Mr Stephen Rowe BBus(NRCAE), MA(SA) I have been at this University since 1986, during which time I have been responsible for units in the disciplines of Auditing, Management and Financial Accounting, Accounting Theory. Prior to, and after obtaining my BBus degree in 1979 my work experience was gained in public practice and commerce, holding several accounting and management positions in Adelaide, Papua New Guinea and Sydney. My current CPA status with CPA Australia was granted in 1990. My service to the University has involved periods on the Student Union Board, Academic Programs Committee, Member of Academic Board, Member of Business Divisional Board, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies (Business Faculty), Accounting programs student adviser, Liaison Person for the two professional accounting bodies (CPA Australia and ICAA), academic and administrative staff selection panels, business valedictory dinner co-ordinator, acting Dean, acting Head of School and member of the SCU Emerging Technologies Advisory Group. I see my primary role as a lecturer. In 1993 and 1997 students voted me teacher of the year in the business program, something I take great pride in and seek to live up to. I also received institutional (2006), national (2007) and international (2008) teaching awards acknowledging my contribution in this area. In 2009 I was proud to be inducted into the SCU Academy of Distinguished Educators. Since 2001 I have been developing my units to be studied and supported entirely on-line and have been actively promoting this approach within SCU. My research interests currently lie in the area of on-line delivery of education to large and small groups, involving on and off-campus students. As well as numerous conference papers disseminating my practice, I am currently working on an autoethnography for my PhD in an effort to share some of the things I have learned, and am still learning. It is my duty to encourage and facilitate student learning, but the responsibility lies with them.
Journal articles
"Friday is my research day": chance, time and desire in the search for the teaching-research nexus in the life of a university teacher (with William E. Boyd, Meg O'Reilly, Karyn Rendall, Erica Wilson, Kay Dimmock, Wendy Boyd, Elaine Nuske, Johan Richard Edelheim, Daniel J. Bucher, and Kath Fisher), Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice (2012)
This paper builds on some ideas recently presented by Boyd et al. (2010). In that...
Using web 2.0 technologies for collaborative learning in distance education- case studies from an Australian University (with Kristin A. den Exter, William E. Boyd, and David J. Lloyd), Future Internet (2012)
This paper explores the use of Web 2.0 technologies for collaborative learning in a higher...
Books chapters
Adopting synchronous audiographic web conferencing: a tale from two regional universities in Australia (with Birgit Loch, Shirley Reushle, and Nicola Jayne), Cases on technology enhanced learning through collaborative opportunities (2010)
This chapter provides a comparative study of two Australian regional universities with a similar student...
Conference publications
Adoption and penetration of synchronous audiographic web conferencing at an Australian university (with Keith Sloan and Terry Sloan), Practicing innovation in times of discontinuity: 11th international CINet conference (2010)
Learning and teaching beyond four walls: choosing autoethnography to report the case, A scholarly affair: the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia national conference (2010)
This paper explains the choice of autoethnography to report PhD research underpinning the individual historical...
Moving beyond four walls: a fully online delivery model (with Allan Ellis), 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....
The management and security of virtual world university campuses and teaching environments (with Allan Ellis and Noel Jacobson), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (2010)
The successful operation of virtual world teaching, learning and social environments requires careful planning and...
Building flexibility into student assessment: a longitudinal review (with Allan Ellis), 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...