Education history

1986

Thesis: 'The Organisation and Structure of Knowledge Underlying Cognitive Skill Performance'.

1980

Thesis: ‘The Evaluation of Teacher Education: An Illustrated Paradigm’

1971

Bachelor of Education (University of Birmingham).

Certifications, accreditations and awards

2019

The Learning in a Digital Age course was recognised in the Open Educational Resources (OER) category and was announced at the ninth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 11 September 2019.

2013

Honorary Fellow of the Commonwealth of Learning. The Excellence in Distance Education Awards Ceremony at the Seventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning – Abuja, Nigeria, 3 December 2013.

2009

For service to tertiary education, particularly in the areas of open learning, on-line and distance education, as an academic, researcher and administrator.

2009

For meritorious service to quality advancement in Australian higher education. <http://www.auqa.edu.au/qualityenhancement/qualityaward/>

2007

For Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning for 25 years of sustained leadership in enhancing the quality of open and distance learning in higher education, both in Australia and internationally.

2001

Presented at the 15th Biennial ODLAA Forum held in Sydney on 25 - 27 September 2001 giving public recognition to the long-term and significant contribution made to distance education and open learning in Australia.

1999

Awarded for an active role in ICDE (the International Council for Open and Distance Education) and internationally over many years with significant contributions made to research and development in the field of open and distance learning.

1980

University of Sydney Prize: 'NSW Institute of Educational Research Prize' for the best research thesis in Education.