Students from the Bachelor of Learning Management degree at CQUniversity Gladstone recently got together to celebrate the success of the final-year cohort.

The traditional day of celebration enables the students to formally thank their lecturers, mentor teachers and lead learning managers, and this year it was celebrated as a Masquerade Ball (Oct 23).

Final-year students Tarsha Bowe, Kim Lowry and Amelia Simpson

The success of the Bachelor of Learning Management program is dependent on the excellent mentoring by the education partners in the local community.

The program allows students to put into practice key knowledge and skills learnt on campus. The help and guidance of the local education community has enabled our final-year students to grow into professional teachers who are engaged with positive habits of mind to encourage critical, creative and self-regulated thinking (both within themselves and in the minds of their learners).

Vice-Chancellor Professor Scott Bowman and his wife Anita were present, along with Head of School of Learning and Innovation Dr Helen Huntly, who also visited Gladstone for the event.

Dr Andrew Wallace, senior lecturer in the Faculty of Arts, Business, Informatics and Education said that the University's partnership with the local primary and secondary schools in educating new members of the teaching profession was a good example of the kind of community engagement CQUniversity is keen to develop.

Final-year students thanked lecturers Anita Rienks, Ali Black and Lyn Hughes for the dedication and support that they have given during their journey.

Mentor Teacher Michelle Cute and Lecturer Lyn Hughes 
Dr Andrew Wallace, Dr Helen Huntly, Anita Bowman and Vice-Chancellor Professor Bowman