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Nina Usher
Learning and Teaching Quality Partner
Masters of Education, Bachelor of Arts Education, Bachelor of Education, Cert IV training and assessment
Contact for further info:
Email: nina.usher@usq.edu.au
Nina Usher
As a specialised educator with experience working in educational/instructional design, I have advanced understanding and appreciation for digital teaching, learning, and pedagogical practice. My work is focused on enhancing the engagement, accessibility, and functionality of online learning platforms and digital materials for students.
Over the last few years of my career at UniSQ, I have focused my research and efforts on systemically improving teaching practice via conducting in-deep reviews of schools and courses, and then creating custom graphics, digital tools and resources. The aim of which is to develop a rich culture of engagement and support for both staff and students, focusing on enhancing accessibility and refining online teaching.
I have provided schools with a range of options regarding virtual learning tools, pedagogical approaches, and mapping data analytics, and I have developed a series of tools and training platforms, such as websites and interactive teaching tools, to support each school and discipline to extend their practice and excel with the online teaching standards and requirements.
Favourite Learning Tech:
H5P, Kahoot, Stackoverflow (for testing HTML code), padlet, Hive, Canva, creative cloud suite
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