Dr Thea Ogle
Researcher biography
Thea is a Senior Lecturer (Teaching Focused) in Nursing with responsibility for teaching, curriculum development, and assessment across postgraduate and undergraduate programs. Her current work centres on coordinating high-quality learning experiences that support the development of clinical reasoning, communication skills, and readiness for professional nursing practice.
She has experience teaching large student cohorts and developing assessments that emphasise authenticity, clarity, and alignment with clinical practice expectations. Her teaching approach focuses on structured clinical communication, person-centred assessment, and safe decision-making in acute and complex care contexts.
Thea has held leadership roles including course coordination and subject area coordination, and contributes to academic governance through assessment quality assurance and academic integrity activities. She is interested in understanding and responding to the challenges and opportunities facing contemporary higher education, particularly in relation to assessment practices, academic standards, and student learning in digitally mediated and AI-enabled environments.
She is committed to evidence-informed teaching and continuous improvement in nursing education.