APrf Shashi Nallaya
Associate Director: Teaching Innovation Unit
Teaching Innovation Unit
Teaching Enterprise
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Shashi Nallaya has many years of experience teaching academic literacies, English language, and second language acquisition. She has been extensively involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of English language and teacher training programs at primary, secondary and tertiary levels, in various linguistic and cultural settings. She is currently working as an Academic Developer at UniSA. In this role, she is responsible for helping academics implement an innovative curriculum through mentoring, staff development sessions and resources.
Shashi Nallaya studied for her PhD at the School of Education, The University of Adelaide. Her doctoral study investigated how technology, student characteristics and learning needs impact the acquisition of English language proficiency. Prior to taking up her current role, she was working as a Learning Adviser at the Faculty of Professions, University of Adelaide. She was an academic at the Faculty of Languages, Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia where she originates from. She was involved in the training of pre-service teachers.
Multimodal Technology and Second Language Acquisition, Teacher Education, Needs Assessment in Language Programs, First Year Learning Experience,
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Award | UniSA Unstoppable Awards: Teaching and Learning Stream | University of South Australia | Australia | - |
| 2020 | Recognition | Strategic Thinkers 2025: Leadership Program | University of South Australia | Australia | - |
| 2020 | Award | Senior Fellowship: Advanced Higher Education | Advanced Higher Education | United Kingdom | - |
| 2012 | Recognition | Early Career Researcher | University of South Australia | Australia | - |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Tamil | Can speak and understand spoken |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 - 2010 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 2000 - 2002 | University of Malaya | Malaysia | M.ED (TESL) |
| 1996 - 1999 | University of Malaya | Malaysia | B.ED (TESL) |
| 1996 - 1996 | University of Malaya | Malaysia | Diploma In English as a Second Language |
Courses I teach
- SCTIU 90004 Teaching and Learning Principles and Practice in Higher Education 1 SC (2025)
- SCTIU 90004 Teaching and Learning Principles and Practice in Higher Education 1 SC (2024)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Co-Supervisor | - | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Arm Puangpaka |
| Date | Role | Board name | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - 2025 | Board Member | Academic Board | University of South Australia | Australia |
| Date | Role | Editorial Board Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2025 | Editor | TESOL in Context | Deakin University | Australia |
| Date | Topic | Presented at | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - 2025 | Evaluating the impact of professional development on Teaching Practice: A case study of staff insights | Paper Presented at the 2025 Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference | Perth Convention Centre, Perth | - |
| 2024 - 2024 | Building Bridges: Fostering trust between academics and academic development units in Higher Education. | Paper presented at the 2024 Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia. | Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference | - |
| 2024 - 2024 | How to design successful professional development opportunities for diverse educators | 2024 Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference | Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference | - |
| 2024 - 2024 | Exploring positioned practices shaping academics’ trust of teaching and learning units. | A. N. (2024, July). Exploring positioned practices shaping academics’ trust of teaching and learning units. Paper accepted for presentation at the 2024 Higher Education Close-Up Conference, | Rhodes University | South Africa |
| 2023 - 2023 | Embracing Authentic Learning: Bridging the gap through an institution-wide authentic assessment project | Paper presented at the Higher Education Research Group Adelaide 2023 conference | Flinders University | Australia |
| 2023 - 2023 | Speaking from the heart: Can the oral assessment be embraced as an authentic measure of learning. | Paper presented at the Higher Education Research Group Adelaide 2023 conference | Flinders University | Australia |
| 2023 - 2023 | Employing distributed leadership to motivate change at institutional level: A vignette. | Paper presented at the 2023 Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference, | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia. | - |
| 2023 - 2023 | Oral assessments: Effective and Authentic??? Aspects to consider. | Paper presented at the 2023 Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia. | - |
| 2022 - 2022 | Improving graduate employability, student engagement and academic integrity through authentic assessment | Paper presented at the 2022 Australasian Academic Integrity National Forum | Australasian Academic Integrity National Forum Online | - |
| 2022 - 2022 | The strengths and limitations of the oral assessment as a form of authentic assessment: A scoping review. | Paper presented at the 2022 HERGA Conference | University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. | - |
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