Access WIL
People with disabilities face many barriers to study and work and are underrepresented in these areas. This project looks at the intersection of these experiences where students with disabilities look for and complete Work-Integrated Learning internship placements as part of their degrees.
This project is led by Timothy Boye from the University of Technology Sydney and is funded by the Australasian Association for Engineering Education and the Australian Collaborative Education Network.
Software to Manage Large Classes
Administration of large classes can be time consuming, repetitive, and complex, and this time takes away from valuable time supporting students directly. This is partciularly true for large classes which have more complex structures such as classes centred around project-based learning. To assist in the administration of these classes I have developed several software tools.
UTS SAT (Scheduling Assistant Tool) - A project to develop a tutor allocation tool. The tool collects tutor interest in teaching a given subject and their availability and allows subject coordinators to assign tutors to classes based on their availability. This tool streamlines the collection of interest and availability for large tutor teams and assists in developing allocations for tutors that meet the team's needs. Developed has been conducted by several student teams through iterations of the Software Development Studio, a student intern, and myself.
Subject Manager - A project to develop a toolbox of functionality that integrates with the Canvas LMS API and CSV files from various UTS systems. Developed by me, the tool provides various functions for managing large classes, such as functions to split large classes into smaller “zones” and student groups including using demographic data to create custom distributions, integration with Canvas for importing and exporting groups and grades, creation of subject archives for accreditation, and more.
And many more small projects are always on the go.
UTS Professional Practice Program Redevelopment
I have worked across much of our core and professional practice programs for both IT and Engineering at UTS supporting the operation of and design of our programs.
In 2020 I led a redeveloped of the curriculum and course content for the entire Diploma of IT Professional Practice, aligning it with current IT industry practice and WIL pedagogy and providing stronger support to students.
In 2021 I led the proposal and implementation of a rationalisation and merger between aligned aspects of our Diploma of IT Professional Practice, Diploma of Professional Engineering Practice and several other work-integrated learning subjects from other degrees. This project ensured the sustainability of the program through COVID-19 budgetary constraints while maintaining quality student experiences.
While I have now stepped away from coordinating the Practice Program, I still advise on the program and its current work further improving the curriculum across the program.