Case Studies

Looking for inspiration? Here are some examples of concurrent practice from different areas in the College of Design and Social Context.

Video Case Studies

Concurrent Teaching: Redesigning for a “Global Program”

Assoc. Professor Lawrence Harvey, Assoc. Professor Ross McLeod and Technical Operations Advisor Simon Maisch take us through how they redesigned their traditionally hands-on program (including the physical teaching spaces) for a global audience.

Concurrent Teaching: Creating Co-Presence

Associate Dean of Interior Design Suzie Attiwill takes us through how she creates a sense of co-presence in her concurrent classroom by using a simple yet effective setup and a teacher’s assistant.

Concurrent Classroom: Using Technology to Create an Interactive Classroom

Dr. Carolina Quintero Rodriquez takes us through how she sets up her concurrent classroom to create an interactive environment.

Concurrent Classroom: Structure & Setup

Associate Professor Joe Hurley takes us through how he divided and re-structured his classes to best suit concurrent teaching and how he over came various challenges.

Written Case Studies

WIL – Health, Physical Education & Sport

WIL – Health, Physical Education & Sport

Our year 3 students for Health and Physical Education have not been able to complete a live teaching placement all year and it is possible their next placement may require them to teaching online in schools.

WIL – Interdisciplinary Communication Project

WIL – Interdisciplinary Communication Project

Studio pedagogy is based on interdisciplinary communication projects involving external studio clients. Students develop problem specific communication solutions to communication problems presented to them by studio clients or communication practitioners that involve some of “their” client projects.

Using Collaborate Ultra for Lectures and Tutorials

Using Collaborate Ultra for Lectures and Tutorials

This case study outlines how a rapid move to online learning resulted in changes to a course, especially lectures and tutorials. Find out how Collaborate Ultra was used with students for these online experiences.

Professional Experience: Beyond the Classroom

Professional Experience: Beyond the Classroom

Due to COVID19, my year 3 students were no longer able to complete their teaching placement face- to-face during semester 1. To pivot, I recreated a new assessment task underpinned by design thinking and formative assessment approaches…

Designing for engagement online

Designing for engagement online

This case study outlines adjustments to course design and learning activities that were made with teaching teams in two undergraduate courses