Dr Sally Ashton-Hay

Adjunct Lecturer, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Southern Cross University

Curriculum and Pedagogy

English as a Second Language

Learning Sciences

Specialist Studies in Education

Embedding academic skills in curricula

Extending second language learning in non-traditional ways

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Academic Language and Learning

Curriculum for learning support

Newsletter article Open access

Student voice: 'stuck in the mud of assignment instructions'

by Sally Ashton-Hay

Published 10/05/2021

Peer Programs Network: Newsletter, 7

Newsletter article Open access

Using reflection as an evaluation tool

by Sally Ashton-Hay, M Jeffery, S Freitag, J Hsu and S Timmis

Published 27/10/2020

Peer Programs: Newletter, 06

Newsletter article Open access

Connection in a time of disconnection

by Sally Ashton-Hay, J Hsu, S Timmis, E Hegh, Magarry C and R Brady-Jones

Published 15/06/2020

Peer Programs Network: Newsletter, 05

As the Covid-19 pandemic struck, universities locked down and swiftly moved programs online. Institutions were forced to rethink how to continue supporting students eeectively as well as remotely. The Study Buddi peer support program adeptly swapped face-to-face library drop-ins to online delivery via a collaborate link. The team of 22 student leaders upskilled their technology talents and learned how to use breakout rooms, screen sharing, and interactive whiteboards. Because the Study Buddies program shifted from geographic campus locations to online delivery, there were more team members to extend online service capacity to six hours a day, four days per week. The drop-in collaborate link provided all students with a point of connection in a time of disconnection.

Newsletter article Open access

Leveraging diversity as peer role models: Southern Cross University

by Sally Ashton-Hay, Amelia Gilawaii, Bishal Khatri and Arshdeep Singh