Mike Keppell

Mike Keppell is the Executive Director, Australian Digital Futures Institute (ADFI) at the University of Southern Queensland. Mike has a long professional history in higher education in Australia, Canada and Hong Kong. He was Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Flexible Learning Institute at Charles Sturt University, and prior to that was Head of the Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Having published widely in the field of flexible learning, and with a background in educational technology, extensive community involvement and strength in design-based research, Professor Keppell has a range of valuable skills and experience in Higher Education. His research focuses on learning spaces, blended learning, learning oriented assessment, authentic learning and transformative learning using design based research. Mike has edited two books: Instructional Design: Case Studies in Communities of Practice and Physical and Virtual Learning Spaces in Higher Education: Concepts for the Modern Learning Environment. Mike is a Life Member of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite). Mike is currently co-leader of the Network of Australasian Tertiary Associations (NATA) which has a vision to facilitate a sustainable collaborative network between established higher education associations (ACODE, ascilite, CADAD, HERDSA and ODLAA).

Publications

Open Learning and Formal Credentialing in Higher Education: Curriculum Models and Institutional Policies
Open Learning and Formal Credentialing in Higher Education: Curriculum Models and Institutional Policies
Shirley Reushle, Amy Antonio, Mike Keppell. © 2016. 343 pages.
The discipline of education is a multi-faceted system that must constantly integrate new strategies and procedures to ensure successful learning experiences. Enhancements in...