On becoming Quitch-perts: The perspective of a peer leader during remote learning

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  • Abigail Wust Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology
  • Taliah Swart Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5455-0081
  • Grainne Oates Faculty of Business and Law, Swinburne University of Technology
  • Nicolene Lottering Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University

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https://doi.org/10.15173/ijsap.v5i2.4556

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Abigail Wust , Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology

Abigail is a third-year student of the Bachelor of Health Sciences degree (Biomedical and Clinical Technologies Major) at Swinburne University of Technology. During the course of her degree, Abigail was a peer leader in the Musculoskeletal Anatomy unit. Based on her academic success and co-curricular activities, Abigail was recruited as a marketplace content creator by Quitch during the COVID-19 remote learning period. 

Taliah Swart, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology

Taliah is a graduate of the Bachelor of Health Sciences degree (Biomedical Sciences Major) at Swinburne University of Technology. During the course of her degree, Taliah completed internships in statistics and was a peer leader in Musculoskeletal Anatomy. Based on her academic success and co-curricular activities, Taliah was recruited as a marketplace content creator by Quitch during the COVID-19 remote learning period. 

Grainne Oates, Faculty of Business and Law, Swinburne University of Technology

Grainne Oates is an Associate Professor in the field of Accounting at Swinburne University of Technology, with experience teaching in Australia, Vietnam and Singapore. She is the recipient of many national and international awards for her innovation in Education including; American Accounting Association Award for Innovation in Accounting Education; Australian Financial Review, Educational Technology Award, The Propels Choice Award, 2018 and a presentation at SXSW on Innovation in Education. She has published research in the areas of Education Technology Innovations in journals such as the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education and IGI Global. She is also the founder and CEO of the gamification mobile learning platform, Quitch.

Nicolene Lottering, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University

Dr. Nicolene Lottering is a Human Anatomist, specialising in Paediatric Forensic Anthropology and Medical Imaging. Dr. Lottering completed her undergraduate degree at Bond University in 2011, before completing her honours and PhD in Anatomy at the Queensland University of Technology. She was previously employed at Swinburne University of Technology at which she was the Discipline Lead for Neurosciences (2019) and Biomedical Sciences (2020), where she integrated multi-player virtual reality, gamification and peer leadership programs across Health Science and Allied Health Degree Programs. Dr. Lottering is an Associate Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and has received University and National teaching awards, such as the 2018 Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning, for piloting the Lightboard and Students-as-Partners to improve student engagement. Her research interests are in CAD design, human identification, paediatric development, Bayesian statistics and medical education in Gen Z. As recipient of the Forensic Sciences Foundation Emerging Forensic Science Award, she also holds professional memberships in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and American Association of Physical Anthropologists.

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2021-11-17

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Wust, A., Swart, T., Oates, G., & Lottering, N. (2021). On becoming Quitch-perts: The perspective of a peer leader during remote learning. International Journal for Students As Partners, 5(2), 212–220. https://doi.org/10.15173/ijsap.v5i2.4556

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021)

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Reflective Essays

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