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After gaining a BA, Dip. Ed. from the University of Sydney, Robert trained as a lyric baritone in London and Munich before turning to the field of music education. He has taught music history courses on a wide range of topics at Sydney University’s Centre for Continuing Education every year since 1985. Robert’s musical expertise ranges widely, from baroque to modern. When not teaching in Sydney, Robert leads musical and cultural tours to Europe and North America. Both in the classroom and on tour, he specialises in placing works from the classical repertoire in their larger contexts – biographical, social and historical.

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Since Chadia left Lebanon in 1988 to attend the Francophone Film Festival in Paris, where her film Lebanon Despite Everything was screening, she realised that her departure from the city of Beirut would be long term and lead to many changes in new countries. From Paris, she took the road to Casablanca, Algeria, Melbourne, Adelaide and finally Sydney, where she has been living for the past 14 years.

Since settling in Sydney, she has worked in a number of roles – as a foreign correspondent to satellite Arabic Televisions in Dubai, a journalist/reporter for local Arabic newspapers, a TAFE and High School teacher, a bilingual University examiner and marker, a Pre-Employment Trainer, and a digital media teacher. She received several awards for her work in the film industry and visual arts. Teaching Arabic and French languages was always on the agenda, and a challenge that never stopped opening new horizons to her sense of discovery of human nature. She believes that exploring new avenues to teach adults can, in some form, encapsulate all previous life experiences, as it offers a more challenging ground for growth and self development.

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Dr Adrian George is a senior lecturer in chemistry with a passion for teaching. He also has a lively research group in the areas of chemistry education and doping control in athletes. He has published research papers in these areas and has also written a textbook on organic chemistry. In 1999 and 2007 he won University of Sydney Excellence in Teaching awards.

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Francis George. Tutor of CCE

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Michael is an experienced data-analyst and a Certified Professional in Microsoft Systems Engineer (MCSE) with his career in IT expanding over 17 years. He has strong training capabilities, including Office 365 and Excel for data analysis, and previously developed and created the syllabus content. Michael is considered a successful business analyst, highly skilled in the introduction and management of effective hardware, software and work process procedures, maximising system efficiency and reducing cost and creating professional reports. Moreover, he has a strong background in networks and system administration roles, including experience in server configuration, training and coaching, hardware maintenance and cloud technology, providing both local and remote support.

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Helen completed a double degree in Science/Commerce at the University of Sydney majoring and completing an honours qualification in Physics. She subsequently completed her Diploma of Education and has since been employed in international and local contexts as a science/physics teacher. Helen’s focus is on improving the status of Physics at all levels through facilitating better quality of instruction and has been involved in research through the University of Sydney to this effect. Helen currently assists first year physics students achieve results, through participation in a tailored tutoring program especially designed for their needs.

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Graeme has 40+ years' experience as a line executive, coach, mentor and consultant. He has worked in Australia, Asia, the UK, Africa, Europe and North America, and holds qualifications in Psychology and Pure Mathematics, and an MBA.

As an in demand consultant, coach, facilitator and guest speaker, Graeme has worked with a number of companies across a range of industries including government, media, finance, pharmaceuticals, the arts and professional services. As a consultant, Graeme has provided consultancy services in strategy design and execution, organisation alignment including design, policy setting, talent management and culture change, and delivered team strategic planning workshops.

In addition to his consulting services, Graeme has worked with a number of leading academic institutions on the design and delivery of customised executive education. These include London School of Business (LBS), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), INSEAD Business School, Wharton, Columbia Business School, AIM Business School and UNSW.

“A good question will always beat a good answer”.

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Yona Gilead is the Malka Einhorn Modern Hebrew Program Coordinator and Lecturer at the department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies, University of Sydney. Her areas of research are in second/foreign language (L2) learning & development, MH pedagogy, and Hebrew literature.

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David Gill runs youth self-development workshops and teaches classes in academic literacy, film editing and writing. He also moonlights as a copywriter, editor and proofreader. David brings a creative approach to his teaching and aims to make learning fun. He loves sharing his passion for education with others and watching students grow in confidence and knowledge.

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Talia’s background in linguistics (BA Hons., first class) combines with a genuine passion for sharing her knowledge and insight into language use. This has led her to a career in communications consultancy and training.

In teaching, Talia’s main interest is helping people to adjust to new communications contexts. This includes equipping students who are new to university study with core academic literacy skills and helping international students to acclimatise to the specific communication demands of our education and professional systems.