Amanda White
University of Technology Sydney
Sydney, NSW AUS
"Starting small is the key."
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Amanda's work combines: Education, Technology, and Teaching / Mentoring
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
St George Girls High School (Australia)
Bachelor's Degree
Accounting
University of Technology Sydney
Graduate Degree
Accounting
University of Technology Sydney
Doctorate
Accounting
University of New South Wales
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Associate Professor:
Bachelor's Degree: Accounting
Graduate Degree: Accounting
Doctorate: Accounting
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Cadetship position offered at Coopers and Lybrand - 1997
2.
Left the profession to take an academic role - 2002
3.
Earned my doctorate - 2009
4.
Posted my first video on YouTube and welcomed my first son into the world in 2012
5.
Invited to give my first conference keynote in 2014
6.
Won my university's teaching award (2016), welcomed my 2nd son & then 6 months later a national citation for teaching
7.
Promotion to Senior Lecturer (tenured, the equivalent of Associate Professor in the USA)
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Peers:
Teaching isn't important - research is - so make sure you focus on that.
How I responded:
Be true to yourself and your goals - there are many paths in academic jobs, some about research, some about teaching. I'm lucky enough to now be teaching auditing and researching in the area of improving the student learning experience.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
My biggest challenge, even now 17yrs on, is self doubt - about my ability to be a good teacher to my students, to engage and support them. And then also in academic writing for research and evaluation of the projects I'm on. Start small is the key.