CAPHIA Award Winner Spotlight: Early Career Academic – Dr Rimante Ronto

An in-depth understanding of the multifaceted nature of learning is demonstrated by Dr Rimante Ronto, Senior Lecturer in Public Health at Macquarie University. A major contributor to several new Master of Public Health programs and leader in the teaching of professional practice, Dr Ronto integrates digital tools that enhance active learning while supporting diverse learning styles and fostering student engagement. Her use of technology in teaching, including VoiceThread, Twitter Poll, and game-based tasks, supports the development of advanced digital literacy in students while encouraging critical thinking within the context of public health practice. Dr Ronto’s use of technology and multimodal task design underpins clear and effective pathways for achieving CAPHIA competencies relating to health promotion and evaluation, and her commitment to the scholarship of teaching and learning is expressed through continual research and evaluation of teaching techniques.