Education Festival Poster eBooklet 2021 | Page 52

Ms Adina Stan, Ms Mahnaz Armat

Student engagement lies at the core of a

successful learning and teaching experience.

been transformative for students. It has driven

them to have more initiative and take more

Adina Stan

Adina Stan is the Education Manager of the Design and Arts Department at UNSW Global Foundation Studies. Her academic interests lie in the areas of curriculum design, interdisciplinary education, role-play simulations and problem-based learning.

The recent move to fully online teaching

responsibility for their learning.

precipitated by the global pandemic, has

provoked educators and students alike to

reimagine engagement and reinvent teaching

and learning. The shift to online learning has

pushed educators to transcend traditional

boundaries and move outside their comfort

zone towards exploring unique opportunities for

innovative, unconventional and even disruptive

teaching strategies. The shift to online has also

This poster aims to illustrate some of

the challenges, surprises, and disruptive

innovations in the UNSW Global Management

course. It will highlight some of the student

and teacher concerns, issues, and limitations

associated with student engagement, and

reveal innovations implemented in response.

The poster will also showcase realisations and

lessons learnt for current and future practice.

Mahnaz Armat

Mahnaz Armat is a Leading Arts( Social Sciences) Lecturer at UNSW Global Foundation Studies. She convenes the Management course. Her primary focus is developing learners’ independent thinking and problem-solving skills; improving their academic integrity and raising their crosscultural awareness.