Sustainable Minerals Institute

Rosemarie Tapia Rivera

Principal Learning Advisor
Sustainable Minerals Institute
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Rosemarie Tapia Rivera

As the Principal Learning Advisor at the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) at the University of Queensland, Rosemarie develops online learning initiatives for sustainability in the resources sector, integrating visual knowledge transfer and storytelling to make complex concepts accessible and engaging. She has produced the online components for courses such as the "Foundations of Mine Closure and Sustainable Transitions" awarded in collaboration with Curtin University and the Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME).

With an 18-year career, including a decade in Chile, Rosemarie specialises in social impact assessment, community engagement, and communication for sustainability. She has delivered over 30 online resources, including courses and visual pieces of knowledge transfer, excelling in instructional design for digital platforms like EDGE, EDX, Articulate 360, Adobe Creative Cloud, StoryMap, Shorthand, etc.

Rosemarie collaborates with industry, government, and organisations like the World Bank, driving global learning initiatives. Her background in television journalism honed her communication skills, supporting her work in educational design and visual knowledge transfer, ensuring effective community engagement and impactful learning experiences in sustainability within the resources sector.

Publications

Book Chapter (1)
Conference Paper (1)
Seminar Paper (1)
Creative Work (1)

Book Chapter

Franco, Isabel B., Tapia, Rosemarie and Tracey, James (2020). SDG 13 climate action: climate education: identifying challenges to climate action. Actioning the global goals for local impact: towards sustainability science, policy, education and practice. (pp. 219-228) edited by Isabel B. Franco, Tathagata Chatterji, Ellen Derbyshire and James Tracey. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-32-9927-6_14

Conference Paper

Tapia Rivera, R., Kirsch, P and Clark, P (2014). Challenging perceptions? Sustainability reporting, the media and mining. Life-of-Mine 2014, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 16-18 July 2014. Carlton, VIC, Australia: AUSIMM.

Seminar Paper

Wightman, E., Tapia Rivera, R., Rowland, M. and Pettitt, K. (2022). Mind the gap – perspectives on where short courses fit in the ‘Learning for Life’ paradigm. Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation (ITaLI), The University of Queensland.

Creative Work

Worden, Sandy, Neme Gaviola, Lucia, Munguia Llort, Patricia and Tapia Rivera, Rosemarie (2022). Mine Closure Hub - resources for communities. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, Centre for Social Responsibility in Minining.