Anne Braund
BEd, MEd, GCTAE, TESOL, PhD candidateHead of Services: Academic Learning Centre / Project Manager: Micro-credentials
School of Access Education
Building 1 - Room G.09
Anne Braund has worked in Higher Education for 18 years, intially employed as an academic in CQUniversity's School of Business in 2000. In 2009 Anne moved to Hong Kong to work with English Schools Foundation and Hong Kong University developing and delivering English language curriculum for students from non-English speaking backgrounds. Anne returned to CQUniversity in 2016 to the School of Access Education working in academic communication support with students in the STEPS program through to Research Higher Degree students. Anne is currently the Head of Services (Academic Learning Centre) managing the academic support programs for academic communication, mathematics and statistics, science and computing across CQUniversity's undergraduate courses. Anne is also the project manager for the development and delivery of the micro-credential programs within the School of Access Education.
Anne is a recipient of the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Exemplary Practice in Learning and Teaching, and was awarded a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) for her personal and institutional commitment to professionalism in teaching and learning support in higher education.
Anne is currently a PhD candidate researching the personal characteristics and institutional practices that support students from disadvantaged backgrounds to experience success at university.
Background
Outside of Anne's involvement within the Higher Education sector, Anne has worked as an educator in both schools and industry. Anne has experience teaching in secondary schools in Queensland and overseas with a special interest in learning support for students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Alongside her academic role in the School of Business, Anne has worked as a consultant on industry engagement projects and team-building training in the region.
Universities Studied At
University of Queensland (UQ)
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
CQUniversity
Universities Worked At
Griffith University - 1993 - 1994
CQUniversity 2000 - 2009 and 2016 - present
Awards
Fellow (FHEA) Advance Higher Education
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Exemplary Practice in Learning and Teaching
Media Citations
Anne Braund - CQUni Spotlight/Academic Learning Centre
Anne Braund - CQUni 'Be what you want to be' English Intensive language course
Previous teaching
Professional Experience
2024 - present - Head of Services (Academic Learning Centre) / Micro-credentials Program Manager – School of Access Education, CQUniversity (Bundaberg)
2016 - 2023 - STEPS Lecturer & Unit Coordinator / Micro-credentials Program Manager / English for Research support - Research Higher Degree students – School of Access Education, CQUniversity (Bundaberg)
2014 - 2016 - Coordinator / Teacher – Learning Enhancement Unit, Shalom College (Bundaberg)
2009 - 2013 - Coordinator / Teacher – English Diploma (IB), English Schools Foundation (ESF) (HongKong)
2010 - 2012 - Mentor Teacher – HongKong Chinese University (HongKong)
2000 - 2009 & 2020 - 2021 - Business Lecturer – Introduction to Management; Business Marketing; Organisational Behaviour (2000-2009); Professional core unit (2020 - 2021), CQUniversity (Bundaberg)
1994 – 2000 - Manager / Consultant – Flight Centre Australia (Brisbane, Bundaberg)
1993 - 1994 - English Tutor – Griffith University (Brisbane)
1989 – 1993 - English Teacher – Education Queensland & Catholic Education (Brisbane, Cairns)
Professional Memberships
National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA)
College of Teachers (Queensland)
HongKong Education Bureau
Professional Interests
Anne Braund has a passion for supporting underrepresented groups to experience success in higher education. She enjoys applying her knowledge, skills and experiences from 30 years engaged in diverse educational environments, curriculum design and project management to work and research in this space at CQUniversity.
Key Achievements
1994 Master of Education (Leadership) – Queensland University Technology (QUT)
1989 Bachelor of Education (English) – University of Queensland (UQ)
1987 Diploma of Education (P-10) – Mount Gravatt Teachers' College (BCAE)
2018 Graduate Certificate Tertiary and Adult Education (CQUniversity)
2012 Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL/TESMC) Department of Education (SA)
2010 - 2012 School-University Partnership (Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong)
Consultancy Work
Corporate Training - (Staff Development, Customer service, Team building, Leading and Mentoring, Recruitment) (2000 - 2009)
- Flight Centre Australia
- Rush Lifestyle Clothing
- Sarina Russo
- Bundaberg Rum / Diageo
- Ulton Accounting
- Coral Coast Pharmacies
Project Management - (Industry Engagement, Marketing)
- Lead consultant - Recommendations for the Queensland Skills Plan (Tourism & Hospitality Industry - Bundaberg region) commissioned by the Department of Education, Training and the Arts, Queensland Government (2008)
- Lead consultant - Stakeholders survey and report for a Social Audit Network at Bundaberg Skills Centre (2004)
- Marketing Manager - Event promotion for Bundaberg Wide Bay International Airshow (2009)
Curriculum and Pedagogy - English and Literacy Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL)
Supporting international students from non-english speaking backgrounds as they acculturate into academic communication expectations at CQUniversity.
Curriculum and Pedagogy - Vocational Education and Training Curriculum and Pedagogy
Grit-ability: Characteristics that enable success for students in higher education.
Specialist Studies in Education - Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified
Social innovation practices in Enabling Education.
Specialist Studies in Education - Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified
Currently completing doctoral research exploring equity students' experiences in higher education.
