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<\/a>I am Assistant Professor in the\u00a0Department of Curriculum and Instruction<\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0University of Victoria<\/a>. My research focuses on learning design practices, the development of digital literacies, and supporting personal knowledge management in an environment of rapid technological change. I have worked in higher education institutions across Southern Africa and Western Canada since 2005, supporting collaborative, creative, and personalized approaches to learning. As an advocate for openness in education, my research explores the integration of open source tools, open educational resources, and the development of open educational practices among educators. My work supporting and advancing open education has been recognized with an Award for Excellence in Open Education from BCcampus<\/a>.<\/p>\nI have published work in the\u00a0International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning<\/a>,\u00a0Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology<\/a>,\u00a0Journal of Interactive Media in Education<\/a>,\u00a0Journal of Learning for Development<\/a>,\u00a0Open Praxis<\/a>,\u00a0Innovations in Education and Teaching International<\/a>,\u00a0E-Learning and Digital Media<\/a>, and\u00a0Distance Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n I am a member of the\u00a0Global Open Education Graduate Network (GO-GN)<\/a>, held a\u00a0Digital Learning and Social Media Research Fellowship<\/a>\u00a0(2016), and helped facilitate the\u00a0African Health Open Educational Resources (OER) Network<\/a>\u00a0(2009-2012).<\/p>\n