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Emeritus Professor Caroline Crosthwaite
Emeritus Professor

Caroline Crosthwaite

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Overview

Background

Professor Caroline Crosthwaite BE(Hons), MEngSt (UQ), MSc. (JCU). Associate Dean (Academic) Faculty of Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology, University of Queensland. Caroline is a chemical engineer with over 30 years’ experience in engineering education and curriculum innovation. She has been involved in teaching, curriculum design and the development of student centred learning practices in engineering. She has published widely on project centred engineering education and has won UQ and national AAUT and AAEE awards for enhancement of student learning. Through the Associate Dean role Caroline champions teaching and learning innovation and development and active learning. Recent projects include the implementation of the Engineers without Borders National Design Challenge as part of the first year core engineering curriculum at UQ, and the development of Immersive Learning Environments in engineering using Virtual Reality . Caroline led the has recently completed Office of Learning & Teaching sponsored evaluation in 13 Australasian universities on the adoption of the Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Challenge projects into first-year curricula as a model for widespread curriculum renewal in engineering education. Caroline has also led national work by the Australian Council of Engineering Deans and other engineering organisations investigating attrition and retention in Bachelor of Engineering degrees in Australia. She consults nationally and internationally on engineering education and curriculum redesign which includes work with IChemE in Malaysia, Imperial College London and Purdue University USA.

Availability

Emeritus Professor Caroline Crosthwaite is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Engineering, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Research) of Science, James Cook University

Research interests

  • Engineering education

    Engineering curriculum design including project centered curriculum approaches, active student learning including team based approaches and peer assessment, engineering student engagement, retention, attrition, teaching and learning staff development, women in engineering

Works

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42 works between 2000 and 2022

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2022

Book Chapter

Preparing engineers for 2035: transforming Australia’s engineering education for emerging roles and expectations

Lee, Peter, Crosthwaite, Caroline, Reidsema, Carl, Burnett, Ian, Foley, Bernadette, Hargreaves, Doug, King, Robin, Lamborn, Julia, Symes, Mark and Wilson, John (2022). Preparing engineers for 2035: transforming Australia’s engineering education for emerging roles and expectations. Applied Degree Education and the Future of Learning. (pp. 29-52) edited by Christina Hong and Will W. K. Ma. Singapore: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-9812-5_2

Preparing engineers for 2035: transforming Australia’s engineering education for emerging roles and expectations

2013

Conference Publication

Do as I say, not as I do: professional development of academics lacks contextualisation and sensitivity to discipline

Papinczak, Tracey, Kavanagh, Lydia, O'Moore, Liza, Reidsema, Carl and Crosthwaite, Caroline (2013). Do as I say, not as I do: professional development of academics lacks contextualisation and sensitivity to discipline. AAEE 2013: 24th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 8-11 December 2013. Nathan, QLD, Australia: Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University.

Do as I say, not as I do: professional development of academics lacks contextualisation and sensitivity to discipline

2013

Conference Publication

Improving teaching with research: the role for theory-driven evaluation

Jolly, Lesley, Brodie, Lyn, Prpic, Juliana Kaya, Crosthwaite, Caroline, Kavanagh, Lydia and Buys, Laurie (2013). Improving teaching with research: the role for theory-driven evaluation. Improving student learning through research and scholarship: 20 years of ISL, Lund, Sweden, 29-31 August 2012. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford Brookes University.

Improving teaching with research: the role for theory-driven evaluation

2012

Conference Publication

Supporting transition, engagement and retention in first year engineering

Crosthwaite, Caroline and Kavanagh, Lydia (2012). Supporting transition, engagement and retention in first year engineering. International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in Engineering Education (EE2012), Coventry, United Kingdom, 18-20 September 2012. Leicestershire, United Kingdom: Loughborough University.

Supporting transition, engagement and retention in first year engineering

2012

Conference Publication

Curriculum development and educational research: the barriers to good practice and what to do about them

Jolly, Lesley, Brodie, Lyn, Prpic, Juliana Kaya, Crosthwaite, Caroline, Kavanagh, Lydia and Buys, Laurie (2012). Curriculum development and educational research: the barriers to good practice and what to do about them. 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Association of Engineering Education (AAEE 2012), Melbourne, Australia, 3 - 5 December 2012. Melbourne, Australia: Swinburne University of Technology.

Curriculum development and educational research: the barriers to good practice and what to do about them

2012

Conference Publication

Making principled decisions about curriculum development: outcomes of a Realist evaluation across 13 universities

Crosthwaite, C., Jolly, L., Brodie, L., Kavanagh, L. and Buys, L. (2012). Making principled decisions about curriculum development: outcomes of a Realist evaluation across 13 universities. SEFI 40th Annual Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, 23 - 26 September 2012. Brussels, Belgium: SEFI.

Making principled decisions about curriculum development: outcomes of a Realist evaluation across 13 universities

2012

Conference Publication

Curriculum design and higher order skills: challenging assumptions

Crosthwaite, Caroline, Jolly, Lesley, Kavanagh, Lydia, Brodie, Lyn, Buys, Laurie and Turner, Jennifer (2012). Curriculum design and higher order skills: challenging assumptions. International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in Engineering Education (EE2012), Coventry, United Kingdom, 18-20 September 2012. Leicestershire, United Kingdom: Loughborough University.

Curriculum design and higher order skills: challenging assumptions

2012

Conference Publication

The Teaching and Learning Development Program: an opportunity to excel?

Kavanagh, Lydia, O'Moore, Liza, Papinczak, Tracey, Reidsema, Carl and Crosthwaite, Caroline (2012). The Teaching and Learning Development Program: an opportunity to excel?. 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Association of Engineering Education (AAEE 2012), Melbourne, Australia, 3 - 5 December 2012. Melbourne, Australia: Swinburne University of Technology.

The Teaching and Learning Development Program: an opportunity to excel?

2011

Book

Final Report 2011. Curriculum specification and support for engineering education: Understanding attrition, academic support, revised competencies, pathways and access

King, Robin, Aubrey, Tim, Bradley, Alan, Crosthwaite, Caroline, Dansie, Brenton, Hadgraft, Roger, Jorgensen, David and Godfrey, Elizabeth (2011). Final Report 2011. Curriculum specification and support for engineering education: Understanding attrition, academic support, revised competencies, pathways and access. Strawberry Hills, NSW, Australia: Australian Learning and Teaching Council.

Final Report 2011. Curriculum specification and support for engineering education: Understanding attrition, academic support, revised competencies, pathways and access

2011

Book Chapter

Addressing interdisciplinary process engineering design, construction and operations through 4D virtual environments

Cameron, Ian, Crosthwaite, Caroline, Shallcross, David, Hadgraft, Roger, Dalvean, Jo, Maynard, Nicoleta, Tade, Moses, Kavanagh, John and Lukey, Grant (2011). Addressing interdisciplinary process engineering design, construction and operations through 4D virtual environments. Computer aided chemical engineering. (pp. 1145-1149) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-54298-4.50008-8

Addressing interdisciplinary process engineering design, construction and operations through 4D virtual environments

2011

Conference Publication

The impact of curriculum content in fostering inclusive engineering: Data from a national evaluation of the use of EWB projects in first year engineering

Jolly, Lesley, Crosthwaite, Caroline, Brodie, Lyn, Kavanagh, Lydia and Buys, Laurie (2011). The impact of curriculum content in fostering inclusive engineering: Data from a national evaluation of the use of EWB projects in first year engineering. 22nd Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE), Fremantle, WA, Australia, 5-7 December 2011. Barton, ACT, Australia: Engineers Australia.

The impact of curriculum content in fostering inclusive engineering: Data from a national evaluation of the use of EWB projects in first year engineering

2010

Conference Publication

Who leaves and when do they go? Retention and attrition in engineering education

Godfrey, Elizabeth, Aubrey, Tim, Crosthwaite, Caroline and King, Robin (2010). Who leaves and when do they go? Retention and attrition in engineering education. FIE 2010: 40th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, Arlington, VA, U.S.A., 27-30 October 2010. San Diego, CA, U.S.A.: IEEE Education Society. doi: 10.1109/FIE.2010.5673625

Who leaves and when do they go? Retention and attrition in engineering education

2010

Conference Publication

An immersive and interactive virtual reality learning environment based on the Coogee energy methanol plant

Shallcross, David, Lukey, Grant, Cameron, Ian, Crosthwaite, Carolyn, Maynard, Nicoleta, Tade, Moses and Kavanagh, John (2010). An immersive and interactive virtual reality learning environment based on the Coogee energy methanol plant. 40th Annual Australasian Chemical and Process Engineering Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 26-29 September 2010. Barton, ACT, Australia: Engineers Australia.

An immersive and interactive virtual reality learning environment based on the Coogee energy methanol plant

2010

Conference Publication

An evaluation of the EWB challenge-implications for future curriculum change.

Jolly, Lesley, Kavanagh, Lydia and Crosthwaite, Caroline A. (2010). An evaluation of the EWB challenge-implications for future curriculum change.. 21 Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education & 2010 Fall CD10 Collaborators' Meeting, University of Technology, Sydney, 5-8 December 2010. University of Technology, Sydney: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology.

An evaluation of the EWB challenge-implications for future curriculum change.

2010

Conference Publication

Optimizing retention in engineering education: What are realistic targets for diverse institutions?

Godfrey, Elizabeth, Crosthwaite, Caroline and King, Robin (2010). Optimizing retention in engineering education: What are realistic targets for diverse institutions?. 9th Annual ASEE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, Singapore, Singapore, 18-21 October 2010.

Optimizing retention in engineering education: What are realistic targets for diverse institutions?

2009

Conference Publication

Building on strength, understanding weakness: Realistic evaluation and program review

Jolly, Lesley, Crosthwaite, Caroline and Brown, Lizzie (2009). Building on strength, understanding weakness: Realistic evaluation and program review. AAEE09: 20th Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 6-9 December 2009. Adelaide, SA, Australia: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide.

Building on strength, understanding weakness: Realistic evaluation and program review

2009

Conference Publication

A program logic approach to evaluating educational innovations

Crosthwaite, Caroline, Jolly, Lesley and Brown, Lizzie (2009). A program logic approach to evaluating educational innovations. REES 2009: The 2009 Research in Engineering Education Symposium, Palm Cove, QLD, Australia, 20-23 July 2009. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne.

A program logic approach to evaluating educational innovations

2008

Journal Article

Development and deployment of an immersive learning environment for enhancing process systems engineering concepts

Norton, Christine, Cameron, Ian, Crosthwaite, Caroline, Balliu, Nicoleta, Tade, Moses, Shallcross, David, Hoadley, Andrew, Barton, Geoff and Kavanagh, John (2008). Development and deployment of an immersive learning environment for enhancing process systems engineering concepts. Education for Chemical Engineers, 3 (2), e75-e83. doi: 10.1016/j.ece.2008.04.001

Development and deployment of an immersive learning environment for enhancing process systems engineering concepts

2008

Journal Article

Enhancing the understanding and insights of students and industry operators in process engineering principles via immersive 3D environments

Norton, Christine, Cameron, Ian, Crosthwaite, Caroline, Balliu, Nicoleta, Tade, Moses, Shallcross, David, Hoadley, Andrew, Barton, Geoff and Kavanagh, John (2008). Enhancing the understanding and insights of students and industry operators in process engineering principles via immersive 3D environments. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 25, 1175-1180. doi: 10.1016/S1570-7946(08)80202-7

Enhancing the understanding and insights of students and industry operators in process engineering principles via immersive 3D environments

2008

Conference Publication

Enhancing the Understanding and Insights of Students and Industry Operators in Process Engineering Principles via Immersive 3D Environments

Norton, Christine, Cameron, Ian, Crosthwaite, Caroline, Balliu, Nicoleta, Tade, Moses, Shallcross, David, Hoadley, Andrew, Bartone, Geoff and Kavanagh, John (2008). Enhancing the Understanding and Insights of Students and Industry Operators in Process Engineering Principles via Immersive 3D Environments. 18th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE 18), Lyon, France, 1-4 June 2008. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S1570-7946(08)80202-7

Enhancing the Understanding and Insights of Students and Industry Operators in Process Engineering Principles via Immersive 3D Environments

Funding

Past funding

  • 2015 - 2016
    TheJourneyMaker: Enhancing curriculum design, program analytics and the student experience
    Technology-Enhanced Learning Grants
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Curriculum Renewal in Engineering Through Theory-Driven Evaluation
    ALTC Priority Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    The engineering design journey
    ALTC Competitive Grants
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Curriculum specification and support systems for engineering education that address revised qualification standards
    ALTC Priority Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Evaluation and Development of the EWB Challenge in ENGG1000
    UQ Teaching & Learning Strategic Grants
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Development, deployment and Educational Assessment of an Advanced Immersive Learning Environment for Process Engineering Design and Operations
    Carrick Competitive Grants
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Academic and professional writing requirements for process engineers: A comparative study.
    University of Queensland Small Grants Scheme
    Open grant

Supervision

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