Professor
Shirley Alexander |
Biographical
note
is Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Teaching,
Learning and Equity) at the University of Technology,
Sydney. Professor Alexander is responsible for leading
the achievement of the University’s key priorities
in teaching and learning, student focus, equity and
diversity. As Professor of Learning Technologies Shirley
has worked at UTS for the past eighteen years, having
previously held the positions of Director of the Institute
for Interactive Media and Learning, and Dean of
the Faculty
of Education.
She
has an international reputation for her research on
the use of information and communication technologies
in education. She attended her first ASCILITE conference
in 1989 and has been a regular presenter and attendee
since. She was a member of the Australian Universities
Teaching Committee (AUTC) from 2000-2004, and is currently
a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Powerhouse
Museum in Sydney, and is Chair of the Academic Board
of NSW TAFE Higher Education.
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