Education Focused Careers Retreat 2026

Friday 30 October, 9.00am-5.00pm

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The Education Focused Careers Retreat is a unique professional development opportunity to explore education-focused careers and opportunities in teaching and learning at the University. This event supports the University’s commitment to fostering a vibrant community of educators, valuing excellence in education, and enhancing teaching, learning and the student experience. All University of Melbourne education focused academic staff are encouraged to attend. Academic and Professional staff who are interested in, lead, or engage with education focused academics are also welcome to attend.

Event format and attendance:

Morning plenary sessions will be held in person in Kathleen Fitzpatrick Theatre, Arts West Building and streamed online via Zoom. Afternoon workshops will be held in person only, followed by a networking session with refreshments to conclude the day.

We encourage you to attend the full event, but you are also welcome to register for individual sessions.

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Keynote speaker

Associate Professor Rachel Fitzgerald

Deputy Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, The University of Queensland

Rachel Fitzgerald is Associate Professor and Deputy Associate Dean (Academic) in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at The University of Queensland. Her work focuses on educational leadership and institutional change in higher education, particularly the development and recognition of education-focused academic careers and the responsible transformation of learning and assessment in response to AI. She chairs UQ’s Teaching-Focused Leadership Group and is a founder and Chair of the Australian Teaching/Education Focused Academic Network, a national community of more than 1,400 academics. Rachel is also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice and a Principal Fellow of Advance HE.

2025 Retreat

See the speakers, program and recording of the inaugural Education Focused Careers Retreat.

See the 2025 Retreat

Enquiries

If you have any queries about the Retreat, please contact melbourne-cshe@unimelb.edu.au