Research interests
Higher education policy;
Constructing academic identities
Teaching and learning scholarship in higher education;
Assessment practices and innovation;
Transformative pedagogies;
Cyberethics and intellectual property
Plagiarism, cheating and issues of academic integrity
Affiliations
American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA)
Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
Teaching interests
Curriculum, assessment
Pedagogical theories
Educational theory and philosophy
Academic Integrity
Knowledge areas
Curriculum and assessment
Theory of pedagogies
Educational philosophy of teaching
English Language and Literature
Academic Integrity
Plagiarism
Conferences
Sutherland-Smith, W. (2013). Student academic integrity. Invited keynote. 15 October, Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne.
Sutherland-Smith, W. (2013). The challenge of collusion for academic integrity and Turnitin. Invited keynote. Turnitin User Group, 1 October, Sydney.
Sutherland-Smith, W.; Horwood, S. & Drury, H. (2013). Technology meets Pedagogy: re-imagining assessment in a large first year university class. Paper presented at the International Conference on Teaching in Psychology, July 25-27, Vancouver, Canada.
Sutherland-Smith, W. (2012) Collusion, collaboration or help? Issues of power and identity in university group work. Invited paper at the 5th International Plagiarism Conference, 16-18 July, 2012, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Sutherland-Smith, W., Ngo, L; Bates, C; Bruch, A.; Duxbury, K.; Fuller, B.; Hetherington, M.; Monaghan, R & ODonoghue, P. (2012). The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Perceptions of iPad use in one university setting. Invited paper at the Informa Inaugural Mobile Technologies Conference, 28-29 August, Melbourne, Australia.
Sutherland-Smith, W.; Saltmarsh, S. & Randell-Moon, H. (2011). Research mentoring on the edge: Early Career Researchers and academic fringe-dwelling. HERDSA, Higher Education on the Edge, 4-7 July, 2011, Gold Coast, Australia. (ERA ranked A)
Sutherland-Smith, W. & Pecorari, D. (2010). Policy and practice in two academic settings: How the administrative structures of Australian and Swedish universities serve a culture of honesty. 4th International Plagiarism Conference, 21-23 June, 2010, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Sutherland-Smith, W. (2006). Writing as tribal practice: Revisiting online collaborative writing. AARE international conference: Educational pedagogies: the risks and dilemmas. 27 November- 1 December 2006, Adelaide, Australia.
Sutherland-Smith, W. and Carr, R. (2005). Language, Technology and The Law: Anti-plagiarism Software and Students' Academic Writing. International Conference on Arts and Humanities. 13-16 January, 2005, Honolulu, USA.
Sutherland-Smith, W. (2005). TESOL and legal perceptions of plagiarism and academic writing. Language, Education and Diversity conference, 22-29 November 2003, Hamilton, New Zealand. Sutherland-Smith, W. (2004). The Right to Own: Intellectual Property, Plagiarism and International Students' Academic Writing . American Association of Applied Linguistics. 1- 4 May, 2004, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Sutherland-Smith, W. (2003). Hiding in the shadows: risks and dilemmas of plagiarism in student academic writing. Inaugural AARE, NZ international conference: Educational research: the risks and dilemmas. 26 November- 3 December 2003, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sutherland-Smith, W. (2003). Constructing meaning with computers for TESOL students and professionals. Conference paper for TESOL International Conference: Hearing Every Voice, 24-29 March 2003, Baltimore, USA.
Snyder, I., Angus, L. and Sutherland-Smith, W. (2002).Building Equitable Literate Futures: Home and school computer-mediated literacy practices and disadvantage. AARE National Conference, 28 November- 5 December 2002, Brisbane, Australia.
Awards
2014: Office for Learning and Teaching Citation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (with team of Sharon Horwood and Hannah Bereznicki)
2013: Deakin University W.J.C. Banks Award for Excellence in Teaching (with team of Sharon Horwood and Hannah Bereznicki)
Publications
Higher Education Assessment Design
W Sutherland-Smith, P Dawson
(2022), pp. 91-106, Contract cheating in higher education : global perspectives on theory, practice, and policy, Berlin, Germany, B1
Contract cheating: To legislate or not to legislate - is that the question?
R Awdry, P Dawson, W Sutherland-Smith
(2022), Vol. 47, pp. 712-726, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, C1
S Mallawaarachchi, M Hooley, W Sutherland-Smith, S Horwood
(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Public Health, England, C1
J Sheen, W Sutherland‐Smith, E Thompson, G Youssef, A Dudley, R King, K Hall, N Dowling, C Gurtman, J McGillivray
(2021), Vol. 25, pp. 271-282, Clinical Psychologist, C1
'Mess, stress and trauma': students' experiences of formal contract cheating processes
P Pitt, K Dullaghan, W Sutherland-Smith
(2021), Vol. 46, pp. 659-672, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, C1
Sherryn Evans, Tess Knight, Arlene Walker, Wendy Sutherland-Smith
(2020), Vol. 34, pp. 435-443, Journal of interprofessional care, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Sherryn Evans, Catherine Ward, Nicole Shaw, Arlene Walker, Tess Knight, Wendy Sutherland-Smith
(2020), Vol. 34, pp. 4-10, Journal of interprofessional care, Abingdon, Eng., C1
P Dawson, W Sutherland-Smith, M Ricksen
(2020), Vol. 45, pp. 473-482, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, C1
Occupational risks during clinical placement: key stakeholder perceptions
J Sheen, E Graj, A Dudley, B Wallace, W Sutherland-Smith, V Kavadas, R Roberts, M Proeve, S Littler, G Clark, D Dunstan
(2020), Vol. 55, pp. 73-88, Australian psychologist, Chichester, Eng., C1
P Dawson, W Sutherland-Smith
(2019), Vol. 44, pp. 715-725, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, C1
Enhancing student competency in risky clinical environments: evaluating an online education program
E Graj, J Sheen, A Dudley, W Sutherland-Smith, J McGillivray
(2019), Vol. 54, pp. 68-79, Australian psychologist, Chichester, Eng., C1
Adverse health events associated with clinical placement: a systematic review
Ella Graj, Jade Sheen, Amanda Dudley, Wendy Sutherland-Smith
(2019), Vol. 76, pp. 178-190, Nurse education today, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
You don't always get what you pay for: user experiences of engaging with contract cheating sites
W Sutherland-Smith, K Dullaghan
(2019), Vol. 44, pp. 1148-1162, Assessment and evaluation in higher education, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Is student plagiarism still a serious problem in universities today?
W Sutherland-Smith
(2018), pp. 1-1, Student plagiarism in higher education, London, Eng., B1
Can markers detect contract cheating? Results from a pilot study
P Dawson, W Sutherland-Smith
(2018), Vol. 43, pp. 286-293, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, C1
Authorship, ownership, and plagiarism in the digital age
W Sutherland-Smith
(2016), pp. 575-589, Handbook of academic integrity, Singapore, B1-1
J Sheen, W Sutherland-Smith, A Dudley, L Boyd, J McGillivray
(2016), pp. 316-320, Fifth International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector : Broadening our View - Responding Together, Dublin, Ireland, E1
'You're on the cusp but not there yet' : braving the promotion process
W Sutherland-Smith
(2014), pp. 17-33, Career moves : mentoring for women advancing their career and leadership in academia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, B1
Your'e on the cusp, but not there yet
W Sutherland-Smith
(2014), pp. 17-33, Career Moves: Mentoring for Women Advancing their Career and Leadership in Academia, B1-1
W Sutherland-Smith
(2014), Vol. 36, pp. 29-42, Journal of higher education policy and management, Abingdon, England, C1
The living dead and the dead living : contagion and complicity in contemporary universities
H Randell-Moon, S Saltmarsh, W Sutherland-Smith
(2013), pp. 53-65, Zombies in the academy : living death in higher education, Bristol, England, B1
I Snyder, L Angus, W Sutherland-Smith
(2013), pp. 343-360, Literacy studies, London, Eng., B1
Crossing the line : collusion or collaboration in university group work?
W Sutherland-Smith
(2013), Vol. 55, pp. 51-58, Australian universities review, South Melbourne, Vic., C1
Crossing the line: Collusion or collaboration in university group work?
Wendy Sutherland-Smith
(2013), Vol. 55, pp. 50-57, AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES REVIEW, C1-1
S Saltmarsh, W Sutherland-Smith, H Randell-Moon
(2011), Vol. 6, pp. 293-306, Ethics and education, London, England, C1
Justice unmasked : a semiotic analysis of Justitia
W Sutherland-Smith
(2011), pp. 213-222, Semiotica : journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
Crime and punishment : an analysis of university plagiarism policies
W Sutherland-Smith
(2011), Vol. 187, pp. 127-139, Semiotica : journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, Berlin, Germany, C1
Neoliberalising learning : generating alternate futures consciousness
D Bateman, W Sutherland-Smith
(2011), Vol. 30, pp. 32-37, Social alternatives, Brisbane, Qld., C1
S Saltmarsh, W Sutherland-Smith, H Randell-Moon
(2011), Vol. 11, pp. 48-62, Qualitative review journal, Bingley, England, C1-1
Research mentoring on the edge : early career researchers and academic fringe-dwelling
W Sutherland-Smith, S Saltmarsh, H Randell-Moon
(2011), pp. 330-339, HERDSA 2011 : Research and Development in Higher Education: Reshaping Higher Education Volume 34 : Refereed papers from the 34th HERDSA Annual International Conference, Gold Coast, Qld., E1-1
Minding the P's for implementing online education : purpose, peadagogy, and practicalities
W Sutherland-Smith, S Saltmarsh
(2010), Vol. 35, pp. 64-77, Australian Journal of Teacher Education, Graylands, W.A., C1
S(t)imulating learning : pedagogy, subjectivity and teacher education in online environments
S Saltmarsh, W Sutherland-Smith
(2010), Vol. 8, pp. 15-24, London review of education, Abingdon, England, C1-1
Retribution, deterrence and reform : the dilemmas of plagiarism management in universities
W Sutherland-Smith
(2010), Vol. 32, pp. 5-16, Journal of higher education policy and management, London, England, C1-1
W Sutherland-Smith, D Pecorari
(2010), pp. 1-16, 4th International Plagiarism Conference : 2010 conference proceedings & abstracts : towards and authentic future, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, E1-1
Plagiarism, the internet and student learning : improving academic integrity
W Sutherland-Smith
(2008), New York, N. Y., A1-1
Technographic research in online education : context, culture and ICT consumption
S Saltmarsh, W Sutherland-Smith, S Kitto
(2008), Vol. 36, pp. 179-196, Asia-Pacific journal of teacher education, London, England, C1-1
Writing as tribal practice : revisiting online collaborative writing
W Sutherland-Smith
(2006), pp. 1-11, AARE Conference Paper Abstracts; 2006, Adelaide, S.A., E1-1
Pandora`s box : academic perceptions of student plagiarism in writing
W Sutherland-Smith
(2005), Vol. 4, pp. 83-95, Journal of English for academic purposes, Oxford, England, C1
The tangled web internet plagiarism and international students` academic writing
W Sutherland-Smith
(2005), Vol. 15, pp. 15-30, Journal of Asian Pacific communication, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
W Sutherland-Smith, R Carr
(2005), Vol. 2, pp. 94-101, Journal of university teaching & learning practice, Wollongong, NSW, C1
The right to own : internationalization of perspectives of plagiarism and the internet
W Sutherland-Smith
(2005), pp. 1-10, LED 2003: Refereed Conference Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Language, Education and Diversity; 2003, Hamilton, New Zealand, E1
ICT and educational (DIS)advantage: cultural resources and the digital divide
L Angus, W Sutherland-Smith, I Snyder
(2004), pp. 45-66, Ethnographies of educational and cultural conflicts: strategies and resolutions, Oxford, England, B1
They're the future and they're going to take over everywhere : ICTs, literacy and disadvantage
I Snyder, L Angus, W Sutherland-Smith
(2004), pp. 225-244, Doing literacy online: teaching, learning and playing in an electronic world, Cresskill, N.J., B1
ICTs and educational (dis)advantage : cultural resources and the digital divide
L Angus, W Sutherland-Smith, I Snyder
(2004), pp. 45-66, Ethnographies of educational and cultural conflicts : strategies and resolutions, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, B1-1
L Angus, I Snyder, W Sutherland-Smith
(2004), Vol. 25, pp. 3-18, British journal of sociology of education, Abingdon, England, C1-1
ICT education policy: cultural lessons from families
L Angus, I Snyder, W Sutherland-Smith
(2003), pp. 63-91, Investigating educational policy through ethnography, Amsterdam, Netherlands, B1
W Sutherland-Smith, I Snyder, L Angus
(2003), Vol. 3, pp. 5-19, L1 educational studies in language and literature, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
L Angus, I Snyder, W Sutherland-Smith
(2003), Vol. 47, pp. 18-39, Australian journal of education, Camberwell, Vic., C1
Hiding in the shadows : risks and dilemmas of plagiarism in student academic writing
W Sutherland-Smith
(2003), pp. 1-18, Conference papers, abstracts and symposia, Auckland, N.Z., E1
I Snyder, L Angus, W Sutherland-Smith
(2002), Vol. 32, pp. 367-383, Cambridge journal of education, New York, N.Y., C1-1
Weaving the literacy web : changes in reading from page to screen
W Sutherland-Smith
(2002), Vol. 55, pp. 662-669, Reading teacher, Newark, Del., C1-1
Web-text : perceptions of digital reading skills in the ESL classroom
W Sutherland-Smith
(2002), Vol. 17, pp. 55-70, Prospect, Sydney, N. S. W., C1-1
Integrating online discussion in an Australian intensive English language course
W Sutherland-Smith
(2002), Vol. 11, pp. 31-35, TESOL journal, Alexandria, Va., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Risk Aware: Enhancing students¿ clinical competence in risky environments through blended simulation- based learning.
A/Prof Jade Sheen, Prof Jane McGillivray, A/Prof Wendy Sutherland-Smith, Ms Amanda Dudley, Dr Sue Littler, Dr Rachel Roberts, Dr Michael Proeve, Prof Reg Nixon, A/Prof Carmela Pestell, Dr Katie Bunch, Ms Louise Alexander, Mr Matthew Johnson
OLT Innovation and Development Grants - Office for Learning and Teaching
- 2016: $180,222
Industry and Other Funding
Improving contract cheating detection by markers and algorithms ¿ Data Collection Phase
Prof Phillip Dawson, A/Prof Wendy Sutherland-Smith
Turntin LLC
- 2017: $10,000
Supervisions
Sherryn Evans
Thesis entitled: An exploration of online Interprofessional Education facilitation
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Rebecca Awdry
Thesis entitled: A criminological approach to understanding assignment outsourcing in higher education
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education