Professor Gangadhara Prusty is a Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at UNSW Australia and is the Director of ARC Training Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites (AMAC). He pioneered the development of the “Adaptive Mechanics Network” which is currently being used by a very large number of students and academics in several universities around the world.
In recognition of his teaching developments, Professor Prusty has received multiple teaching excellence awards over time, including the Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation, UNSW Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Excellence Awards, Australian Awards for Teaching, and the Australian Council of Engineering Deans Award for Engineering Education Excellence.
Email g.prusty@unsw.edu.au to enquire if Gangadhara is available to mentor you.
Mentoring for
Learning and Teaching
- student learning
- learning and teaching curriculum design
- assessment and feedback
- peer review of curriculum
- formative peer observation of teaching
- convening a course
- integrating technologies into learning and teaching
- active learning spaces
- evaluation
- general teaching methods
Learning and Teaching Awards, Grants and Promotions
- development of an application for a faculty learning and teaching award
- development of an application for a faculty learning and teaching grant
- development of an application for a UNSW Award for Teaching
- development of an application for a UNSW Scientia Education Investment Fund Program (SEIF) learning and teaching grant
- development of an application for a national learning and teaching award
- development of an application for a national learning and teaching grant
- development of an application for a UNSW promotion
Research
- development of an application for a research grant
- conducting interviews and focus groups
- establishing a research profile
Generic Mentoring
- how to decide on career priorities
- identifying leadership opportunities in learning and teaching
- research and social engagement
Conditions for mentoring facilitation
- one-on-one mentoring
- 1-2 mentees at any stage
Academic level of potential mentees
- Lecturer A
- Lecturer B
Discipline
Willing to mentor within my discipline and/or across disciplines.