Academic Board Profile

Emeritus Professor Tania Aspland
Vice President (Academic), Kaplan Australia

Emeritus Professor Tania Aspland has been a leader in learning and teaching, and curriculum development and accreditation in higher education for many years. She is currently engaged in a number of research projects in higher education pedagogies in education courses.

Professor Aspland has developed an international reputation for community capacity building in Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. She has evidence-based success with action learning as a project-based learning strategy in developing countries. She is employed in offshore contexts in the fields of higher education, curriculum development and evaluation, and thesis supervision. She has also instigated new models of work-integrated learning within schools and universities, to support the process of curriculum development and leadership. The building of a professional portfolio, the centrality of professional attributes, an investigative orientation to learning and a process of student self-auditing are key innovations that are central to the programmes.

Educational Qualifications 

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland (1999)
• Master in Education (Curriculum Studies), Deakin University (1992)
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Queensland (1983)
• Bachelor of Education Studies, University of Queensland (1978)

Professional Qualifications & Experience

• Professor & Dean, Education Policy and Strategy, Australian Catholic University (2018 – 2019)
• Executive Dean, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University (2013 – 2018)
• Professor & Dean of Education, University of Adelaide (2009 – 2013)