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- Leading Professional Learning Communities EDM502
- Curriculum Leadership for Rigour and Relevance EDM503
- Leading Classroom Pedagogies: Instruction & Inquiry for Engagement EDM505
- Leading Data-Based Change Management EDM506
- Effective Leadership and Management EDM507
- Creativity and Innovation for Leadership EDM508
- Teaching Students with Diverse Abilities EDSF504
- Assessment and Reporting EDSF508
Excelsia
EXCELLENCE IN
Year 2021


Ireni Farag
School of Counselling
Counselling Lecturer
Excellence in Teaching Award overall winner for 2021 was Ireni Farag for designing teaching underpinned by socio-cultural research and a desire to stimulate curiosity in students that encourages life-long learning and enhances the student learning experience at Excelsia College.
Her application provided numerous examples of versatile teaching methods that enhanced students‘ learning experience at Excelsia college. Carefully designed, scaffolded assessments ensure students are introduced carefully to complex theories and models. Case studies that include Christian organizations display a level of design in which students gain intimate knowledge of potential organizations where they can work in the future. Adaption of a client-centred counselling approach to teaching is evidenced by enthusiastic and inspired student feedback.