Author: Amanda White

Dr Amanda White is a lecturer in Accounting at the University of Technology Sydney. She is a mum to 2 boys - Audit Senior and Audit Junior and is an alumni of Coopers and Lybrand and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Amanda has been teaching accounting for almost 20 years and specialises in teaching auditing and assurance. She has a regular audit news show "This Week in Audit" and many audit and study resources on her YouTube channel Amanda Loves to Audit. In 2017 she received a Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning through the Awards for Australian University Teaching (AAUT, formerly the Office of Learning and Teaching).

The impact of Coronavirus on accounting education

Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 by Amanda White

READING TIME: 9 minutesAs we all know, the novel Coronavirus outbreak originating in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, is making itself known around the world. There are quarantines for those who have visited China and travel restrictions for certain visa holders/visitors who have recently

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The Noun Project – icons for everything!

Posted on July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 by Amanda White

READING TIME: 2 minutesI’m a big fan of using images in my teaching materials and communications with students. With the demise of Microsoft Clip Art, teachers are moving to royalty free stock image resources like Pixabay, Pexels and Unsplash. However, many times, I

Helping students prepare for exams

Posted on June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 by Amanda White

READING TIME: 2 minutesAs the end of term/semester draws near, as educators we need to prepare students to sit final exams. And yes, I know that in many areas, exams are not common, but in accounting – the final exam is still a

Creating content yourself – Amanda’s DIY guide

Posted on March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 by Amanda White

READING TIME: 6 minutesThis week’s post is inspired by Dr Effiezal Abdul Wahab – he asked on a Twitter about what equipment I use! How do you create content on a budget? I know many institutions don’t have many resources to create videos,

RMIT Accounting Educators’ Conference

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Amanda White

READING TIME: 2 minutesThe Talking Accounting team have just finished up at the AEC – it is one of the highlights in the teaching and learning calendar. I’ve only been going for a few years – but it always feels like “coming home”

Lectures – record or not?

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Amanda White

READING TIME: 4 minutesMy blog is a bit late coming out this week because I was stumped on what to write. And then I read this article in the Times Higher Ed on lecture capture. It got my thinking juices flowing (and one

Evaluating your teaching

Posted on September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 by Amanda White

READING TIME: 9 minutesAs an innovator in accounting education, the question I get asked the most at seminars, conferences and presentations is “it sounds good, but does it work?”. In David Bond’s recent post on reading your student feedback surveys he shared some useful

Personalising the learning experience – On Task Learning

Posted on August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 by Amanda White

READING TIME: 2 minutesAccounting cohorts have a tendency to be on the large side – they are common core subjects, and a popular choice of major at many institutions. To keep students on track with their learning, we try and use feedback to

Breaking the ice? A (loud) game to help students get to know each other

Posted on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 by Amanda White

READING TIME: 3 minutesOne of the most daunting things we hear from students – whether first year or final year – is getting to meet new people in their tutorial or seminar. Below is a game developed by Raechel Wight (UTS) and myself

AFAANZ 2018 – Accounting Education and the Senses

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Amanda White

READING TIME: 1 minuteWhat does accounting smell like? How would you go about choosing a scent for a particular company? What does accounting sound like? The ringing of an old fashioned cash register? Ka-ching! The AFAANZ Accounting Education SIG posed those questions to