Dr. Valerie Cotronei Baird

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Biography

Valerie Cotronei-Baird holds an honorary role in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne. She has extensive teaching experience in higher education, TAFE, and secondary schools. Valerie has been instrumental in the development and delivery of tutor training and professional development programs focused on teaching, learning, assessment, and rubric design, aimed at engaging students in the classroom. Her teaching portfolio includes the subject FNCE30008 Street Finance, a final-year undergraduate course in the Bachelor of Commerce program, which addresses low levels of financial literacy among university and high school students. Valerie's research interests encompass the integration of employability skills into curriculum, professional development for academic teaching staff, and innovative assessment practices. She focuses on collaborative learning and team-based assignments as strategies to enhance teaching and learning outcomes.

Research Interests

Experience

Honorary Faculty

2010-01-01 — Present

University of Melbourne • Melbourne, Australia

Honorary role in the Faculty of Education focusing on research and teaching innovations.

Awards

#1

Dean's Award

2010-01-01

Requirements for University of Melbourne

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:16
Reading
Required:16
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:81
PTE
Listening
Required:60
Reading
Required:60
Writing
Required:60
Speaking
Required:60
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in a cognate discipline (Computer Science, Data Science, or Statistics) MAST10006 Calculus 2 MAST10007 Linear Algebra At least 12.5 credit points of computer programming subjects
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