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'Student well-being and safety needs to be embedded in strategy and curriculum' – Dr Christie White on how COVID-19 drove sector learning regarding the student experience. Dr White is Executive Director (Student Success & Wellbeing) at the University of Southern Queensland. Navigating the New Normal with Dr Christie White from De Sailly Consulting on Vimeo.

How do you teach a class when 30% of your students are in different time zones? Dr Kevin House speaks with Rosalind about how the pandemic changed teaching and learning design. Dr House is the Director of the Institute for Learning and Research, Dulwich College International. Navigating the New Normal with Dr House, Director of Institute for Learning and Research, Dulwich College International from De Sailly Consulting on Vimeo.

Being able to work from country will benefit Indigenous staff and students who live away from their communities says Professor Susan Page, Associate Dean (Indigenous), UTS. Rosalind and Professor Page discuss changes in higher education that should be kept post-pandemic. Navigating the New Normal with Professor Susan Page, Dean (Indigenous), UTS from De Sailly Consulting on Vimeo.

Rosalind meets Rossie, Vice-Principal (Advancement) at Sydney University in our Navigating the New Normal series. Ogilvie discusses how donors are demonstrating the fundamental power of trust; that higher education is a vehicle for doing good.

‘Do you want to drive an hour just to get a prescription or check your symptoms? COVID has lessened restrictions on telehealth, giving more efficiencies and access to care’ says Professor Patricia Davidson. While this is a welcome innovation under COVID that should be kept up in the New Normal, at the same time, COVID has put a spotlight on healthcare disparities. ‘We have known for decades that your postcode contributes to your #health and well-being.’ Dean Davidson is Dean, The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, and in 2021 rejoins University of Wollongong as Vice-Chancellor.

Rosalind De Sailly speaks with Kim Tairi in our Navigating the New Normal leadership series (part 1). Kim talks about what has kept her going during lockdown, which kept her apart from her new grandchild: making and baking make Parāoa rewena 🍞 a traditional Māori potato bread. Kim is Kaitoha Puka | University Librarian, Auckland University of Technology Rosalind is Managing Director, De Sailly Search

Aaron Seeto, Director of Museum MACAN, Jakarta, features in the latest Navigating the New Normal Q&A. He discusses a shift in cultural institutions' engagement strategies with Principal Consultant Rosalind De Sailly.

Principal Consultant Rosalind De Sailly speaks with Professor Denise Kirkpatrick, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Western Sydney University about how the right campus leaders will create their own 'new normal' post-pandemic.

Professor John Fischetti, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Faculty of Education and Arts), University of Newcastle joins Principal Consultant Rosalind De Sailly to discuss how the pandemic has helped students gain future-focused skills and what changes to education should be kept post-pandemic.

Principal Consultant Rosalind De Sailly speaks with Kerrie Campbell, CIO at Flinders University and 2020 SA Telstra Business Woman of the Year. They discuss how COVID-19 has changed Campus IT, along with essential leadership skills for moving forward.