Adjunct Professor
Ruth Bridgstock
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
graduate employability, higher education curriculum and pedagogy, creative workforce, graduate capabilities, professional learning, career development, social networks, innovation, informal learning, student engagement
Research field
Education Systems, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Film, Television and Digital Media
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- M Ed (Higher Education) (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
- Member, Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows Network
- Principal Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK
- Member, Higher Education Research and Development Association of Australasia (HERDSA)
- Member, International Society for the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (ISSOTL)
- Member, Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE)
- Member, Digital Media Research Centre
Teaching
- situated, authentic, 'real world' learning approaches
- transformative learning, adult learning
- 21st century learning and graduate capabilities
- learners as partners and change agents
- learning for innovation through communities and networks
- teacher professional learning and empowerment for graduate capabilities
Ruth is an accredited level 3 (mentoring) supervisor for Honours, Masters and Doctoral studies. Some current and previous student research projects include:
- social learning in the digital content industries
- learning design for creativity in higher education
- digital pedagogy capability building among VET teachers
- social identity development and career resilience in creative practitioners
- career paths of women technical production professionals in Australia
- the future of freelance journalism as a career
Publications
- Hearn, G., Bridgstock, R., Goldsmith, B. & Rodgers, J. (2014). Creative work beyond the creative industries: Innovation, employment and education. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/65634
- Bridgstock, R., (2016). Educating for digital futures: what the learning strategies of digital media professionals can teach higher education. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 53(3), 306–315. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/70992
- Bridgstock, R., (2013). Not a dirty word: Arts entrepreneurship and higher education. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, 12(2-3), 122–137. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/53226
- Bridgstock, R., (2013). Professional capabilities for Twenty-First century creative careers: Lessons from outstandingly successful Australian artists and designers. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 32(2), 176–189. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/49146
- Bridgstock, R., (2011). Skills for creative industries graduate success. Education and Training, 53(1), 9–26. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/38816
- Bridgstock, R., (2011). Making it creatively: building sustainable careers in the arts and creative industries. Australian Career Practitioner Magazine, 22(2), 11–13. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/47962
- Bridgstock, R., Lettice, F., Ozbilgin, M. & Tatli, A. (2010). Diversity management for innovation in social enterprises in the UK. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 22(6), 557–574. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/40356
- Bridgstock, R., (2009). The graduate attributes we've overlooked: Enhancing graduate employability through career management skills. Higher Education Research and Development, 28(1), 31–44. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/31100
- Bridgstock, R., (2005). Australian Artists, Starving and Well-Nourished: What Can We Learn from the Prototypical Protean Career? Australian Journal of Career Development, 14(3), 40–48. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/1767
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Australian Awards for University Teaching Citation for sustained evidence-based leadership and innovation in curriculum development and delivery to build students¿ 21st century capabilities and enhance graduate employability in creative disciplines.
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Australian National Senior Teaching Fellowship for 'Graduate Employability 2.0'
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence 2014 for leadership, innovation and teaching
Selected research projects
- Title
- Graduate employability 2.0: building digital capabilities for lifelong career development
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Digital Literacies; Graduate Capabilities; Higher Education; Social Media
- Title
- Making Music Work: Sustainable Portfolio Careers for Australian Musicians
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP150100497
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Freelance Journalism in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities (2016)
- Caught in the Headlights: Designing for Creative Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2015)
- Practical Linkages between Cultural Policy and Education Policy in Promoting a Creative Workforce for Youth in Tanzania (2015)
- Professional development and social networks in digital content industry micro businesses (2014)