Faculty Member, Learning and Teaching Centre
Senior Lecturer, Higher Education Development
About
Theresa is a Faculty Academic Director of Participation in Human Sciences and a Senior Lecturer in Higher Education at Macquarie University. Her research interests cover higher education development, specifically curriculum development and academic teaching.
• Participation pedagogy; she is particularly interested in aspects of assessment, reflection, the role of host supervisors and curriculum design in the many forms of Learning through Participation (LTP), that is, the whole range of experience-based learning (EBL) - problem-based learning, work Integrated learning, work-based learning, community engagement, practicum, cooperative education, collaborative education, service learning, supervision of doctoral students and so on.
• Cross cultural supervision for higher degree research students; this was the focus of an ALTC funded project that produced a series of resources to help candidates and supervisors. Research based on this material is underway with implications for the way we view international PhD candidates and their pathway through the university.
• Graduate Capabilities or attributes; her research seeks to understand how and why certain attributes or capabilities came to be and how they in turn affect pedagogy as well as what they reveal about the nature and importance of Higher Education.
In her previous life Theresa was a research scientist at Macquarie University in the area of micropalaeontology, specifically Chitinozoa. She remains interested in this area and in science education.
Academic Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Dip Ed, PhD, Cert Higher Education
Professional Memberships:
• Secretary of NSW Chapter of the Australian Collaborative Education Network (2010-2012); Member 2006-2012
• Language Science Centre (Macquarie University) 2007-2011
• Dictionary Research Centre (Macquarie University) 2005-2006
• Commission Internationale de Microflore du Paléozoique (1992-2007)
Awards:
• ALTC Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 2008 (team)
• Excellence in Education Award 2007 – Macquarie University (team)
• Excellence in Research (Social Sciences, Business & Humanities) – Macquarie University 2010
• MQ Innovation Award, Learning and Teaching – Winner: 2009 Termfinder (team)
Publications (selected)
Winchester-Seeto,T. Bosanquet, A. & A. Rowe. (in press) 'Smoke and mirrors: graduate attributes and the implications for student engagement in higher education' in Solomonides, I., Reid A., and Petocz, P. (in press) Engaging with Learning In Higher Education.
Paris, F., Achab, A., Asselin, E., Chen, Xiao-Hong, Grahn, Y., Nolvak, J., Obut, O., Samuelsson, J., Sennikov, N., Verniers, J., Vecoli, J., Wang, Xiao-Feng & Winchester-Seeto., T. Chitinozoa. Chapter 28. The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event. Webby B., Droser, M. and Paris, F. (Eds). (International Geological Correlation Program (IGCP) - Project: 410). ISBN: 0-231-12678-6. Columbia University Press. 2004. pp. 294-311 (Google citations 21)
Bosanquet, A., Winchester-Seeto, T., & Rowe, A. (in press). Social inclusion, graduate attributes and higher education curriculum. Journal of Academic Language and Learning.
Rowe, A., Mackaway, J., & Winchester-Seeto, T. (in press). ‘But I thought you were doing that’ – clarifying the role of the host supervisor in experience based learning. Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education.
Mackaway, J. A.; Winchester-Seeto, T.; Coulson, D.; and Harvey, M.,(2011) Practical and Pedagogical Aspects of Learning Through Participation: the LTP Assessment Design Framework, Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 8(3). Available at:http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/vol8/iss3/5
Winchester-Seeto, T., Mackaway, J., Coulson, D. and Harvey, M. (2010) 'But how do we assess it?' - analysis of assessment strategies for Learning Through Participation (LTP). Asia-Pacific Journal of Co-operative Education, Vol 11, Part 3, ISSN 1175-2882, pp 67-91
Bosanquet, A., Winchester-Seeto, T. & Rowe, A. (2010). Changing perceptions underpinning graduate attributes: A pilot study. In M. Devlin, J. Nagy and A. Lichtenberg (Eds.) Research and Development in Higher Education: Reshaping Higher Education, 33 (pp. 105–117). Melbourne, 6–9 July, 2010. ISSN 0157–1826
Coulson, D., Harvey, M., Winchester-Seeto, T. & Mackaway, J., (2010). Exploring evidence for the role of reflection for learning through participation. In Campbell, M. (Ed.) Work Integrated Learning – Responding to Challenges: Proceedings of the 2010 ACEN National Conference, (pp. 92–104). Perth, September 29 – October 1, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9805706-1-8
Homewood, J., Winchester-Seeto, T., Mackaway, J. & Jacenyik-Trawoger, C. (2010). Development and evaluation of resources to enhance skills in higher degree research supervision in a cross-cultural context. ALTC Final Report 2010. pp 1-42. ISBN 978-1-921856-04-4 http://www.mq.edu.au/ltc/altc/cross_cultural_supervision_project/
Winchester-Seeto, T. & Bosanquet, A. (2009) Will students notice the difference? Embedding graduate capabilities in the curriculum. Author (2009) In H. Wozniak & S. Bartoluzzi (Eds.) Proceedings of the 32nd HERDSA Annual Conference: The Student Experience (pp. 509-518). Darwin, 6-9 July. ISSN: 0155 6223
