Associate Professor Allan Ellis MSc(Syd) PhD(Syd) BA(NE) GradDipExt(HAC) GradDipEdStud(MCAE) GradDipDistEd(SACAE) DipEd(NE) DipContEd(NE) Allan is currently Director of Research and Research Training for the School of Commerce and Management. He currently teaches and supervises post graduate students in the field of learning, training, technology implementation and change management. His research interests are in the areas of adult learning and educational technology with a particular focus on electronic networks such as the Internet and the World Wide Web. Allan is the organiser of the AusWeb Conference series and the Chair of the International World Wide Web Conference Committee. Allan supervises post graduate research students enrolled in Masters, PhD and Professional Docorates programs. He is a member of the International Centre for Change, Innovation and Organisational Research and the Centre for Curriculum, Innovation and Learning Technologies. He chairs the AusWeb conference series http://ausweb.scu.edu.au and is member of the International World Wide Web conference Committee http://www.iw3c2.org
Journal articles
Development of an e-learning culture in the Australian Army (with Diane Newton), International Journal on E-Learning (2007)
For organisations with hierarchical management and training cultures, e-learning provides opportunities for standardising content, delivery,...
Organisational and technological skills: the overlooked dimension of research training (with Renata Phelps and Kath Fisher), Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (2006)
Over the last three decades new technologies have emerged which have the capacity to considerably...
The prevalence and characteristics of online assessment in Australian universities (with Rod Byrnes), Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (2006)
Assessment is one of the key elements of the teaching and learning process. It provides...
Competency, capability, complexity and computers: exploring a new model for conceptualising end-user computer education (with Renata Phelps and Stewart Hase), British Journal of Educational Technology (2005)
Notions of competency have dominated the computer education literature, and have underpinned Competency-Based Training (CBT)...
Desktop video-assisted music teaching and learning: new opportunities for design and delivery (with Allan J. Anderson), British Journal of Educational Technology (2005)
To implement desktop video-assisted music teaching and learning effectively, teachers need a range of technical...
Books
Organizing and managing your research: a practical guide for postgraduates (with Renata Phelps and Kath Fisher), School of Commerce and Management Papers (2007)
Organizational, management and technological skills are critical aspects of research and are often overlooked and...
Moving online II : a conference to explore the challenges for workplaces, colleges and univerities : proceedings of the Moving Online II Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 2nd - 4th September (with Michelle Wallace and Diane Newton), School of Commerce and Management Papers (2001)
Moving online : a conference to explore the challenges for workplaces, colleges and universities : proceedings of the Moving Online conference, Gold Coast, Qld, 18-19th August (with Michelle Wallace and Diane Newton), School of Commerce and Management Papers (2000)
Book chapters
Problems with online learning are systemic not technical (with Stewart Hase), Teaching & learning online : pedagogies for new technologies (2001)
Managing staff development for web-based teaching: a four stage model and its application (with Renata Phelps), Perspectives in web course management (2000)
Information technology and the NESB research student (with Renata Phelps), Supervising postgraduates from non-English speaking backgrounds (1999)
"Many universities in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have come to rely...
Conference publications
Moving beyond four walls: a fully online delivery model (with Stephen Rowe), ED-MEDIA: Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (2010)
As educational technologies evolve and become available they create opportunities and challenges for university teachers....
Building flexibility into student assessment: a longitudinal review (with Stephen Rowe), ED-MEDIA: Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (2009)
Universities are under increasing pressure to provide flexible learning environments that allow for increased student...
Designing an educational sim environment: critical success factors (with Amanda Hasett and Stephen Rowe), Same places, different spaces?: proceedings of Ascilite 2009 (2009)
Few educators ever have the chance to design and manage an online environment that replicates...
First year university students' access, usage and expectations of technology: An Australian pilot study (with Diane Newton), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (2009)
In recent years, reports in the popular press have highlighted the rapid take-up of Web...
Can one size fit all? using web-based audiographics to support more flexible delivery and learning (with Stephen Rowe), Hello! Where are you in the landscape of educational technology? Proceedings of the 24th Annual Ascilite Conference (2008)
As educational technologies evolve and new technologies become available they create opportunities and challenges for...