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Name
Dr Sarah Dart
Position(s)
Lecturer, Learning and Teaching Development, Impact and Recognition
Academic Division,
Education Portfolio,
QUT Academy of Learning & Teaching
Discipline *
Other Engineering, Applied Mathematics
Phone
+61 7 3138 5193
Email
Location
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Identifiers and profiles
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Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology), Graduate Diploma of Science (Mathematics) (University of Southern Qld), Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education (Central Queensland University), Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Queensland University of Technology)

Professional memberships
and associations
Keywords

Engineering Education, Mathematics Education, Learning Analytics, Learning & Teaching in Higher Education, Educational Technology, Academic Development

* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Biography

Sarah has recently commenced as a Lecturer in Learning & Teaching Development, Impact and Recognition within QUT’s Academy of Learning and Teaching (QALT). Immediately prior to this, Sarah lectured and unit coordinated large undergraduate mathematics and engineering units, while also providing student support through one-to-one consultations, drop-in sessions, workshops, and embedded resources as a STEM Educator in the Student Success Group. Sarah’s commitment to learning and teaching has been recognised by a number of awards including a Citation for Early Career Contribution to Engineering Education (2019), Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2019) and a Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence (2017).

Sarah’s background is in modelling and simulation, having completed her PhD investigating red blood cell shape and deformability from a numerical modelling perspective. Sarah’s current research interests are in engineering education, student success, and learning analytics. Her most significant project to date has been investigating the impact of worked example videos as part of blended learning designs. Her YouTube channel, houses many of the video resources produced through this project.

(Updated January 2020)

This information has been contributed by Dr Sarah Dart.

Teaching

Major Teaching Awards:

  • Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning | 2020 | Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT), Universities Australia
  • Citation for Early Career Contribution to Engineering Education | 2019 | Australasian Association for Engineering Education
  • Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy | 2019
  • Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy | 2017
  • Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence | 2017 | Sessional Academic Category
  • Vice Chancellor’s Performance Award (Team) | 2016
  • Winner of Most Inspiring Practice Award | 2016 | Sessional Teaching & Reflection Showcase (STARS)
  • Vice Chancellor’s Performance Award (Individual) | 2015
  • Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy | 2015

 

History of Units Taught:

  • MXB100 | Introductory Calculus & Algebra | (Unit Coordinator/Lecturer) 2018, 2019
  • EGB113 | Energy in Engineering Systems | (Tutor) 2015
  • EGB121 | Engineering Mechanics | (Tutor) 2015, (Lead Tutor) 2016, 2017
  • ENB130 | Mechanical and Thermal Energy | (Tutor) 2011, 2012
  • ENB150 | Engineering Design | (Tutor) 2010, 2012, 2014
  • ENB211/EGB211 | Dynamics | (Tutor & Demonstrator) 2011, 2012, (Lead Tutor and/or Guest Lecturer) 2015, 2016, 2017 | (Unit Coordinator/Lecturer) 2019
  • ENB221/EGB323 | Fluid Mechanics | (Demonstrator) 2012, (Tutor & Demonstrator) 2017
  • ENB313 | Automatic Control Systems | (Tutor & Demonstrator) 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • EGH421 | Vibration & Control | (Blended Learning Resource Development) 2017
  • BSB123 | Data Analysis | (Blended Learning Resource Development) 2018
This information has been contributed by Dr Sarah Dart.

Experience

Employment History:

  • Lecturer in Learning & Teaching Development, Impact and Recognition | Learning & Teaching Unit, QUT | 2020 – Present
  • Lecturer in Mathematics & Engineering | Science & Engineering Faculty, QUT | 2018-2019
  • STEM Educator / Acting Strategic Lead for Student Retention & Learning Analytics | Student Success Group, QUT | 2018-2019
  • Sessional Academic Success Advisor | Learning & Teaching Unit, QUT | 2016-2017
  • Sessional Academic in Engineering | Science & Engineering Faculty, QUT | 2010-2012 & 2014-2017
  • Graduate Well Engineer | BG Group | 2013-2014
This information has been contributed by Dr Sarah Dart.

Publications


For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.