Biography
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education provides strategic leadership for Deakin's ambitious curriculum reform and management of the student learning experience.
Professor Liz Johnson leads Deakin's ambitious Student Learning and Experience strategy, including the drive to premium digital education and our partnership with FutureLearn. Professor Johnson’s portfolio includes Academic Governance and Standards, Cloud Campus, Global Studio, the Library, Deakin Learning Futures, the Dean of Students, and the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE).
Professor Johnson was Pro Vice-Chancellor, Teaching and Learning from 2014, leading Deakin Learning Futures and with oversight of the online learning environment, teaching innovation and course development projects and building staff capability for learning and teaching. Professor Johnson has led whole-of-institution curriculum reform projects at Deakin University and La Trobe University and nationally funded projects, most recently Successful WIL in Science, on work-integrated learning in science faculties, funded by the Office of the Chief Scientist of Australia and the Department of Education and Training.
Professor Johnson was the founding Director of the Australian Council of Deans of Science’s Teaching and Learning Centre. Her leadership has been recognised through a National Teaching Fellowship (2012), national and institutional awards (2006, 2007) and competitive grants (2009 to 2016).
Professor Johnson trained as a plant biochemist and taught university biochemistry for over 30 years. She now researches and publishes in areas associated with work-integrated learning and digital credentialing.
Read more on Liz's profilePublications
Assessment for distinctiveness: recognising diversity of accomplishments
T Jorre de St Jorre, D Boud, E Johnson
(2021), Vol. 46, pp. 1371-1382, Studies in Higher Education, C1
K Miller, T St Jorre, J West, E Johnson
(2020), Vol. 21, pp. 11-22, Active Learning in Higher Education, C1
R Ajjawi, J Tai, T Huu Nghia, D Boud, L Johnson, C Patrick
(2020), Vol. 45, pp. 304-316, Assessment and evaluation in higher education, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Trina Jorre de St Jorre, Joanne Elliott, Elizabeth Johnson, Stewart Bisset
(2019), Vol. 10, pp. 27-41, Journal of teaching and learning for graduate employability, Melbourne, Vic., C1
S Palmer, M Campbell, E Johnson, J West
(2018), Vol. 48, pp. 989-1006, Research in science education, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
Ready and WILing: science students want more and earlier access to work-integrated learning
Joanne Elliott, T Jorre De St Jorre, Elizabeth Johnson
(2018), pp. 1-4, WIL : Creating connections, building futures : Proceedings of the 2018 7th National Conference on Work Integrated Learning, Brisbane, Qld., E1-1
Implementing and investigating distributed leadership in a national university network - SaMnet
M Sharma, W Rifkin, V Tzioumis, M Hill, E Johnson, C Varsavsky, S Jones, S Beames, A Crampton, M Zadnik, S Pyke
(2017), Vol. 39, pp. 169-182, Journal of higher education policy and management, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Me in a minute: a simple strategy for developing and showcasing personal employability
T Jorre De St Jorre, E Johnson, G O'Dea
(2017), pp. 117-120, ASCILITE 2017 : Me, Us, IT! : Proceedings ASCILITE2017: 34th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education, Towoomba, QLD., E1
Social network perspectives reveal strength of academic developers as weak ties
K Matthews, A Crampton, M Hill, E Johnson, M Sharma, C Varsavsky
(2015), Vol. 20, pp. 238-251, International journal for academic development, London, Eng., C1
Peter Dracatos, Nicole van der Weerden, Kate Carroll, Elizabeth Johnson, Kim Plummer, Marilyn Anderson
(2014), Vol. 15, pp. 67-79, Molecular plant pathology, London, Eng., C1-1
Changing the game in science and mathematics Higher Education
Liz Johnson
(2014), Sydney, N.S.W., A6-1
Change process for a laboratory program
S Huth, E Yench, I Potter, E Johnson
(2013), Vol. 21, pp. 1-12, International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, Sydney, N.S.W., C1-1
D Jackson, E Johnson
(2013), Vol. 44, pp. 846-864, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, London, Eng., C1-1
Student and staff perceptions of teamwork in group writing for science honours
E Johnson, R Al-Mahmood, A Maier
(2012), Vol. 20, pp. 25-41, International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, Sydney, N.S.W., C1-1
Where are the learning spaces on the scientific inquiry landscape?
A Boin, K Elliott, H Irving, V Galea, E Johnson
(2009), pp. 81-90, ascilite 2009 : Same places, different spaces : Proceedings of the 26th Annual Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education International Conference, Auckland, N.Z., E1-1
Scientific inquiry: where is it in the educational technology landscape?
K Elliott, K Sweeney, V Galea, H Irving, E Johnson
(2008), pp. 283-286, ascilite 2008 : Hello! Where are you in the landscape of educational technology? : Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education 2008 Conference, Burwood, Vic., E1-1
Dual location of a family of proteinase inhibitors within the stigmas of Nicotiana alata
Elizabeth Johnson, Elizabeth Miller, Marilyn Anderson
(2007), Vol. 225, pp. 1265-1276, Planta, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
Encouraging generic skills in science courses
E Johnson, S Herd, J Tisdall
(2002), Vol. 5, pp. 19-23, Electronic journal of biotechnology, Valparaiso, Chile, C1-1
Introducing problem-based learning into a traditional lecture course
E Johnson, S Herd, K Andrewartha, S Jones, S Malcolm
(2002), Vol. 30, pp. 121-124, Biochemistry and molecular biology: education, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
F Pettolino, N Hoogenraad, C Ferguson, A Bacic, E Johnson, B Stone
(2001), Vol. 214, pp. 235-242, Planta, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
K Ng, E Johnson, B Stone
(1996), Vol. 111, pp. 1227-1231, Plant physiology, Rockville, Md., C1-1
P Meikle, K Ng, E Johnson, N Hoogenraad, B Stone
(1991), Vol. 266, pp. 22569-22581, Journal of biological chemistry, Bethesda, Md., C1-1
Kenwyn Gayler, Sotirios Kolivas, Alison Macfarlane, Glenn Lilley, Mauro Baldi, Robert Blagrove, Elizabeth Johnson
(1990), Vol. 15, pp. 879-893, Plant molecular biology, [Dordrecht, Netherlands], C1-1
Isolation and characterization of protein bodies in Lupinus angustifolius
K Gayler, F Wachsmann, S Kolivas, R Nott, E Johnson
(1989), Vol. 91, pp. 1425-1431, Plant physiology, Rockville, Md., C1-1
Biosynthesis and processing of legumin-like storage proteins in Lupinus angustifolius (lupin)
E Johnson, J Knight, K Gayler
(1985), Vol. 232, pp. 673-679, Biochemical journal, London, Eng., C1-1
Precursors of storage proteins in Lupinus angustifolius
K Gayler, B Boadle, M Snook, E Johnson
(1984), Vol. 221, pp. 333-341, Biochemical journal, London, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Successful WIL in Science
Prof Liz Johnson, Prof John Rice, A/Prof Cristina Varsavsky, Prof Jo Ward, Prof Malcolm Campbell, Dr John Holdsworth, Dr Trina Jorre De St Jorre
OLT Innovation and Development Grants - Office for Learning and Teaching
- 2016: $344,700
Industry and Other Funding
Preparing students for the 21st century workplace: the critical role of assessment
A/Prof Rola Ajjawi, Prof David Boud, Dr Joanna Tai, Prof Liz Johnson
Australian Collaborative Education Network
- 2017: $10,000
Supervisions
Robyn Yucel
Thesis entitled: 'Nature of Science' in undergraduate curriculum: A critical realist exploration
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences