Ms Amanda Edgar

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Senior Lecturer, Learning Spaces Innovation

Faculty

Deakin Learning Futures

Department

Digital Learning

Affiliations

Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE)
Australian and New Zealand Health Professional Educators (ANZAHAPE)
American Academy of Optometry (AAO)
Optometry Australia (OA)

Professional activities

Deakin University Alumni Committee (optometry chapter), President 


 

Media appearances

https://www.deakin.edu.au/articles/study-areas/medicine-and-nursing/how-our-optometry-courses-focus-on-practical-learning-virtually

https://www.optometry.org.au/sector_news/aco-announces-new-councillors-and-awards/

https://anzahpe.org/ANZAHPE-Current-News/12699227

https://geelongindy.com.au/indy/06-10-2017/top-of-the-class-for-amanda/

Awards

  • 2023, Australian Awards for University Teaching Citation for Leadership in Supporting Student Learning
  • 2023, Exemplar in EDUCAUSE Horizon Report for future trends in higher education
  • 2023, Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Education Special Interest Group.
  • 2022, Fellow of Higher Education Academy 
  • 2021, WJC Banks Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning 2021, The Optometry Virtual Mobility Program: Inclusive, accessible
    and authentic international placements during a pandemic’ and the advancement of the University’s Strategic Plan, Deakin 2030: Ideas to Impact.
  • 2020, Associate Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators
  • 2017, Academic Excellence Award, Optometry Australia
  • 2017, Outstanding Graduate, Australian College of Optometry

Publications

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2023

Virtual simulated international placements as an innovation for internationalisation in undergraduate programs: a mixed methods study

Amanda Edgar, James Armitage, Nadeeka Arambewela-Colley, Luke Chong, Anuradha Narayanan

(2023), Vol. 23, pp. 1-12, BMC Medical Education, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Anterior segment optical coherence tomography meibography compared with keratograph meibography

Amanda Edgar, Heather Connor, Luke Chong

(2023), pp. 1-9, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Breaking boundaries and opening borders by clicking into an inclusive virtual simulated learning environment

Amanda Edgar, James Armitage, Luke Chong, Nadeeka Arambewela-Colley, Anuradha Narayanan

(2023), pp. 1-21, Education and Information Technologies, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article
2022

A cohort study for the development and validation of a reflective inventory to quantify diagnostic reasoning skills in optometry practice

A Edgar, L Ainge, S Backhouse, J Armitage

(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Medical Education, England, C1

journal article

The perceived value and impact of virtual simulation-based education on students' learning: a mixed methods study

A Edgar, S Macfarlane, E Kiddell, J Armitage, R Wood-Bradley

(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Medical Education, England, C1

journal article
2018

Superficial radiotherapy as a treatment alternative for recurrent conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma: a case study

A Edgar, G Crutchfield, N Anderson

(2018), Vol. 65, pp. 240-244, Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, London, Eng., C1

journal article
2014

Geographic miss of lung tumours due to respiratory motion: A comparison of 3D vs 4D PET/CT defined target volumes

J Callahan, T Kron, S Siva, N Simoens, A Edgar, S Everitt, M Schneider, R Hicks

(2014), Vol. 9, Radiation Oncology, England, C1-1

journal article

Sunday 7 September 2014

Amanda Edgar

(2014), Vol. 61, pp. 166-183, Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Funded Projects at Deakin

No Funded Projects at Deakin found

Supervisions

No completed student supervisions to report