Associate Professor Kathie Ardzejewska

PhD, BA/Dip of Ed(Hons), Grad. Dip Health Promotion, Dip Applied Science
Manager and Academic Developer
PFHEA  FHERDSA

Email: kathie.ardzejewska@nd.edu.au
Phone: 9433 0233

  • Biography

    Kathie Ardzejewska is a Senior Academic Developer with Curriculum and Quality at The University of Notre Dame Australia. In this role she collaborates with and supports the academic community to design quality innovative curriculum that promotes positive student outcomes. She also assists academics to grow their evidence-based teaching practice and scholarship of teaching and learning. Prior to this, Kathie held the position of Associate Dean (Programs and Quality) at the Australian College of Physical Education where she drove several innovations including the implementation of transition pedagogies and technology enhanced learning. She was twice presented with the excellence in teaching award by the College. Kathie is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Fellow of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) and an accredited panel chair with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. She is an academic board member of a number of independent higher education providers and was an inaugural member of the Steering Committee of the Higher Education Private Provider Quality Network.

  • Teaching Areas

    Higher Education, Academic Development, Assessment, Curriculum Design, Technology Enhanced Learning, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

  • Research Expertise and Supervision

    Learning and teaching in higher education, with a special interest in qualitative methodologies investigating pedagogical approaches that supports student diversity, especially students on the margins, and well-being.

    PhD:

    • 2020    Montgomery, K. The phenomenon of blended learning: The lived experience of women studying undergraduate nursing from regional, rural and remote Australia
    • 2018    Robertson, S. National competency standards for the registered nurse: a critical evaluation of their use in practice
    • 2017    Kendrick, D. Exercise prescription for elderly LBGTQI people
    • 2016    Okai-ugbaje, S.  A framework for using mobile devices to improve current pedagogical approaches in Nigerian universities – completed 2020

  • Journal Articles and Proceedings

    • Okai-Ugbaje, S., Ardzejewska, K., Imran, A. (May, 2022). A mobile learning framework for higher education in resource constrained environments. Education and Information Technologies https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11094-5
    • Kendrick, D., Hughes, M., Coutts, R., Ardzejewska, K. (2020). Health and Social Care in the Community.  Older gay men’s engagement with physical activity: A scoping review. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13480
    • Okai-Ugbaje, S., Ardzejewska, K., Imran, A., Yakubu. A., Yakubu, M. (2020) Cloud-based m-learning: A pedagogical tool to manage infrastructural limitations and enhance learning. International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT), 16(2), 48-67.
    • Okai-Ugbaje, S., Ardzejewska, K., & Imran, A. (2020). Readiness, roles, and responsibilities of stakeholders for sustainable mobile learning adoption in higher education. Education Sciences, 10(49), 1-21. doi:10.3390/educsci10030049
    • Ardzejewska, K., & Gorzanelli. (2020). On-boarding discipline experts to adopt the academic literacies framework. In A. Jones, A. Olds, & J. G. Lisciandro (Eds.), Transitioning Students into Higher Education: Philosophy, pedagogy and practice (pp. 137-150). Routledge.

  • Professional Affiliations

    • Principal Fellow Higher Education Academy UK
    • Fellow - Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
    • Member – Council of Australasian University Leaders in Learning and Teaching (CAULLT)

  • Awards

    • Australian Awards for University Teaching – Initiatives that enhance student learning (2020)
    • Vice Chancellor’s Promoting Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award – Initiatives that enhance student learning (2020)
    • Scholarship for the neeli (National Excellence in Educational Achievement Initiative) Program 2016