DrPetra Brown

I have extensive experience teaching undergraduate students in their first year of University, excelling in inter-disciplinary teaching.

My teaching philosophy is informed by Jack Mezirow’s transformative education theory, whereby students critically self-reflect on their assumptions and presuppositions, enabling deepening discernment about their agency and capacity for action in the world. Universal Design For Learning (UDL) and Transition Pedagogy principles both guide my curriculum development and teaching practice with a focus on commencing students.

My main teaching responsibilities have included large enrolment first-year units including AIX160 (Introduction to University Studies) and AGC109 (Global Challenges and Personal Agency).

I also have experience teaching philosophy at undergraduate level, including Honours.