The Built Environments Learning + Teaching (BEL+T) group works with staff and students of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning to improve teaching quality and student engagement. The skills and knowledge that graduates will bring to our future built environments are the focus of our collaborations within and beyond the Faculty. Our work is underpinned by research into best practice contemporary built environment pedagogy.
Contact the BEL+T Group
Address
Rm 203
Melbourne School of Design / Glyn Davis Building
University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, VIC
Dr Bridget Keane
Bridget Keane leads BEL+T’s strategic work in program and curriculum development within ABP. This work is informed by her focus on multi-scalar approaches to curriculum change, including course and subject design, and the development of processes that support innovative and equitable educational transformation.
bridget.keane@unimelb.edu.au
Dr James Thompson
Dr James Thompson leads BEL+T's support for reflective practice in ABP. This work is informed by his deep understanding of global academic development practice and his ongoing contributions to educational scholarship.
james.thompson1@unimelb.edu.au
Sarah Song
Sarah Song supports BEL+T’s development of teaching and learning initiatives and upskilling. This work is informed by her expertise in assessment and feedback, student wellbeing, and sustainable curriculum approaches, as well as her focus on designing staff development programs and sharing evidence-based teaching practices.
huiseung.song@unimelb.edu.au
Geoff Kelly
Geoff Kelly supports ABP’s integration of technology and media into learning and teaching, with a focus on effective, accessible design. This work draws on his expertise in digital curriculum development and platform systems.
geoffrey.kelly@unimelb.edu.au
Natalie Miles
Natalie Miles leads BEL+T’s work supporting teaching innovation in ABP through collaborative and exploratory practices. Informed by her experience in architecture and urban design across practice, teaching, and research, she brings a relational and research‑led approach to pedagogy.
natalie.miles@unimelb.edu.au
Sam Holland
Sam Holland leads BEL+T’s work in technology and pedagogy within ABP. This work draws on his expertise in digital learning environments, spatial communication, and generative AI, alongside his focus on developing innovative resources that support student learning.
sam.holland@unimelb.edu.au