Colin Beer
Manager, FLIPLearning Design and Innovation Directorate
Building 18 - Level 1
Office 3.17
My name is Colin Beer and I am a Curriculum/Educational Developer with Flexible Learning and Innovation Projects (FLIP) at CQUniversity. I have a technical background with a range of IT industry certifications specifically around data communication technologies. I am keenly interested in how technology can be better harnessed to inform and improve learning and teaching in tertiary education. I am currently pursuing a PhD about learning analytics from a theoretical perspective based on complex adaptive systems.
Universities Studied At
CQUniversity
University of Southern Queensland
Universities Worked At
CQUniversity
Awards
2011 Vice Chancellor's award for outstanding learning and teaching
2014 CQUniversity award for excellence in learning and teaching
2016 National Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Learning and Teaching
Media Citations
2016 The Australian Newspaper - Analytics data usage: CQU alert on ethical issues
Previous teaching
OLTC20002 - Assessment for Learning (Graduate Certification Tertiary Education)
Professional Experience
1990 - 2006 Data Communications Engineer/Trainer - NCR/AT&T Australia
2006 - present Lecturer (Educational Technology) - Learning and Teaching Services - CQUniversity
Professional Memberships
Commissioner for Declarations (QLD)
Responsibilities
Support and enhance learning and teaching at CQUniversity
Key Achievements
2008 - Effective Writing Workshop
2011 - Group Facilitation Workshop
2014 - Project Management Fundamentals
2014 - Selection Panel Skills
Computer Software
Co-developer Early Alert Student Indicators (EASI)
Co-developer Self & Peer Assessment (SPA)
Education Systems - Higher Education
