Associate Professor Betty Leask

As Dean Teaching and Learning in the Division of Business I strive to support a culture of scholarship and excellence in teaching and learning within the Division. I encourage and promote good practice and innovation in teaching and provide leadership in the interpretation and implementation of University-wide teaching and learning initiatives in the Division. I also coordinate the development and monitor the implementation of the Division's Equity Plan.

I also research, publish and consult in the area of internationalisation in higher education, including internationalisation of the curriculum, teaching international students and professional development for transnational teaching. I am an elected member of the Board of the International Education of Australia (IEAA), convenor of the Internationalisation of the Curriculum Special Interest Group of the IEAA and a member of the Research committee of the IEAA. I am on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Studies in International Education and I also review papers on an ad hoc basis for the Journal of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), the Australian Educational Researcher (AER) and HERD , the Journal of the Higher Education Research and Development Association of Australasia.

My background is in education and applied linguistics. I have worked in both the secondary and tertiary sectors; in Australia and in Europe.

Below are some links to a sample of resources and conference papers I have written on these and related topics. I hope you find them interesting.

SOME LINKS TO PAPERS AVAILABLE ONLINE

Leask, B. (2008).Internationalisation, Globalisation and Curriculum Innovation. In M.Hellsten & A.Reid (Eds). Researching International Pedagogies: Sustainable Practice for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (pp. 9-26). Springer: The Netherlands.

'Internationalisation Of The Curriculum And Intercultural Engagement – A Variety Of Perspectives And Possibilities' Refereed paper presented at the Australian International Education Conference (AIEC), Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, October 11-14, 2005, Queensland, Australia

A Professional Development Framework for Academic Stfaf Teaching Australian Programs Offshore

'Transnational education and intercultural learning - reconstructing the offshore teaching team to enhance internationalisation'. Paper presented at the Australian Universities Quality Forum, ‘Quality in a time of change’, Adelaide, July 7-9.

Internationalisation of the Curriculum Online Information Kit - resource kit for academic staff

Self-access resources for academic staff on teaching international students including teaching guides

'Internationalisation and inter-cultural learning in virtual and real worlds' abstract of paper delivered at EAIE Conference 2003

'Strategies to assist Australian and international students to learn from each other' paper delivered at HERDSA Conference 2003

'Online delivery and internationalisation' paper delivered at UniSA/ICDE Distance Education An Open Question? 2000

'Internationalisation: Changing contexts and their implications for teaching, learning and assessment' paper delivered at ASET/HERDSA Conference 2000

'Key challenges and strategies in internationalisation of the curriculum' paper delivered at IDP Pre-conference Day 1999

'On-line delivery-opportunity or threat?' paper delivered at IDP Education International Education Conference, Fremantle, October 1999

International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) Elected Member of Board since 2005; Convenor of Special Interest Group 'Internationalisation of the Curriculum'; Member of Research Committee; member of Australian International Education Conference Program Management Committee.

HERDSA Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australia (HERDSA)

European Association of International Education (EAIE)

NAFSA Association of International Educators

Doctor of Education 2005 University of South Australia Adelaide SA

Portfolio title: 'Discursive Constructions of Internationalisation at an Australian University - implications for professional practice'

Master of Applied Linguistics 1994 Macquarie University Sydney NSW

Diploma in Education (English, Social Studies) 1975 University of Adelaide Adelaide SA

Bachelor of Arts (English, Classical Studies) 1974 University of Adelaide Adelaide SA

• Internationalisation of the curriculum
• Factors Affecting the Quality of Teaching and Learning
• Cross-Cultural Communication
• Teaching and learning issues in on-line delivery

JOINT AUTHORED TEXT BOOKS

Vilkinas, T., Ladyshewsky, R. and Leask, B. (2008) Academic Leadership Fundamental Building Blocks [Resource Book]. Strawberry Hills, New South Wales: Australian Learning and Teaching Council ISBN 978-0-9806179-0-0

Darlington, R., I. Grant, B. Karmeniar, B. Leask, D. Scott & L. and S. Squire, L. Tudball. (1996). Heinemann Outcomes: SOSE 2 Studies of Society and Environment. Heinemann: Melbourne

Moore, B., B. Leask, P. Leverenz, A. Reid, M. Rutherford and G. Oliver. (1991). People and Power: Issues in Australian Studies. Macmillan: Sydney.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Leask, B. (2009) ‘Beside me is an empty chair – the student experience of internationalisation’ Chapter 1 in Jones E. (Ed) Internationalisation and the Student Voice: Higher Education Perspectives. Abingdon: Routledge .

Leask, B. (2008) ‘Internationalisation, Globalisation and Curriculum Innovation’ in Reed, A and Hellsten, M. (eds) Researching International Pedagogies: sustainable practice for teaching and learning in higher education Springer Netherlands

Leask, B. (2008) Chapter 12 ‘Teaching for learning in transnational courses and programs’ pp120-132 in Dunn, L. and Wallace, M. (eds) Transnational teaching and learning. Melbourne: Routledge .

Leask, B. (2008) Chapter 8. ‘Internationalisation of the curriculum in an interconnected world’ pp 95-101 in G. Crosling, L. Thomas and M. Heagney (eds) Improving student retention in higher education - the role of teaching and learning Abingdon: Routledge.

Leask, B. (2007) Chapter 7. ‘International Teachers and International Learning’ pp 86-94 in Jones, E. and Brown, S. Internationalising Higher Education Abingdon: Routledge

Leask, B. (2007) Chapter 4 ‘Diversity on Campus – an institutional approach: a case study from Australia’ in Teekens, H. (ed) Internationalisation at Home: ideas and ideals EAIE Occasional Paper 20 Amsterdam: EAIE pp33-40

Leask, B. (2006) ‘Campus Diversity, student participation and Internationalisation – a case study from Australia’ pp 119-130 in Teekens, H. (ed) Internationalization at Home: a global perspective The Hague: Nuffic.

Leask, B. (2005)Chapter 13 in ‘Internationalisation of the curriculum: teaching and learning’ pp 119-129 in Carroll, J. and Ryan, J. (eds) Teaching international students: Enhancing learning for all students. Routledge Falmer: London.

Chapter 4: Australia A Multicultural Society in Darlington,R., I. Grant, B. Kameniar, B. Leask, D Scott, L. & S. Squire, L. Tudball. 1996. Heinemann Outcomes: SOSE 2 Studies of Society and Environment Heinemann: Melbourne

Leask, B. & Carter S.1994. A Study of a Successful Language Learner in Burton, J. 1994. CALUSA Research Series I. CALUSA: Adelaide.

Chapter 4: The Environment and Chapter 5: Aboriginal People in B. Moore, B. Leask, P. Leverenz, A. Reid, M. Rutherford and G. Oliver. 1992. People and Power: Issues in Australian Studies Maxmillan. Sydney

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Leask, B. (2009). Using formal and informal curricula to improve interactions between home and international students. Journal of Studies in International Education, Vol. 13, No. 2, 205-221 http://jsi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/2/205

Leask, B. (2006). Plagiarism, cultural diversity and metaphor - implications for academic staff development. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 31(2): 183-199. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a727297182

Leask, B. (2004). Internationalisation Outcomes for all Students Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's). Journal of Studies in International Education, 8(4), 336-351. http://jsi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/4/336

Leask, B., Ciccarelli, A., & Benzie, H. (2003). Pathways to tertiary learning: a framework for evaluating English language programs for undergraduate entry. EA Journal, 21(1), 17-30. http://www.englishaustralia.com.au/index.cgi?E=hcatfuncs&PT=sl&X=getdoc&Lev1=pub_jnl21-1&Lev2=EAJ_21-1lea

Leask, B. 2001. ‘Bridging the Gap: Internationalising University Curricula’ in Journal of Studies in International Education Vol 5, No 2. Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks CA pp100-115 http://jsi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/5/2/100

REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS

Leask, B. (2007). A Holistic Approach to Internationalisation – Connecting Institutional Policy and the Curriculum with the Everyday Reality of Student Life in C. Shiel & S. Takeda (Eds), Education for Sustainable Development: Graduates as Global Citizens: Bournemouth University, December 2007: pp 57-66.Bournemouth University.

Vilkinas, T., Leask, B. and Rogers, T. (2007) Developing the leadership capability of academic coordinators Enhancing Higher Education Theory and Scholarship, Proceedings of the 30th HERDSA Annual Conference, 8-11 July, 2007. Adelaide Australia. http://www.herdsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/conference/2007/papers/p180.pdf

Leask, B. (2005). Competing rationales for and discourses of internationalisation: implications for academic staff development. Higher Education in a Changing World, University of Sydney, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA). http://conference.herdsa.org.au/2005/pdf/refereed/paper_424.pdf

Leask, B. (2005). Internationalisation of the curriculum and intercultural engagement – a variety of perspectives and possibilities. Refereed paper presented at the Australian International Education Gold Coast, Qld. http://www.idp.com/aiec2005/program/article17.asp

Leask, B. (2004). Transnational education and intercultural learning - reconstructing the offshore teaching team to enhance internationalisation. Refereed paper presented at the Australian Universities Quality Forum: Quality in a time of change, July 7-9, Adelaide, S.A. http://www.auqa.edu.au/auqf/2004/program/papers/Leask.pdf

Leask, B. (2003). Venturing into the unknown - a framework and strategies to assist international and Australian students to learn from each other. In C. Bond & P. Bright (Eds.), Research and Development in Higher Education: Learning for an Unknown Future (Vol. 26, pp. 380-387). Christchurch, New Zealand: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc, HERDSA. http://surveys.canterbury.ac.nz/herdsa03/pdfsref/Y1109.pdf

Leask, B. (2003, 21 - 24 October 2003). Beyond the numbers - levels and layers of internationalisation to utilise and support growth and diversity. Paper presented at the 17th IDP Australian International Education Conference, Melbourne, Australia. http://www.aiec.idp.com/pdf/LeaskWed1635_p.pdf

Leask, B. (2002) Crossing the bridge from both sides – Strategies to assist international and Australian students to meet each other half way Invited paper presented at 17th NLC Annual Conference, ‘Innovating the Next Wave’, Launceston, Tasmania, 8 July 2002.

Leask, B. 2001. ‘Internationalisation: Changing Contexts and their Implications for Teaching, Learning and Assessment’ in Richardson, L. and Lidstone, J. (Eds) (2001). Flexible Learning for a Flexible Society. Proceedings of the ASET/HERDSA 2000 Joint International Conference, 2-5 July. Toowoomba, Queensland: Australian Society for Educational Technology and Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia. pp 389-401

Leask, B. and Hicks, M. 2001 ‘Online teaching – responding to and supporting change through staff development’. in Richardson, L. and Lidstone, J. (Eds) (2001). Flexible Learning for a Flexible Society. Proceedings of the ASET/HERDSA 2000 Joint International Conference, 2-5 July. Toowoomba, Queensland: Australian Society for Educational Technology and Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia. pp 326-335

Leask, B. (2000, September). On-line delivery and internationalisation: implications for students, the curriculum and professional development. Refereed paper presented at the Distance Education - an open question?, Adelaide. http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/cccc/papers/refereed/paper26/Paper26-1.htm

Hicks, M. and Leask, B. 2000. Online teaching – responding to and supporting change through staff development (ASET HERDSA conference) University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba

Leask, B., B. Kokkinn and A. Gilbert. (2000) Preparing Graduates for Professional Practice – integrating communication skills development into a Pharmacy course Joint International Conference Flexible Learning for a Flexible Society, 2-5 July, Toowoomba, Queensland.

Leask, B.R. 1999. 'Online delivery-opportunity or threat' Paper delivered at "International Education: the Professional Edge",IDP Education Australia 1999 Australian International Education Conference,5-8 October 1999,Fremantle, Western Australia

Leask, B., Medlin, J., & Feast, V. (1999). Improving outcomes for graduates through multi-faceted reflective practice in staff development. Refereed paper presented at the Cornerstones HERDSA Annual Conference ‘What do we value in higher education?’ July 1999, University of Melbourne, Melbourne. http://www.herdsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/conference/1999/pdf/Leask.PDF

Medlin, J., B. Leask and V. Feast. 1999. 'Using reflective practice to modify practices and improve outcomes for graduates'. Paper delivered at conference 'Effective courses, effective teaching at university - Reflection on Practice - Practice for Reflection', Teaching and Development Unit, University of Queensland, Brisbane, November 1999.

Leask, B. (1999, 5 October 1999). Internationalisation of the Curriculum: Key challenges and strategies. Invited paper presented at the "The State of the Art in Internationalising the Curriculum - International Perspectives" Seminar in association with 'International Education: the Professional Edge" 1999 Australian International Education Conference: IDP Education Australia, Fremantle.

Leask, B., Medlin, J., & Feast, V. (1999). Improving outcomes for graduates through multi-faceted reflective practice in staff development. Refereed paper presented at the Cornerstones HERDSA Annual Conference ‘What do we value in higher education?’ July 1999, University of Melbourne, Melbourne. http://www.herdsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/conference/1999/pdf/Leask.PDF

Leask, B.R. 1999. 'Internationalisation of the Curriculum: Key challenges and strategies'. Paper presented at "The State of the Art in Internationalising the Curriculum International Perspectives", 5 October 1999, a seminar held in association with "International Education: the Professional Edge" IDP Education Australia 1999 Australian International Education Conference, Fremantle, Westremn Australia.

RESEARCH REPORTS

Leask, B., M. Hicks, Kohler, M. and King, B. (2005). AVCC Offshore Quality Project - A Professional Development Framework for Academic Staff Teaching Australian Programs Offshore. Adelaide, University of South Australia: 1-72. http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/learningconnection/staff/practice/offshore_framework.pdf

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTERS

Treleaven L, Freeman M, Leask B, Ramburuth P, Simpson L, Sykes C and Ridings S (2007). 'Beyond Workshops: A conceptual Framework for Embedding Development of Intercultural Competence in Business Education', HERDSA News, vol.29:3, pp. 9-11

Ridings S, Simpson L, Leask B, Freeman MA, Ramburuth P, Treleaven LP, Sykes C and Fletcher M (2008). 'Developing Intercultural Competence: ALTC Project Update', HERDSA News, vol.30:3, pp. 17-19 http://www.herdsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/herdsa-news-303-december-2008.pdf

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

Discipline: Education

• Internationalisation of higher education
• International students
• Internationalisation of the curriculum
• Social integration of international students