Associate Dean (Education)

The position of Associate Dean (Education) at UNSW@ADFA was created to:

provide advice to the Rector on issues related to learning and teaching and associated academic matters.
provide academic leadership in learning and teaching.
facilitate scholarship and research that informs teaching and learning, and curriculum development and review.
provide support for processes associated with program and course development and review and issues of student academic conduct.
ensure the quality of academic programs via continuous evaluation and improvement of learning and teaching.
to represent the College on the Committee on Education of the UNSW Academic Board and related fora, and
act as a point of coordination for learning and teaching activities, including liaising with members of Defence and the University on learning and teaching matters.

The Associate Dean (Education) serves on a number of key UNSW@ADFA committees:

Senior Management Committee.
Executive Committee of Academic Board.
Teaching and Learning Committee.
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Coursework Education Committees.
Assessment Review Group, and the
Information Technology Infrastructure Advisory Committee

Associate Professor Stephen Yeomans was appointed the Associate Dean (Education) at UNSW@ADFA in January 2004.

Stephen brings to the position an extensive academic career of over 30 years in teaching and research, including significant experience in curriculum review and design at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. He has had wide experience in the development and presentation of professional development and continuing education courses in his technical area of materials science and engineering. He has published several articles on educational issues.

Stephen looks forward to developing a range of initiatives to strengthen the teaching and learning environment at UNSW@ADFA, including:

the provision of opportunities for students studying at UNSW@ADFA to develop life-long skills and enjoy their educational experience.
assisting academic staff to fulfil their corporate responsibilities, as defined by UNSW policies, via the provision of the best possible opportunities for students to optimise their learning outcomes.
the creation of opportunities for staff, through seminars, networks and workshops, to share ideas, experiences and innovations in learning and teaching, and
the effective use educational technologies.

In 2006 (and beyond) he will be working towards:

continued implementation of the UNSW Learning and Teaching Plan 2005-2007 at UNSW@ADFA
development of a UNSW @ ADFA Learning and Teaching Plan.
promotion of the use of the UNSW Guidelines on Learning that Inform Teaching
continuing implementation of the Course and Teacher Evaluation and Improvement (CATEI) process
ensuring equity and diversity in UNSW@ADFA academic programs, and
ensuring UNSW @ ADFA maintains its standing against the 2006 Learning and Teaching Performance Indicators.

Content coordinator: assoc.dean.education@adfa.edu.au, Associate Dean (Education)