Grant recipients

The Charles Sturt Teaching Academy grants support improvements to academic quality, our staff's careers and our students' learning experience.

2026 grants

The Charles Sturt University Teaching Academy offers an annual Educator Development Grant to support scholarly activities in learning and teaching, that enable staff to maintain and extend their currency in learning and teaching (in alignment with the Academic Staff Qualifications and Expectations Procedure, clause 46) and career development.

In 2026, we are supporting 11 projects, supporting a diverse range of scholarly projects and professional development activities focused on advancing learning and teaching practice, educational leadership, student engagement, equity and innovation across the University.

2026 Recipients

Grant title

Recipient/s

School of primary applicant/Faculty

Group Assessment in Medical Radiation Science: Students’ Perceptions of Equity, Inclusivity, and Professional Skill Development

Yazan Al Hayek (Lead), Dana Al Mousa, Kelly Spuur, Leena Awawdeh, Doaa Hanafy, Bismark Ofori-Manteaw

School of Dentistry and Medical Sciences, FoSH

Bridging the digital data divide in agricultural education

Asad (MD) Asaduzzaman

School of Agriculture, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, FoSH

Integrating GeoAI into foundational postgraduate GIScience curriculum: A framework for GeoAI learning pathways

Krystal Dacey

Agriculture, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, FoSH

Connecting CSU and First Nations organisations to strengthen community-based Work-integrated Learning.

Lysa Dealtry (lead), Cheree Dean, Anne McLeod, Tace Vigliante

School of Education, FoAE

Exploring Psychology Students’ Insights and Understandings of Learning in the AI Era

Jenni Greig (lead), Rachel Hogg

School of Psychology, FoBJBS

Evaluating thermal sensing microchips as an alternative to rectal thermometry in undergraduate equine teaching: Implications for welfare, student safety, and educational outcomes

Kate Kemp (lead), Jaymie Loy, Clayton Smith

School of Agriculture, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, FoSH

Evaluating students’ perceptions of micro-engagement strategies in hybrid medical radiation science lectures

Bismark Ofori-Manteaw (lead), Minh Chau

School of Dentistry and Medical Sciences, FoSH

Integrating CoPilot as a collaborative AI marking assistant for evaluating technical reflective assignments in Engineering Workplace Learning subjects

Nariman Saeed (lead), Tariq Aziz, Amita Krautloher, Tim Anderson

School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering, FoBJBS

Supervised Peer Assessment for Online Information Studies Education: A Reflective Approach

Niloofar Solhjoo

School of Information and Communication Studies, FoAE

Reinvigorating Economics Education: Building a Portal of Engaging, Curriculum-Aligned Teaching Resources

Nicola Thomas

School of Business, FoBJBS

Inquiry-based teaching using computer simulation modelling in undergraduate agricultural science course

Ketema Zeleke (lead), Jeff McCormick

School of Agriculture, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, FoSH

Congratulations to all colleagues whose proposals were successful. We look forward to sharing the impact of your work as projects progress throughout 2026.

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