Our teachers

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Professor Greg Leigh AO
DipTeach, BEd, MSc, PhD, FACEDirector, NextSense InstituteProfessor Leigh has built an impressive career specialising in education for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Dr Robyn Cantle Moore
BMusEd, CertTeach (Secondary), DSCM (Performance), MSpecEd (Sensory Disability), MEdStud, PhDRobyn Cantle Moore has more than 30 years’ experience as an educator in the fields of hearing loss and sensory disability.
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Professor Philip Newall
BA (Hons), MSc (Surrey), MSc (Salford)Conjoint Professor Philip Newall began his work in audiology in the National Health Service in the UK in 1971.
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Dr Frances Gentle
BA, DipEd, BEd (Special Education), MSpecEd (Sensory Disability) Hons, PhDFrances Gentle is a lecturer at NextSense Institute.
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Dr Sue Silveira
DipAppSc (Orth), MHScEd, PhDSue is a qualified paediatric orthoptist who has held clinical and academic roles.
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Alison Hawkins-Bond
BEd Hons, DipEd (Hearing loss)Alison joined NextSense Institute in August 2015 as the Professional Experience Coordinator.
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Scheduled courses
NextSense Institute offers a variety of real-time, online, and in-person courses to take your professional education strategy to the next level. Browse our offerings below.
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On-demand courses
NextSense Institute provides access to a range of pre-recorded content that you can engage with at your own convenience.
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Study in your workplace
NextSense Institute can customise professional learning to focus on your school or workplace needs. This includes in-person, online, or pre-recorded content.
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Postgraduate study
The Master of Disability Studies is administered and delivered by NextSense Institute in affiliation with Macquarie University.
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The Rydge Family Library
The Rydge Family Library holds a specialised collection of resources designed to support NextSense Institute's research and postgraduate programs and the information needs of NextSense staff.
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Podcast
The NextSense Institute (formerly RIDBC Renwick Centre) podcast is a regular series that discusses hearing and vision education and health—from new resources to emerging ideas and hot-button issues.
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The Elisabeth Murdoch Scholarship
This scholarship is for postgraduate coursework or research students specialising in the field of deafness and hearing loss.