Brief Bio
Dr Anna Tadi is the Director of Learning and Teaching at King’s Own Institute (KOI), where she provides institution-wide leadership in teaching quality, curriculum and assessment, academic quality assurance, staff development, academic integrity, and continuous improvement in student learning and outcomes. Anna has more than 15 years of experience across Australian higher education and vocational education, with extensive leadership experience in academic operations, governance, curriculum, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, workforce planning, and multi-campus delivery. Prior to joining KOI, Anna held senior academic and executive leadership roles, including Head of Department in five states, where she provided national academic leadership across multiple campuses and led multidisciplinary academic teams supporting a large and diverse student cohort. Her earlier leadership experience also includes senior roles within the Australian College of Applied Professions. Her professional interests centre on strengthening teaching quality, developing high-performing academic teams, improving assessment and curriculum design, supporting student success, and embedding robust quality-assurance mechanisms within higher education. Anna is particularly interested in practical approaches to academic leadership, contemporary pedagogy, the responsible use of generative AI in education, academic integrity, and the development of learning environments that combine high academic standards with strong student support.