Dianne Waddell was most recently Professor and Academic Director at Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT). Before that she was an Associate Dean (Teaching and learning) at Deakin University. Dianne is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of postgraduate and undergraduate courses and is the coordinator of the Assurance of Learning processes for external accreditation. She is on the list of Expert Reviewers for TEQSA. She teaches in the areas of Management, Quality Management, Change Management and Strategic Management. These subjects have been offered both on-campus and off-campus while teaching with Deakin University, Edith Cowan University, Monash University and Victoria University. She has taught in both public and private education systems for many years, as well as presenting specially designed industry-based executive courses.
As well as significant external research funded projects, her publications include eight books of which two are text books, 15 book chapters, six research reports, 30 refereed journal articles and 76 conference papers. She has also written evaluation reports for various consultancies. Dianne has received several professional awards, including the 2009 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching and Learning at Deakin University and in 2011 the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Student and Staff Support as project leader for the implementation of the new LMS.
Dianne holds a Graduate Certificate in Quality Assurance in Higher Education (Melbourne), PhD (Monash), Master of Education Administration (Melbourne), Bachelor of Education (Melbourne) and Bachelor of Arts (LaTrobe). She is an Affiliate with the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) as well as Fellow with the Australian Organisation for Quality (AOQ). She was also Chair of the Victorian Chapter of Higher Education Research and Development Society
