Dr Gillian Kette

Gillian joined Flinders University in 2000 as a problem-based learning tutor/trainer in the graduate-entry medical program. Since then, her interest in how we learn, and in particular active learning pedagogies, led to her doctorate, which investigated students’ control and cognition of their informal learning needs using smart IT during formal active learning sessions.

Currently, she is the course coordinator for the postgraduate Clinical Education degrees in the Prideaux Health Profession Education and is a topic coordinator/ lecturer in several online topics, including supervision of Master of Clinical Education by coursework students' research projects. She is also a Learning coach in the GEMD.

She obtained an Australian Award Fellowship grant round 19 (2024/25) to 'Develop Health Professional Education in the Maldives'. This saw 15 Maldivian health educator academics from the Maldives National University (MNU) attending workshops in Australia and followed by 1 week workshop at the MNU.

Worked to develop the Flinders University Academy diploma programmes for international students and assisted in designing international foundation studies, and in facilitating the equity of access to higher education for interested students in local industries eg Diploma in Sports Management at Port Adelaide Academy powered by Flinders University.

Her research interests include how students learn in the ubiquitous ICT environment and the changing role of educators to scaffold and support students' learning.