Rate My Professor Anthea Cochrane

Cochrane's research specializes in low vision, clinical training and assessment, failure to fail scenarios, training educators, technology-enhanced learning in optometric education, culturally safe education practices, simulation for clinical skills, and automated feedback applications. Her key publications include 'Modelling systematic evaluation of technology enhanced learning in optometric education in Australia and New Zealand' (2025), 'Policy and preference: the intersection of attendance hurdles and student perceptions of practical classes' (2025), 'Developing culturally safe education practices in optometry schools across Australia and Aoteara New Zealand' (2022), 'The Equivalency of the Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscope Simulator to Peer Practice: A Pilot Study' (2021), 'A digital resource to assess clinical competency' (2019), and 'Use of an automated feedback application to improve communication skills' (2018). She has received the University of Melbourne's David White Teaching Award for curriculum leadership, the ANZAHPE Associate Fellowship (2025), and a 2025 MDHS Staff Excellence Award. Her work enhances student learning outcomes and clinical readiness in optometry.