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Dr Kate Thomson

PhD (Sydney), GradCertEdStudies (HigherEd) (Sydney), MIH (Dist) (Curtin), BPsych (Hons) (Macquarie)

Senior Lecturer, Work Integrated Learning

Email

kate.thomson@sydney.edu.au

Kate’s research expertise is in professional learning. She has made a significant contribution to the evidence-base for facilitating collaborative learning and is leading a new research area within her field, informal professional learning. Primarily, her work has centred on the professional learning of university teachers (i.e., clinical educators and academics) and her emerging interest is in developing future professionals through enhancing students’ learning before, during, and after their work integrated learning placement experiences. She has authored more than 50 peer reviewed articles, book chapters, conference presentations, and invited seminars on informal professional learning, and won the 2016 HERDSA Taylor and Francis Prize for Best Paper by a New Researcher. She has successfully acquired more than $200,000 in grant funding for education and research, including two national competitive grants, one as lead. Her approach to teaching and curriculum design is scholarly, research-led, and evidence-based, whether that is for first year students in large core units of study, final year students on placements, or experienced academics and clinical educators. She serves as an Associate Editor for Higher Education Research and Development. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy/Advance HE.

Research interests

Professional learning, with an emphasis on informal conversations and peer mentoring
Student learning: before, during, and after work-integrated learning placements
Developing measures of quality and using evidence to enhance teaching and learning in higher education
Innovative use of methodologies, including Grounded theory and Design based research

Teaching and supervision

Kate teaches into undergraduate and postgraduate Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Counselling programs, focusing on preparing students for their work integrated learning placements. She co-designed and teaches into a workshop program for Clinical Educators, and has previously been an Academic Developer. She is interested in quantitative and qualitative research projects about professional learning, especially informal and collaborative learning. She has experience with grounded theory and design-based research and supervises at Honours, Masters and PhD levels.

Associations

Honorary Adjunct Fellow, Learning Transformations, Western Sydney University
Associate Editor: Higher Education Research & Development (HERD)
Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
Australian Collaborative Education Network Limited (ACEN)
Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR)
New South Wales Institute of Educational Research Inc.
European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) as a Junior Researcher (JURE)

Awards and honours

2020 Sydney School of Health Sciences Teaching Award for Effective learning, curriculum or program design that creats outstanding student learning outcomes and learning environments
2020 Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA) Supervisor of the Year
2019 Sydney Early-Mid Career Academic Network (SEMCAN) Research Viral Bytes People’s Choice Award (inaugural)
2019 Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy/Advance HE (SFHEA)
2018 Fellow, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
2016 Associate Fellow, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
2016 HERDSA Taylor and Francis Prize for Best Paper by a New Researcher
2015 Faculty of Health Sciences Teaching Award for Systems that Achieve Collective Excellence in Learning and Teaching
2009-2012 Australian Postgraduate Award (APA)

Themes

E-Health and Health Care Delivery

Current research students

Project title	Research student
How do allied health clinical educators develop and enact expertise?	Gretel EVANS

Publications

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Book Chapters

McCormack, C., Kennelly, R., Gilchrist, J., Hancock, E., Islam, J., Northcote, M., Thomson, K. (2017). From Dream to Reality: Sustaining a Higher Education Community of Practice Beyond Initial Enthusiasm. In Jacquie McDonald, Aileen Cater-Steel (Eds.), Communities of Practice: Facilitating Social Learning in Higher Education, (pp. 599-622). Singapore: Springer. [More Information]
Thomson, K., Tan, B., Brook, C. (2011). Virtual Face-to-Face Communication and the Learning Experience of Post-Graduate Students Studying via Flexible Delivery Mode. In Arianne Rourke and Kathryn Coleman (Eds.), Pedagogy Leads Technology: Online Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: New Technologies, New Pedagogies, (pp. 61-77). Champaign: Common Ground Publishing. [More Information]

Journals

Hamiduzzaman, M., Miles, S., Crook, S., Grove, L., Hewitt, J., Barraclough, F., Hawkins, P., Campbell, E., Buster, N., Thomson, K., Williams, C., Flood, V. (2024). An integrative review of the impact of allied health student placements on current staff’s knowledge and procedural skills in acute and primary care settings. BMC Medical Education, 24, 657. [More Information]
Di Michele, L., Thomson, K., Bell, A., Reed, W. (2024). Assessing evidence-based practice among Australian radiographers: A self-report survey. Radiography, 30(2), 696-701. [More Information]
Di Michele, L., Thomson, K., Bell, A., Reed, W. (2023). Educating for the future: Bookending evidence-based practice. Radiography, 29(5), 958-960. [More Information]
Kenny, B., Jimenez, Y., Pollard, N., Thomson, K., Semaan, A., McAllister, L. (2023). Ethics Education Learning Outcomes for Health Professions Students. Journal of Academic Ethics, 21(1), 85-111. [More Information]
Judd, B., Brentnall, J., Scanlan, J., Thomson, K., Blackstock, F., Mandrusiak, A., Chipchase, L., Phillips, A., McAllister, S. (2023). Evaluating allied health students’ readiness for placement learning. BMC Medical Education, 23(1). [More Information]
Di Michele, L., Bell, A., Thomson, K., McEntee, M., Kenny, B., Reed, W. (2023). Student radiographers' perceptions of evidence-based practice during clinical placements: Implications for health professional education. International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 24(4), 553-566.
Mok, I., Mackenzie, L., Thomson, K. (2023). The effects of career development practices on expected retirement age of injured older workers. Work, 74(1), 183-191. [More Information]
Mok, I., Mackenzie, L., Thomson, K. (2023). The experiences of human resource professionals in managing career development of an ageing workforce: a narrative thematic analysis. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 18(1), 67-83. [More Information]
Peseta, T., Kligyte, G., Bell, A., Hardiman, B., Leadbeatter, D., Pizzica, J., Saliba, G., Salisbury, F., Thomson, K., Yucel, R. (2021). Borders, paths and orientations: assembling the higher education research field as doctoral students and supervisors. Teaching in Higher Education, 26(3), 422-437. [More Information]
Mok, I., Mackenzie, L., Thomson, K. (2021). Career development and human resource management of older workers: A scoping review. Australian Journal of Career Development, 30(3), 226-239. [More Information]
Thomson, K., Barrie, S. (2021). Conversations as a source of professional learning: exploring the dynamics of camaraderie and common ground amongst university teachers. International Journal for Academic Development, 26(3), 320-334. [More Information]
Pleschova, G., Roxa, T., Thomson, K., Felten, P. (2021). Conversations that make meaningful change in teaching, teachers, and academic development. International Journal for Academic Development, 26(3), 201-209. [More Information]
Penman, M., Tai, J., Thompson, T., Thomson, K. (2021). Feedback practices as part of signature pedagogy for clinical placements. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 28(2), 151-169. [More Information]
Tomitsch, M., Janssen, A., Curwood, J., Thomson, K. (2021). Insights into the interrelationship between the design process and user practice: A case study on user engagement in a platform for professional learning. Enterprise Information Systems, 15(10), 1546-1561. [More Information]
Campbell, M., Russell, L., Thomson, K., Tunny, R., Smith, L., McAllister, L. (2021). The construction and testing of a framework to assure the institutional quality of work-integrated learning. International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 22(4), 505-519.
Di Michele, L., Thomson, K., McEntee, M., Kenny, B., Reed, W. (2020). Knowledge translation: Radiographers compared to other healthcare professionals. Radiography, 26, S27-S32. [More Information]
Thomson, K. (2020). When I say … informal conversations. Medical Education, 54(4), 287-288. [More Information]
Kenny, B., Thomson, K., Semaan, A., Di Michele, L., Pollard, N., Nicole, M., Jimenez, Y., McAllister, L. (2019). Ethics in Professional Practice: An Education Resource for Health Science Students. International Journal of Practice-based Learning in Health and Social Care, 7(1), 86-101. [More Information]
Johnson, R., Purcell, A., Power, E., Thomson, K. (2019). University Teachers' Perceptions of Screening Students' Communication Skills: A Case Study from Speech Pathology. International Journal of Practice-based Learning in Health and Social Care, 7(1), 32-46. [More Information]
McAllister, L., Nagarajan, S., Scott, L., Smith, L., Thomson, K. (2018). Developing Measures of Placement Quality in Allied Health, Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy. International Journal of Practice-based Learning in Health and Social Care, 6(2), 31-47. [More Information]
Bell, A., Thomson, K. (2018). Supporting peer observation of teaching: collegiality, conversations, and autonomy. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 55(3), 276-284. [More Information]
Thomson, K., Trigwell, K. (2018). The role of informal conversations in developing university teaching? Studies in Higher Education, 43(9), 1536-1547. [More Information]
Thomson, K., da Silva, R., Draper, P., Gilmore, A., Majury, N., O'Connor, K., Vasquez, A., Waite, J. (2017). Student voice in work integrated learning scholarship: a review of teacher education and geographical sciences. Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 5(1), 1-13. [More Information]
McCormack, C., Gilchrist, J., Hancock, E., Islam, J., Kennelly, R., Northcote, M., Thomson, K. (2017). The alchemy of facilitation revealed through individual stories and collective narrative. Reflective Practice, 18(1), 42-54. [More Information]
Thomson, K., Keep, M., Leithhead, I. (2016). Peer mentoring for clinical educators: A case study in Physiotherapy. Focus on Health Professional Education: A multi-disciplinary journal, 17(3), 30-44. [More Information]
Thomson, K. (2015). Informal conversations about teaching and their relationship to a formal development program: learning opportunities for novice and mid-career academics. International Journal for Academic Development, 20(2), 137-149. [More Information]
Thomson, K., Bell, A., Hendry, G. (2015). Peer observation of teaching: the case for learning just by watching. Higher Education Research and Development, 34(5), 1060-1062. [More Information]
Curwood, J., Tomitsch, M., Thomson, K., Hendry, G. (2015). Professional learning in higher education: Understanding how academics interpret student feedback and access resources to improve their teaching. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 31(5), 556-571. [More Information]
Hendry, G., Bell, A., Thomson, K. (2014). Learning by observing a peer's teaching situation. International Journal for Academic Development, 19(4), 318-329. [More Information]
Keep, M., Thomson, K., Leithhead, I. (2010). Developing a mentoring program for physiotherapy clinical educators. Synergy, 30, 16-21.
Thomson, K., Tan, B., Brook, C. (2009). Virtual Face-to-Face Communication and the Learning Experience of Post-Graduate Students Studying via Flexible Delivery Mode. International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, 5(2), 71-85.

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Conferences

Tomitsch, M., Janssen, A., Curwood, J., Thomson, K. (2019). Reflections on temporal factors in interaction design: A Study of user engagement in a platform for professional learning. 31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer-Interaction (OzCHI 2019), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Thomson, K., Brentnall, J., Nicole, M., Kenny, B., McAllister, L. (2017). Continuing professional development: Designing an interprofessional program for allied health placement educators. 40th annual conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) 2017, Sydney, Australia: HERDSA.
Thomson, K., Curwood, J., Tomitsch, M. (2016). Participatory professional development: Designing a mobile website that links student feedback with best practice teaching resources. 39th HERDSA Annual International Conference, Hammondville: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
Thomson, K. (2014). Academic development through informal conversations and formal programs â€“ Learning from conflicts and commonalities. International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) conference: Educational Development in a Changing World, Stockholm: International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) conference.
Thomson, K., Deneen, C., Roxa, T., Trautwein, C., Boud, D., Merkeht, M. (2014). Drawing on practice theory perspectives to enhance the impact of academic development on academic practices. International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) conference: Educational Development in a Changing World, Stockholm: International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) conference.
Thomson, K., Roxa, T., Martensson, K., Laughlin, A., Pataraia, N. (2014). Supporting informal interactions: A strategic approach to academic development. International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) conference: Educational Development in a Changing World, Stockholm: International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) conference.
Leithead, I., Buhagiar, M., Nguyen, M., Thomson, K. (2014). The effect of a specific balance-strategy training program in reducing falls risk of low level care residents in RACF. The Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting: Circulating the Evidence, Melbourne: The Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting.
Thomson, K., Trautwin, C., Deneen, C., Roxa, T. (2013). Achieving sustainable development and change in complex higher education contexts. 15th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction (EARLI), TBA: European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI).
Thomson, K. (2013). Commonality: A theory for sustainable professional development through informal conversation. 15th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction (EARLI), TBA: European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI).
Thomson, K. (2013). Talking about Teaching: What's the Point? (Poster Presentation). NSW Institute for Educational Research (IER) Postgraduate Research Conference 2010, University of Technology, Kuring-Gai Campus, Lindfield, NSW, Sydney Australia.
Thomson, K. (2012). Conversation about teaching; linking formal academic development to department-based dialogue. 9th ICED Conference, Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Printing House, Bangkok.
Thomson, K. (2011). Contextual influences associated with variation in conversations about teaching. 34th Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference HERDSA 2011, Australia: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
Leithhead, I., Keep, M., Thomson, K. (2011). Mentoring of clinical educators results in improved learning experiences for physiotherapy students. APA Physiotherapy Conference 2011, NA.
Keep, M., Leithhead, I., Thomson, K. (2011). Mentoring of clinical educators results in improved learning experiences for physiotherapy students. APA Physiotherapy Conference, Not applicable: Not applicable.
Keep, M., Thomson, K., Leithhead, I. (2011). Pilot mentoring program for physiotherapy clinical educators. 34th Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference HERDSA 2011, Australia: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
Thomson, K. (2011). What is the relationship between informal conversation about teaching and formal university teaching education? NSW Institute for Educational Research Postgraduate Reserarch Conference, No publisher: No publisher.
Thomson, K. (2010). Talking about teaching: Enhancing teaching quality through conversationally situated academic development. ICED Conference: Enhancing Strategies for Global Quality Learning in Higher Education 2010, Auditorium Campus Ca l'Aranyo, Univesity Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
Thomson, K., Tan, B., Brook, C. (2009). Computer Mediated Communication and the Learning Experience of those studying via Flexible Delivery Mode. EDUCAUSE Australasia Conference 2009, Australia: EDUCAUSE Australasia.
Thomson, K., Tan, B., Brook, C. (2009). Does Virtual Face-to-Face Communication Enhance the Learning Experience of Post-Graduate Students Studying via a Flexible Delivery Mode? 5th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society 2009, United States: Common Ground Publishing.
Chalmers, D., Thomson, K. (2009). Enhancing the student learning experience through the development of quality indicators of teaching & learning. 32nd Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference HERDSA 2009, Australia: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
Chalmers, D., Thomson, K., Davies, L., Lang, J., Gilmore, A. (2008). Teaching and learning indicators of quality in universities. AUQF 2008: Quality & Standards in Higher Education: Making a Difference, Canberra, Australia.

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2024

Hamiduzzaman, M., Miles, S., Crook, S., Grove, L., Hewitt, J., Barraclough, F., Hawkins, P., Campbell, E., Buster, N., Thomson, K., Williams, C., Flood, V. (2024). An integrative review of the impact of allied health student placements on current staff’s knowledge and procedural skills in acute and primary care settings. BMC Medical Education, 24, 657. [More Information]
Di Michele, L., Thomson, K., Bell, A., Reed, W. (2024). Assessing evidence-based practice among Australian radiographers: A self-report survey. Radiography, 30(2), 696-701. [More Information]

2023

Di Michele, L., Thomson, K., Bell, A., Reed, W. (2023). Educating for the future: Bookending evidence-based practice. Radiography, 29(5), 958-960. [More Information]
Kenny, B., Jimenez, Y., Pollard, N., Thomson, K., Semaan, A., McAllister, L. (2023). Ethics Education Learning Outcomes for Health Professions Students. Journal of Academic Ethics, 21(1), 85-111. [More Information]
Judd, B., Brentnall, J., Scanlan, J., Thomson, K., Blackstock, F., Mandrusiak, A., Chipchase, L., Phillips, A., McAllister, S. (2023). Evaluating allied health students’ readiness for placement learning. BMC Medical Education, 23(1). [More Information]
Di Michele, L., Bell, A., Thomson, K., McEntee, M., Kenny, B., Reed, W. (2023). Student radiographers' perceptions of evidence-based practice during clinical placements: Implications for health professional education. International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 24(4), 553-566.
Mok, I., Mackenzie, L., Thomson, K. (2023). The effects of career development practices on expected retirement age of injured older workers. Work, 74(1), 183-191. [More Information]
Mok, I., Mackenzie, L., Thomson, K. (2023). The experiences of human resource professionals in managing career development of an ageing workforce: a narrative thematic analysis. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 18(1), 67-83. [More Information]

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2021

Peseta, T., Kligyte, G., Bell, A., Hardiman, B., Leadbeatter, D., Pizzica, J., Saliba, G., Salisbury, F., Thomson, K., Yucel, R. (2021). Borders, paths and orientations: assembling the higher education research field as doctoral students and supervisors. Teaching in Higher Education, 26(3), 422-437. [More Information]
Mok, I., Mackenzie, L., Thomson, K. (2021). Career development and human resource management of older workers: A scoping review. Australian Journal of Career Development, 30(3), 226-239. [More Information]
Thomson, K., Barrie, S. (2021). Conversations as a source of professional learning: exploring the dynamics of camaraderie and common ground amongst university teachers. International Journal for Academic Development, 26(3), 320-334. [More Information]
Pleschova, G., Roxa, T., Thomson, K., Felten, P. (2021). Conversations that make meaningful change in teaching, teachers, and academic development. International Journal for Academic Development, 26(3), 201-209. [More Information]
Penman, M., Tai, J., Thompson, T., Thomson, K. (2021). Feedback practices as part of signature pedagogy for clinical placements. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 28(2), 151-169. [More Information]
Tomitsch, M., Janssen, A., Curwood, J., Thomson, K. (2021). Insights into the interrelationship between the design process and user practice: A case study on user engagement in a platform for professional learning. Enterprise Information Systems, 15(10), 1546-1561. [More Information]
Campbell, M., Russell, L., Thomson, K., Tunny, R., Smith, L., McAllister, L. (2021). The construction and testing of a framework to assure the institutional quality of work-integrated learning. International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 22(4), 505-519.

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2020

Di Michele, L., Thomson, K., McEntee, M., Kenny, B., Reed, W. (2020). Knowledge translation: Radiographers compared to other healthcare professionals. Radiography, 26, S27-S32. [More Information]
Thomson, K. (2020). When I say … informal conversations. Medical Education, 54(4), 287-288. [More Information]

2019

Kenny, B., Thomson, K., Semaan, A., Di Michele, L., Pollard, N., Nicole, M., Jimenez, Y., McAllister, L. (2019). Ethics in Professional Practice: An Education Resource for Health Science Students. International Journal of Practice-based Learning in Health and Social Care, 7(1), 86-101. [More Information]
Tomitsch, M., Janssen, A., Curwood, J., Thomson, K. (2019). Reflections on temporal factors in interaction design: A Study of user engagement in a platform for professional learning. 31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer-Interaction (OzCHI 2019), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Johnson, R., Purcell, A., Power, E., Thomson, K. (2019). University Teachers' Perceptions of Screening Students' Communication Skills: A Case Study from Speech Pathology. International Journal of Practice-based Learning in Health and Social Care, 7(1), 32-46. [More Information]

2018

McAllister, L., Nagarajan, S., Scott, L., Smith, L., Thomson, K. (2018). Developing Measures of Placement Quality in Allied Health, Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy. International Journal of Practice-based Learning in Health and Social Care, 6(2), 31-47. [More Information]
Bell, A., Thomson, K. (2018). Supporting peer observation of teaching: collegiality, conversations, and autonomy. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 55(3), 276-284. [More Information]
Thomson, K., Trigwell, K. (2018). The role of informal conversations in developing university teaching? Studies in Higher Education, 43(9), 1536-1547. [More Information]

2017

Thomson, K., Brentnall, J., Nicole, M., Kenny, B., McAllister, L. (2017). Continuing professional development: Designing an interprofessional program for allied health placement educators. 40th annual conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) 2017, Sydney, Australia: HERDSA.
McCormack, C., Kennelly, R., Gilchrist, J., Hancock, E., Islam, J., Northcote, M., Thomson, K. (2017). From Dream to Reality: Sustaining a Higher Education Community of Practice Beyond Initial Enthusiasm. In Jacquie McDonald, Aileen Cater-Steel (Eds.), Communities of Practice: Facilitating Social Learning in Higher Education, (pp. 599-622). Singapore: Springer. [More Information]
Thomson, K., da Silva, R., Draper, P., Gilmore, A., Majury, N., O'Connor, K., Vasquez, A., Waite, J. (2017). Student voice in work integrated learning scholarship: a review of teacher education and geographical sciences. Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 5(1), 1-13. [More Information]
McCormack, C., Gilchrist, J., Hancock, E., Islam, J., Kennelly, R., Northcote, M., Thomson, K. (2017). The alchemy of facilitation revealed through individual stories and collective narrative. Reflective Practice, 18(1), 42-54. [More Information]

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2016

Thomson, K., Curwood, J., Tomitsch, M. (2016). Participatory professional development: Designing a mobile website that links student feedback with best practice teaching resources. 39th HERDSA Annual International Conference, Hammondville: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
Thomson, K., Keep, M., Leithhead, I. (2016). Peer mentoring for clinical educators: A case study in Physiotherapy. Focus on Health Professional Education: A multi-disciplinary journal, 17(3), 30-44. [More Information]

2015

Thomson, K. (2015). Informal conversations about teaching and their relationship to a formal development program: learning opportunities for novice and mid-career academics. International Journal for Academic Development, 20(2), 137-149. [More Information]
Thomson, K., Bell, A., Hendry, G. (2015). Peer observation of teaching: the case for learning just by watching. Higher Education Research and Development, 34(5), 1060-1062. [More Information]
Curwood, J., Tomitsch, M., Thomson, K., Hendry, G. (2015). Professional learning in higher education: Understanding how academics interpret student feedback and access resources to improve their teaching. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 31(5), 556-571. [More Information]

2014

Thomson, K. (2014). Academic development through informal conversations and formal programs â€“ Learning from conflicts and commonalities. International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) conference: Educational Development in a Changing World, Stockholm: International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) conference.
Thomson, K., Deneen, C., Roxa, T., Trautwein, C., Boud, D., Merkeht, M. (2014). Drawing on practice theory perspectives to enhance the impact of academic development on academic practices. International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) conference: Educational Development in a Changing World, Stockholm: International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) conference.
Hendry, G., Bell, A., Thomson, K. (2014). Learning by observing a peer's teaching situation. International Journal for Academic Development, 19(4), 318-329. [More Information]
Thomson, K., Roxa, T., Martensson, K., Laughlin, A., Pataraia, N. (2014). Supporting informal interactions: A strategic approach to academic development. International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) conference: Educational Development in a Changing World, Stockholm: International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) conference.
Leithead, I., Buhagiar, M., Nguyen, M., Thomson, K. (2014). The effect of a specific balance-strategy training program in reducing falls risk of low level care residents in RACF. The Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting: Circulating the Evidence, Melbourne: The Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting.

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2013

Thomson, K., Trautwin, C., Deneen, C., Roxa, T. (2013). Achieving sustainable development and change in complex higher education contexts. 15th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction (EARLI), TBA: European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI).
Thomson, K. (2013). Commonality: A theory for sustainable professional development through informal conversation. 15th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction (EARLI), TBA: European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI).
Thomson, K. (2013). Talking about Teaching: What's the Point? (Poster Presentation). NSW Institute for Educational Research (IER) Postgraduate Research Conference 2010, University of Technology, Kuring-Gai Campus, Lindfield, NSW, Sydney Australia.

2012

Thomson, K. (2012). Conversation about teaching; linking formal academic development to department-based dialogue. 9th ICED Conference, Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Printing House, Bangkok.

2011

Thomson, K. (2011). Contextual influences associated with variation in conversations about teaching. 34th Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference HERDSA 2011, Australia: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
Leithhead, I., Keep, M., Thomson, K. (2011). Mentoring of clinical educators results in improved learning experiences for physiotherapy students. APA Physiotherapy Conference 2011, NA.
Keep, M., Leithhead, I., Thomson, K. (2011). Mentoring of clinical educators results in improved learning experiences for physiotherapy students. APA Physiotherapy Conference, Not applicable: Not applicable.
Keep, M., Thomson, K., Leithhead, I. (2011). Pilot mentoring program for physiotherapy clinical educators. 34th Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference HERDSA 2011, Australia: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
Thomson, K., Tan, B., Brook, C. (2011). Virtual Face-to-Face Communication and the Learning Experience of Post-Graduate Students Studying via Flexible Delivery Mode. In Arianne Rourke and Kathryn Coleman (Eds.), Pedagogy Leads Technology: Online Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: New Technologies, New Pedagogies, (pp. 61-77). Champaign: Common Ground Publishing. [More Information]
Thomson, K. (2011). What is the relationship between informal conversation about teaching and formal university teaching education? NSW Institute for Educational Research Postgraduate Reserarch Conference, No publisher: No publisher.

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2010

Keep, M., Thomson, K., Leithhead, I. (2010). Developing a mentoring program for physiotherapy clinical educators. Synergy, 30, 16-21.
Thomson, K. (2010). Talking about teaching: Enhancing teaching quality through conversationally situated academic development. ICED Conference: Enhancing Strategies for Global Quality Learning in Higher Education 2010, Auditorium Campus Ca l'Aranyo, Univesity Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.

2009

Thomson, K., Tan, B., Brook, C. (2009). Computer Mediated Communication and the Learning Experience of those studying via Flexible Delivery Mode. EDUCAUSE Australasia Conference 2009, Australia: EDUCAUSE Australasia.
Thomson, K., Tan, B., Brook, C. (2009). Does Virtual Face-to-Face Communication Enhance the Learning Experience of Post-Graduate Students Studying via a Flexible Delivery Mode? 5th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society 2009, United States: Common Ground Publishing.
Chalmers, D., Thomson, K. (2009). Enhancing the student learning experience through the development of quality indicators of teaching & learning. 32nd Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference HERDSA 2009, Australia: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
Thomson, K., Tan, B., Brook, C. (2009). Virtual Face-to-Face Communication and the Learning Experience of Post-Graduate Students Studying via Flexible Delivery Mode. International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, 5(2), 71-85.

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2008

Chalmers, D., Thomson, K., Davies, L., Lang, J., Gilmore, A. (2008). Teaching and learning indicators of quality in universities. AUQF 2008: Quality & Standards in Higher Education: Making a Difference, Canberra, Australia.

Selected Grants

2023

Assessing workplace well-being and informal learning: A pilot study of student interactions on placement, Thomson K, Faculty of Medicine and Health/Multidisciplinary Research Accelerator

2018

Enhancing novice students readiness for clinical placements through the development and testing of a multidisciplinary evaluation tool, Judd B, Brentnall J, Thomson K, Scanlan J, McAllister S, Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE)/ANZAHPE Research Grants

2017

Assuring institution-wide quality in work integrated learning, Campbell M, McAllister L, Russell L, Tunny R, Smith L, Thomson K, Australian Collaborative Education Network/Research Grant
Leadership in Ethical Practice , Kenny B, Thomson K, Di Michele L, Nicole M, McAllister L, Semaan A, University of Sydney/Educational Innovation Grant
Building Students Capacity for Evaluative Judgement through Near Peer Placements, Penman M, McAllister S, Brentnall J, Judd B, Thomson K, Volkert A, Evans G, Young J, Thompson T, Vasquez M, Wykes M, Australian Collaborative Education Network/Research Grant

2016

Enhancing ethical practice during professional placements, Kenny B, McAllister L, Nicole M, Pollard N, Semaan A, Thomson K, Di Michele L, Holden A, DVC Education/Large Educational Innovation Grant

2015

Ask Charlie: A participatory mobile website for resource-based academic professional development, Thomson K, Tomitsch M, Curwood J, Haeusler M, Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT)/OLT Grants

2014

Developing Validated and Reliable Measures of Student Clinical Placement Quality to Improve Student Learning Expereinces, McAllister L, Scott L, Thomson K, Smith L, University of Sydney/Educational Innovation Grant
Peer Evaluation of Teaching in FHS, Shirley D, Thomson K, Reed W, Smith-Merry J, University of Sydney/Educational Innovation Grant

2012

Professional development for academics: Evaluating a personalised mobile website for learning from student feedback, Tomitsch M, Curwood J, Hendry G, Thomson K, Office of Learning and Teaching, Australian Government/OLT Grants Research - Seed Projects

2010

The relations between informal conversations about teaching and formal teacher education of university staff. , Thomson K, NSW Institute for Educational Research/Student Grant

2009

Pilot Mentoring Program for Physiotherapy Clinical Educators in the Faculty of Health Sciences , Leithhead I, Keep M, Thomson K, University of Sydney/Teaching Improvement and Equipment Scheme (TIES)

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