Melanie Kyle
Learning Designer
Learning Designer
Australian Education Union (AEU)
Victorian Insitute of Teachers
Email: melanie.kyle@rmit.edu.au
Campus: Melbourne City
Australian Education Union (AEU)
Victorian Insitute of Teachers
Email: melanie.kyle@rmit.edu.au
Campus: Melbourne City
Melanie started at RMIT in 2008 as a VE teacher and has over 14 years' experience specializing in academic preparation skills and working with students from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds. At the end of 2020, she was awarded an ISSI Fellowship with a focus on researching international best practice blended learning for VET learners.
January 2024 - current: Learning Designer, Learning and Teaching Innovation & Quality, RMIT College of Vocational Education
December 2022 - December 2023: Learning Designer, Defence Project, RMIT College of Vocational Education
June 2022 – December 2022: Learning Designer, IERF Project, RMIT College of Vocational Education
July 2008 – June 2022: RMIT Vocational Education Teacher and Program Coordinator (2014 - 2018)
Melanie's ISSI Fellowship research is focused on improving engagement, participation, and completion rates for VE students with effective blended learning strategies. The final goal will be to use this research to quantify and create a replicable model of best practice blended learning that can be shared and implemented across Victorian VET institutions.
Blended and online learning, Hybrid learning, Synchronous/asynchronous learning, Disadvantage and vulnerable students
Publications
Awards
Languages
Successful blended learning strategies for disadvantaged and vulnerable VET learners
M. Kyle (2023).
Vocational Voices - Skilling Australia's current and future workforce (Season 8 Episode 3)
(2023).
Victorian Skills Authority, Vocational Education & Training
M. Kyle (2023).
Award date: 2020
Recipients: N. Carfora, A O'Donnell, A. Buchanan, N. Delaney-John, M. Kyle, et al.
Award date: 2012
Recipients: Melanie Kyle
Presentations
Presentations
Presentations
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.