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Assoc Prof Michael Sankey

Name :	Assoc Prof Michael Sankey
Position :	Director (Learning Environments and Media)
Section :	Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning, Teaching and Quality) Pro Vice-Chancellor's Office (Learning, Teaching and Quality)
Office :	Y227
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 2293
Extension :	2293
E-mail :
Qualifications :	DipArt&Design PrahranCAE BA, BA(Hons), MEd USQ EdD QUT

Home Page : https://eportfolio.usq.edu.au/view/view.php?id=18
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Professional Affiliations

Member of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE).
Member of Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA).
Life member of the International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA).
Member of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL).
Member of the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL).
USQ representative on the Australasian Council of Distance, Open and e-Learning (ACODE)

Research Interests

Multimodal course design, distance and online learning, visual & multi literacy, instructional design, web design and learning styles.

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Sankey, M., Birch, D. & Gardiner, M. (2011), The Impact of Multiple Representations of Content using Multimedia on Learning Outcomes, The International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technolog (IJEDICT), Vol.7, No.3. pp.18-35.

Sankey, M. & St Hill, R. (2009), 'The ethics of designing for multimodality: Empowering non traditional learners', in Eds. U. Demiray, & R. Sharma, Ethical Practices and Implications in Distance Education, Chapter 10, pp.126-155, Ideas Group International, London.

Sankey, M., & Huijser, H. (2009), 'A ‘likely benefit’ from aligning Web2.0 technologies with an institutional learning and teaching agenda'. Refereed Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (pp. 3686-3695). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. 26-30 October.

Most notable :
Sankey, M. (2010), 'Multimodal Design for Blended Course Delivery'. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag Publishing House Ltd. ISBN 978-3-639-30811-2

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 12 years
Other : 17 years

Administrative Responsibilities

Chair, USQ Learning and Teaching Systems Advisory Group
Chair, Moodle 2 Project Board
Chair, ePortfolio Reference Group