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
Search Professor Christine Slade’s works on UQ eSpace
2013
Conference Publication
The Nexus of Food Systems, Governance and Resilience on the edge: a case study on the Sunshine Coast in South-East Queensland
Slade, C. and Wardell-Johnson, A. (2013). The Nexus of Food Systems, Governance and Resilience on the edge: a case study on the Sunshine Coast in South-East Queensland. 2013 Beyond the Edge: Australia's first national peri-urban conference, Melbourne, Australia, 1-2 October, 2013.
2013
Journal Article
Evaluating processes and platforms for potential ePortfolio use: The role of the middle agent
Slade, C., Murfin, Keith and Readman, K (2013). Evaluating processes and platforms for potential ePortfolio use: The role of the middle agent. International Journal of ePortfolio, 3 (2), 177-188.
2013
Other Outputs
Creating a climate for food security: the business, people and landscapes in food production
Wardell-Johnson, Angela, Uddin, Nasir, Islam, Nazrul, Nath, Tanmoy, Stockwell, Brian and Slade, Christine (2013). Creating a climate for food security: the business, people and landscapes in food production. NCCARF Publication 50/13 National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.
2013
Journal Article
Food systems failure
Slade, Christine (2013). Food systems failure. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 20 (2), 165-166. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2013.778169
2013
Conference Publication
The Nexus of Food Systems, Governance and Resilience on the Edge: A Case Study of the Sunshine Coast
Slade, C. (2013). The Nexus of Food Systems, Governance and Resilience on the Edge: A Case Study of the Sunshine Coast. 2013 University Research Conference: Communicate, Collaborate, Connect - Research on the Rise, Sunshine Coast, Australia, 1-5 July, 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
Expanding experiential learning in Australian planning schools
Baldwin, Claudia, Rosier, Johanna, Slade, Christine, Budge, Trevor, Coiacetto, Eddo, Harwood, Andrew, Perkins, Tim and La Vache, Ari (2013). Expanding experiential learning in Australian planning schools. 49th Congress of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), Brisbane, Australia, Oct 01-04, 2013. HAGUE: ISOCARP.
2013
Conference Publication
New pedagogical e-spaces: Keeping pace with staff readiness
Slade, C and Readman, K (2013). New pedagogical e-spaces: Keeping pace with staff readiness. 36th HERDSA Annual International Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 1-4 July, 2013. Milperra, Australia: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
2013
Conference Publication
Experiential learning in planning schools, toolkits and training
Baldwin, C, Rosier, J, Slade, C, Budge, T, Coiacetto, E, Harwood, Andrew and Perkins, T (2013). Experiential learning in planning schools, toolkits and training. 2013 Australia and New Zealand Association of Planning Schools (ANZAPS) Conference, Canberra, Australia, 27-29 September, 2013.
2013
Book Chapter
Institutional capacity of local government to embed food security into policy
Slade, Christine (2013). Institutional capacity of local government to embed food security into policy. Food Security in Australia: Challenges and Prospects for the Future. (pp. 63-77) edited by Quentin Farmar-Bowers, Vaughan Higgins and Joanne Millar. New York, United States: Springer US. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4484-8_5
2013
Other Outputs
Creating a climate for food security: governance and policy in Australia
Slade, Christine and Wardell-Johnson, Angela (2013). Creating a climate for food security: governance and policy in Australia. NCCARF Publication 99/13 Gold Coast, Australia: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.
2013
Conference Publication
USC ePortfolio journey: Past, Present and Future
Slade, C, Murfin, Keith, Gray, M and Hacking, Gillian (2013). USC ePortfolio journey: Past, Present and Future. 2013 Learning and Teaching Week: Blended learning: an agile response to a dynamic world, Sunshine Coast, Australia, 26-30 August, 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
Growing Future Planners
Rosier, Johanna, Baldwin, Claudia and Slade, Christine (2013). Growing Future Planners. 2013 Planning Institute of Australia National Congress: Celebrate the Value of Planning: Past, Present and Future, Canberra, Australia, 24-27 March, 2013.
2012
Conference Publication
Assessing existing experiential learning practice in Australian and New Zealand planning programs; a partnership between universities and the profession
Slade, C, Rosier, J and Baldwin, C (2012). Assessing existing experiential learning practice in Australian and New Zealand planning programs; a partnership between universities and the profession. 2012 Learning & Teaching Week: Connecting the Puzzle Pieces, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia, 20-24 August, 2012. University of the Sunshine Coast.
2012
Conference Publication
Existing experiential learning practice in Australian and New Zealand planning programs
Rosier, Johanna, Baldwin, Claudia and Slade, Christine (2012). Existing experiential learning practice in Australian and New Zealand planning programs. Australia and New Zealand Association of Planning Schools (ANZAPS), Bendigo, Australia, 21-23 September, 2012. Bendigo Victoria: Community Planning and Development Program, La Trobe University Bendigo.
2011
Journal Article
Law and governance of water resources: the challenge of sustainability
Tan, Poh Ling, Hamstead, Mark, Bowmer, Kathleen, Slade, Christine and George, David (2011). Law and governance of water resources: the challenge of sustainability. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 18 (1), 61-62. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2011.566161
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
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