Ms Andrea Duff

I am a Learning Adviser in the Learning and Teaching Unit at the University of South Australia.

I am on secondment to the Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment (ITEE) for 2010. My position with ITEE is Indigenous content and service learning advisor.

This position involves creating awareness about Indigenous communities and culture among undergraduate engineering and computer science students through their courses. It also involves the coordination of service learning opportunities for engineering students.

My teaching interests include technical and academic writing; teaching international students; first year transition to higher education; journalism; communication studies and public relations.

Awards:

2008 Enhanced Learning Award: Mawson International Transitions Team (Leader)

2008 Enhanced Learning Award: First Year Experience Team

2007 Winner Best Paper: First Year in Higher Education Conference

2005 Winner Chancellor's Awards for Community Service: University Orientation Program Team

Indigenous content in undergraduate programs (ICUP)

Information Systems Professional Practice

The Grammar Gang (Collboration between UniSA and Purdue University)

ATN Conference 2008 - Engaging Students in Assessment

Writing in the Sciences

Writing the research proposal for Engineering Research Methods and Engineering Research Practice

'A smoke, a pill and the six o' clock swill' (Adelaide Fringe production)

• Learning and Academic Support
• Communication and cultural studies
• Business communication
• Journalism
• Public relations

Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)

Master of Arts in Journalism (2006)

Executive Diploma in Business Planning (South Australian Enterprise Workshop) (1994)

Graduate Diploma Business Studies (1987)

Bachelor of Arts Communication Studies (1985)

• Teaching and learning in the online environment.
• Contemporary issues in Australian and global media.
• Internationalisation and education
• Engineering and education
• Journalism education

Ferris, T., Sitnikova, E. & Duff, A 2010 (in press) 'Building graduate capabilities to communicate research plans successfully' International journal of engineering education (Special Issue - Engineering Education Research Design)

Sitnikova, E & Duff, A 2009 'Scaffolding the curriculum to enhance learning, motivation and academic performance of mature aged students in engineering. in Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference for the Questralian Association for Engineering Education - Energising the Curriculum (pp 1075 - 1080), Australian Association of Engineering Educators, Adelaide.

Duff A, Aziz MS, Fielke, J, Johnston, H, Quinn, D & Zucco, J 2009 'Spaces, places and friendly faces: Energising the Orientation Experience for First Year Engineering Students' in Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference for the Questralian Association for Engineering Education - Energising the Curriculum (pp 569 - 574), Australian Association of Engineering Educators, Adelaide 6 - 9 December, 2009

Duff, A. Carter, C, & Spangenberg, B 2009 'The gangs all here: grammar goes global for Purdue and UniSA' (unrefereed conference paper) Association for academic language and learning 9th Biennial Conference, University of Queensland, 26 - 27 November. (Special mention by keynote, Sally Kift)

Johnston, H, Duff, A & Quinn, D 2009, 'Cutting the cloth to fit new needs and communication preferences'. Erga, Vol 1, No 2, pp. 27 - 38.

Duff, A., Quinn, D., Green, M., Andre, K., Ferris, T. and Copeland, S. (Eds) 2008, Australian technology netwrok assessment conference proceedings, University of South Australlia, November 20-21

Ferris T, Sitnikova, E & Duff, A, 2008 ‘Engaging engineering students in learning how to successfully communicate research plans’ ATN Assessment Conference: Engaging students in asssessment, Adelaide, Nov 20 - 21, 2008.

Duff, A. 2008 'Blogging 20/20 - Who will the communities be and what place will blogs have in Sustaining them', Unrefereed conference presentation, National Universities Telecommunication Conference, Utah, 2008.

Johnston, H, Duff, A & Quinn, D 2008, 'Cutting the cloth to fit new needs and communication preferences' Refereed conference presentation, ERGA Conference, Sept 2088, Adelaide. Forthcoming publication in related journal.

Johnston, H., Duff, A. and Quinn, D. 2007 'Cutting the cloth to fit new needs and communication preferences' Unrefereed conference presentation, The Association for Academic Language and Learning Conference, Melbourne, 2007 http://unisatri-day07.blogspot.com/

Duff, A., Quinn, D., Johnston, H. & Lock, P. 2007 'A clue a quest and a blog', Refereed conference paper for the First Year in Higher Education conference, Brisbane, July 4 - 7 2007 (Best paper)

Quinn, D. Duff, A. & Johnston, H. 2007 'Infusing engagement, enjoyment (joy) and reflection into teaching', Refereed conference paper for HERDSA 2007 - Enhancing Higher Education Theory and Scholarship, Adelaide 8 - 11 July 2007

Duff, A. & Quinn, D. 2006 'Retention in Online Courses: Using a Motivational Framework and Online Peers to Enlighten Potential Learners About Learning Online', Journal of Learning Design, Vol. 1, No. 3, p. 29 - 40 http://www.jld.qut.edu.au/

Duff, A., Harris, M. & Rogers, D 2006 'International Engineering students - avoiding plagiarism through understanding the Western academic context of scholarship', European Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 31, p. 1-9

Duff, A. & Quinn, D. 2005 'Eyes wide open - Using student voice to prepare for the online learning journey' Unrefereed conference paper presented at the Open and distance learning association conference, Adelaide, November, 2005

Duff, A. & Behrend, M 2005 ‘E-learning into the future: the role of learning support staff’ Unrefereed conference paper presented at Higher Education in a Changing World, HERDSA, Sydney University, 2005

Duff, A. 2005 'NESB International journalism students - coping in a language rich program', Proceedings of the 2005 Journalism education association conference, ed S. Stockwell & B Isakhan, Gold Coast, November, 2005, http://live-wirez.gu.edu.au/jea

Duff, A. 2005 'NESB international journalism students - coping in a language rich program', Master of Arts in Journalism thesis, University of South Australia

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Higher education / Engineering Education/Public Relations

• International students
• Media and communication studies
• Public Relations
• Teaching in higher education
• Online education
• Engineering Education
• Public Relations