Associate Professor Chris Deneen

Enterprise Fellow UniSA Education Futures

Mawson Lakes Campus (G2-27)
tel +61 8 830 22285

email Chris.Deneen@unisa.edu.au

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About me

Assessment
Feedback
Higher Education
Technology Enhanced Assessment & Learning
ePortfolios

I'm an associate professor and Enterprise Research Fellow in UniSA Education Futures.

I began my career as a middle and high school teacher in the USA. I went on to earn my doctorate from Columbia University's Teacher College. Since then, I have held several research, teaching, and leadership positions in the culturally diverse contexts of New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia.

I currently lead the Change in Complex Systems Research Stream at The Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L). If you are interested in learning more about C3L, our research streams, or would like to explore other opportunities for dialogues and collaboration, please feel free to contact me.

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About me

In the media

Date	Title
20/06/2022	How does student cheating impact lecturers? Podcast. Campus Review. , https://www.campusreview.com.au/2022/06/how-does-students-cheating-impact-lecturers-podcast/
07/06/2021	The education system is not for everyone. Radio broadcast. The Wire., https://www.thewire.org.au/story/the-education-system-is-not-designed-for-everyone/
25/05/2021	Interview with Chris Deneen on the future of lectures and online learning. Radio broadcast. Breakfast with Russell Woolf. ABC Radio Australia. , https://www.abc.net.au/radio/perth/programs/breakfast/breakfast/13356982
13/10/2016	National University of Singapore’s use of skills data sparks debate. Times Higher Education., https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/national-university-singapores-use-skills-data-sparks-debate

Research

Research focus

Specialist Studies in Education
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Education Systems
Policy and Administration
Assessment in Higher Education

Highlights

My research focuses on innovative approaches to assessment, feedback and learning engagement. I am especially interested in assessment and feedback-enabling technologies and how these may interact with complex learner-centred systems, such as ePortfolios. I have authored over fifty publications on education topics, and I've received approximately 2.35 million AUD in external, competitive research funding.

I embrace a variety of methodological approaches. I especially enjoy leading or working with teams that use complimentary/mixed methodologies.

Research

Projects

Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

Closing the loop in authentic assessment: An EFA collaborative project, Seaview High School, 03/07/2024 - 03/07/2027
Extending workplace learning through a Univeristy-school partnership., Pulteney Grammar School, 22/02/2024 - 21/02/2027

Other projects

External competitive grants

Bone, E., French, S., Deneen, C.C., Prosser, M. (2021). Disruption as a catalyst for change? Perceptions and approaches of teaching academics during COVID-19. HERDSA Grants Scheme. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, $4,784.80 AUD. Co-investigator.
Deneen, C.C., Tan, K., Fulmer, G., Leong, W.S., Tay, H.Y. (2015-2019). Perceptions, policies and practices: Assessment for learning in the Singapore context. Educational Research Funding Programme, Singapore Ministry of Education, $246,531 SGD. Principal investigator.
Deneen, C.C., Carless, D., & Brown, G.T.L. (2012-2014). From conception to action: Understanding eportfolios as assessment in higher education. General Research Fund. Research Grants Council of Hong Kong. $440,550 HKD. Principal investigator.
Carless, D., MacFarlane, B., Yang, M., & Deneen, C.C. (2012-2014). Exploring a learning-oriented assessment framework: Theorizing through case studies of award-winning higher education teachers. General Research Fund. Research Grants Council of Hong Kong. $661,926 HKD. Co-investigator.
Miller, L, Litchfield, A., Repa, T., Bearse, C., & Deneen, C.C. (2007-2010). Language development in the context of the disciplines. New York State Dept. of Education. $1,500,000 USD. Co-writer/developer.

Institutional grants

Bone, E., Deneen, C. French, S., Mulder, R. (2021). Characterising approaches to online curriculum delivery during the COVID19 pandemic and their impact on student engagement and perceptions of learning. MGSE Researcher Development Scheme, 19,292 AUD. Co-investigator.
Johnson, C. & Deneen, C.C. (2021). Online assessments in tertiary music classes: A systematic review. Early Career Researcher Grant Scheme, $23,000 AUD. Co-collaborator.
Deneen, C. C., Carless, D., & Brown, G.T.L. (2012). From conception to action, understanding eportfolios as assessment in higher education. Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research. University of Hong Kong. HKD $110,094. Principal investigator.
Deneen, C., Lam, B.H., Tsui, K.T., & Brown, G. (2010-2011). Student perspectives on course outcomes: Insights for course development within Outcome-Based Learning and 335 frameworks. Teaching Development Grant. Education University of Hong Kong. HKD $125,000. Principal investigator.
Lam, B.H., Brown, G.T.L., Tsui, K.T., & Deneen, C. (2010-2011). Student perspectives on subject outcomes in curriculum and instruction. Education University of Hong Kong. HKD $200,000. Co-investigator.

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2022	Hoo, H-T, Deneen, C & Boud, D 2022, 'Developing student feedback literacy through self and peer assessment interventions', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 444-457. 32 27 12
2019	Deneen, CC, Fulmer, GW, Brown, GT, Tan, K, Leong, WS & Tay, HY 2019, 'Value, practice and proficiency: teachers' complex relationship with assessment for learning', Teaching and Teacher Education, vol. 80, pp. 39-47. Open access 34 29 3
2018	Deneen, CC, Brown, GTL & Carless, D 2018, 'Students' conceptions of eportfolios as assessment and technology', Innovations in Education and Teaching International, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 487-496. 25 16 7
2016	Deneen, CC & Brown, GT 2016, 'The impact of conceptions of assessment on assessment literacy in a teacher education program', Cogent Education, vol. 3, no. 1, article no. 1225380, pp. 1-14. Open access 50
2016	Zhou, J & Deneen, CC 2016, 'Chinese award-winning tutors' perceptions and practices of classroom-based assessment', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, vol. 41, no. 8, pp. 1144-1158. 16 13 1

Chapters

Year	Output
2018	Munshi, C & Deneen, CC 2018, 'Technology-enhanced feedback', in AA Lipnevich & JK Smith (eds), The Cambridge Handbook of Instructional Feedback, Cambridge University Press, UK, ch. 15, pp. 335-356. 37 230

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2024	Narayan, V, Cochrane, T, Stretton, T, Chanane, N, Alizadeh, M, Birt, J, Bone, E, Cowie, N, Deneen, C, Hinze, M, Sinfield, D, Worthington, T, Goldacre, P & Vanderburg, R 2024, 'A model for nurturing a networked academic community: #ASCILITEMLSIG mobile learning special interest group', International Journal for Academic Development, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 185-200. Open access
2023	Deneen, CC & Hoo, H-T 2023, 'Connecting teacher and student assessment literacy with self-evaluation and peer feedback', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 214-226. 13 13 12
2023	Zhou, J, Deneen, C, Tai, J & Dawson, P 2023, 'Feedback seeking by first-year Chinese international students: understanding practices and challenges', Assessing Writing, vol. 57, article no. 100757, pp. 1-12. 4 9
2022	Cochrane, T, Narayan, V, Aiello, S, Alizadeh, M, Birt, J, Bone, E, Cowie, N, Cowling, M, Deneen, C, Goldacre, P, Sinfield, D, Stretton, T & Worthington, T 2022, 'Analysing mobile learning designs: a framework for transforming learning post-COVID', Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 1-21. Open access 11 9 5
2022	Hoo, H-T, Deneen, C & Boud, D 2022, 'Developing student feedback literacy through self and peer assessment interventions', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 444-457. 32 27 12
2021	Deneen, CC & Prosser, M 2021, 'Freedom to innovate', Educational Philosophy and Theory, vol. 53, no. 11, pp. 1127-1135. 6 2 9
2020	Hoo, H-T, Tan, K & Deneen, C 2020, 'Negotiating self- and peer-feedback with the use of reflective journals: an analysis of undergraduates' engagement with feedback', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 431-446. 14 9 9
2020	Tay, H, Tan, K, Deneen, C, Leong, W, Fulmer, GW & Brown, GT 2020, 'Middle leaders' perceptions and actions on assessment: the technical, tactical and ethical', School Leadership and Management, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 45-63. 14 10 1
2020	Zhou, J & Deneen, C 2020, ''Sandwiched' or 'filtering': middle leaders' agency in innovation enactment', Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 332-346. 9 8 3
2019	Deneen, CC, Fulmer, GW, Brown, GT, Tan, K, Leong, WS & Tay, HY 2019, 'Value, practice and proficiency: teachers' complex relationship with assessment for learning', Teaching and Teacher Education, vol. 80, pp. 39-47. Open access 34 29 3
2018	Deneen, CC, Brown, GTL & Carless, D 2018, 'Students' conceptions of eportfolios as assessment and technology', Innovations in Education and Teaching International, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 487-496. 25 16 7
2018	Liaw, SY, Rashasegaran, A, Wong, LF, Deneen, CC, Cooper, S, Levett-Jones, T, Goh, HS & Ignacio, J 2018, 'Development and psychometric testing of a clinical reasoning evaluation simulation tool (CREST) for assessing nursing students' abilities to recognize and respond to clinical deterioration', Nurse Education Today, vol. 62, pp. 74-79. 38 37 14
2017	El-Maaddawy, T & Deneen, C 2017, 'Outcomes-based assessment and learning: trialling change in a postgraduate civil engineering course', Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, vol. 14, no. 1, article no. 10, pp. 1-23. Open access 11 4
2016	Deneen, CC & Brown, GT 2016, 'The impact of conceptions of assessment on assessment literacy in a teacher education program', Cogent Education, vol. 3, no. 1, article no. 1225380, pp. 1-14. Open access 50
2016	Spector, JM, Ifenthaler, D, Sampson, D, Yang, L, Mukama, E, Warusavitarana, A, Dona, KL, Eichhorn, K, Fluck, A, Huang, R, Bridges, S, Lu, J, Ren, Y, Gui, X, Deneen, CC, San Diego, J & Gibson, DC 2016, 'Technology enhanced formative assessment for 21st century learning', Educational Technology and Society, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 58-71. 95 63
2016	Zhou, J & Deneen, CC 2016, 'Chinese award-winning tutors' perceptions and practices of classroom-based assessment', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, vol. 41, no. 8, pp. 1144-1158. 16 13 1
2015	Tan, K & Deneen, CC 2015, 'Aligning and sustaining meritocracy, curriculum, and assessment validity in Singapore', Assessment Matters, vol. 8, no. 2015 Special Issue, pp. 31-52. Open access

Conferences

Year	Output
2020	Cochrane, T, Birt, J, Cowie, N, Deneen, C, Goldacre, P, Narayan, V, Ransom, L, Sinfield, D & Worthington, T 2020, 'A collaborative design model to support hybrid learning environments during COVID-19', in S Gregory, S Warburton & M Parkes (eds), ASCILITE 2020 – Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE - Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, pp. 84-89. Open access
2020	Narayan, V, Cochrane, T, Cowie, N, Hinze, M, Birt, J, Deneen, C, Goldacre, P, Ransom, L, Sinfield, D & Worthington, T 2020, 'A mobile ecology of resources for COVID-19 learning', in S Gregory, S Warburton & M Parkes (eds), ASCILITE 2020 – Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE - Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, pp. 174-179. Open access
2019	Deneen, C, Ali, I, Byard, K & Kommunuri, J 2019, 'Using blogs to develop and determine graduate competencies in an undergraduate business subject', in SCY Wei, CK Mun & A Alphonso (eds), ASCILITE 2019 Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE - Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, pp. 121-129. Open access
2019	Deneen, C, Elliott, K, Disseldorp, B & Lim, WYR 2019, 'Technology-enhanced assessment: seizing opportunities & addressing challenges', in SCY Wei, CK Mun & A Alphonso (eds), 36th International Conference on innovation, practice and research in the use of educational technology in tertiary education ASCILITE 2019 Personalised Learning. Diverse Goals. One Heart., ASCILITE, pp. 632-634. Open access
2018	Deneen, C & Munshi, C 2018, 'Technology-enabled feedback: it's time for a critical review of research and practice', in M Campbell et al. (eds), ASCILITE 2018 Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE - Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, pp. 113-120. Open access
2017	Deneen, CC, Fulmer, GW & Tan, K 2017, 'Value, proficiency, and practice: Singaporean secondary school teachers' perceptions of assessment for learning (AfL)', Knowledge to action: achieving the promise of equal education opportunity, American Educational Research Association, pp. 1-12.

Other outputs

Books

Deneen, C. C. & Deneen, J. (2008). Assessing student achievement: A guide for teachers and administrators. Lanham, MD, USA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Deneen, J. & Deneen, C. C. 2005). A board’s guide to assessment in the school: Understanding roles and methods. Arlington, VA, USA: National Catholic Education Association.

Periodicals

Deneen C. C. (2022). Online and in-person exams both have problems – that’s now clear. Unis have a window of opportunity to do better. The Conversation.
Deneen, C. C. (2021). Using 'case-based' questions in assessment tasks. University of Melbourne Learning Environments News.
Deneen, C. C. Cowling, M. (2021). Good riddance to boring lectures? Technology isn’t the answer –understanding good teaching is. The Conversation.

Professional development materials

Deneen, C.C. (2020). Assessment considerations in moving from closed-book to open-book exams. Melbourne CSHE Teaching and Learning Short Guide Series.
Deneen, C.C. & Deneen, J.R. (2002). Measuring the mission: An elementary and secondary Catholic school board, commission and council assessment process. Arlington, VA, USA: National Catholic Education Association.

Reports and briefs

Leong, W.S., Tan, K., Tay, H.Y., Deneen, C.C., Fulmer, G.W., Lam, K., Lin, R. & Lipnevich, A. (2019). Perceptions, policies and practices: Assessment for learning in the Singapore context. Research Brief Series, National Institute of Education, Singapore. 19-016. (pp. 1-2)

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

In 2020, I joined the Voting Board of SisterWorks, a non-profit organization serving refugee and migrant women in the Melbourne area. In addition to serving on the Voting Board, I work with SisterWorks in a number of capacities, including providing pro bono consultations on enhancing and expanding their skills development program and curriculum.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
AB-ZHW	NETHERLANDS
Auckland University of Technology	NEW ZEALAND
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Beijing Normal University	CHINA
Bond University	AUSTRALIA
Central Queensland University	AUSTRALIA
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Deakin University	AUSTRALIA
East China Normal University	CHINA
Egyptian Knowledge Bank	EGYPT
Federation University Australia	AUSTRALIA
Fudan University	CHINA
Hong Kong Institute of Education	HONG KONG
Institute of Advanced Technological Education	SRI LANKA
International Professional University of Technology in Nagoya	JAPAN
King's College London	UNITED KINGDOM
Massey University	NEW ZEALAND
Monash College	AUSTRALIA
Nanyang Technological University	SINGAPORE
National Institute of Education	SINGAPORE
National University Hospital	SINGAPORE
National University of Singapore	SINGAPORE
Okayama University	JAPAN
Singapore University of Social Sciences	SINGAPORE
United Arab Emirates University	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
University of Auckland	NEW ZEALAND
University of Hong Kong	HONG KONG
University of Iowa	UNITED STATES
University of Mannheim	GERMANY
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of North Texas	UNITED STATES
University of Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of Rwanda	RWANDA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Tasmania	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology	IRAQ

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Associate Editor Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement, Frontiers in Education	2022
Associate Editor Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement, Frontiers in Education	2021
Associate Editor Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement, Frontiers in Education	2020
Associate Editor Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement, Frontiers in Education	2019
Associate Editor Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement, Frontiers in Education	2018
Associate Editor Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement, Frontiers in Education	2017
Associate Editor Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement, Frontiers in Education	2016

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
111697 - Improving student learning outcomes through developing the standards-based assessment literacy of teachers and school leaders	Current
299 - Leadership development in complex systems for public value creation	Current
AI-powered ePortfolios in English as a Foreign Language Education	Current
Chinese parents¿ perspectives on and perceived involvement in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) internal assessments	Current
Developing a model of generative-artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) mediated writing instruction: Evaluating English language learners¿ values and behaviours towards the `Writing Product¿ versus the `Writing Process¿	Current
ePortfolios and self-regulated learning in higher education	Current

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