If you are engaged with an in-school enabling program, or your institution is considering developing an in-school enabling program, then this SIG could be for you. In-school enabling programs are part of an increasingly widespread and important practice. Some programs are run during school hours by the high school, while other programs are run after school hours by the university. This SIG seeks to create a community of practice to pool together insights and learning in this growing enabling space. The purpose of this SIG is to build a community of practitioners to facilitate shared learnings, benchmarking opportunities, and effective curriculum design.
Special Interest Groups
~In-School Enabling Programs
Facilitator/s
Dr Johanna Nieuwoudt
Dr Johanna Nieuwoudt is a Senior Lecturer at Southern Cross University, where she helps students from diverse backgrounds and experiences gain skills and confidence to be successful in their university studies. Johanna specialises in the curriculum design and delivery of academic pathway programs and coordinates Southern Cross’ high school Enabling and Pathway programs.
Selena Tenakov
Selena Tenakov is a Lecturer and Curriculum Designer who jointly leads the delivery of ECU’s UniPrep Schools, an embedded high school Enabling program. Drawing on previous experience as a secondary school Career and Enterprise, and English teacher, Selena has co-grown the program focussing on collaborative partnerships with schools where students face educational disadvantage to foster transitional success.
