Dr Dewa Wardak

BA(InternetStud), GradCert(HigherEd), MLST, PhD
Honorary Research Fellow
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University of Sydney Business School H70 / 5155
The University of Sydney
Dr. Dewa Wardak is a Senior Lecturer in Business Educational Development at the University of Sydney Business School. She is a Sydney Horizon Educator and a Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA). With a background in Learning Sciences and Technologies, Dewa leads the co-design and development of units of study, courses, and degree programs at the Business School, creating engaging and authentic learning experiences for students. She is passionate about advancing sustainable leadership in business education and the PRME 'Impactful Five' (i5) which focuses on integrating SDG-driven pedagogical approaches to foster responsible leadership in business. Driven by a passion for impactful leadership, she was selected as a 2024 Dr. John Yu Fellow. As a mentor in ACUR (Australasian Council for Undergraduate Research), she is dedicated to guiding undergraduate researchers, helping them enhance their skills, grow their networks, and prepare for future career opportunities. Dewa's research interests span learning and teaching in higher education, networked learning, postdigital, pattern languages, and object-based learning.
  • Dr John Yu Fellow 2024

  • Dean's Award for Teaching 2024

  • Unit of Study Student Survey (USS) Award for Teaching 2024

  • Senior Fellow Advance HE (SFHEA) 2023

  • Honorary Research Fellow:Sydney School of Education and Social Work (SSESW)

  • 2019 Visiting Fellowship:Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Mentoring SchemeUniversity of Melbourne

  • 2011 Postgraduate Award: Learning, Technology and Design (The University of Sydney 



Senior Lecturer Business Educational Development
Selected book chapters
  • Zeivots, S., Wardak, D., Huber, E. (2021). "Share Sessions: a solution to cross-disciplinary academic professional learning and development in higher education." In D. Forbes, R. Walker (Eds.), Developing online teaching in higher education: Global perspectives on continuing professional learning and development. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
  • Goodyear, P., Thompson, K., Ashe, D., Pinto, A., Carvalho, L., Parisio, M., Parker, P., Schwendimann, B., Wardak, D., Yeoman, P. (2015). "Analysing the structural properties of learning networks: Architectural Insights into Buildable Forms." In Marcelo Maina, Brock Craft, Yishay Mor (Eds.), The Art & Science of Learning Design, (pp. 15-29). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. [More Information]
  • Wardak, D., Parker, P., Shaw, T. (2014). ISQua Knowledge: Fostering a sense of community for the emerging field of quality in health care. In Lucila Carvalho, Peter Goodyear (Eds.), The architecture of productive learning networks, (pp. 181-192). New York: Routledge. [More Information]

Selected journal articles
  • Wardak, D., Wilson, S., Zeivots, S. (2024). Co-design as a Networked Approach to Designing Educational Futures. Postdigital Science and Education, 6(1), 194-210. [More Information]
  • Zeivots, S., Hopwood, N., Wardak, D., Cram, A. (2024). Co-design practice in higher education: practice theory insights into collaborative curriculum development. Higher Education Research and Development, Published online: 4 October 2024. [More Information]
  • Zeivots, S., Tyrrell, J., Wardak, D. (2024). Exploring what makes learning meaningful for postgraduate business students in higher education. Australian Educational Researcher, 51(5), 1927-1944. [More Information]
  • Wardak, D., Wilson, S. (2024). Student-to-Student Connections in Postdigital Networked Learning. Postdigital Science and Education, Published online: 2 September 2024. [More Information]
  • Wardak, D., Huber, E., Zeivots, S. (2024). Towards a conceptual framework of professional development: a phenomenographic study of academics’ mindsets in a business school. International Journal for Academic Development, 29(3), 337-352. [More Information]
  • Zeivots, S., Cram, A., Wardak, D. (2023). Developing Project Management Principles by Examining Codesign Practices in Innovative Contexts. Project Management Journal, 54(6), 651-664. [More Information]
  • Wardak, D., Vallis, C., Bryant, P. (2022). #OurPlace2020: Blurring Boundaries of Learning Spaces. Postdigital Science and Education, 4(1), 116-137. [More Information]
  • Wardak, D., Zeivots, S., Cram, A. (2021). CLaS light touch project: Scaling up educational co-design process. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 22(Special Edition, Compendium of Innovative Practice), 1-5. [More Information]
  • Wardak, D., Razeed, A., Thogersen, J., Guerry, E. (2021). Collaborating on a creative solution to teach creativity to Business students. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 22, 1-6. [More Information
  • Wardak, D. (2020). "The Multimodal Meaning-Making Process in Educational Design Team Meetings." Designs for Learning, 12(1), 56–70. DOI:https://doi.org/10.16993/dfl.117
  • O’Connor, D., Wardak, D., Goodyear, P., Larkin, P., Williams, M. (2018). "Conceptualising decision-making and its development: a phenomenographic analysis." Science and Medicine in Football. DOI:10.1080/24733938.2018.1472388
  • Muñoz-Cristóbal, J.A., Hernández-Leo, D., Carvalho, L., Martinez-Maldonado, R., Thompson, K., Wardak, D., and Goodyear, P. (2018). "4FAD: A framework for mapping the evolution of artefacts in the learning design process." Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 34(2), 16–34. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.14742/ajet.
  • Martinez-Maldonado, R., Goodyear, P., Carvalho, L., Thompson, K., Hernandez-Leo, D., Dimitriadis, Y., Prieto, L., Wardak, D. (2017). "Supporting collaborative design activity in a multi-user digital design ecology." Computers in Human Behavior, 71, 327–342.
  • Wardak, Dewa. (2017). "Encapsulating Concepts in Gestures and Drawings during Educational Design Team Meetings." Mind, Culture and Activity, 24(1), 47–66. DOI:10.1080/10749039.2016.11695
  • Wardak, Dewa. (2016). "Inscriptions in Educational Design Team Meetings." Performance Improvement Quarterly, 29(3), 257–285. DOI:10.1002/piq.21224
  • Wardak, Dewa. (2016). "Gestures Orchestrating the Multimodal Development of Ideas in Educational Design Team Meetings." Design Studies, 47, 1–22. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dest
  • Markauskaite, L. Wardak, D. (2015). "Research students’ conceptions of the role of information and communication technologies in educational technology research." Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 31(4), 421–438.

Selected conference presentations
  • Wardak, D., Wilson, S. (2024). Co-designing authentic assessment: The entanglement of design senses in a network of assessment design decisions. Networked Learning Conference 2024, Valletta, Malta: Networked Learning Conference. [More Information]
  • Wilson, S., Wardak, D. (2024). Traversing Situations and Contexts in Networked Learning: The Role of Situated Readiness in Business Education. Networked Learning Conference 2024, Valletta, Malta: Networked Learning Conference. [More Information]
  • Wilson, S., Vallis, C., Huber, E., Wardak, D. (2023). Active and online: Three case studies of learner engagement. 2023: ASCILITE 2023 Conference Proceedings: People, Partnerships and Pedagogies, Christchurch: ASCILITE. [More Information]
  • Wardak, D., Mantai, L., Guerry, E., Thogersen, J. (2023). Business school and museum partnership to change student perceptions on leadership. 2023: ASCILITE 2023 Conference Proceedings: People, Partnerships and Pedagogies, Christchurch: ASCILITE. [More Information]
  • Huber, E., Wilson, S., Wardak, D., Bryant, P. (2023). Delivering quality learning experiences at scale: how to ensure our students feel connected. Management and Organisational Behaviour Teaching Society (MOBTS) Oceania Conference, Sydney, Australia: Management and Organisational Behaviour Teaching Society (MOBTS). 
  • Wardak, D., Mantai, L., Guerry, E., Thogersen, J. (2023). Teaching Leadership Through Object-Based Learning. 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2023, Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences. [More Information]
  • Tyrrell, J., Zeivots, S., Wardak, D. (2022). Meaningful learning: An exploration of what makes learning matter to students in tertiary business education. 44th annual conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) 2022, Melbourne, Australia: HERDSA.
  • Wardak, D., Zeivots, S. (2022). Share sessions as a new form of professional learning and development. 44th annual conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) 2022, Melbourne, Australia: HERDSA. 
  • Cram, A., Zeivots, S., Wardak, D., Bryant, P. (2021). Clarifying student expectations of units with interactive videos. Australian Association for Research in Education Conference 2021, Melbourne, Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE). 
  • Wardak, D. (2021). Implementing pedagogies of care in online teacher education. 38th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2021), Armidale: ASCILITE
  • Cram, A., Zeivots, S., Wardak, D., Bryant, P. (2021). "Clarifying student expectations of units with interactive videos." Australian Association for Research in Education Conference 2021, Melbourne, Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE).
  • Wardak, D., Cram, A., Zeivots, S., Shalavin, C. (2021). "Implementation and evaluation of Canvas template at the Sydney Business School." Learning & Teaching Forum 2021, Sydney, Australia: The University of Sydney Business School.
  • Zeivots, S., Cram, A., Wardak, D. (2021). "Light touch educational development: Co-designing connected learning at scale." Australian Association for Research in Education Conference 2021, Melbourne, Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE).

Other
  • Wilson, S., Arthars, N., Wardak, D., Yeoman, P., Kalman, E., Liu, D. (Eds.). (2022). Reconnecting relationships through technology. Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education. Sydney, Australia: ASCILITE
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