in co-design and mentoring models. Andrea is a member of the Australian Council of Deans of Education and has been recognized nationally for her teaching excellence. She is the author of more than 100 publications, reports and conference papers.  


Belinda Kennedy is an academic at the School of Education and the College of Science, Engineering and Health. Belinda has broad expertise in tertiary education and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. In her particular discipline of Science, she has initiated a number of innovations in both on andoff campus learning across diverse cohorts. She has co-authored a number of publications on best practice learning and teaching and is involved in a number of scholarship initiatives at RMIT.


Sherman Young is currently the Associate DVC of Education at RMIT. An accomplished senior academic and executive with more than 20 years’ experience in tertiary education, he is currently responsible for the effective development and renewal of policy in the learning and teaching area, the enhancement of curriculum design and delivery, and the effective use of online technologies to achieve the university’s goals. Sherman also leads RMIT Studios, a group providing thought leadership in learning and teaching practice, program quality, learning analytics and best-practice online, digital and advanced learning systems for RMIT.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tertiary Education in a Time of Change

  • Book Subtitle: Disruptions, Challenges and Strategies

  • Editors: Tricia McLaughlin, Andrea Chester, Belinda Kennedy, Sherman Young

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5883-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5882-5Published: 17 June 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5885-6Published: 17 June 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-5883-2Published: 16 June 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 217

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Higher Education, Curriculum Studies, Sociology of Education, Education, general

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