Associate Professor Helen Wozniak
Academic Lead, Assesment & Honorary Associate Professor
Academy for Medical Education
Helen works to promote best practice assessment across the whole medical program and support delivery of effective and integrated assessment strategies and practices. These roles support staff in the design of assessments to ensure they align with the course learning outcomes and suggest ways to manage the assessment load of large cohorts whilst optimizing feedback to students.
Researcher biography
Helen has over 30 years' experience as a clinician (orthoptist) and an innovative educator. She was the Academic Lead Assessment in the Academy for Medical Education from mid 2017 to March 2024. Helen's expertise has been built on a career spanning clinical practice in rural and urban settings fuelling a passion for learning from her early mentor, the late Prof Fred Hollows. Her career in higher education has spanned several roles including lecturing and reforming the orthoptics curriculum, leading elearning projects across five health facilities at the University of Sydney before moving to lead academic development at Charles Darwin University. She has worked in three medical schools (University of Sydney, Flinders University and the University of Queensland) inspiring educators to enhance clinical skills teaching, developing clinical supervisors in Northern Australia and most recently leading assessment design for the new Doctor of Medicine program at University of Queensland. She has received multiple teaching and learning awards at University of Sydney (2003, 2004), Flinders University (2016) and the Australian Awards for University Teaching: Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2017).
| Featured projects | Duration |
|---|---|
| Workplace-based learning, feedback and student progression | 2021–2023 |
| Visualising digital footprints to enhance learner engagement in work-integrated learning | 2022–2024 |
Book
Wozniak, Helen (2004). National competency standards for the profession of orthoptics. Revised ed. Hampton, VIC, Australia: Orthoptic Association of Australia.
Book Chapters
Wozniak, Helen, Uys, Philip and Mahoney, Mary Jane (2012). Digital communication in a networked world. Communicating in the health sciences. (pp. 85-91) edited by Joy Higgs, Rola Ajjawi, Lindy McAllister, Franziska Trede and Stephen Loftus. South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press.
Wozniak, Helen and Silveira, Sue (2007). Transforming learning: using structured online discussions to engage learners. Transforming a university: the scholarship of teaching and learning in practice. (pp. 163-173) edited by Angela Brew and Judyth Sachs. Sydney, NSW, Australia: The University of Sydney Press.
Wozniak, H. (2006). Empowering learners to interact effectively in asynchronous discussion activities. Making the Transition to E-Learning: Strategies and Issues. (pp. 208-228) Hershey, PA, United States: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-59140-950-2.ch013
Mahony, M.J. and Wozniak, H. (2005). Diffusion of innovation and professional development in eLearning: the CHS eLearning Resource case study. Breaking down boundaries: international experience in open, distance and flexible learning: selected papers. (pp. 66-74) edited by M. Tulloch, S. Relf and P. Uys. Bathurst, NSW, Australia: Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia.
Wozniak, H. (2005). Online discussions: improving the quality of the student experience. Breaking down boundaries: international experience in open, distance and flexible learning: selected papers. (pp. 170-179) edited by M. Tulloch, S. Relf and P. Uys. Bathurst, NSW, Australia: Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia.
Journal Articles
Wozniak, Helen and Philip, Robyn L. (2022). Imagining the future: Social connections and new methodologies. Medical Education, 56 (1), 10-13. doi: 10.1111/medu.14690
Wozniak, Helen, Campbell, Narelle and Devonshire, Elizabeth (2021). A national faculty development program combining webinars with workplace-based peer practice for clinical supervisors. Medical Teacher, 43 (8), 1-2. doi: 10.1080/0142159x.2021.1929906
Campbell, Narelle, Wozniak, Helen and Philip, Robyn L. (2021). Peer learning for students and supervisors: complexity in the clinical setting. Medical Education, 55 (6) medu.14480, 668-670. doi: 10.1111/medu.14480
Campbell, Narelle, Wozniak, Helen, Philip, Robyn L and Damarell, Raechel A (2019). Peer-supported faculty development and workplace teaching: an integrative review. Medical Education, 53 (10) medu.13896, 978-988. doi: 10.1111/medu.13896
Wozniak, Helen, Ellaway, Rachel H. and de Jong, Peter Gm (2018). What have we learnt about using digital technologies in health professional education?. Medical Journal of Australia, 209 (10), 431-433. doi: 10.5694/mja18.00152
Wozniak, Helen (2015). Conjecture mapping to optimize the educational design research process. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 31 (5), 597-612. doi: 10.14742/ajet.2505
Wozniak, Helen, Pizzica, Jenny and Mahony, Mary Jane (2012). Design-based research principles for student orientation to online study: capturing the lessons learnt. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 28 (5), 896-911. doi: 10.14742/ajet.823
Wozniak, Helen, Mahony, Mary Jane, Lever, Tim and Pizzica, Jenny (2009). Stepping through the orientation looking glass: a staged approach for postgraduate students. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 25 (2), 221-234. doi: 10.14742/ajet.1151
Wozniak, Helen (2008). Improving learning cultures in further education: improving learning series. Higher Education, Research and Development, 27 (4), 420-422. doi: 10.1080/07294360802406866
Wozniak, Helen (2008). Improving learning cultures in further education. Higher Education Research & Development, 27 (4), 420-422.
Wozniak, Helen and Silveira, Sue (2007). Transforming learning: using structured online discussions to engage learners. Transforming a University: the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Practice, 163-173.
Devonshire, Liz and Wozniak, Helen (2006). Working together: developing elearning activities to promote interprofessional learning. Synergy, 23, 25-27.
Wozniak, Helen and Mahony, Mary Jane (2006). Show me an example!. Synergy, 23, 11-12.
Wozniak, H., Mahony, M. J., Everingham, F., Poulos, A. and Reid, B. (2005). Inquiry based learning in the health sciences: Countering the limitations of ‘problem based’ learning. Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal, 7 (2), 18-30.
Glover, Samantha, Kelly, Megan, Wozniak, Helen and Moss, Nathan D. (1999). The effect of room illumination on visual acuity measurement. Australian Orthoptic Journal, 34, 3-8.
Goodacre, Helen and Jolly, Neryla (1996). Learning to observe in the clinical setting. Synergy, 2, 7-8.
Piraino, Josephine and Goodacre, Helen (1996). Normal threshold values for red targets in the central 10 degree visual field. Australian Orthoptic Journal, 32, 19-25.
Williams, Megan, Wong, Tiffany and Goodacre, Helen (1995). Comparison of crowded single optotypes with linear acuities in amblyopes. Australian Orthoptic Journal, 31, 21-28.
Elmurr, P., Thompson, M. and Goodacre, H. (1993). The effects of aerobic exercise on intraocular pressure. Australian Orthoptic Journal, 29, 18-24.
Goodacre, H. (1992). The computerized visual field: the complexities of its analysis. A literature review. Australian Orthoptic Journal, 28, 1-10.
Goodacre, H. (1985). Minus overcorrection: conservative treatment of intermittent exotropia in the young child: A comparative study. Australian Orthoptic Journal, 22, 9-18.
Conference Papers
Ledger, Alison, Wozniak, Helen, Pather, Nalini and Olupeliyawa, Asela (2024). Developing coaches to support learners' longitudinal development. Ottawa 2024: Conference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 24-28 February 2024. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Ottawa.
Devonshire, Elizabeth, Wozniak, Helen and Hu, Wendy (2023). Educational design research: charting new waters to bridge the theory-practice gap in health professions education. ANZAHPE 2023: Turning tides: Navigating the Opportunities, Gold Coast, QLD Queensland, 26-29 June 2023.
Wozniak, Helen, Gibson, Justine, Noble, Christy, Claydon, Rachel, Bowker, Shari, Bakharia, Aneesha, Kull, Anna, Ward, Kym, Garrard, Robert, Olupeliyawa, Asela, Bird, Kathryn, Ochayi, Daniel, Kodiyattu, Zack and Low, Zachary (2023). Co-designing digital dashboards to enhance student engagement in work-integrated learning (WIL). ANZAHPE 2023: Turning tides: Navigating the Opportunities, Gold Coast, QLD Queensland, 26-29 July 2023.
Olupeliyawa, Asela, Tobin, Stephen, Kull, Anna, Wozniak, Helen, Gibson, Justine, Garrard, Robert, Monk, Samuel, Bailey, Chantal and Robinson, Kent (2023). Navigating ebbs and flows of digital dashboards used in medical student assessments during clinical placements. ANZAHPE 2023: Turning tides: Navigating the Opportunities, Gold Coast, QLD Queensland, 26-29 July.
Wozniak, Helen (2023). Analysis of the relationships between feedback, action planning and engagement in workplace-based assessment tasks (WBAs). Health Professions Education Research Micro-Conferences 2023, Online, 20 June 2023.
Wozniak, Helen , Gibson, Justine , Bakharia, Aneesha , Bowker, Shari , Claydon, Rachel , Garrard, Robert , Kull, Anna , Noble, Christy and Olupeliyawa, Asela (2022). Co-designing digital dashboards to enhance student learning in the workplace . UQ HEA Conference , St Lucia, QLD, Australia, 2 November 2022.
Wozniak, Helen, Devonshire, Liz, Hu, Wendy, Dolmans, Diana and McKenney, Susan (2022). Preconference Workshop: Educational Design Research to close the theory-practice divide. AMEE Lyon 2022 Redefining Health Professions Education Together, Lyon, France, 27-31 August 2022.
Wozniak, Helen, Claydon, Rachel, Noble, Christy, Monk, Sam and Steele, Megan (2022). Enhancing feedback partnerships to guide learner actions in workplace-based assessments. ANZAHPE Festival 2022, Online, 11, 13, 19 July 2022.
Wozniak, Helen, Noble, Christy, Claydon, Rachel, Monk, Samuel and Steele, Megan (2022). Rethinking how feedback from WBAs can stimulate extension and growth for learners. Ottawa Lyon 2022 Reimagining Assessment Across the Continuum, Lyon, France, 26-28 May 2022.
Wozniak, Helen , Gibson, Justine , Noble, Christy , Claydon, Rachel , Bowker, Shari and Bakharia, Aneesha (2022). A cross-disciplinary partnership between staff and students to support learner growth in diverse clinical settings. ANZAHPE Festival 2022, Online, 8-19 July 2022.
Barry, Benjamin K., Shepherd, Nicole, Darlington, Sharon, Mukandi, Bryan, Winch, Sarah, Wozniak, Helen and Oancea, Iulia (2019). Student and tutor evaluations of the integration of medical ethics in case-based learning discussions. ANZAHPE 2019 Conference, Canberra, ACT Australia, 1-4 July 2019. Canberra, ACT Australia: Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators.
Philip, Robyn, Wozniak, Helen, Bowker, Shari, Bailey, Chantal and Green, Alison (2019). Personalising medical education: ePortfolios for workplace-based assessment. ASCILITE 2019, Singapore, 2-5 December 2019. Tugun, QLD Australia: Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education.
Barry, Benjamin K., Shepherd, Nicole, Darlington, Sharon, Mukandi, Bryan, Winch, Sarah, Wozniak, Helen and Oancea, Iulia (2019). Student and tutor evaluations of the integration of medical ethics in case-based learning discussions.. ANZAHPE 2019 Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 1-4 July 2019. Canberra, ACT Australia: Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators.
Darlington, Sharon, Oancea, Iulia, Barry, Benjamin K., Shepherd, Nicole, Mukandi, Bryan, Winch, Sarah and Wozniak, Helen (2019). Discriminative capacity of a rubric assessment of ethical reasoning and clinical reasoning in case-based learning tutorials. ANZAHPE 2019 Conference, Canberra, 1-4 July 2019.
Wozniak, Helen and Bowker, Shari (2018). Building a scalable ePortfolio based assessment strategy to connect clinical learning experiences: preliminary lessons. ePortfolios Australia Forum, Brisbane, Australia, 9-10 October 2018. ePortfolios Australia.
Woziniak, H. and McEldowney, R. (2015). Layers of transition: the lived experiences of online distance learners. HERDSA, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 6-9 July 2015. Melbourne, VIC Australia: HERDSA.
Wozniak, Helen (2013). Student Engagement with an Online Orientation Resource: How Learning Analytics Refines Educational Design Principles. World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, Victoria, British Columbia, 24 -26 June 2013. Waynesville, NC, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Bouchoucha, Stéphane and Wozniak, Helen (2010). Is peer assessment of asynchronous group discussions fostering skills relevant to our future graduates?. 27th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2010, Sydney, Australia, 5-8 December 2010.
Craig, Pippa , Wozniak, Helen, Hyde, Sarah and Burn, Daniel (2009). Student use of web based lecture technologies in blended learning: do these reflect study patterns?. 26th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - "Same places, different spaces", ASCILITE 2009, Auckland, New Zealand, 6-9 December 2009. Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education.
Philip, Robyn and Wozniak, Helen (2009). Peer review of teaching practice and resources: Exploring new spaces to embrace cultural change. 26th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - "Same places, different spaces", ASCILITE 2009, Auckland, New Zealand, 6-9 December 2009.
Lever, Tim , Mahony, Mary Jane and Wozniak, Helen (2007). GetReal: building and managing essential academic learning from the academic periphery. 24th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, Singapore, 2-5 December 2007.
Wozniak, Helen, Mahony, Mary Jane, Pizzica, Jenny and Koulias, Marianna (2007). How do students 'get learning'? Unexpectedly diverse pathways in an activity based, online orientation site. 24th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, Singapore, 2-5 December 2007.
Wozniak, Helen, Hancock, Mark, Munn, Joanne and Mendrela, Gosia (2006). Designing reusable online clinical reasoning templates: A preliminary evaluation. 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian-Society-for-Computers-in-Learning-in-Tertiary-Education, Sydney Australia, Dec 03-06, 2006. SYDNEY UNIV PRESS.
Wozniak, H. (2005). The balancing act: managing emerging issues of elearning projects at the university of Sydney. 22nd Annual conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2005, Brisbane, Australia, 4-7 December 2005.
Scott, Karen M., Mahony, Mary Jane, Peat, Mary and Wozniak, Helen (2005). Using still images in online teaching and learning: emerging issues affecting current practice. World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Health Care and Higher Education, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 24-28 October 2005. Chesapeake, VA, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Silveira, S., Wozniak, H. and Heard, R. (2004). Using online discussion groups to enhance the learning outcomes of undergraduate orthoptic students. What have we learnt?. Global Perspectives Converge Downunder, Melbourne VIC Australia, 14-17 November 2004. Melbourne VIC Australia: International Orthoptic Congress.
Wozniak, Helen and Silveira, Sue (2004). Online discussions: promoting effective student-to-student interaction. 21st ASCILITE Conference, Perth, Australia, 5-8 December 2004.
Mahony, Mary Jane, Wozniak, Helen, Everingham, Fran, Reid, Beth and Poulos, Ann (2003). Inquiry based teaching and learning: What's in a name?. Learning for an Unknown Future, Christchurch, New Zealand, 6-9 July 2003. Hammondville NSW Australia: HERDSA.
Thesis
Wozniak, Helen (2016). Get ready, get learning : investigating university students' transition to online distance learning in the health sciences. PhD Thesis, Charles Darwin University, Charles Darwin University.