Talking APAC

<p>David Ensor joined APAC some six months ago and has been consulting widely with our stakeholders. We sat down with him to talk about his background, what he's learned so far and his thoughts on future change.</p>

<p >This symposium was held at the Ausplat conference in September 2023. The symposium comprised four presentations that outlined work undertaken by AIPEP Community of Practice members.</p> <p >First, a research study...

<p>Professional competency 3.17 of APAC's Accreditation Standards states that psychology graduates need to "Investigate a substantive individual research question relevant to the discipline of psychology". But what does...

<p>Ryan Armer, a legally blind fourth-year Psychology student, Darlene McLennan, manager of the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training, and Associate Professor Melissa Davis, a member of APAC’s...

<p>Secondary school teachers of psychology played an important part in the recent AusPLAT 2023 conference. Here they discuss the challenges and pleasures, as well as making better links to psychology teaching in the...

<p>APAC attended AusPLAT 2023 in nipaluna/Hobart. Our Communications Advisor chatted to attendees during the breaks. Here are their voices.</p>

<p>In this episode we talk about artificial intelligence and what it means for learning and teaching with Dr Guy Curtis. Guy is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychological Science at the University of Western...

<p>The Accreditation Standards for Psychology Programs say that learning about inter-professional learning and practice is required at masters level. But what is inter-professional learning, exactly? Why is it useful...

<p>How can psychology higher education providers know if they're meeting the Accreditation Standards? One way is to consult the APAC Evidence Guide. Assistant Accreditation Manager Stephanie Korilis offers some advice...

<p>What is benchmarking and how can higher education providers make it work well for them? Our expert panel discusses the issue. Hear from Professor Alison Garton, Professor Julie Ann Pooley, Emeritus Professor Tony...

<p>How do higher education providers introduce an understanding of cultural responsiveness to psychology students? We're joined by three academics from the University of Western Australia to discuss the issues...

<p >What’s it like to have your learning and teaching, your facilities and your curriculum examined, and to have staff and students chat with our assessors? Associate Professor Linda Byrne is deputy head of the School...

<p>What’s the reason for accreditation and does it serve a positive purpose? In this episode we discuss the value and validity of the accreditation process itself. Our guest is Michael Carpenter, CEO of APAC and a Board...

<p>Meet one of our Assessors, who shares her insights into psychology education and into the assessment process that underpins program accreditation. Professor Elizabeth Jones is Head of the Department of Psychology at...

<p>What is APAC's Accreditation Assessment Committee? What does it do, who serves on it and how does it carry out its duties, including site visits? AAC Chair, Professor Alison Garton, takes us through the answers.</p>