Nicola Welsh-Burke
Academic
Sydney,NSW
Summary
Subject coordinator, lecturer, and tutor with 10+ years of teaching experience within the Humanities and Social Sciences and across institutions. Able to create an energetic and welcoming classroom experience in face-to-face, online and hybrid teaching and learning, as well as managing administrative and pastoral care for students. Skilled at Student and Learning Management Systems, including H5P.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Course Convenor (School of Humanities)
Sydney Institute Of Buisiness And Technology
Sydney, NSW
02.2022 - Current
- Assists in development and delivery of course material, including lectures, tutorials and assessments
- Oversees and participates in development, revision and review of curriculum documents such as learning guides, Blackboard sites, related teaching materials and reading lists
- Maintains quality assurance regarding assessment task delivery, grading and finalisation
- Classes include: Ideas and Society; Reasoning and Argument
Subject Coordinator (School of Humanities)
Western Sydney University
Sydney, NSW
02.2021 - Current
- Assists in development and delivery of course material, including lectures, tutorials and assessments
- Oversees and participates in development, revision and review of curriculum documents such as learning guides, Blackboard sites, related teaching materials and reading lists
- Maintains quality assurance regarding assessment task delivery, grading and finalisation via REPS
- Effectively redesigned course content for online and hybrid teaching within the 2021 Sydney Lockdown
- Subjects include: Children's Literature: Image and Text; Children's Culture; Children's and Young Adult Fiction
Learning and Teaching Coordinator
Western Sydney University Undergrad Certificates
Sydney, NSW
07.2021 - Current
- Oversees and participates in development, revision and review of curriculum documents such as learning guides, Blackboard sites, related teaching materials and reading lists
- Maintains quality assurance regarding assessment task delivery, grading and finalisation via REPS
- Supervise and provide support and assistance to teaching staff and students as per required
- Maintain accurate records and providing timely and accurate reports in accordance with prescribed deadlines/timeframes.
- Work collaboratively with manages and student success coordinators to provide pastoral care and support to staff and students
Subject Coordinator (The Individual in Society)
Western Sydney University—Sydney City Campus
Sydney, NSW
02.2021 - Current
- Assists in development and delivery of course material, including lectures, tutorials and assessments
- Oversees and participates in development, revision and review of curriculum documents such as learning guides, Blackboard sites, related teaching materials and reading lists
- Maintains quality assurance regarding assessment task delivery, grading and finalisation via REPS
Tutor (Humanities/Media and Communications)
Western Sydney University—The College
Sydney, NSW
02.2020 - Current
- Leads tutorial/seminar classes in both solo and team-teaching arrangements
- Marking assessments, including quizzes, discussion posts, essays and reports
- Attend lectures
- Meet with other tutors and subject coordinators for quality assurance regarding grading
- Subjects Include: Academic Skills for Arts, Academic Skills for Communication; Cultural perspectives; Working with Cultural Differences; Texts and Communication
Curriculum Development
Western Sydney University—The College
Sydney, NSW
05.2020 - Current
- Develop curriculum and associated materials to be delivered as online courses as part of the Undergraduate Certificates program
- Courses include: Texts and Communication; Understanding Society; Diversity, Language and Culture
Tutor (School of Social Science)
Western Sydney University
Sydney, NSW
02.2011 - Current
- Leads tutorial/seminar classes in both solo and team-teaching arrangements
- Marking assessments, including quizzes, discussion posts, essays and reports
- Attend lectures
- Meet with other tutors and subject coordinators for quality assurance regarding grading
Tutor (School of Humanities)
Western Sydney University
Sydney, NSW
02.2011 - Current
- Leads tutorial/seminar classes in both solo and team-teaching arrangements
- Marking assessments, including quizzes, discussion posts, essays and reports
- Attend lectures
- Meet with other tutors and subject coordinators for quality assurance regarding grading
- Subjects include: Everyday Life; Introduction to Literary Studies; Contemporary Society
Education
Ph.D. - Literature And Cultural Studies
Western Sydney University
Sydney 02.2011 - 06.2020
Master of Arts -
Western Sydney University
Sydney, NSW 02.2009 - 03.2010
Bachelor of Arts - English; Cultural Studies
Western Sydney University
Sydney, NSW 02.2005 - 12.2008
Skills
Lecturing
Lesson Planning
Writing coursework
Lecture preparation
Student records management
Student mentoring
Analytical and Critical Thinking
H5P Management
Blackboard and Canvas Development
Results Processing System (RePS)
Timeline
Course Convenor (School of Humanities)
Sydney Institute Of Buisiness And Technology
02.2022 - Current
Learning and Teaching Coordinator
Western Sydney University Undergrad Certificates
07.2021 - Current
Subject Coordinator (School of Humanities)
Western Sydney University
02.2021 - Current
Subject Coordinator (The Individual in Society)
Western Sydney University—Sydney City Campus
02.2021 - Current
Curriculum Development
Western Sydney University—The College
05.2020 - Current
Tutor (Humanities/Media and Communications)
Western Sydney University—The College
02.2020 - Current
Tutor (School of Social Science)
Western Sydney University
02.2011 - Current
Tutor (School of Humanities)
Western Sydney University
02.2011 - Current
Ph.D. - Literature And Cultural Studies
Western Sydney University
02.2011 - 06.2020
Master of Arts -
Western Sydney University
02.2009 - 03.2010
Bachelor of Arts - English; Cultural Studies
Western Sydney University
02.2005 - 12.2008
Publications
Welsh-Burke, N. (2022). I Like a Girl Who Can Eat: Female Hunger, Food, and Desire in Maggie Stiefvater’s Wolves of Mercy Falls Series. Barnboken, 45. https://doi.org/10.14811/clr.v45.685
Break-Ups and Breakdowns: The Cultivation and Crafting of the Celebrity Break-Up Performance. Journal of Popular Romance Studies (Currently under Review)
Conference Attendance
- Inside Voices: The Fan Studies Network North America 2022 Conference. Online 13th-16th October 2022. 'I am on my KNEES: TikTok as a New Site of Adolescent Sexual Desire' in 'The New Bedroom Cultures' Roundtable (panelist and moderator).
- PCA/ACA National Conference: Romance Stream: Fantasy and Escape. Online. 14th-16th April 2022. ‘ Monstrous Escapism: Liminal Space, Animal Bridegrooms and Female Sexuality in the contemporary YA Supernatural Romance'
- PCA/ACA National Conference: Romance Stream: Scandal. Online. 2nd-5th June 2021. ‘Now I drive alone past your street...’: Heartbreak, Scandal and Sexuality in Celebrity Teen Girl Breakups.
- Conceptions of Girlhood Now and Then: Girls’ Literature and Beyond Linnæus University, Sweden, 6th-8th October 2020 (online). ‘I Like a Girl Who can Eat: Female Hunger, Food and Desire in the Supernatural Romance’
- Into the Bush: Its Beauty and Its Terror Australian Fairy Tale Society, 26th June 2016. ‘Babes in the Bush: The ‘Lost Child’ Narrative as Australian Folklore’
- Interventions and Intersections: 2013 Postgraduate Conference University of Western Sydney, 26th-28th June 2013. Conference Convenor
- Devils and Dolls: Dichotomous Depictions of the Child University of Bristol, 27th-28th March 2013. ‘It’s almost as if they want to be eaten’: Sinful and Virtuous Red Riding Hoods in Sisters Red.
Publications
Break-Ups and Breakdowns: The Cultivation and Crafting of the Celebrity Break-Up Performance. Journal of Popular Romance Studies (Currently under Review)
Welsh-Burke, N. (2022). I Like a Girl Who Can Eat: Female Hunger, Food, and Desire in Maggie Stiefvater’s Wolves of Mercy Falls Series. Barnboken, 45. https://doi.org/10.14811/clr.v45.685
Conference Attendance
Inside Voices: The Fan Studies Network North America 2022 Conference. Online 13th-16th October 2022. 'I am on my KNEES: TikTok as a New Site of Adolescent Sexual Desire' in 'The New Bedroom Cultures' Roundtable (panelist and moderator).
PCA/ACA National Conference: Romance Stream: Fantasy and Escape. Online. 14th-16th April 2022. ‘ Monstrous Escapism: Liminal Space, Animal Bridegrooms and Female Sexuality in the contemporary YA Supernatural Romance'
PCA/ACA National Conference: Romance Stream: Scandal. Online. 2nd-5th June 2021. ‘Now I drive alone past your street...’: Heartbreak, Scandal and Sexuality in Celebrity Teen Girl Breakups.
Conceptions of Girlhood Now and Then: Girls’ Literature and Beyond Linnæus University, Sweden, 6th-8th October 2020 (online). ‘I Like a Girl Who can Eat: Female Hunger, Food and Desire in the Supernatural Romance’
Into the Bush: Its Beauty and Its Terror Australian Fairy Tale Society, 26th June 2016. ‘Babes in the Bush: The ‘Lost Child’ Narrative as Australian Folklore’
Interventions and Intersections: 2013 Postgraduate Conference University of Western Sydney, 26th-28th June 2013. Conference Convenor
Devils and Dolls: Dichotomous Depictions of the Child University of Bristol, 27th-28th March 2013. ‘It’s almost as if they want to be eaten’: Sinful and Virtuous Red Riding Hoods in Sisters Red.
Talks, Guest Lectures
Romancing the Gothic. [Online Talk Series]. Forthcoming: 18th December 2022 'Lupus in Fabula: The Wolf in Folk and Fairy Tales'
Shelf Love: Romantic Love Stories in Pop Culture. Podcast. 30th August 2022.'Hairy on the Inside: Teen Werewolves & Red Riding Hood'. https://shelflovepodcast.com/episodes/season-2/episode-126/hairy-on-the-inside-teen-werewolves-red-riding-hood