…His SOLO taxonomy and notably his model of constructive alignment have shaped the practice of an entire generation of tertiary educators in Australia and beyond. In announcing the award AAUT Chair Professor John Dewar said: “Professor Biggs has had a profound impact on approaches to the design of curriculum, assessment and learning in higher education in Australia and overseas. for an outstanding contribution to teaching and learning. Then in February 2022, I was awarded the Career Achievement Award in the 2021 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT). In my citation they also mention my nonacademic writing. On 8 September 2017, I was invested as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) “For significant service to tertiary education, particularly in the fields of curriculum development and assessment.” That’s basically about constructive alignment and the SOLO Taxonomy. Federal and most state politicians are gutless, prioritizing profits over lives. Covid infections are increasing but almost all restrictions, mask wearing, social distance, mandated when Covid was rare, are now voluntary. Labor’s intransigence over a pathetic 43% emissions reduction by 2030, which will be swamped by planned coal and gas projects, is driven by the fact that Labor receives around $2 million from the fossil fuel industry. We ought to be optimistic now but Labor is neoliberal-lite, money first, people second. The new government however has found that 9 years of neoliberalism under Coalition governments had created enormous damage to the Australian economy, the environment and to underprivileged Australians. The result of the 2022 election was like a heavy weight being lifted from Australia’s shoulders. I reti red from the University of Hong Kong years ago and now live in Hobart, where I was born, with my wife Catherine, who was born in Hong Kong.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
December 2022
Categories |