ASPERA Learning & Teaching
ONLINE SYMPOSIUM
Issue 05
Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association
Date: Tuesday 17th February 2026
Virtual Host:
Nicole McCuaig (QUT)
Editorial Board:
David Balfour (VCA)
James Thompson (SAE)
Jill Holt (Swinburne)
Kerreen Ely-Harper (Curtin)
Nico Meissner (Griffith)
Nicole McCuaig (QUT)
Rachel Wilson (RMIT)
Tom Young (Flinders)
Addressing equity barriers in screen production education and transforming collaborative learning
In this symposium, Dr Bettina Frankham, the inaugural 2025 ASPERA Learning & Teaching Award recipient, outlined her work developing evidence-informed pedagogical innovations that systematically address equity barriers in screen production education, transforming collaborative learning for 200+ first-year students.
Bettina teaches into the Media Arts program at UTS. Bettina is a practice-led researcher in digital media. Her industry experience spans multiple forms of media including television, radio and web production. As a moving image practitioner she makes creative works that cross into territories of documentary, art and poetry.
The write up of this edition is Bettina’s successful application for the 2025 ASPERA Learning & Teaching Award. The accompanying video features her presentation to colleagues during the ASPERA L&T Online Symposium.
