Dr Ian Reid

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Welcome to my home page. I'm an educator specialising in higher education policy and e-learning. I also have a background in mathematics education.

I am Education Services Manager at the International Centre of Excellence in Water Resource Management (ICE WaRM), where I coordinate postgraduate programmes offered by five Australian Universities and manage the Centre's education and training programmes.

Before joining ICE WaRM, I was the Manager of Research and Education in the Joanna Briggs Institute. I was responsible for instructional design and flexible delivery of the Institute's training programs as well as the overall management of the education and research function of the Institute.

I began my teaching career in the South Australian Department of Education as a secondary teacher. For 10 years I worked in curriculum development and staff development in Mathematics Education, running programs in schools across South Australia and developing a number of teacher support resources. My Masters thesis focused on Mathematics Education and equity.

I joined the University of South Australia in 1995. My work at the University of South Australia included student support, academic development, curriculum development, strategic advice and leading online education across the University. This culminated in my appointment as Associate Professor for Online Education in 2006. I represented the University at the Australasian Council on Open, Distance and E-Learning (ACODE) , the peak Australasian organisation for universities engaged or interested in open, distance, flexible and e-learning. In 1998 I created the University’s first online teaching and learning platform, UniSAnet, and up until 2008 I managed online education and directed the development of UniSAnet. UniSA is now replacing some components of UniSAnet with learnonline in a project that will be completed by the end of 2011. I wish them well.

My PhD thesis focused on online education, quality assurance and higher education. 

I was involved in the following Australian Learning and Teaching Council (formerly the Carrick Institute) Teaching and Learning projects:

  • Peer review of Online Learning and Teaching pdf ($150 000)

  • Embedding peer review of learning and teaching in e-learning and blended learning environments pdf ($119 000)

  • Computer Aided Feedback & Assessment System pdf ($113 000)

  • Facilitating flexible, enquiry-based experiential learning through an accessible, three-dimensional virtual learning environment (3DVLE) ($241,000)

I was also a member of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council panel to assess nominations for the Australian Awards of University Teaching from 2008 to 2011.

For many years I chaired the Education and Training track of the annual AUSWEB conference, and am a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal on E-Learning, the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, the Journal of Information Technology Education, Campus-Wide Information Systems and Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation and Development . I also referee papers for the annual E-Learn World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education, ASCILITE and ODLAA conferences.

My Google Scholar citations are here

top Professional associations

I am a member of the following associations:

HERDSA

Association of Internet Researchers

American Educational Research Association

The Australian Association for Research in Education

The Society for Research into Higher Education

The Association for Engineering Education

top Qualifications

BSc(Hons) (Adel)

GradDipEd (SACAE)

MEd (UniSA)

PhD (UniSA)

top Research interests

  • Higher Education Policy
  • Teaching and learning in Higher Education
  • Critical Discourse Analysis
  • Quality Assurance
  • e-learning
  • Mathematics Education

top Research publications


  1. Reid, Ian (2011) Whither online education? Auditing the entrepreneurial university. Saarbrücken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN 978-3-8433-9012-5


  2. Reid, Ian C. (2009) The contradictory managerialism of university quality assurance Journal of Education Policy 24 (5) pp.575-593 cites

  3. Reid, Ian C. (2009)  Auditors of the managerial university: neoliberal business advisers or paternal controllers? Globalisation, Societies and Education 7 (3) pp.337-355 cites

  4. Pearson, Alan; Xue, Yifan; Gyi, Aye Aye; Jones, Sarahlouise; Konno, Rie; Manning, Nathan and Reid, Ian (2009). Evidence for infection control to prevent transmission of infectious diseases in hospitals: the Systematic Review of Infection Control Literature Relating to Environmental Cleaning and Multi-Resistant Organisms to Provide the Evidence Underpinning the Revised Infection Control Guidelines for the Prevention of Transmission of Infectious Diseases in the Healthcare Setting Canberra: National Health and Medical Research Council.

  5. Pearson, Alan; Aromataris, Eduardo; Gyi, Aye Aye; Tufanaru, Catalin and Reid, Ian (2009). Patient safety in primary care: a review of the literature. Canberra: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare.

  6. Reid, Ian C. (2008) 'Online strategy revisited: retrospect and prospect of the use of the web for teaching in universities' in Proceedings of AusWeb08, The Fourteenth Australian World Wide Web Conference, Ballina Beach Resort, 5-9 April 2008.

  7. Reid, Ian C. (2007) 'Educationally useful learning objects' in G. Minshull and J Mole (eds) Designing for Learning: The proceedings of Theme 1 of the JISC Online Conference: Innovating e-Learning 2006 Bristol: JISC ISBN 0-9551424-8-2 pp.34-41
     

  8. Reid, Ian C. (2007) 'Embedding instructional design with learning objects ' in Learning Objects and Instructional Design Informing Science Press ISBN 83-922337-7-8 pp.39-58. cites
     

  9. Reid, Ian C. (2006) "Online Collaboration tools at the University of South Australia" invited presentation at the Supporting Learning and Teaching at a Distance Carrick Institute Forum, Toowoomba, November
     

  10. Reid, Ian C. (2006) "Collaborative Online Technologies" invited workshop at the Supporting Learning and Teaching at a Distance Carrick Institute Forum, Toowoomba, November
     

  11. Wills, S. and Reid, Ian C. (2006) "The challenges of bringing it all together" invited presentation at the Supporting Learning and Teaching at a Distance Carrick Institute Forum, Toowoomba, November
     

  12. Reid, Ian (2006) 'Scalable online learning solutions: implementation issues in Higher Education' presentation at a seminar sponsored by the Australian ADL Partnership Lab, Adelaide.
     

  13. Reid, Ian (2006) 'Critical Discourse Analysis of University web sites' paper presented at the 7th International conference of the Association of Internet Researchers Brisbane
     

  14. Reid, Ian C. (2006) 'Educationally useful learning objects' invited paper presentation at the JISC Innovating e-Learning 2006: Transforming Learning Experiences online conference.
     

  15. Mathur, M. & Reid, I.C. (2005) 'The use of virtual classroom software for flexible learning' Paper presented at The Eleventh Australian World Wide Web Conference, held in the Gold Coast, Qld, Australia, July.
     

  16. Reid, Ian C. (2005) 'Quality Assurance, Open and Distance Learning, and Australian Universities' International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning 6 (1) (Scopus EID 2-s2.0-17444416736)
     

  17. Reid, Ian C. (2004) 'Introducing online learning and key concepts – the big picture, online learning and traditional education' Underdale, South Australia. Plenary presentation at Alive and Clicking 2 - Online Learning Explored A seminar under the auspices of the Australian Library and Information Association.
     

  18. Reid, Ian C. (2004) 'Online Strategy at the University of South Australia' invited presentation at Strategic approaches to e-Learning: Delivering Quality. Manly, NSW. A workshop under the auspices of the Australasian Council on Open, Distance and e-learning
     

  19. Reid, Ian C. (2004) 'Quality Online Education Policy' paper presented at the 21st ICDE World Conference on Open Learning and Distance Education Hong Kong, February 18-21.
     

  20. Reid, Ian C. (2003) 'Quality goes online - new challenges for Distance Education' in G. Davies and E. Stacey (eds) Quality Education @ a Distance Boston: Kluwer. pp.249-256
     

  21. Reid, Ian C. (2003) 'Embedding Educational Design in Learning Objects' paper presented at the EDUCAUSE in Australasia conference, Adelaide, 6 - 9 May
     

  22. Quinn, D. & Reid, Ian C. (2003) 'Using Innovative Online Quizzes to Assist Learning ' in Proceedings of AusWeb03, The Australian World Wide Web Conference, held in Gold Coast, Qld, Australia.
     

  23. Reid, Ian C. (2003) 'Quality Online Education - new research agendas' Academic Exchange Quarterly  7 (1) Spring
     

  24. Reid, Ian C. & Wache, Dale (2002) 'Online evaluation at the University of South Australia' paper presented at the Evaluations and Assessment 2002 Conference: Closing the Loop, Brisbane, November.
     

  25. Reid, Ian C. (2002) 'Quality Online Education - new research agendas' paper presented at the Seventh Quality in Higher Education International Seminar - Transforming Quality , Melbourne, Australia 30th-31st October, 2002.
     

  26. Reid, Ian C. (2002) 'Student Centred Learning at the University of South Australia' invited presentation at the inaugural conference of the National Organisation for Electronic Learning, Adelaide, October.
     

  27. Nunan, Ted; Reid, Ian & McCausland, Holly (2002). 'Global Perspectives: The University of South Australia (UniSA) Case Study. ' International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning 2 (2). (Scopus EID 2-s2.0-3042686799)
     

  28. Reid, Ian C. (2001) 'Reflections on using the Internet for the evaluation of course delivery' The Internet and Higher Education 4 (1) pp. 61-75. Cited by these papers (Scopus EID 2-s2.0-2942521319
     

  29. Hicks, M.; Reid, I. & George, R. (2001) 'Enhancing online teaching: designing responsive learning environments', International Journal for Academic Development. 6 (2) pp. 143-151.
     

  30. Reid, Ian C. (2001) 'Strategic collaboration for online delivery' Paper presented at the EDUCAUSE in Australasia 2001, conference, Gold Coast.
     

  31. Reid, Ian C. (2001) 'Flexible evaluation tools for flexible learning' Paper presented to the 20th World Conference on Open Learning and Distance Education, The Future of Learning - Learning for the Future: Shaping the Transition, Dusseldorf, Germany, April 1 - 5.
     

  32. Reid, Ian C. (2001) 'Knowledge: how should universities manage IT?' Perspectives: Policy & Practice in Higher Education 5 (1) pp. 21-27.
     

  33. Reid, Ian C. (2001) 'A University goes online: avoiding throwing the innovative baby out with the strategic bath water' in Richardson, L. & Lidstone, J. (Eds.) Flexible Learning for a Flexible Society. Proceedings of the ASET/HERDSA 2000 Joint International Conference, 2-5 July. Toowoomba, Queensland: Australian Society for Educational Technology and Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
     

  34. Harvey, Jim & Reid, Ian (2001) 'Case Study 6: University of South Australia (Bachelor of Nursing Whyalla)' in Ling, Peter; Arger, Geoff; Smallwood, Helen; Toomey, Ron; Kirkpatrick, Denise & Barnard, Ian, The Effectiveness of Models of Flexible Provision of Higher Education. DETYA, Canberra. pp.65-73.
     

  35. Reid, Ian C. & Welch, Andrew (2001) 'Evaluation goes online - what are the issues?' in Richardson, L. & Lidstone, J. (Eds.) Flexible Learning for a Flexible Society. Proceedings of the ASET/HERDSA 2000 Joint International Conference, 2-5 July. Toowoomba, Queensland: Australian Society for Educational Technology and Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
     

  36. Reid, Ian C. & Wood, Denise (2000) 'Convergence of Print, Multimedia and Internet Technologies: A Holistic Approach to the Production of Flexible Teaching and Learning Resources' paper presented at Distance Education: an open question?: International Distance Education Conference, Adelaide, September.
     

  37. Reid, Ian C. (2000) 'The web, knowledge management and Universities' Paper presented at The Sixth Australian World Wide Web Conference, held in Cairns, Qld, Australia, June.
     

  38. Reid, Ian C. (2000) 'Devolving whilst converging: Online delivery as a knowledge management strategy' paper presented at the DEANZ 2000 conference , Supporting the Learner through open, flexible and distance strategies: Issues for Pacific Rim Countries , Dunedin, April.
     

  39. Reid, Ian C. (1999) 'UniSAnet - institution-wide collaboration for online delivery' invited presentation at Collaborative frameworks for Flexible Learning symposium, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, December.
     

  40. Hicks, M.; George, R. & Reid I. (1999) 'Designing responsive online learning environments: Approaches to supporting students.' refereed paper presented at the 1999 AARE conference Global Issues & Local Effects: The Challenge for Educational Research, Melbourne, 29th November - 2nd December.
     

  41. George R.; Hicks M. & Reid I. (1999) 'Designing student support for flexible learning environments using online technology.' paper presented at the 1999 ODLAA conference: Open, Flexible and Distance Learning: Challenges of the New Millennium, Deakin University, 27 - 30 September.
     

  42. Hicks, M.; Reid I. & George R. (1999) ' Enhancing online teaching: designing responsive learning environments' Paper presented at the 1999 HERDSA conference Cornerstones: What do we value in higher education? Melbourne, 12-15 July.
     

  43. Reid Ian C. & Slay, Jill. (1999) 'The Virtual University: Strategic Implementation and Academic Staff Development' Paper presented to the 19th World Conference on Open Learning and Distance Education," The New Educational Frontier: Teaching and Learning in a networked World, Vienna, June 20 - 24.
     

  44. Reid, I. (1999) 'Beyond Models: Developing a University Strategy for Online Instruction' Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Volume 3, Issue 1 . cited by these papers
     

  45. Reid, I. (1999) 'Online Strategy in Higher Education' in Proceedings of AusWeb99, The Fifth Australian World Wide Web Conference, held in Ballina, NSW, Australia from 17-20 April, 1999, pp. 469 - 482.
     

  46. Hands, D.; Reid, I. & Younger, P. (1997) 'Video-based Supplemental Instruction for Engineering subjects and students at risk' in Proceedings of the HERDSA Annual International Conference, Adelaide.
     

  47. Spuzic, S.; Reid, I.; Henderson, I.; Matsumota, A. & Ishida. M. (1997) 'Some aspects of interfacial motion relevant to forced oscillations' in Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Sound and Vibration, University of Adelaide, December 15-18, Adelaide.
     

  48. Spuzic, S.; Zed, M.; Abhary, K.; Ghomashchi, R and Reid, I. (1997) 'Fractional design of experiments applied to a wear simulation' Wear 212(1) pp. 131-139. (Scopus EID 2-s2.0-0031260766)
     

  49. Lintern, S.; Lesniewski, P.; Davenport, T. & Reid, I. (1997) 'Bananas, hints pages and choolie men: a multidisciplinary approach for engineering education' in Proceedings of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education: 9th Annual Convention and Conference, Bendigo. pp. 117-121.
     

  50. Reid, I. (1997) 'Computer Literacy in Higher Education' in Proceedings of the annual conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning and Tertiary Education. Perth. pp. 486-491.
     

  51. Berk, M. & Reid, I. (1996) 'A Comparison of Two Integrated and Collaborative Approaches to the Support of Students’ Communication Skills in Technical Subjects.' in Proceedings of the Australian Communication Conference, pp 19 - 30.
     

  52. Tyerman, S. P. ; Skrebels, P. & Reid, I. (1996) 'Technical Communication in the Applied Sciences'. in Proceedings of the Australian Communication Conference, pp 31 - 48.
     

  53. Marshall, M. & Reid, I. (1996) 'Identifying Trends, Future Directions: The Study Adviser Database at the University of South Australia' in Proceedings of the LaTrobe University Language and Academic Skills Conference.
     

  54. Reid, I.; Coombes, C. &Cox, S. (1995) Summative Assessment Tasks in Middle School Mathematics. Adelaide: Department for Education and Children’s Services. 44p.
     

  55. Reid, I.; Briggs, P.; Fisher, R.; Fischer, T., Nettle, M. and Platts, C. (1994) Issues in Mathematics Education for the Middle School : A Training and Development Package. Adelaide: Department for Education and Children’s Services. 346p.
     

  56. Reid, I. (1994) 'Towards Effective Practice in Numeracy' in Reflective Readings for the Teachers Observing Teaching Project Adelaide: Department for Education and Children’s Services. 4p.
     

  57. Reid, I., Briggs, P.; Fisher, R.; Fischer, T., Nettle, M. & Platts, C. (1993) 'Changing the Maths Curriculum' in Case Studies in Middle Schooling Belconnen, ACT: Australian Curriculum Studies Association. pp123 - 130.
     

  58. Reid, I., Briggs, P.; Fisher, R.; Fischer, T., Nettle, M. & Platts, C. (1993) Establishing Mathematics Resource Rooms Adelaide: Education Department of South Australia.


top Expertise for Media Contact

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Education

  • Online Delivery of Higher Education

  • Role of the Internet in Universities

  • Mathematics Education