Biographies





=Tuesday 2nd June, 2009 Building 1 ECU Joondalup= = = =BIOGRAPHIES= Please take a few moments to add a little information about yourself and what drives you. People really are interested in knowing about you.

It would be great if you could also list what type of sessions you would be interested in attending.

Lastly, if you have some experience and would be willing to share, please indicate on the table. It need not be too onerous, the nature of unconference is that facilitators guide the discussion rather than be "presenters" in the traditional sense. We're happy to help with facilitation, if you are unsure.

Please check back from time to time and feel free to add to and edit your bio if you wish

ECU JO and ML || I am interested in making IT tools enhance the learning experience. || Case studies of excellence using technology in teaching || Effective use of technology in teaching environments; Social and cultural implications of new technology || and IT Service Center ECU || As well as working at ECU I am also studying Secondary Education (IT) at ECU. I am interested in how we can use technology to improve the engagement and learning opportunities for all students ||  ||   ||
 * ==NAME== || ==**ROLE**== || ==**ORGANISATION**== || ==**WHAT DRIVES YOU**== || ==**SESSIONS YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING**== || ==**SESSIONS YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN FACILITATING**== ||
 * Jim Mullaney || Academic Developer || Centre for Learning & Teaching, ECU JO || I am really interested in the collaboration tools provided by Web 2.0 and their applications in learning environments || E-Learning, Web 2.0 tools, creativity and innovation, engaging students || Web 2.0, Blackboard (Intro and Intermediate), Creativity and Innovation in Curriculum Design, Building a Personal Learning Network ||
 * Sue Stoney || Head of Centre || Centre for Learning & Teaching, ECU JO || I am interested in all aspects of teaching and learning, particularly learning online. I am involved in a multitude of research in this area, both in Higher Education and small business ||  ||   ||
 * Mike Smith || Academic Developer/ Professional Development Oficer || Centre for Learning and Teaching/ Professional Development
 * Mark Stoney || Head of School || School of Law & Justice ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Trish Popov || Uni Prep Coordinator || Centre for Learning & Teaching, ECU JO || Trying to ge the right balance of ICT in learning/teaching to assist preparatory students || e-Learning, e-assessment, creativity tools || Anything in BlackBoard that we currently use in UPC ||
 * Andrew Sidebottom || Uni Prep Tutor & IT Service Desk Officer || Centre for Learning & Teaching
 * Shane Cucow || President

Council Member || ECU Student Guild

University Council || I am interested in building a student community and better support network for students at ECU, where social and community engagement is encouraged. || Engaging students in the University and Community, volunteering, sustainable technology and infrastructure, IT || Improving student engagement in the University and Community || Studies || Faculty of Business & Law || I'm interested in the role of social networking tools such as Facebook in building student communities ||  ||   ||
 * Maryam Omari || Director of Undergraduate
 * Marilyn Clark-Murphy || Associate Dean, Teaching & Learning || Faculty of Business & Law || I'm interested in all the issues around how technology and the web are changing what we do in learning & teaching. ||  ||   ||
 * Sandra Wooltorton || Senior Lecturer || RPS Education || I'm interested in learning more about learning and teaching, particularly sustainability education. I have a fundamental problem with IT in that it separates people with nature, so I'd like to know how people have addressed this issue (apart from taking their laptop in to the bush with them!!!) || Transformative methods of teaching that use IT (as the transformative catalyst). || Transformative methods of teaching. ||
 * Belinda Somers || Centre Supervisor || ECU Sports & Recreation || My passion and interest is supporting the balance of study with sporting/physical opportunities like it was done for us at primary and high school. || Support the building of the ECU culture to represent the balance of education with the support of FREE physical activites that ECU offers. How do we communicate at all levels? How can we get the message out to all? || ECU Sports can offer Student engagement opportunities in the work place and free Univeristy Sporting activities for all levels of participants ||
 * Daniel Boase-Jelinek || Educational Designer || Centre for Learning and Teaching || How to build capacity in an organisation to deal with change? || How to support the capability of teachers to employ new technologies without becoming slaves to technology || Capability building to support Workplace Integrated Learning ||
 * Tammy Esmaili || Laboratory Manager || School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Richard Stals || Project Officer (eLearning Solutions) || Centre for Learning and Teaching || I am an eLearning 'true believer'. That is I truly believe that an 'out of the box' approach to technology and teaching/learning has the potential for an emergent and transformative impact on the future of education.

That said, I'm not enamoured with technology for technology's sake. You will notice that I spell eLearning with a small 'e'. This is because I believe the technology should sit beneath and be driven by the learning. || Anything on the future-edge of eLearning. Emerging social-tech trends and their potential to be used in education. How to organise (staff, resources etc.) to best encourage and support innovation. || How to bridge the academic - I.T. divide? Fostering communication and comprehension accross the enterprise. ||
 * Andrew Markey || Sexuality and Gender Support Officer; and School of Law and Justice Representative || ECU Guild || The integration of open-source software into the learning experience, as well as exploring the socio-educational influence of technology ||  ||   ||
 * Heather Sparrow || Senior Lecturer Teaching and Learning & Teaching Awards and Grants Coordinator || Faculty of Education and Arts

Centre for Learning and Teaching || Education as a way of changing the world- to make it better place: social justice, equity, environmental health, well-being and sustainability.

And anything that can improve the experience and outcomes for both teachers and learners || Almost anything that can improve the experience and outcomes for both teachers and learners || Effective ways of valuing teaching ||
 * Megan Purcell || Engagement Coordinator || Public and Corporate Relations || Building meaningful linkages between and community and the university to provide tangible benefits to both || Any issues relating to improving the university's engagement || Steps toward improving our engagement ||