  {"id":25475,"date":"2024-09-20T06:36:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T06:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/?post_type=futures-platform&#038;p=25475"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:39:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T00:39:42","slug":"faculty-of-humanities-leads-university-wide-academic-innovation-program","status":"publish","type":"futures-platform","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/futures-platform\/faculty-of-humanities-leads-university-wide-academic-innovation-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty of Humanities Leads University-Wide Academic Innovation Program\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The cornerstone of the program was its collaboration with Microsoft-supported technologies and platforms, fostering partnerships with forward-thinking academics dedicated to enhancing the student experience. Led by esteemed Microsoft facilitators Amanda Frampton, Education Success Manager, and Wasim Anwar, Technology Strategist, the initiative empowered academic participants to conceive, integrate, and demonstrate innovative solutions throughout the academic semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Academic Innovation Champions program aimed to elevate student-teacher collaboration through innovative educational practices. 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An enhancement in student engagement and participation was observed during the program, as well as a marked improvement in the quality of interactions facilitated by these technological interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Faculty of Humanities continues to champion academic innovation, the legacy of the 2024 Academic Innovation Champions program serves as a testament to the digital projects and learning and teaching teams\u2019 focus and commitment to pioneering educational excellence and preparing students for success in our current dynamic, global landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"video-panel\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Video panel\"\n        data-variant=\"full\"\n        data-type=\"short\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n\n    \n<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lYVUNhkJO30?mute=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-fancybox data-ratio=\"16:9\" data-options='{\"smallBtn\" : \"true\"}'>\n                \n        <div class=\"video__button\" data-variant=\"large\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/youtube_thumbnail_maxres.jpg\"\n                alt=\" - play video\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/youtube_thumbnail_maxres-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/youtube_thumbnail_maxres-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/youtube_thumbnail_maxres-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/youtube_thumbnail_maxres-1280x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/youtube_thumbnail_maxres.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/youtube_thumbnail_maxres.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/youtube_thumbnail_maxres-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/youtube_thumbnail_maxres-1260x630.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/youtube_thumbnail_maxres.jpg 1280w\"\n                sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n    <\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<p><em>Videography: Digital Projects Team, Faculty of Humanities\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>Director, Digital Innovation and Learning: Matt Reed\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>Dean Learning and Teaching: Associate Professor Nicole Slatter\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>Director, Centre for Learning Enterprise &amp; Partnership Engagement Learning Partnerships: Chandra Sundareswaran\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a transformative initiative aimed at shaping the future of education, the Digital Project team with the Faculty of Humanities at Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ recently concluded its Academic Innovation Champions program for 2024. 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