Senior Lecturer (Academic Development) at La Trobe University
Australia
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- Senior Lecturer (Academic Development) at La Trobe University
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- Educational Designer at La Trobe University
- Research Associate at University of Cambridge
- Educational Designer at University of Melbourne
- Research Fellow at University of Melbourne
- Programmer at University of Melbourne
- Education
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- University of Melbourne
- University of Melbourne
- Kingswood College
- Deepdene PS
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Matthew Riddle’s Summary
I have been working in the field of tertiary education for over 15 years, most recently as an educational researcher at the University of Cambridge, and prior to that as an educational designer at the University of Melbourne. I am currently an academic developer at the Faculty of Law & Management at La Trobe University in Melbourne.
I am interested in a broad range of higher education issues, particularly in e-learning, and have done extensive work on innovations such as online role-plays. My research project at Cambridge used a combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques in order to build a rich evidence base that will inform the University's teaching and learning policy. A sub-project studied student perspectives on daily technology use in the context of their broader learning experience, and I have recently won a small grant to repeat some of this work in an Australian context.
Matthew Riddle’s Specialties:
Qualitative research, higher education, e-learning consultancy, project management, development and implementation of innovative educational technologies.
Matthew Riddle’s Experience
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Senior Lecturer (Academic Development)
La Trobe University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
March 2009 — Present (5 months)
The primary objective of this position is to continue to develop and implement the Faculty’s Teaching and Learning Plan and related activities under the guidance of the Associate Dean (Academic) and provide professional development in curriculum, teaching and learning for lecturing and tutorial staff. Duties and responsibilities include:
• Coordinate, design and deliver workshops, seminars and supporting materials on a wide range of curriculum, teaching and learning issues;
• Contribute at a high level of competence to University/Faculty/School committees focused on academic/teaching and learning areas;
• Initiate, lead and participate in internally- and externally-funded research and development projects that focus on teaching and learning issues, and;
• Conduct research which results in publications in relevant areas and attracts research funding. -
Educational Designer
La Trobe University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
February 2008 — March 2009 (1 year 2 months)
The main objective of the position is to provide educational design advice and support to academic staff on the development of high quality teaching resources and experiences which is based on:
• sound pedagogical teaching and learning strategies used to guide best practice in the use of online teaching approaches and flexible learning experiences;
• effective content and resource design; and
• assessment strategies that reflect the diversity of learners and the educational objectives of the Faculty. -
Research Associate
University of Cambridge
(Educational Institution; Research industry)
January 2006 — January 2008 (2 years 1 month)
During 2006 I led the development phase of the Knowledge Resource Network Project, sponsored by the Cambridge-MIT Institute to further the exchange and reuse of teaching materials in higher education using an applied research approach. Between August 2006 and January 2008 I was one of two lead researchers on the Learning Landscape Project (LLP), a major University-wide initiative. LLP aims to develop a descriptive framework for learning and teaching across the University, and is focused on the engagement of students, staff and alumni in order to identify opportunities for cross fertilization of ideas and practical initiatives. As part of my duties on this project I was responsible for hiring and managing two part-time research assistants.
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Educational Designer
University of Melbourne
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; E-Learning industry)
October 1997 — January 2006 (8 years 4 months)
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Research Fellow
University of Melbourne
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; E-Learning industry)
January 1995 — August 1997 (2 years 8 months)
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Programmer
University of Melbourne
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; E-Learning industry)
January 1993 — January 1995 (2 years 1 month)
Matthew Riddle’s Education
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University of Melbourne
MA , History and Philosophy of Science , 1997 — 2006
Achieved first class honours (H1).
Thesis title: 'The roles actors perform: role-play and reality in a higher education context'
http://eprints.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00002885/ -
University of Melbourne
BA , History and Philosophy of Science, Political Science , 1989 — 1992
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Kingswood College
VCE , 1986 — 1987
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Deepdene PS
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Matthew Riddle’s Honors:
Winner of the ASCILITE Research Grant, 2007
Winning team in the Education category for the Financial Review Australian Internet Awards, 2001 for LaSWoP Project.
Winning team of the 1999 ASCILITE Award for Best CD-ROM Project for An@tomedia.
Four-time winner of Staff Scholarship to attend Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, San Jose, CA, USA (Apple University Developer Fund), 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2003.
