Director - Research
UQ Critical Thinking Project
Lecturer
School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry
Yael lectures on critical thinking, collaborative reasoning and communication, and is the Director of Research at University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project.
She has a Master of Teaching from the University of Toronto’s, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and a PhD in Education from the University of Queensland.
Yael spent over a decade as a high school teacher and teacher-educator. During this time, she helped develop the expertise of teachers to design educational experiences that prepare students for the demands of the 21st century.
Since 2017, Yael has worked with the UQCTP and contributed to the design of various educational programs such as: the Higher Education Enabling Program with the AIPM; the Effective Thinking and Writing ESP course; the Clinical Reasoning MediSpoc for Medicine postgrads, and the Writing and Critical Thinking Pedagogy masterclass. Her area of expertise concerns the development of literacy capabilities through the use of dialogue and argumentation.
Since 2019, Yael has led a variety of research projects in educational and professional contexts which explore participants’ understanding of effective thinking, communication and collaboration--typically supported by professional learning programs, mentorship and/or engagement in action research.