DeHub Research Consortium

In July 2009, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between University of New England (UNE) as lead agency and partner organisations CQUniversity (CQU), Charles Sturt University (CSU) and University of Southern Queensland (USQ), in the DEHub Innovation in Distance Learning consortium. Read the benefits to the institutional sector for partnership in the DEHub consortium.

CQU operations of DEHub are administered within LTERC. A DEHub Working Group has been established - A/Prof Bobby Harreveld (DEHub Executive Committee representative and CQU Agency Lead), Dr Mohammad Rasul, Ms Wendy Fasso, Ms Dolene Rossi, Dr Daniel Teghe, A/Prof Kristy Richardson and Mrs Remadevi Dhanasekar. This groups' purpose will be to:

• Facilitate and support the research activities and involvement within the DEHub Consortia
• Disseminate information to inform Centre Members of current and future DeHub activities and research opportunities
• Assist and strengthen strategic goals and directives through a collaborative approach
• Foster research project and grant activities and opportunities

Current Activities

DEHub website - main web portal to facilitate and support the research and dissemination of information

DEHub WikiEducator - an open-edited site to facilitate community contributions to understandings of distance education pedagogy

DEHub Database of Research on Distance Education - a searchable web database containing details of books, articles, conference papers and reports on various aspects of distance education and distance learning from publishers in Australia and overseas. Produced and maintained by the Cunningham Library at ACER (contracted by DEHub for this project), submissions of suitable material for inclusion in the database are welcome.

DE Quarterly Newsletter - showcases innovative practices in distance education across the consortia with a view to encouraging other teachers to adopt their own innovative practices.

DEHub Projects

Virtual Worlds Working Group (wiki)

COALAR Southern Skies Distance Education Academic Exchange

e-Teaching Leadership: Planning and Implementing a Benefits-Orientated Costs Model for Technology Enhanced Learning

eDST: Decision Support Tools for Multi-Disciplinary Applications in Higher Education

International database of Distance Education and elearning research

ICDE: A pilot literature review, presentation of case studies, creation of a data base, and analysis of regulatory frameworks for distance education (DE) in the Southwest Pacific Rim Region.

Summary of Position Papers

Teaching and Learning in Distance Education

Capacity Building with Professional Educators in Higher Education Distance Learning Environments

The Development of Institutional and Federal Policies of OERs with a Focus on the Australian Context

Conferences/Summit

Education 2010-2021: Global Challenges and Perspectives of Blended and Distance Learning Summit was held 15-18 February 2011. This summit presented an opportunity for Australian and international researchers, practitioners, students, industry experts and government to come together to debate global research, practice and professional issues.