Silvia has been involved in the field of teaching and learning and research in the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching for over 30 years. She is currently employed at La Trobe University in Melbourne Australia. Her role involves working across the University to develop, promote, implement and evaluate strategies to foster high-quality and innovative approaches to curriculum development, learning and teaching. Previous work roles involved teaching languages in secondary schools, and developing and delivering professional development sessions for teachers and academics in teaching methodology for the New South Wales Department of Education and at Deakin and La Trobe universities. As Project Director for the Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) in Melbourne, she lead a Commonwealth funded literacy and numeracy national schools assessment program. She managed the Monash University Foundation Year, a year 12 program for international students who seek entry into Monash University. This role involved managing and overseeing the quality of the curriculum of 16 subjects, quality assurance audits at six overseas provider locations and the examination system. Recently Silvia was invited by Sunway University in Malaysia and East China Normal University in Shanghai China to deliver professional learning sessions on student centred teaching, Peer Observation and Review of Teaching, curriculum design and Classroom Action Research for their teaching staff. The sessions were highly evaluated by staff involved. Silvia has an EdD from La Trobe University (Melbourne), an MA from Deakin University (Melbourne), Graduate Diploma in Education and a BA from the University of Western Australia
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