Dr Rhodora Abadia is the Program Facilitator for online education in the Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment. She provides academic leadership in the development and delivery of teaching to online students. She has a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and PhD in Computer Science and specialise in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Information Technology (IT) in education. She completed a Graduate Certificate in Education in Tertiary Teaching and explored pedagogical issues in online learning.
Dr Abadia has a track record in the development of learning and teaching services within large technology environments including online teaching applications and learning management systems. She held a... Read more
About me
Dr Rhodora Abadia is the Program Facilitator for online education in the Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment. She provides academic leadership in the development and delivery of teaching to online students. She has a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and PhD in Computer Science and specialise in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Information Technology (IT) in education. She completed a Graduate Certificate in Education in Tertiary Teaching and explored pedagogical issues in online learning.
Dr Abadia has a track record in the development of learning and teaching services within large technology environments including online teaching applications and learning management systems. She held a variety of positions in teams that closely explored the design and improvements to programs and teaching services to students and has been part of a team that designed and developed the online IT and Information Systems programs for several Australian universities. In the past, she served as academic director, course coordinator, academic chair, and head of program, and have been involved in strategic, as well as, operational issues related to course design and pedagogy.
About me
Education Advisor, National Councail for Women (South Australia)
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 02/12/2018 |
Students Test Better with Virtual Reality, http://bit.ly/2R9NtMV |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science De La Salle University
Master of Science in Computer Science De La Salle University
Graduate Certificate of Education (Tertiary Education) University of Ballarat (Federation University Aus)
Bachelor Science in Computer Science De La Salle University
Dr Abadia has 20 years of experience in undertaking research projects in the areas of User Experience; Data Mining applied to Health; Software Engineering education and standards; and Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology in Education. Her major area of interest is in the use of technologies to improve quality of instruction and provide maximum impact on student learning.
She published in journals (such as Artificial Intelligence in Education; Journal Research in Science, Computing and Engineering; Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Lecture notes in Computer Science; Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence; and International Conference on Computers in Education) and have presented in... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Dr Abadia received twelve major research grants of external funding and conducted research in different areas of Artificial Intelligence (e.g., machine learning, multi-agent systems, case-based reasoning) applied in education; multimedia and human-computer interaction; user experience and usability; and e-learning . She also served as Research Director and Student Research Development Program Director at De La Salle University-Manila,Philippines. As a Research Director, she was responsible for strategic planning of future external funding grants while as a director of the Student Research Development Program, she managed and ensured support was provided to all student related research activities (from grants and contract funding services).
Research
Research
Dr Abadia has 20 years of experience in undertaking research projects in the areas of User Experience; Data Mining applied to Health; Software Engineering education and standards; and Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology in Education. Her major area of interest is in the use of technologies to improve quality of instruction and provide maximum impact on student learning.
She published in journals (such as Artificial Intelligence in Education; Journal Research in Science, Computing and Engineering; Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Lecture notes in Computer Science; Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence; and International Conference on Computers in Education) and have presented in conferences in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. She also worked as a visiting researcher at the School of Computing and Mathematics at Deakin University and worked on the area of intelligent tutoring including the consideration of human factors and visualisation in designing the interface of the system. She conducted research at the Center of Highly-Interactive Classrooms, Curricula and Computing in Education at University of Michigan. Her research focused on the design of a highly interactive intelligent tutoring interface for novice students learning logic programming. Aside from researching the use of technologies in education, she was also involved in the use of data mining applied to health. She was part of the research team who developed algorithms for real time processing of data from patient biodevices.
Currently, Dr Abadia is continuing her research in areas such as technology in education and user experience. She is currently a recipient of a research award and working on analysing the effectiveness of immersive technologies in students learning.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Federation University Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Torrens University Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Petroleum and Energy Studies | IRAN |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Education AdvisorNational Council for Women in South Australia |
2018 |
MemberAssociation for the Advancement of Computing in Education |
2018 |
Member and Professional Year Program Mentor for online studentsAustralian Computer Society |
2018 |
Member, Academic BoardAdelaide Institute of Higher Education |
2018 |
Recipient, David Wilson Academic Excellence in Learning and Teaching AwardLaureate International Universities, USA |
2018 |
Chair, IT Program Advisory CommitteeAustralian Institute of Business Intelligence |
2017 |
Member, Academic BoardAdelaide Institute of Higher Education |
2017 |
Member, Academic BoardAustralian Institute of Business Intelligence |
2017 |
Senior Adjunct LecturerSchool of Science, Information Technology and Engineering, Federation University Australia |
2017 |
Chair, IT Program Advisory CommitteeAustralian Institute of Business Intelligence |
2016 |
Member, Academic BoardAdelaide Institute of Higher Education |
2016 |
Member, Academic BoardAustralian Institute of Business Intelligence |
2016 |
Recipient, Laureate Legend Annual AwardTorrens University, Australia |
2016 |
Senior Adjunct LecturerSchool of Science, Information Technology and Engineering, Federation University Australia |
2016 |
Senior Adjunct LecturerSchool of Science, Information Technology and Engineering, Federation University Australia |
2014 |
Teaching & student supervision
