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Sometimes, the most meaningful progress and innovation come from leaning into difficult conversations that challenge us and push us beyond what we know. When a stakeholder shared, "We don’t know what we can do," it was a moment to embrace uncertainty and reframe it as an opportunity. By showcasing what PI stands for and the value we bring through learning experience design, we turned discomfort into a space for discovery, collaboration, and growth. I think it's important to celebrate the power of challenging conversations and see them as opportunities for innovation.

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Congratulations Nijel, on your acceptance to present at this prestigious event this year!

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Jasmine, Yue, Erin, Eri you are absolute legends!

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Acknowledging resilience in the face of uncertainty

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Acknowledging resilience in the face of uncertainty

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Being staff and student facing on the front line isn't easy, and I'm sure it contorts and pulls you in many different and competing directions; 335 General Support tickets and 47 Content Change requests during week 1 is a massive undertaking.

Shout out to Jasmine, Emma, Liz, Dnes, Nathan, Stratos and team for resilience and patience while managing stakeholder expectations through complexity and uncertainty.

Thank you Digital Learning Advisors.

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Massive shout-out to Yijun who was praised by several Program Directors in the most recent DCT VL&T meeting.

After giving a great presentation on the ways in which we are available to support the teams in preparing for development and maintaining their current courses, a number of PDs jumped in to sing Yijun's praises.

Her above and beyond support in assisting the vertical with subject maintenance has set a great example for the collaborative relationships that make PI shine.

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Getting new ideas and solutions off the ground isn't easy, especially when it requires adoption from multiple stakeholders and a change to the way things are done. Liz and Jenisha have done a fantastic job finding a solution to a recurring problem in our subject development process - how changes are made to the LMS post-build/sign off. They were meticulous in their approach and as a result, have achieved rapid adoption and implementation. Their process will provide a way forward for others to also get new ideas and/or KPOs off the ground.

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More and more I am drawn to this manifesto as an example of what it's like to work in PI.

My shout-out is to PI in general; I see evidence of how we as a team dare greatly in the way we communicate with each other, stakeholders and the way we do our work. Such a wonderful team to be part of.

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Shout out to Mel and the PM/PC team for their collaborative approach with Finance. Lovely feedback on the collegiality between the two teams, the process even being described as “fun”!

The rebuilt Dev Master enables better forecasting and oversight — a really valuable tool that is even more valuable with buy-in from our stakeholders.

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Leveraging industry relationships and connections to aid future AI research opportunities. In collaboration with Tony Jan and the AIRO, Carlos and his team have helped secure a Nvidia hardware grant.

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When the chips are down, cyclone or no cyclone, you can count on the amazing Yijun Hu to come to your rescue! Thank you Yijun for being there for me and doing such a legendary job leading the practical component of the AI-Driven Assessment workshop in my absence. Big respect to you Doc!

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We have a birthday celebrant in April! Can you guess who it is? Here's a hint: She's located in Queensland. 🎉🎂

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We have a birthday celebrant in April! Can you guess who it is? Here's a hint: She's located in Queensland. 🎉🎂

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Shoutout to the DLA team who expertly navigated a system outage in MyLearn last week with over 700 General Support tickets opened and resolved. A great example of cross-departmental collaboration.

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What happens when human innovation and tech collide?

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What happens when human innovation and tech collide?

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PI magic is created in the world of learning <3

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XR & 3D neural pathway visualisation enhances student learning

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Bachelor of Psychological Science students have access to award-winning immersive technologies that build a deep understanding of the human brain and behaviour.

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Fantastic and very well deserved write up Ashley <3

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Award winning Psychological Science: Blending innovation and empathy

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Ashley Howard Kerr’s contribution and role is helping shape a more inclusive future for mental health education. Read about it here.

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What started as a small and informal semi-regular meet-up has morphed into something of substance. Hosted in a Friday-after-work format at Surry Hills campus, it has been encouraging to see members of the academic and professional community come together through the opportunity created by Carlos, Angelo and team.

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Acceptance into 30th International Council for Open and Distance Education World Conference

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Acceptance into 30th International Council for Open and Distance Education World Conference

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Shout-out to Ashley Howard Kerr and Nijel Ratonel who recently had submissions into the 30th International Council for Open and Distance Education World Conference accepted. Ashley and Nijel continuing to drive innovation within the Psychological Sciences program, confirming the value our learning experience design team bring to subject development and curriculum enhancement.

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Scholarship and Continuing Professional Development (SCPD)

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Scholarship and Continuing Professional Development (SCPD)

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Thank you to the 5+ members of Product Innovation who signed up to the SCPD pilot this year. A fantastic way to enhance the reputation of Product Innovation by showing our commitment to academic quality to the wider university community.

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May sees the official commencement of this year's SEED mentoring initiative, connecting individuals from across the university with the aim of enhancing collective leadership, management or specialist capabilities and capacity.

It was heartening to see so many familiar names from across PI sign up as mentors and mentees! – A really wonderful initiate to be part of.

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Wonderful to see the efforts and expertise of our team members being spotlighted across the university. In this case, Ashley Howard Kerr presenting Product Innovation's use of XR at May's CLTS staff training session.

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On the international stage this month...

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On the international stage this month...

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Carlos & Nijel are both representing TUA at separate events in Europe to share some of the impressive innovations they've worked on to transform learning and teaching in the era of AI. Way to go, legends!

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Congratulations Jeanine, Eri and Nijel for your impressive presentations to the Uni of Tasmania this month, speaking on integrating emerging technologies to enrich curriculum and engagement in higher education.

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Represent Nijel and Ashley! Congratulations on your highly successful, impactful and engaging presentation at the SoLT 2025 conference in Queensland this month. Great to see your innovative work being so well received and getting the attention it deserves.

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Shout out to the OLEDs working on H5P with Jeanine and myself; it's really exciting to see this integration come to life.

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Shout out to the THINK rebrand team under the coordination of Ellyse, Mel, Nikki, Brandon, Jas, Lewis and Angelo — a straightforward but complex project to audit and rebrand THINK materials as part of the Trimester 3 TPA launch. A fantastic example of collegiality and cross-team collaboration — well done!

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... Eri and his 62,918 weekly step count. However, much more than 44km walked, Eri’s participation in the Purple Power Walk and the support behind this is testament to the character of our department and conviction and commitment we have to meaningful causes.

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Not just an opportunity to see a UTAS academic get away with a muppet themed presentation, great to build connection with our CLTS colleagues and hear insights from UoW, UNSW and UTAS.

Look forward to see how the insight and takeaways from this event feeds into our subject design processes.

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Wonderful to see Nikki represent Torrens and Product Innovation at this year's 2025 ACODE Learning Technologies Leadership Institute conference. Held earlier this month in Mooloolaba it provided opportunity to explore technology in teaching and learning.

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As prompted by our Copilot Hack Guru, Lewis Scott.

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...Liz will be the first to make lemonade! This month, Liz shared her experience working with a broken arm and how it gave her pause to reflect on the multitude of accessibility challenges many of our students and staff face, when navigating systems, environments and processes that have been designed only with the 'common denominator' in mind. Liz shared, with a very engaged audience, how AI supported her working and studying while her arm healed. Accessibility and inclusivity are integral to the way we work, teach and learn - I thoroughly recommend you check out the recording.

Congratulations Liz, you were a real hit!

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Unless you're Nijel Ratonel and you're presenting to a global crowd of instructional designers, educators and business professionals at the AECT International Convention!

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This was a great LED experience. Huge thank you to Nikki for organising. Looking forward to 2026 with more of these (wherever possible) fun moments.

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There's time to add your favourite 2025 hits

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Kimberly had successfully organised 111 video shoots and edits over the past 12 months (3.2 video per day) with 0 delays and 0 complaints. What a record!

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Knocking it out of the park at the ICDE World Conference in -Te Whanganui-a Tara, Aotearoa (Wellington, New Zealand) this month. Ashley presented a poster and ran a workshop on crafting effective prompt agents, which earned her some well deserved praise from the ICDE president. Represent Ashley! We're so proud of you! Tumeke!!! (awesome!)

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Damian had produced over 220 podcast/screencast, directed 6 educational dramas in the past 12 months. He also incorporated the latest AI technology in voice changing which helps TUA in saving a lot of DM budget~

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Eri keeps everyone WOW every cycle with his innovative idea of interactive DM. Cant wait to see the Flight Centre Project he is working on~