Robyn Martin

As a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), Robyn is a Lecturer in Academic Development and Leadership, within the USYD DVC (Education) portfolio and is also the USBS Tutor Development Program (ELiTE) coordinator. With her background in Marketing, Leadership and Business, she has taught across USBS multiple undergraduate/postgraduate courses, USYD Modular Professional Learning Framework (MPLF) and is currently lecturing into the USYD GradCert in Educational Studies (Higher Education). She is also a certified assessor for the HEA. Her current research focus investigates how academics develop their teaching practice in disrupted learning environments, such as COVID-19 Prior to her academic career Robyn had considerable strategy/leadership/marketing/education corporate experience predominantly in Pharmaceuticals and not-for profit organizations.

Build teacher-student relationships, Have clear communications and expectations, Teaching tips, Use engaging approaches to content delivery 30 January, 2022 31 January, 2022

The value of prework and how to ‘get them to do it’ in the new normal

Although I take comfort that I am not alone in facing the challenge of getting students to complete class prework, it has always frustrated…

Business, Teaching tips 3 February, 2020 8 February, 2022

Don’t just bake any old cake – understanding our students to drive practical changes in our teaching

As the year kicks off, there’s always the fascinating mix of excitement for a fresh semester, intermingled with the more mundane “recipe” of things…