Professor Deborah West

I joined Flinders University in August 2017 as Pro Vice Chancellor (Learning and Teaching Innovation) with a wide range of responsibilites including oversight of the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching. In 2021 I moved into the Interim Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students) role before moving into the role of Vice President and Executive Dean, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work in 2022.

Prior to joining Flinders University I worked in a variety of roles in several Australian Universities in my disciplinary areas of sociology and social work including head of discipline, head of school and then in broader Faculty/College and University wide roles such as Associate Dean and Director of Learning and Teaching. My focus throughout the years has been on learning and teaching innovation and improvement in both curriculum design and teaching practice and in particular the use of educational technology in higher education.

I have published extensively in the fields of social work, learning and teaching leadership, the use of eductional technology and learning analytics. I have led both Australian Research Council grants and Australian Government funded learning and teaching research projects (through the former ALTC and OLT). Such projects have included national and international research projects on learning analytics.