Institute of Teaching and Learning

Kim ATKINSON

Present position
Major Projects Coordinator

Contact details
Campus: Waterfront
Tel: (+61) (+3) 522 78136
Fax: (+61) (+3) 522 78129
Email: kim.atkinson@deakin.edu.au

Qualifications

Bachelor of Commerce [Deakin]
Bachelor of Laws (Hons) [Deakin]

Professional memberships

Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite)

Projects

Current:

Project manager for the 2008 ALTC Leadership Program project Coalface subject coordinators – the missing link to building leadership capacities in the academic supply chain
International environment professional development project
HERDSA 2010 Conference Communications Sub Committee
Professional development courses and staff support for teaching and learning
Overall project management processes
OHS
Electronic Accessibility Working Group

Recently completed:

Future of flexible education at Deakin project
LMS review
Learning repository implementation
ITL yearbook
ITL review
Student DSO support and resources website

Publications and presentations

Conference papers:

Atkinson, K., Fluker, G., Ngo, L., Dracup, M. & McCormick, P. (2009). Introducing a learning repository using a blended professional development approach. In Same places, different spaces. Proceedings ascilite Auckland 2009. http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/auckland09/procs/atkinson.pdf

Augar, N., Atkinson, K., Dracup, M., Hanner, A. and Williams, T. (2008), 'Teaching and Learning 2.0: Integrating Social Software with the Blackboard Academic suite™', paper presented at the BbWorld®AsiaPac'08, Adelaide, September.

Conference workshops:

Augar, N., Atkinson, K., Dracup, M. and Samarawickrema, G. (2008), 'Teaching and Learning 2.0', workshop presented at the ASCILITE 2008 Conference, Melbourne, December.

Activities and interests

Professional interests:
Project management
Accessibility
Online teaching and learning

Personal interests:
Clinical pilates and Walking
Watersports
Travel