Shanan Holm is Chief Technology Officer with Open Polytechnic and General Manager of iQualify, a popular, home-grown online learning management system that began life as an intrapreneurial lean startup. Shanan’s career has more of an IT background than our other guests however his broad-based work in education technology continues to influence online education.
Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/030-Shanan-Holm-Final.mp3 | recorded August 2019
Shanan’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/cto
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Professor Ebba Ossiannilsson's work picks up on national and international agendas associated with online and distance education. Her work on quality, benchmarking in open online learning and OER is particularly noteworthy, as is her untiring work across multiple professional associations. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/039-Ebba-Ossiannilsson-final.mp3 | recorded May 2020 Ebba's profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebbaossiannilsson Ebba's blog: https://i4quality.se/blog/ Nominated links (free to access): Ossiannilsson, E. (2012). Benchmarking e-learning in higher education. Dissertation. Available from: http://jultika.oulu.fi/files/isbn9789526200415.pdfOssiannilsson, E. (2017). Blended learning: State of the nation. ICDE report. Available from: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b99664675f9eea7a3ecee82/t/5bf0354f40ec9a4076636e0f/1542468958529/Blended+Learning+ICDE+Insight+Paper+2017+compressed.pdfOssiannilsson, E. (2019). OER and OEP for access, equity, equality, quality, inclusiveness, and empowering lifelong learning. International Journal of Open Educational Resources, Vol. 1 (2). Available from: https://www.ijoer.org/oer-and-oep-for-access-equity-equality-quality-inclusiveness-and-empowering-lifelong-learningOssiannilsson, E., Williams, K., Camilleri, A.F., & Brown, M. (2015). Quality models in online and open education around the globe: State of the art and recommendations. ICDE Report. Available from: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b99664675f9eea7a3ecee82/t/5bb8e80f652deaada670aee8/1538844696866/icdequalitymodels22.pdfPwC EU Services (2019). Skills for Industry Strategy - Promoting online training opportunities for the workforce in Europe. Available from: https://www.clustercollaboration.eu/news/skills-industry-strategy-promoting-online-training-opportunities-workforce (Ebba was a major contributor) EADTU E-Excellence manual (2016). Quality assessment for e-learning: A benchmarking approach (3rd ed.). Available from: https://e-xcellencelabel.eadtu.eu/images/E-xcellence_manual_2016_third_edition.pdf Nominated works (may require purchase): Ossiannilsson, E. (forthcoming). OER: open to ideas, open to the world. SpringerBriefs in Open and Distance Education. NewYork: Springer (writing in progress).Ossiannilsson, E. (forthcoming 2020). ...
Professor Phillip Dawson is an international expert in online assessment and the flipped classroom, with a broad interest in online education. He is Associate Director, Centre For Research In Assessment And Digital Learning (CRADLE) with Deakin University in Australia. After this episode you’ll be inspired to check out his work. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/f659ff3e-59ba-4713-aad4-26ca3dc29159-064-Phillip-Dawson-Final.mp3 | recorded November 2021 Phill’s profile: https://philldawson.com/ Nominated publications (free to access): Assessment Design Decisions: http://assessmentdecisions.orgFeedback for Learning: http://feedbackforlearning.orgDawson, P. (2021). Strategies for using online invigilated exams. TEQSA. https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/strategies-for-using-online-invigilated-exams.pdf?v=1603758032Hew, K. F., Bai, S., Huang, W., Dawson, P., Du, J., Huang, G., Jia, C., & Thankrit, K. (2021). On the use of flipped classroom across various disciplines: Insights from a second-order meta-analysis. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 37(2), 132–151. https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.6475Dawson, P., Henderson, M., Mahoney, P., Phillips, M., Ryan, T., Boud, D. & Molloy, E. (2019). What makes for effective feedback: staff and student perspectives. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 44(1), 25-36. DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2018.1467877 Nominated work (requires purchase): Dawson, P. (2021). Defending Assessment Security in a Digital World. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Defending-Assessment-Security-in-a-Digital-World-Preventing-E-Cheating/Dawson/p/book/9780367341527Bearman, M., Dawson, P., Ajjawi, R., Tai, J., & Boud, D. (Eds.) (2020). Re-imagining university assessment in a digital world. Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-41956-1Boud, D., Ajjawi, R., Dawson, P., & Tai, J. (Eds.) (2018). Developing evaluative judgement in higher education. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Developing-Evaluative-Judgement-in-Higher-Education-Assessment-for-Knowing/Boud-Ajjawi-Dawson-Tai/p/book/9781138089358 Twitter: @phillipdawson ...
Professor Michael Sankey has two decades' experience in online and distance education. His work as a practitioner, thinker and facilitator have assisted universities across Australasia and further afield to improve their practice. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/047-Michael-Sankey-Final.mp3 | recorded September 2020 Michael's ePortfolio: https://eportfolio.usq.edu.au/user/sankey/home Michael's Griffith Experts site: https://experts.griffith.edu.au/18879-michael-sankey Michael's ResearchGate handle: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael_Sankey Michael's Wordpress Blog: https://michaelsankey.com/ Michael's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsankey/ Nominated links (free to access): Sankey, M. 2020. Putting the pedagogic horse in front of the technology cart. Journal of Distance Education in China. 5, pp .46-53. DOI:10.13541/j.cnki.chinade.2020.05.006 The English version of this article may be found at: https://michaelsankey.com/2020/05/22/putting-the-pedagogic-horse-in-front-of-the-technology-cart/ Sankey, M. 2020. Benchmarking for Technology-enabled learning. In S. Panda and S. Mishra (Eds). Technology-Enabled learning: Policy, Pedagogy and Practice. Chapter 16. pp.213-220. Commonwealth of Learning. BC Canada. ISBN 978-1-894975-98-8.Sankey, M., Mishra, S. 2019. Benchmarking Toolkit for Technology-Enabled Learning. The Commonwealth of Learning (COL). British Columbia, Canada.Sankey, M. 2020. The ACODE Learning Leaders Vodcast Series. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHtUlUwqNy5Txa4thrlmlw/ Sankey, M. 2018. Understanding Micro-Credentials. Youtube Video describing how the use of micro-credentials in the Australian higher education sector has expanded significantly in the last 12 - 18 months. Nominated works (require purchase): ...