Dr Trixie James is a lecturer within the STEPS program at CQUniversity and is on the executive committee of the National Association of Enabling Educators Australia. Trixie’s research interests centre on the support and engagement of under-represented adults in the tertiary sector, with a special interest in student engagement, quality teaching practices, positive psychology and is currently investigating the impact of generative artificial intelligence within the enabling sector. Trixie values the scholarship of learning and teaching and is constantly looking at opportunities to investigate teaching practices through the lens of research.

Dr Grant Andrews is a Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) at SCU College, Southern Cross University on the Gold Coast campus. He teaches into the diploma courses with a focus on foundational academic literacies and critical literacies, and also acts as a course coordinator on various diploma courses. He previously worked at the School of Education at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. His research interests include diversity in educational settings, humanising online pedagogy, and representation and identity in teaching and learning. He is currently researching the use of generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT in enabling education contexts.