Organisation
| Name | University of South Australia |
| Website | http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/staff/homepage.asp?Name=Denise.Wood |
| Faculty | School of Communication, International Studies & Languages |
| Role/Position | Teaching and Learning Portfolio Leader |
Supplementary Details
| Affiliations |
| University of South Australia |
| Professional Memberships |
| Australian Computer Society Australian Graphic Design Association Australasian Interactive Multimedia Association Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Cultural Studies Association of Australia (CSAA) Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Professional member of IEEE Association of Virtual Words |
| Grants/Awards |
| ALTC funded Peer Review of Online Learning and Teaching (priority project) 2007-2009 ALTC funded Facilitating Flexible, Enquiry-Based Experiential Learning through an Accessible, Three-Dimensional Virtual Learning Environment (3DVLE) project 2008-2010 (with Assoc Prof Gerry Bloustien, UniSA) |
| Biographical Info |
| Denise is the Teaching and Learning Portfolio Leader and a Senior Lecturer (Media Arts) in the School of Communication, International Studies and Languages at the University of South Australia. She has extensive experience in the multimedia industry as both a producer and training provider. Denise was a founding member of the Commonwealth Government’s Information Policy Advisory Council established by the Telecommunications Minister in 1996, and the Director of OptCom SA Inc., an organisation specialising in multimedia production and training for young people with disabilities, from 1994 to 1997. Denise is the project leader of two ALTC funded projects as well as several University funded projects focusing on the use of innovative technologies in teaching and learning, inclusive design, and enhancing the teaching and research nexus in the undergraduate curriculum. Denise and Assoc Professor Gerry Bloustien (UniSA) are leading a team of academics from six universities in Australia and the UK on a project involving the design and development on an open source, accessible 3D virtual learning platform. The findings from Denise's research have been widely published in book chapters, peer reviewed journal papers and conference presentations. Denise is an Associate Editor of the HERD journal, and she is a reviewer for a large number of peer reviewed journal publications. Significant awards include: South Australian Information Technology Achiever of the Year (innovative solutions for people with disabilities) presented by the Premier of South Australia, Comtech'94 and an SA Great Award for services to a special field (disability) presented by the Governor of South Australia, Proclamation Day 1994, as well as several University awards for excellence in teaching, equity and community engagement. Denise reports on innovations in assistive technologies relating to Web 2.0 and 3D virtual worlds through a monthly segment on Radio 5RPH and via an associated Blog. |
Social Networks
| http://denisewood.wordpress.com/ |
| http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=15436499&locale=en_US&trk=tab_p... |
| https://twitter.com/Denise_Wood |
| http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=709371922 |