Overview
Background
Associate Professor Christine Slade PhD GCProfLearning BA (Com Plan & Devt) PFHEA ATCL
Assessment and Academic Integrity
In my role as Associate Professor in Higher Education, in the Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation (ITaLI) I contribute to the UQ strategic priorities, with leadership responsibilities in assessment, academic integrity and generative artificial intelligence. In 2023 I received an Australian Award for University Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning for my academic integrity work. In August 2023, I was an invited assessment expert at the TEQSA commissed Assessment Reform in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Forum which developed principles and propositions to support the sector. I also was an expert advisor of the development of the Australian Framework for Generative Artificial Intelligence in Schools.
Digital Ethics
Engaging in technology is part of everyday life, more so since COVID-19. I advocate for the inclusion of digital aspects in curricula and support educators and students in building their digital capabilities for learning and professionals in the workplace. Since 2012 I have advanced folio pedagogies to facilitate students using ePortfolios to demonstrate learning over time, reflect on their developing practices, and to showcase their digital brand to wider audiences. Important aspects of these practices is understanding and applying digital ethics and eProfessionalism principles when engaging online. Therefore, I am a member of the international Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-based Learning (AAEEBL) Taskforce on Digital Ethics and ePortfolios which has produced guiding ethical principles, strategies and scenarios for institutions, educators, administrators and students. I also partnered with the UQ Library to develop a new eProfessionalism digital essentials module for educators and students to use when building their online presence. I have a particular interest in Digital Healthcare and work with international academics and industry representatives to advance student preparation for clinical placements and future work.
Research Interests
My research and teaching interests include innovative pedagogies, assessment, academic integrity, digital curriculum, ePortfolios and ethics. I have written a suite of journal articles and other publications, and presented at national and international conferences about my research and practice (see the 'Publications' tab above).
Availability
- Associate Professor Christine Slade is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, La Trobe University
- Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Learning, University of the Sunshine Coast
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of the Sunshine Coast
- Principal Fellow, Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy
Research interests
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Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Academic Integrity and Assessment
I am interested in the integrity discourse that is being disrupted by GenAI tertiary institutions. Effective use of GenAI in assessment
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Academic Integrity
Using education as a mechanism to inform student and staff knowledge and decision-making about academic integrity Institutional response to the contemporary challenges of academic misconduct. The concept of award integrity The relationship between the values of academic integrity and the concept of assessment security
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Assessment
How to design assessment to meet intended learning outcomes given the diversity of delivery genres needed now Programmatic assessment, professional conversations, literacy and culture change How portfolio pedagogies may be useful in programmatic assessment
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Assessment and feedback
Linking assessment and feedback as a couplet of essential learning elements. Improving feedback literacy for staff and active feedback participation by students. Feedback use across a programmatic approach
Research impacts
Teaching and Learning Research
Current Projects
- Student Perspectives on AI in Higher Education' a collaborative effort of four major Australian Universities: Monash, the University of Queensland, Deakin and the University of Technology Sydney, which aimed to understand higher education students' relationships with GenAI. Project website: aiinhe.org
Past Projects
- Time poor, strategic or vulnerable? Understanding how and why students use online 'buy, sell or trade' file-sharing/tutoring services and the ethical impacts for tertiary institutions' Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc (HERDSA) grant 2021-2022 Associate Professor Christine Slade (CI) with Dr Guy Curtis UWA and Sheona Thomson QUT.
- 'Faculty Assessment Practices in Response to COVID-19: opportunities for innovative futures' D2L/ASCILITE grant 2020-2021 with Dr Kathryn Coleman and Kate Mitchell (UniMel) and Professor Patsie Polly (UNSW).
- 'Digital health: towards a learning healthcare system' ITaLI partner Global Change Research Network Grant under the leadership of Associate Professor Clair Sullivan, Centre for Health Services Research
- 'Embedding Digital Health Knowledge, Capabilities and Attributes into University Nursing and Midwifery Curriculum' funded by a UQ New Staff (teaching-focused) Start Up Grant - Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) grant. The aim of the project was to collate the current scholarly literature and best practice available in preparing healthcare graduates to be digitally apt through innovative curriculum. A scoping review of current literature was published in Nurse Education Today and the results of a pilot study with nursing and midwifery students about their perspectives and experiences in using digital systems whilst on placement was published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing.
- 'Professionalisation in Academic Development: Exploring learning designer roles in a changing higher education sector', funded by the Council of Australian Directors of Academic Development (CADAD now CAULLT). This project explored contemporary concerns about the attraction and retention of suitable learning designers by university central teaching and learning units to meet diverse roles and employment conditions. A national survey to learning designers and directors of central teaching and learning units yielded over 120 responses. The results of the survey can be found in the Ascilite 2019 (pp. 272-281) and HERDSA 2019 (pp. 94-104) Conference proceedings
Works
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2016
Journal Article
Urban planning roles in responding to food security needs
Slade, Christine, Baldwin, Claudia and Budge, Trevor (2016). Urban planning roles in responding to food security needs. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development, 7 (1), 33-48. doi: 10.5304/jafscd.2016.071.005
2016
Journal Article
The benefits of embedding experiential learning in the education of planners
Rosier, Johanna, Slade, Christine, Perkins, Tim, Baldwin, Claudia, Coiacetto, Eddo, Budge, Trevor and Harwood, Andrew (2016). The benefits of embedding experiential learning in the education of planners. Planning Practice and Research, 31 (5), 486-499. doi: 10.1080/02697459.2016.1229899
2016
Other Outputs
Addressing Student Dishonesty in Assessment Issues Paper for UQ Assessment Sub-Committee
Slade, Christine, Rowland, Susan and McGrath, Dominic (2016). Addressing Student Dishonesty in Assessment Issues Paper for UQ Assessment Sub-Committee.
2016
Conference Publication
ePortfolios through the looking glass: projecting our learning into the future
Slade, Christine and Hallam, Gillian (2016). ePortfolios through the looking glass: projecting our learning into the future. ePortfolios Australia Forum 2016, Sydney, Australia, 28-29 September 2016. Brisbane, Australia: eLearning Services QUT.
2016
Book Chapter
Beyond governance of food systems: planning for resilience in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Slade, Christine and Wardell-Johnson, Angela (2016). Beyond governance of food systems: planning for resilience in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Conflict and change in Australia's peri-urban landscapes. (pp. 221-240) edited by Melissa Kennedy, Andrew Butt and Marco Amati. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315573366
2016
Journal Article
Towards institutional fit? The reality of institutional capacity through two food security exemplars
Slade, Christine and Carter, Jennifer (2016). Towards institutional fit? The reality of institutional capacity through two food security exemplars. Geoforum, 76, 100-113. doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.09.001
2015
Journal Article
Partnerships of learning for planning education who is learning what from whom? The beautiful messiness of learning partnerships/ Experiential learning partnerships in Australian and New Zealand higher education planning programmes/ Res non verba? redisco
Porter, Libby, Slade, Christine, Butt, Anbrew, Rosier, Jo, Perkins, Tim, Crookes, Lee, Inch, Andy, Slade, Jason, Bassa, Faranaaz, Petzer, Bassa, Winkler, Tanja, Saija, Laura and Barry, Janice (2015). Partnerships of learning for planning education who is learning what from whom? The beautiful messiness of learning partnerships/ Experiential learning partnerships in Australian and New Zealand higher education planning programmes/ Res non verba? redisco. Planning Theory and Practice, 16 (3), 409-434. doi: 10.1080/14649357.2015.1060688
2015
Journal Article
Baseline survey of current experiential learning practice in Australian and New Zealand planning schools
Slade, Christine, Harwood, Andrew, Baldwin, Claudia and Rosier, Johanna (2015). Baseline survey of current experiential learning practice in Australian and New Zealand planning schools. Australian Planner, 52 (2), 103-113. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2014.926280
2015
Conference Publication
A moving target: Assessing the process and progress of learning
Sutherland, Shane, Jokwiro, Yangama, Fisher, Kath, Slade, Christine, Downer, Terri, Bostwick, Richard, Monisse-Redman, Michael, Finn, Michael and Patten, Jacqueline (2015). A moving target: Assessing the process and progress of learning. The Higher Education Technology Agenda (THETA): Create, Connect, Consume - innovating today for tomorrow, Gold Coast, Australia, 11-13 May, 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
PebblePad in practice - ePortfolio examples and experience
Slade, C. and Trahar, Priscilla (2015). PebblePad in practice - ePortfolio examples and experience. 2015 Learning & Teaching Week: Teaching Visions: Seeing Teaching in New Ways, Sunshine Coast, Australia, 14-18 September, 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Early student aspirations of using ePortfolios
Slade, Christine (2015). Early student aspirations of using ePortfolios. Tertiary Education Management Conference (TEMC): Leading Locally Competing Globally, Wollongong, Australia, 30 August - 2 September, 2015. Lidcombe, Australia: ATEM & TEFMA.
2014
Other Outputs
Critiquing the Capacity of Local Government to Respond to Complex Sustainability Challenges: Two Food Security Case Studies
Slade, Christine Joy (2014). Critiquing the Capacity of Local Government to Respond to Complex Sustainability Challenges: Two Food Security Case Studies. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Arts and Business - The University of the Sunshine Coast, The University of the Sunshine Coast.
2014
Conference Publication
Staff and student early perceptions of using ePortfolios
Slade, Christine and Morton, Priscilla (2014). Staff and student early perceptions of using ePortfolios. 2014 University Research Conference: Communicate, Collaborate, Connect, Sunshine Coast, Australia, 14-18 July 2014.
2014
Other Outputs
Experiential learning in planning education: resources and tools for good practice
Rosier, Johanna, Baldwin, Claudia, Slade, Christine, Perkins, Tim, Coiacetto, Eddo, Budge, Trevor, Harwood, Andrew and La Vache, Ari (2014). Experiential learning in planning education: resources and tools for good practice. University of the Sunshine Coast.
2014
Conference Publication
Learning to teach experientially: online toolkit of resources for planning educators
Baldwin, C, Rosier, J and Slade, C (2014). Learning to teach experientially: online toolkit of resources for planning educators. 2014 Learning & Teaching Week: Teachers as Learners, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia, 1-5 September, 2014. University of Sunshine Coast.
2014
Conference Publication
Master of Midwifery: A postgraduate program's first use of eportfolios
Slade, Christine, Murfin, Keith, Gray, Michelle and George, Kendall (2014). Master of Midwifery: A postgraduate program's first use of eportfolios. PebblePad: Personalising the Curriculum, Lancefield, Victoria, Australia, 14 - 16 April 2014. Telford, United Kingdom: Telford Pebble Learning.
2014
Conference Publication
Implementation of an ePortfolio early adopter phase: processes and outcomes
Slade, Christine and Murfin, Keith (2014). Implementation of an ePortfolio early adopter phase: processes and outcomes. PebblePad: Personalising the Curriculum, Lancefield, Victoria, Australia, 14 - 16 April 2014. Telford, United Kingdom: Telford Pebble Learning.
2014
Conference Publication
The influence of experiential learning in preparing future planners to be flexible, responsive and innovative
Rosier, J, Slade, C, Perkins, Tim, Baldwin, C, Coiacetto, Eddo, Budge, Trevor, Harwood, Andrew and La Vache, Ari (2014). The influence of experiential learning in preparing future planners to be flexible, responsive and innovative. Association of Euroepan Schools of Planning Annual Conference 2014 (AESOP), Utrecht/Delft, Netherlands, 9-12 July, 2014. Association of European Schools of Planning.
2014
Conference Publication
Enhancing experiential learning in planning education through an online toolkit of resources
Slade, Christine, Rosier, Jo, Baldwin, Claudia, Harwood, Andrew, Coiacetto, Eddo, Budge, Trevor and Perkins, Tim (2014). Enhancing experiential learning in planning education through an online toolkit of resources. Australia and New Zealand Association of Planning Schools, Wellington New Zealand, 3-5 October 2014. Wellingon, New Zealand: Massey University.
2014
Conference Publication
Introducing eportfolios into the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (OT) program
Slade, Christine, Murfin, Keith and Hamilton, Anita (2014). Introducing eportfolios into the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (OT) program. PebblePad: Personalising the Curriculum, Lancefield, Victoria, Australia, 14 - 16 April 2014. Telford, United Kingdom: Telford Pebble Learning.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Christine Slade is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Examining the Process of Assessment Innovation in Business Education: A Complex Adaptive Systems Approach
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Rachel Fitzgerald
Completed supervision
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
The connection between experience and learning: Student perspectives on the significance of international study
Associate Advisor
Media
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