About me

Associate Professor Craig Whitsed is an internationally recognised scholar in curriculum internationalisation, higher education pedagogy, and academic staff CPD and engagement. He has over twenty years experience in tertiary education across Australia, Latin America, Europe, and Japan, he brings a global perspective to pedagogy, HDR supervision, academic development, and institutional transformation. His teaching philosophy draws on cognitive and social constructivism and humanistic traditions, emphasising active, authentic learning, peer engagement, and inclusive, student-centred approaches. Craig’s research critically examines higher education internationalisation, academic labour, and post-truth challenges, foregrounding ethical responsibility and openness in higher education learning and teaching.

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Awards

Senior Fellow
Advance HE
Curtin Academy Fellow
Curtin University (Australia, Perth)
Curtin Academy Associate Fellow
Curtin University (Australia, Perth)
Curtin Heroes: Top-performing Open Universities Australia unit
Curtin University (Australia, Perth)
Senior Fellow, Learning Excellence Academy
Murdoch University (Australia, Perth)

Organisational Affiliations

Associate Professor, School of Education, Murdoch University

Adjunct Professor, Curtin University, Australia

Research Fellow, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil, Porto Alegre) - PUCRS

Adjunct Professor, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milan

Education

Education
2011, Doctor of Philosophy, Murdoch University (Australia, Perth)

Thesis: Standing in the genkan: Adjunct foreign English language teachers in the Japanese higher education

Education
1997, Master of Education, Australian Catholic University
Education
1988, Bachelor of Educaton, Avondale University (Australia, Cooranbong)