BA English Literature & Communications, University of Calgary MSc Community Rehabilitation & Disabilty Studies, University of Calgary PhD Educational Technology, University of Calgary Shelley Kinash is the Director of Quality, Teaching, and Learning at Bond University. Prior to Bond, Shelley taught as a Visiting Academic to the Faculty of Education (Graduate Certificate in Higher Education and Early Childhood) at University of Southern Queensland. Shelley was an Academic in the Faculty of Education (Educational Technology and Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies) at the University of Calgary for 12 years. Shelley earned her PhD in Educational Technology in 2004. Her dissertation topic was Blind Online Learners, which she authored as one of her three books published by Information Age - Seeing Beyond Blindness. Shelley remains research active. Her current research topics are - closing the loop in online student evaluation of teaching, approaches to blended learning in higher education, research and co-authoring academic publications with children, international academics, and Web 2.0 technologies. Shelley's favourite quote is Ghandi's "Be the change you want to see in the world" and she tries to aspire to this in her higher education work. Shelley's immediate family includes her husband Stan, daughter Kirsten, son Josh, and border collie cross dog Jasper. They love the natural environment of their Gold Coast hinterland home. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Shelley’s current research projects are in the areas of internationalisation and innovative teaching and learning. Since 2003, Shelley has produced over 60 publications/research outputs including 3 books, 3 keynote addresses, 8 peer-reviewed journal publications, and 13 refereed international conference papers. Shelley’s research is internationally recognised. An international listserv posting reads, “I don’t post to this group very often but I wanted to share an absolutely brilliant book with you by Shelley Kinash called A Recipe for Success: what you can learn about coping in a food bombarded world from people with Prader-Willi Syndrome, an extreme eating disorder. … What struck me most was the research was commissioned by a woman with PWS and her mother as a way of exploring and sharing the best ways to manage the condition and deliver quality of life for people with PWS. … So rarely do we get to hear the voice of the people who are challenged by this condition every day and yet are so optimistic about their future. Highly recommended.” An unsolicited letter from a primary school teacher, after Shelley spent time in her classroom as a Visiting Teacher/Researcher reads, “Your commitment to the project, your tireless devotion (every week for a semester), and above all, your friendship was felt by all who came to know, love and respect you. You worked with us, and never once did I feel that you were “the Lecturer” so to speak. You always gave great advice and were there leading the way without actually showing superiority.”
Articles
Challenging mobile learning discourse through research: Student perceptions of Blackboard Mobile Learn and iPads (with Jeffrey Brand and Trishita Mathew), Australasian journal of educational technology (2012)
Many university academics disagree with the rationale that we should pursue mobile learning because 21st...
Academic developer identifier: How we know who we are (with Kayleen Wood), International journal for academic development (2011)
This paper explores academic developer identity by applying self-concept theory and appreciative inquiry to the...
Hunters & gatherers: Strategies for curriculum mapping and data collection for assurance of learning (with Romy Lawson, Tracy Taylor, Eveline Fallshaw, Erica French, Cathy Hall, and Jane Summers), ATN Assessment Conference 2011 (2011)
Assurance of learning is a predominant feature in both quality enhancement and assurance in higher...
Student perspective on electronic evaluation of teaching (with Diana Knight and Lauren Hives), Studies in learning, evaluation, innovation and development (2011)
Research indicates that administering university student evaluation of teaching electronically rather than via paper-based surveys...
Uncoupling mobility and learning: When one does not guarantee the other (with Jeffrey Brand, Trishita Mathew, and Ron Kordyban), Enhancing learning through technology: Education unplugged: Mobile technologies and web 2.0 (2011)
Mobile learning was an embedded component of the pedagogical design of an undergraduate course, Digital...
Books
A recipe for success: What you can learn about coping in a food-bombarded world from people with Prader-Willi Syndrome, an extreme eating disorder, Shelley Kinash (2007)
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In North America, 64% of adults and 25% of children are overweight or obese....
Accessible education for blind learners: Kindergarten through postsecondary, Shelley Kinash (2007)
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The goal of this manual is to enhance the capacity of all members of...
Seeing beyond blindness, Shelley Kinash (2006)
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Inside this book are reflections on the nature of vision and blindness. Further, there...
Book Chapters
Beyond the binaries that keep us from writing with and like children (with Kirsten Kinash), Beyond binaries in education research (2011)
Beyond Binaries in Education Research explores the ethical, methodological, and social justice issues relating to...
Blended learning internationalization from the Commonwealth: An Australian and Canadian collaborative case study (with Susan Crichton), Cases on Globalized and Culturally Appropriate E-Learning: Challenges and Solutions (2011)
This case depiction addresses the contentious issue of providing culturally and globally accessible teaching and...
Storied by children: Authored by adults (with Kirsten Kinash), Troubling terrains: Tactics for traversing and transforming contemporary educational research (2008)
The dominant school discourse is urban, American, anthored by academics in a linear format. This...
Supporting the disabled student, Handbook of Distance Education, 2nd Edition (2007)
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French and Valdes (2002) indicated that one in five people has a disability....
Book Reviews
Book review: Diary of a French girl: Surviving intercultural encounters, Higher education research and development (2010)
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What if we were privy to the innermost thoughts and feelings of one of...
Book review: Whose university is it, anyway? Power and privilege on gendered terrain, Higher education research & development (2009)
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What is this book about? This book is about the diversity of human experience....
Book Review: We know who we are: A history of the blind in challenging educational and socially constructed policies: A study in policy archeology, Disability, culture and education (2002)
Popular Press
Professional development: Whose responsibility should it be?, Education technology solutions (2012)
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Evidence is amassing to prove that teaching with technology can improve learning. According to research,...
The Game Book: A University Game Plan (with Josh Kinash), Education technology solutions (2012)
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The December 2011 issue of Rolling Stone magazine included an article about a child prodigy....
Breaking the log-jam: Teaching the teachers about technology (with Ron Kordyban), Educational technology solutions (2012)
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Like logs in a metaphoric lumber mill, educational technologies are streaming in faster than they...
Electronic teaching evaluation: Student perceptions and teacher responses (with Vishen Naidu and Kayleen Wood), Education technology solutions (2012)
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One of the most important ways of evaluating teachers and education is by asking the...
It's mobile, but is it learning?, Education technology solutions (2011)
Mobile learning is defined as a portable process of teaching and study using internet-connected devices...
Presentations
Blackboard Platinum Mobile Catalyst Award, Bond University (2012)
Bond University documented a significant improvement in student success after implementing Blackboard Mobile Learn. Dr....
Pad-agogy: A quasi-experimental and ethnographic pilot test of the iPad in a blended mobile learning environment (with Jeffrey Brand), 27th Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) (2010)
Does student use of mobile technologies make a difference to their learning? Many educators make...