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Professor Alan Smith

Name :	Professor Alan Smith
Position :	Executive Director
Section :	Division of Academic Information Services
Office :	Y306
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	61 7 4631 2296
Extension :	2296
E-mail :
Qualifications :	DipEd, BA La Trobe MEd Monash PhD UNE

Home Page : http://www.usq.edu.au/users/smith
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Professional Memberships

Immediate Past President - Australasian Council for Open Distance and e-Learning
Member - Australian Library and Information Association
Member - Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia;
Member - Australian College of Education;
Member - International Council for Distance Education;
Member - Australian Association for Research in Education;
Member - Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education;
Member - Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia

Research Interests

Benchmarking e-Learning;
Technology-enhanced learning;
Collaborative program planning of educational programs;
Development and implementation of distance learning systems;
Implementation of technologies in learning environments;
Administration and management of educational operations;
Policy and process in educational institutions; and
Educational consulting (domestic and international)

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Executive of the RUBRIC Project Board DEST Systemic Infrastructure Initiative RUBRIC Project http://www.rubric.edu.au/overview1.htm

Smith, A. (2005), Using Integrated Enterprise Systems to Achieve Strategic Goals: A Case Study of a Dual Mode University, International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Volume 6, No. 5, March 2005 at http://www.irrodl.org/content/v6.1/smith.html ISSN: 1492-3831

Sankey, M. and Smith, A. (2004), Multimodal Design and Hybrid Course Materials: Developing a New Paradigm for Course Delivery at USQ, Common Ground Publishing Pty Ltd and RMIT University, International Conference on Computers in Education 2004, Melbourne.

Smith, A., (2004), Advances and Trends in e-Learning: An Institutional Response through the Development of Integrated e-Systems, The Prospect of Education under the Trend Toward Globalization and Digitization, TAECT - Taiwan Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Fo Guang University, Jiaushi.

Smith, A. (2004), Technological Advances and Trends in e-Learning, International Workshop on Improving e-Learning Policies and Programs, Asian Development Bank Institute.

Most notable :

Smith, A. & Teague, M. (1998) Technology Options in Distance Education (Revised Version, 3rd edition); Central Queensland University, Rockhampton ISBN 1 875902 10 4

Smith, A. & Summerbell, P. (1996) Contract Law Volume 1, Outer Eastern College of TAFE, Victoria ISBN 1 875794 28 X

Smith, A. & Summerbell, P. (1996) Contract Law Volume 2: Solutions and Documents, Outer Eastern College of TAFE, Victoria ISBN 1 875794 28 X

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 15 years
Other : 17 years

Administrative Responsibilities

Executive Director, Division of Academic Information Services;
Director, Distance and e-Learning Centre;
University Librarian