Author Archives: Caphia

ECA Blog | Navigating Teaching Cultures: Theory vs. Practice in India and Australia

Navigating Teaching Cultures: Theory vs. Practice in India and Australia
ECA Blog: April 2024
Dr Tanmay Bagade, Early Career Academic Committee member

Reflecting on my journey from being a medical graduate in India to a teaching-intensive faculty member at a university in Australia, I am struck by the contrasting differences in educational approaches between these two countries. I feel that the teaching philosophies are entirely different and deeply rooted in the academic cultures of both countries.

ECA Blog | My GOAT networking experience and what I learnt

My GOAT networking experience and what I learnt: Take that chance, immerse yourself in the experience, and pay it forward.
ECA Blog, Senior Academic Perspective: April 2024
Associate Professor Helen Keen-Dyer

Disaster Management and Health, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity Australia, Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy

In an earlier blog post, Associate Professor Megan Teychenne reflected on the importance of surrounding yourself with GOOD people, and I wholeheartedly echo that sentiment.

ECA Blog | Embracing Discomfort: A Guide for Post-PhD Arrogance and Impostor Syndrome

Embracing Discomfort: A Guide for Post-PhD Arrogance and Impostor Syndrome
ECA Blog: Senior Academic Perspective, March 2024

Associate Professor Amanda Rebar
Director of the Motivation of Health Behaviours Lab and the Lead of the Social Insights Research Group, Central Queensland University.

Dear Early Career Academic,

I get it. I understand the complexities of your current post-PhD phase. It’s a delicate balance between feeling overly confident in your expertise and grappling with imposter syndrome.

ECA Blog | Lessons Learned: Be a Rick

Lessons Learned: Be a Rick
ECA Blog: March 2024
Dr. Vivian Romero, Early Career Academic Committee, Deputy Chair

I adore the fact that I am still learning and I hope you will chuckle along as I share my failure. My lesson learned emerged from a creative assessment. So, as teaching academics, we are in the dark forest of the AI assessment world. I may be one of the few who say good riddance to the traditional 3000-word essay.

ECA Blog | Dear ECA self: What I wish I knew starting out as an ECA knowing what I know now

Dear ECA self: What I wish I knew starting out as an ECA knowing what I know now
ECA Blog: Senior Academic Perspective, February 2024
Associate Professor Megan Teychenne
NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University, Melbourne

Well hindsight is a lovely thing. And although I have consciously tried to make some ‘smart’ decisions throughout my early (and mid) career, I am not going to lie… there are many times that pure ‘luck’ has been on my side.

ECA Blog | Breaking the Mold: How I became the GOAT of Classroom expectations

Breaking the Mold: How I Became the GOAT of Classroom Expectations
ECA Blog: February 2024
Dr Elise Rivera, Early Career Academic Committee Member

When I think back to my experiences of the first day of class for new units of the term at university, they all started off generally the same – the lecturer gave a brief welcome and introduction, followed by a spiel about their expectations. I remember this generally being dry and matter of fact.