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Catherine Walsh

Ashfield,NSW

Summary

Over eight years working in delivering education in five positions at the University of Sydney. Highly organized with enthusiasm to achieve program goals and objectives. Service-oriented and relationship-driven with good administrative and customer service skills. Detail-oriented planner and problem-solver. Good decision-making, critical thinking and relationship management skills. Strong knowledge of pedagogy and educational best practice. Communicative and team-oriented with proficiency in Canvas, educational tools and university systems. Proven history of fostering collegiality to meet team, individual and management objectives. Flexible hard worker, ready to learn new tools and contribute to team success according to school and faculty needs.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Acting Assessment Manger FMH

University of Sydney
Sydney
02.2024 - Current

Work with senior managers to plan and create processes for exams, communicate and implement the processes. Identify areas of improvement in existing assessment practices and procedures. Draft guides related to assessment activities and procedures. Provide guidance on best practices related to conducting assessments. Assign work and monitor performance of colleagues involved in the exam process. Coordinate with external vendors for the printing of exam papers. Perform quality control checks on assessments prior to their release. Contribute to meetings between stakeholders to discuss assessment guidance and plans relating to generative AI. Manage staff. Run team meetings for supervised staff in the Medicine and Dentistry assessment team, growing their capabilities and involvement with the faculty. Hold regular one-on-one meetings with team members to review performance and priorities and provide feedback.

Education Designer and ED Support Officer

Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
01.2020 - 01.2024

Supporting academics and professional staff in using Canvas and educational tools. Designing for teaching and learning while being mindful of accessibility and educational integrity. Problem solving, supporting administrative processes. Monitoring and tech checking online exams. Working within a community of practice to influence the improvement of student learning outcomes and experiences. Member of working parties in Sydney Nursing School and Education Leaders Group in Health Sciences. Presented in FMH Mastering Education Systems. Co-created Group Work Resources for FMH. Published articles in Teaching@Sydney. Set up online marking of paper exams using Gradescope. Involved in pilot of using Respondus for in class quizzes. Use SRES for clinical marking in Sydney Nursing School. Leading faculty in changing assessment tasks considering Generative AI. On Danny Liu and Ben Miller's AI Implementation Group. AI Faculty Champion. Created FMH AI Risk Matrix and AI Decision Making Tool.

Teaching Support Officer

Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney
02.2018 - 01.2020

Supporting the Learning & Teaching committee, working with Academic Lead and Assessment Coordinator, preparing and maintaining Canvas sites, crafting communication and guides, AKARI school expert, collating and reporting marks, meeting deadlines, working with every academic in the school.

Project Officer, Science Curriculum Project

Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
06.2016 - 12.2017

Implementing the Strategic Plan to improve students experience by creating the Bachelor of Advanced Studies, thereby changing streams, majors and minors, creating OLEs, organising applications for strategic grants, supporting faculty executive, secretariat for faculty committees and working groups, crafting communications, working with other professional units to meet deadlines in a flexible and collaborative manner in a restructured faculty.

NAPLAN Marking

Pearson Education
05.2016 - 06.2016

Using standard based marking criteria in a timed and quality controlled environment.

Teacher

Saint Scholastica's College
Glebe
07.2015 - 12.2015

Semester 2, teaching Years 7-10 Drama, History/Geography, Religion. Filling in for a teacher on leave. Being flexible, continuing programs, creating and delivering programs, teaching 300 students over ten classes, writing reports, meeting deadlines.

Assessment Officer

Universities Admissions Centre
01.1997 - 03.2000

Supervising and training assessors, running reports, troubleshooting, meeting deadlines, communicating with university staff, assessing qualifications using schedules. Previously, customer service and assessment at UAC from 1990.

Education

Graduate Diploma in Education - English, Drama

University of New England
2015

Master of Arts - English

University of New England
2010

Master of Letters - European Cultures - Literature

University of New England
1997

Bachelor of Arts - English, Theatre Studies, Myth & Ancient Lit

University of New England
1995

Skills

  • Communication
  • Problem resolution
  • Time management
  • People skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Computer skills
  • Data management
  • Content development
  • Identifies issues to address
  • Confident Presenter

Additional Information

2019 - 2022 Completed University of Sydney Modular Professional Learning Framework

2018 Mental Health First Aid Certificate

2016 University of Sydney Centre for Continuing Education - The State of Education in Australia

2015 - 17 English Teachers’ Association Professional Development Days

2014 - 15 Drama NSW Early Career Drama Teachers’ Days

Accomplishments

2010 Australia Day local citizen Ashfield Achievement Award for volunteering (many & various)

Published essay in Meanjin 2019, articles in mETAphor and The Rationalist 2019, story in First Time Mums, ed Emma Brooks 2010, SMH opinion piece 2004, 2018, Hoopla articles, poems, performances, won SCALA songwriting award 2000

Community

2018 - 2023 Present conference papers at Classical Receptions Studies Conference, Australasian Society for Classical Studies, NSW English Teachers’ Association, guest presentations at Fort St High School

2008 - 2019 Member of Motherhood Institute of Research and Community Involvement, present papers at conferences

2012 - 2016 Co-create and co-ordinate the Mamapalooza festival, showcasing mothers in the creative and performing arts

2008 - 2011 Member of Summer Hill Community Centre Management Committee (President 2010, 2011, with legal and HR responsibilities)

2012 - 2014 Ethics teacher at NSW primary school. Coordinator in 2013, 2016. Creating a respectful community of enquiry, applying logic supported by evidence.

1995 - Co-created and edited Stele: A Student Journal of Antiquity

Timeline

Acting Assessment Manger FMH

University of Sydney
02.2024 - Current

Education Designer and ED Support Officer

Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
01.2020 - 01.2024

Teaching Support Officer

Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney
02.2018 - 01.2020

Project Officer, Science Curriculum Project

Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
06.2016 - 12.2017

NAPLAN Marking

Pearson Education
05.2016 - 06.2016

Teacher

Saint Scholastica's College
07.2015 - 12.2015

Assessment Officer

Universities Admissions Centre
01.1997 - 03.2000

Graduate Diploma in Education - English, Drama

University of New England

Master of Arts - English

University of New England

Master of Letters - European Cultures - Literature

University of New England

Bachelor of Arts - English, Theatre Studies, Myth & Ancient Lit

University of New England
Catherine Walsh