Professor Paul Munroe has been active in learning and teaching in higher education for over 25 years. He has taught a wide range of courses in the School of Materials Science and Engineering across all levels.
Prof. Munroe has been awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence and a Carrick Citation (now called Australian Award for Teaching Excellence) for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.
He has also published a number of research publications in pedagogical research, principally surrounding the use of on line teaching resources. Prof. Munroe was a CI on a "Australian Learning and Teaching Council" grant to develop online modules to teach microscopy. These modules are now used across the Australian university sector for this purpose.
Prof. Munroe has served as a Head of School (HoS) in Materials Science and Engineering, and successfully mentored many academics new to teaching, including several subsequent winners of the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence. As HoS, he has also been involved in program and curriculum development and the introduction of several new courses and programs to the university. Prof. Munroe also currently acts as a 'peer reviewer of teaching'.
Prof. Munroe is currently serving as Deputy Dean (Research) for the Faculty of Science, but still remains active and enthusiastic about teaching.
Email [email protected] to enquire if Paul is available to mentor you.
Conditions for mentoring facilitation
- one-on-one mentoring
- group mentoring
- 1-2 mentees at any stage
Mentor details
Faculties
- Science
Academic level
- Lecturer A
- Lecturer B
- Lecturer C
- Lecturer D
Learning and teaching skills
- Student learning
- Learning and teaching curriculum design
- Assessment and feedback
- Formative peer observation of teaching
- Convening a course
- Evaluation
- General teaching methods
Experience developing applications for
- Faculty learning and teaching award
- Faculty learning and teaching grant
- UNSW Award for Teaching
- National learning and teaching award
- National learning and teaching grant
- UNSW promotion application
Research experience
- Development for an application for a research grant
- Feedback on a journal article or conference paper
- Establishing a research profile
Mentoring discipline
- Mentoring within own/and across disciplines
General experience
- Establishing and building networks
- Deciding on career priorities
- Supporting critical reflection through listening and asking questions