Dr Deanna Meth
Academic Division,
Education Portfolio,
Curriculum Design Studios
Biography
Deanna is a Senior Lecturer, Curriculum & Learning Design in the Learning & Teaching Unit at QUT. While new to an academic role in 2019, she has over 20 years’ experience leading and supporting strategic developments related to learning, teaching and research at universities in Australia, U.K. and South Africa. This is evidenced through her recognition as Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2017. In this capacity, she has also acted as mentor and reviewer for applicants to the scheme, locally, nationally and internationally.Deanna’s experiences have translated into a wide range of research interests spanning higher education policy analysis, curriculum development and student engagement across institutional ecologies. This is exemplified in her 2016 doctoral thesis “Questioning the machine: academics’ perceptions of tensions and trade-offs in undergraduate education at one English university”.
Her current research focuses on developing digitally-enabled transdisciplinary, authentic curricula in design disciplines from within a centrally-located curriculum design studio context.
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer, Curriculum & Learning Design
Academic Division,
Education Portfolio,
Curriculum Design Studios
Qualifications
- EdD (University of Sheffield)
- MSc(Geology) (University of Natal)
Professional memberships and associations
Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA) Associate Fellow (Indigenous) of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA, Indigenous) Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) member
Publications
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Deanna, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).