Initiatives, research and events where bicycles create positive social change
BCC Summer Internship Program 2016 Overview The Bicycles Create Change Summer Program is an eight-week collaborative learning internship running from January 4th to February 27th, 2016. Four dedicated and highly skilled international students from Griffith University were selected for this program, which focuses on developing three main areas: Professional Skills, Educational Skills and Personal Skills. …
There are many Ph.D. candidates who are near-submission or who have recently been conferred. For these brave souls, entering the workforce at such a tumultuous time is even more tricky with additional CORONAverse pressures. Where I can, I share news of any Research Assistant (RA), Internships, Postdocs or Fellowship opportunities I come across here on …
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Hooray! My abstract for the upcoming Pedagogies in the Wild Conference has been accepted! This is great news because I already have an abstract accepted for the international 2019 New Materialist Reconfigurations of Higher Education Conference (Dec 2-4th 2019) and this conference follows straight after (4-6th December) and is at the same place – the …
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Recently, I submitted an abstract to present at the 2019 University English Centers Australia (UECA) Assessment Symposium – and it has been accepted! I am an action-orientated, hands-on, tread-the-boards participatory kind of educator. I used to think that assessments were a chore, ineffective, didn’t reflect the full student learning experience and was something that was …
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As part of my PhD research and work at Griffith University, I get a few opportunities to work on research projects. At the moment, I am at capacity and full workload so no new work for me. But one PhD researcher/ intern vacancy come across my desk this week I thought might be interesting for …
I am very lucky to be working at a university where I have access to conference opportunities where I can contribute in discussions about educational best practices at the higher education level. One national example is last year, when I presented my From EAS to Collaborative Internship: Lessons and insights where bicycles create change (a …
This week, I am in Sydney attending the annual, national English Australia Conference (EAC) 2018. Earlier this year at the EA (QLD) PD Fest, our Bicycles Create Change session won the QLD Bright Ideas Award. So, thanks to Pearson and the EA Queensland Branch, I’m in Sydney representing our BCC internship team session at the …
It is my pleasure to announce that Bicycles Create Change is breaking new ground! I have many exciting plans for this blog and making these ideas into reality will take a concerted amount of effort, organisation, research, networking and resources. As many of you know, it is a principle of Bicycles Create Change to collaborate …
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Great news! In March, I presented two workshops at the English Australia (QLD) PD Fest. This event is the state precursor to the national conference held later this year. The Bicycles Create Change Internship workshop was one of 5 sessions nominated for the EA (QLD) Bright Ideas Award. This blog formed the basis for work …
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English Australia (EA) is the national peak body for the English language sector of international education in Australia. On the weekend, the Queensland English Australia – PD Fest was held. This event is a precursor to the national conference coming up later this year. I always enjoy this event and have been looking forward to …