Dr Samuel Frost

Core Duties

• Collaborate with stakeholders to craft innovative learning solutions that align with the University's 21C principles and Quality Matters standards, while integrating College transition pedagogy principles
• Deliver captivating, student-centric learning experiences that bring curriculum renewal at The College to life
• Apply pedagogical expertise to create dynamic solutions that meet all learning outcomes during course and subject development
• Partner with subject matter experts and key stakeholders to develop engaging, authentic, and active learning experiences suitable for hybrid, blended, and online delivery
• Create cutting-edge learning and teaching experiences at the subject level, while ensuring course-level coherence and alignment with accredited curriculum
• Advise the development of pedagogically sound innovative media, learning objects, and resources that enable students to achieve relevant learning outcomes
• Utilise project management capabilities to plan, schedule, and manage the subject learning design process within required quality outcomes, timeframes, and budget
• Identify and escalate project risks to ensure successful completion of all projects
• Stay up-to-date with developments in innovative digital curriculum development, learning technologies, and project management to stay ahead of the curve

Learning Designer

Western Sydney University – The College • 2022 — Present

Develop and deliver engaging and innovative learning design solutions for hybrid, blended, and online courses and subjects. Responsible for project and client management, collaborating with subject matter experts (e.g., lead academics, writers, reviewers, and other stakeholders) to ensure the subject matter and assessment activities align with The College and University's learning and design principles.

Digital Media Designer

Western Sydney University - The College • 2020 — 2022

Collaborate with learning designers/learning and teaching coordinators to design and deliver engaging and pedagogically sound digital learning objects for assessment, teaching, and learning in College courses (including the RTO). Update and maintain Blended Learning resources in digital repositories and manage content storage, dissemination, and archiving of project media. Deliver training, conduct presentations, and upskill team members in digital media.

Test Day Supervisor/Administrator

Western Sydney University - The College • 2017 — Present

Organise, deliver, and supervise high-stakes computer-delivered English proficiency examinations for both IELTS and Pearson PTE-A. Duties include day-to-day test centre operations, supervision of staff, customer service, troubleshooting software and hardware problems in real-time, with a strong emphasis on data security and privacy.

Casual Academic

Western Sydney University • 2013 — 2020

Teach Undergraduate Chemistry and Physics both theoretically and practically, including the explanation and demonstration of complex chemical concepts in an easy-to-understand manner. Duties include supervising laboratory practicals, tutoring (including one-to-one and at a class level), creation of teaching materials, and marking.

The College RTO

Cert IV TAE • 2021

TAE40116

Strong foundation and understanding gained into the complex compliance structures the RTO operates in.

Western Sydney University

Doctor of Philosophy • 2014 – 2018

Chitosan-based nano-structured biometerials for sutureless tissue repair.

Sutures and staples have long been considered the gold standard for tissue wound repair and re-constructive surgeries. Their usage can often result in foreign-body inflammation, infection, excessive scarring, as well as air and fluid leakage in procedures involving the lungs, blood vessels, dura mater, and urethra. With the advent of bioadhesives, there are now several alternative techniques available that limit these adverse effects. Although the majority of these techniques are minimally invasive and provide sufficient wound closure, they can lack flexibility, and present a risk of cytotoxicity. Sutureless procedures for wound repair and closure have recently integrated nano-structured devices to improve their efficacy and clinical outcome. Gecko-inspired adhesives, for example rely mostly on van der Waals forces to adhere to a surface. This adherence is challenged by the moist environment of the tissue during wound closure and significantly compromises the bonding strength.

Western Sydney University

Bachelor of Science (Honours) • 2013

Honours Class I (Dean’s Merit List for GPA above 6.0 and in top 10 percent of students).

Thesis title - In Vitro Characterisation of a Novel Extracellular Matrix-Based Biomaterial for Sutureless Tissue Repair. Gained experience operating Lasers, Mechanical Testing of Materials, Atomic Force Mi- croscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy.

Western Sydney University

Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science) • 2010 - 2012

Majoring in Chemistry with a Sub-Major in Physics.

Science degree in Medical Nanotechnology heavily focussed on research with the need to maintain a distinction average.

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