In this session, attendees explored Curtin University’s forward-thinking approach to preparing tomorrow’s educators. In an era shaped by rapid technological change, Curtin reimagined how future teachers learned, designed, and assessed-embedding multimodality, AI fluency, and digital storytelling at the core of its curriculum.

Our speakers highlighted innovative assessment frameworks that enabled Education students to experiment, co-create, and demonstrate mastery in authentic, practice-aligned ways. From multimodal artefacts to AI-supported learning design, attendees saw how Curtin equipped pre-service teachers with the digital mindset, pedagogical agility, and creative confidence needed to thrive in contemporary classrooms.

The session offered a compelling look at the digital pedagogies shaping the educators of tomorrow.

• Adrianne Melissa Evans | Associate Lecturer, Curtin University. 

• Bobby Victoria Cooper | Associate Lecturer, Curtin University.

• Siobhan Unwin | Associate Lecturer, Curtin University.

• Rowena Ulbrick | Academic Director – Digital Literacies, Swinburne University of Technology.
• Todd Taylor | Adobe Pedagogical Evangelist & Professor of English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

In this session, attendees took an inside look at how Western Sydney University reimagined the first-year experience through reflection, identity development, and creative storytelling.

Our speakers shared how the Learning Experience team and academic staff leveraged a Digital Storytelling Activity Guide to support thousands of new students in exploring who they are, where they come from, and who they hope to become. They also outlined the reflective framework designed to build confidence, strengthen belonging, and support well-being during a pivotal transition.

The session showcased a scalable model blending reflection, community building, and student-centered teaching practices. Attendees gained both inspiration and a practical module to support innovation on their own campuses.

• Aileen Pamonag Lane | Associate Lecturer, Western Sydney University, Faculty of Health.

• Kristin Wiese | Director of Learning Experience, Western Sydney University.

• Al Briggs | Customer Success Manager, Adobe.
• Rowena Ulbrick | Academic Director – Digital Literacies, Swinburne University of Technology.