Associate Professor Margaret Bearman to join CRADLE in February 2017

CRADLE is pleased to announce that Margaret Bearman will join the team as Associate Professor (Research) on 13 February 2017. Margaret will work exclusively within a research program of assessment and digital learning, with an emphasis on digital learning, analytics and data. This includes research associated with, and informing: the Comprehensive Analytics Project; open learning platform; Cloud Campus; and research associated with digital credentialing and assessment methods.

Margaret recently completed her role as Associate Professor, Director of Research in the Health Professions Education and Educational Research (HealthPEER) Team, within the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University.

Margaret began her career within health informatics with an interest in computer-mediated learning development. Her doctorate investigated the use of virtual patient methodologies to teach communication skills to medical students, and in the last decade she has focussed on health professions education and educational research. Her research interests include assessment and feedback, simulation and educational technologies, and educational workforce development.

Margaret has extensive experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods, and has written over 70 publications. Her papers have appeared in leading health professional education journals including Academic Medicine, Medical Education and Advances in Health Sciences Education. She has also been formally recognised for her work as an educator and researcher, including awards from the Office of Learning and Teaching, British Medical Journal, and Simulation Australia.