TELedvisors webinar: Career Options for Third Space Practitioners

Are you navigating the space between academic and professional roles in higher education? Whether you’re a learning designer, academic developer, educational technologist, something in between or adjacent, this session is for you.

Join us as we explore:

• Career pathways in and beyond higher education
• Challenges and opportunities in third space work
• Strategies to grow your profile, confidence, and impact
• Hear from five guest speakers who have successfully transitioned in and out of HE and between professional and academic roles. 

Walk away with a practical toolkit and renewed clarity about where your skills can take you next.

This webinar will be hosted by Elaine Huber, ASCILITE vice-president

Featuring:

Naomi Millgate is a Senior Educational Developer – VET Futures at Central Queensland University. Before moving into the third space in higher education, she worked in corporate training within a disability support organisation. Her volunteer work as a trainer and assessor in the VET sector laid the foundation for her career in training and education, sparking a lasting commitment to learner development and inclusive practice.

Jess Ashman is Head of Learning at Cadmus. With a background in tertiary education and over a decade of experience in project and account management within education and SaaS, her expertise lies in developing account growth strategies, driving product value realisation, designing and implementing high-quality learning experiences, and forging lasting relationships with key stakeholders. She leads projects from concept to implementation to evaluation, using data-driven insights to adapt and ensure success.

Courtney Shalavin is the Manager of Customer Voice at TAFE NSW. She is a specialist in human-centred design with close to a decade of experience solving vocational and tertiary education problems. Courtney is skilled in mixed-methods research, end-to-end project management and generating trust and credibility with stakeholders.

Amy Martin wears multiple hats as a Non-Executive Director and Board Vice-President Australian Institute of Training and Development and the Educational Technology Adoption Manager at Queensland University of Technology. She brings experience from corporate and enterprise settings, vocational and higher education environments, and has worked in various industries including cybersecurity, finance, education, and defence. Amy has qualifications and skills in Career Education, Adult and Vocational Education, Training and Assessment, and Information Technology.

Carmen Vallis is a Senior Lecturer in Educational Development at the University of Sydney Business School. Carmen leads co-design projects and multidisciplinary teams with the aim of making learning and teaching better for all. Her diverse background spans higher education, secondary, vocational, and adult education sectors as a teacher, learning designer, writer and researcher.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/teledvisors-network-webinar-career-options-for-third-space-practitioners