• Former Academic Colleague 1

• Former Academic Colleague 2

• Former Academic Colleague 3

Throughout her University career Joan has received very positive feedback from independently-administered Student Evaluations of Educational Quality surveys of the many students she has taught (results available on request).

High student ratings attest to her consistently strong teaching performance and wide student satisfaction. 

Joan Osborne (left) accepting

Excellence in Teaching Award

at Curtin University in year 2000

General comments

• “I have been associated with Joan during my studies at Curtin since 2002. Joan has been of great importance to me during this time.  She was my lecturer in several units, and I believe she has been a very successful teacher to me and many of my fellow students.  …she played a tremendous role in helping me to continue my studies.  I truly believe that without Joan’s support, care and compassion I would have been a lot worse off.  …she put so much love and energy into the Environmental Biology Department (Curtin University).”   (name supplied)

• “While at Curtin I never thanked you for the assistance you provided to me during my final 2 years;  namely, work experience, 3^rd year project and your being a referee.  These areas you helped me with were of crucial importance to me at one stage or another (esp. completing my degree on time).  So I thank you from the bottom of my heart in appreciation for the encouragement, help and faith you put in me.”   (name supplied)  

Comments received mid-2004, specifically relating to Joan's previous teaching of Biostatistics unit Quantitative Biology 201 at Curtin University :

• "Enthusiastic, the subject is covered in good depth and explained well.  Course notes are useful and well organized."

• "She is very thorough with her explanations and examples.  She took it at a pace that is very easy to keep up and go along with.  She is approachable and easy to understand."

• "Enthusiasm, Understanding, Encouragement. –The unit is well taught, it is potentially a difficult unit."

• "Good use of notes. Used lots of examples. Well structured. Feedback and support good."

• "Explained everything easily and clearly. Went over anything that wasn’t understood."

• "Fantastic enthusiasm shown at all times. Always willing to help and improve course."

• "Joan is very concerned with her students welfare, how well they achieve etc. Thorough in explanations etc."