Dr Philip Paasuke

From April 2008 until December 2012 I was employed as the Project Liaison Coordinator for Open Universities Australia (OUA). As part of this role I worked on the Tutorial Support Management project. A number of units offered by UniSA through OUA were part of this project. In addition, I have wrote, developed and facilitated a professional development course for OUA online tutors entitled "Engaging Learners in Online Discussion". . Previously I worked at the University of South Australia (and one of its antecedent institutions the South Australian Institute of Technology). The key roles I worked in were as follows: Program Manager Open Universities Australia (OUA) - Flexible Learning Centre (2003- Feb 2008) Online Adviser - Learning Connection (Magill and other campuses) (2001-2003) Editor - Flexible Learning Centre (1994-2001) Tutor and Lecturer - Aboriginal Task Force/School of Aboriginal and Islander Administration (1988-1993)

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia

• Master of Arts in Online and Distance Education with Distinction The Open Univeristy

• Graduate Diploma Education University of Adelaide

• Postgraduate Certificate in Learning in the Connected Economy The Open University