Gina Saliba
Associate DeanQualifications
Overview
An enthusiastic, dedicated, education-focused leader with 30+ years of practical experience in diverse learning and teaching contexts. Over 15 years of experience in the higher education sector, plus 17 years of teaching and curriculum development expertise. Highly recognised as a functional leader, working collaboratively with academics, professionals, and leaders on strategic projects and academic development programs, supporting innovative teaching and learning transformation. Led cross-disciplinary, interactive teaching development sessions. Managed and motivated team members to achieve high-quality outcomes and led large-scale learning initiatives across complex, dispersed workforces.
Extensive experience with education projects and working with educational development programs. Has undertaken research on professional learning frameworks and presented this work at conferences. Co-authored a journal article in a Q1 peer-reviewed journal (Teaching in Higher Education) with her doctoral supervisors and other PhD students. Has secured grant funding (from the Council of Australasian University Leaders in Learning and Teaching in 2019 and 2021) to develop a micro-credentialing framework for professional learning. Currently enrolled in the PhD program at Western Sydney University completing a doctoral thesis focusing on professional learning in HE transdisciplinary, meso-level-spaces.
Has a proven track record for cultivating positive working relationships and removing obstacles to build trust and enhance productivity, achieving improved workplace communication and team relationships and the ability to collaborate with key stakeholders. Has mentored leaders, academics, curriculum, educational advisors, learning designers, and digital learning support teams to deliver strategies, quality educational outcomes and career milestones to exceed expectations.
Professional learning
Professional development
Capability uplift
Career progression
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Publications & Conference Papers
- Saliba, G (June 2024). Remaking professional learning in universities: Learning lessons from atypical contexts. Critical University Studies Conference, Hong Kong.
- Saliba, G (July 2024). Remaking professional learning in universities: Learning lessons from atypical contexts. Asia Pacific Engaged Research Association (APERA) Conference (Sydney)
- Berry, L., & Saliba, G. (Dec 2022). What unicorns, black swans and red herrings tell us about engineering education futures: A case for futures thinking in curriculum design. Association for Engineering Education (AAEE)- Sydney Conference. (Conference paper).
- Peseta, T., Kligyte, G., Bell, A., Hardiman, B., Leadbeatter, D., Pizzica, J., Saliba, G., Salisbury, F., Thomson, K. & Yucel, R. (2021). Borders, paths and orientations: assembling the higher education research field as doctoral students and supervisors, Teaching in Higher Education, 26(3), 422-437. DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2021.1885022
- Avard, G., & Saliba, G. (2018). A New Age of Professional Learning: Fostering career progression and development as teachers and researchers in higher education through a modularised, micro-credentialed model. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Conference. Read the full conference paper.
- Goldsworthy, K. & Saliba, G & Rankine, L. (2012). Taking stock of institutional e-learning usage: How is the LMS being used to support blended learning? https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283632952_Taking_stock_of_institutional_e-learning_usage_How_is_the_LMS_being_used_to_support_blended_learning
Grants & Funded Projects
Council of Australian University Leaders in Learning & Teaching (CAULLT) – Grant 2022-2023
Towards a common, transferable Australasian Higher Education micro-credentialing framework for professional learning in teaching, learning and leadership.
Project Team: Saliba, G; Chuck, J; Bedford, S; Dinan-Thompson, M; Lynch, A; Branigan, L; Johnston, S; Luzeckij, A.
https://www.caullt.edu.au/project/towards-a-common-transferable-australasian-higher-education-micro-credentialing-framework-for-professional-learning-in-teaching-learning-and-leadership/
Council of Australian University Leaders in Learning & Teaching (CAULLT) – Grant 2019-2022
Investigating Learning and Teaching Frameworks and Credentialing for Professional Learning in Higher Education.
Project team: Dinan-Thompson, M; Branigan, L; Johnston, S; Cary, L; Luzeckij, A; Lynch, Andrea, Saliba, G.
https://www.caullt.edu.au/project/lt-micro-credentialing-taxonomy/
Peer Review @ Western 2020 – 2023
Peer Review of Educational Practice (PREP) plays an important role in the continuous improvement of teaching practice at Western. The philosophy of peer review at Western is grounded in reflective practice, underpinned by a formative, collegial approach.
Project Team: Saliba, G; Chuck, J; Smith, G
https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/learning_futures/home/21st_century_curriculum_project2/21C_project/21c_transforming_teaching/peer_review_of_teaching
Sessional Staff Teaching & Learning Program 2019 – 2023
The Sessional Academic Staff Orientation to Teaching Practice at Western aims to orient new sessional staff to learning and teaching at Western. The interactive program includes exploring contemporary, active learning environments along with engagement strategies to enhance student learning experiences. The program runs twice a year during autumn and spring terms.
ConTEACHi 2021- 2023
The ConTEACHi 2-hour event focuses on two streams – career progression and enhancing teaching practice for Sessional Academic staff. Each stream has three concurrent sessions focusing on career progression for those looking to take that next step and teaching practice with some unique opportunities to learn about critical elements of teaching that can be applied across classes, subjects and/or curriculum.
Conference Workshops & Presentations
Critical Universities Studies Conference (The Education University of Hong Kong) 2024
Remaking professional learning in universities: Learning lessons from atypical contexts
Asia Pacific Engaged Research Association (APERA) Symposium (Sydney) 2024
Remaking professional learning in universities: Learning lessons from atypical contexts
Asia Pacific Engaged Research Association (APERA) Conference (Sydney) 2024
Education Panel: Innovation in engaged learning
Association for Engineering Education (AAEE). Co-Presenter Conference Workshop 2022
Futures thinking for 2035 engineering curricula. (Dec 2022)
Blended Learning Conference (Sydney). 2017
Curriculum Mapping Tool: A tool to support strategic and cultural change in higher education
Blended Learning Conference (Sydney). 2016
Common terminology around blended learning and learning spaces, strategies to change teaching practice through professional development and exploring a case study around new learning spaces and curriculum transformation.
Blended Learning Conference (Sydney). 2015
Development of the SUNSET tool to help plan and design blended and fully online units/courses to guide the development of blended on-campus, online and self-directed study components