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Professor Simon McIntyre

Professor Simon McIntyre

Director
Div Edu & Student Exp
PVCESE Office

Simon is the Associate Dean Education at UNSW Sydney | Art & Design, a member of the UNSW Scientia Education Academy, and a TEQSA Expert. He is a multi-award winning educator, passionate about improving the effectiveness, quality and relevance of the student learning experience, and about pedagogically driven use of technology to innovate learning and teaching practices. He is committed to continuing to improve and innovate the learning experience of students in art and design disciplines.

Simon has led the design and management of several innovative professional development and educational programs; working with teams of dedicated academics and collaborators. He leads internationally successful open education initiatives such as widely used open education resources, the multi-award winning Learning to Teach Online Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), the Transmedia Storytelling: Narrative worlds, emerging technologies, and global audiences MOOC, and the Designing the Future of Work MOOC in partnership with AMP.

Simon’s commitment to helping students and educators globally develop essential digital literacies is at the heart of his teaching philosophy. He considers these capabilities enable them to actively engage in global, cross-disciplinary collaborative online networks where learning is enhanced by sharing knowledge, experience and curiosity with a diverse cohort of peers. Through such initiatives Simon continues to innovate his own teaching, and to develop his leadership in the field of online education. He is committed to inspiring students, and his work has helped thousands of educators improve their teaching practices in a range of disciplines – locally, nationally and internationally. 
Phone
02 8936 0631
E-mail
s.mcintyre@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room F219G UNSW Australia | Art & Design Greens Road, Paddington Sydney, NSW 2021 Australia
  • Book Chapters | 2016
    Mirriahi N; Alonzo D; McIntyre S; Kligte G; Fox B, 2016, 'Blended learning innovations: Leadership and change in one Australian institution', in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Sage, Los Angeles, pp. 293 - 307
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Vigentini L; McIntyre S; Mirriahi N; Alonzo D, 2016, 'Mining Learning Sequences in MOOCs: Does course design constrain students behaviours or do students shape their own learning?', in ElAtia S; Zaïane O; Ipperciel D (ed.), Data Mining and Learning Analytics in Educational Research, Wiley and Blackwell, pp. 175 - 206, http://au.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118998235.html
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Vigentini L; McIntyre S; Mirriahi N; Alonzo D, 2016, 'Mining learning sequences in MOOCs: Does course design constrain students' behaviors or do students shape their own learning?', in Data Mining And Learning Analytics: Applications in Educational Research, pp. 173 - 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118998205.ch11
    Book Chapters | 2015
    McIntyre SD; Watson K; Mirriahi N, 2015, 'Learning to Teach Online - Evolving approaches to professional development for global reach and impact', in Remenyi D (ed.), e-Learning Excellence Awards 2015: An anthology of case histories, Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, Reading, UK, pp. 128 - 140, http://www.academic-bookshop.com/ourshop/prod_4166018-eLearning-Excellence-Awards-2015-An-Anthology-of-Case-Histories.html
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Watson K; McIntyre SD; Bennett R, 2015, 'Maintaining Quality And Relevance In Cross-Disciplinary Art And Design Online Education.', in Hoey IV JJ; Ferguson JL (ed.), Reframing Quality Assurance in Creative Disciplines: Evidence from Practice, Common Ground Publishing LLC, Champaign, Illinois, USA, pp. 86 - 106, http://theartsinsociety.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.192/prod.20
  • Journal articles | 2015
    Mirriahi N; Alonzo D; McIntyre SD; Kligyte G; Fox B, 2015, 'Blended Learning Innovations: Leadership and Change in One Institution', International Journal of Education and Development using ICT (IJEDICT), 11, pp. 4 - 16, http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/viewissue.php?id=41
    Journal articles | 2014
    McIntyre SD, 2014, 'Reducing the digital literacy divide through disruptive innovation', HERDSA Review of Higher Education, 1, pp. 83 - 106, http://herdsa.org.au/publications/journals/HERDSA-Review-Vol-1/83-106
    Journal articles | 2009
    Watson K; Mcintyre SD; Mcarthur IW, 2009, 'Trust and relationship building: Critical skills for the future of design education in online contexts', Iridescent: Icograda Journal of Design Research, 1, pp. 22 - 29, http://iridescent.icograda.org/about/volume_i:_2009-2011.php
    Journal articles | 2007
    Mcintyre SD, 2007, 'Evaluating Online Assessment Practice in Art and Design', UNSW Compendium of Good Practice in Learning and Teaching, pp. 45 - 62
  • Conference Papers | 2017
    Pardo A; Martinez-Maldonado R; Buckingham Shum S; Schulte J; McIntyre SD; Ga D; Gao J; Siemens G, 2017, 'Connecting data with student support actions in a course: a hands-on tutorial', in Proceedings of the Seventh International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference, ACM, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, pp. 522 - 523, presented at Seventh International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 13 March 2017 - 17 March 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3027385.3029441
    Theses / Dissertations | 2016
    McIntyre SD, 2016, The rhizome underneath: Promoting the disruption of established practice and the innovation of online teaching, by improving the design of globally disseminated online professional development artefacts., The University of Sydney, http://hdl.handle.net/2123/14610
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Mcintyre SD, 2012, 'Exploring a Rhizomic Model for the Design and Dissemination of Professional Development in Online Teaching', in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on e-Learning, Academic Publishing International, Reading, UK, pp. 492 - 501, presented at ICEL 2012 - 7th International Conference on E-Learning, Hong Kong, 21 June 2012 - 22 June 2012, http://er.library.unsw.edu.au/er/cgi-bin/eraccess.cgi?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1326324658/
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Watson K; Mcintyre SD, 2012, 'Too hard, too busy. A case study in overcoming these barriers to online teaching', in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on e-Learning, Academic Publishing International, Reading, UK, pp. 453 - 460, presented at ICEL 2012 - 7th International Conference on E-Learning, Hong Kong, 21 June 2012 - 22 June 2012
    Reports | 2011
    Mcintyre SD, 2011, Learning to Teach Online, Developing high quality video and text resources to help educators teach online, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Final Report, http://online.cofa.unsw.edu.au/learning-to-teach-online/report
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Mcintyre SD; Watson K; Laren S, 2009, 'Strategies for large scale blended learning initiatives: Training, teaching and management', in Proceedings of the Fourth International Blended Learning Conference, University of Hertfordshire Press, Hertfordshire UK, pp. 295 - 308, presented at 4th International Blended Learning Conference, Hertfordshire United Kingdom, 17 June 2009 - 18 June 2009, http://www.unsworks.unsw.edu.au/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=UNSWORKS&docId=unsworks_7750
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Watson K; Mcintyre SD; Mcarthur IW, 2009, 'Trust and relationship building: critical skills for the future of design education in online contexts', in Proceedings of the 2009 Icograda Education Network World Design Congress Education Conference, Icograda, Beijing, China, presented at 2009 Icograda Education Network World Design Congress Education Conference, Beijing, China, 24 October 2009 - 30 October 2009
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Liu X; Bonk CJ; Mcintyre SD; Magjuka RJ, 2008, 'An Investigation of the relationship between Flow in Computer-Mediated Interaction and Virtual Learning Team Effectiveness', Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, presented at E-Learn 2008: World Conference on E-Learning on Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 26 June 2008 - 27 June 2008
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Mcintyre SD, 2008, 'Leap of Faith: Effective Steps of Establishing Online Collaborative Learning Initiatives', University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, presented at ICEL 2008: 3rd International Conference on e-Learning Conference, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, 26 June 2008 - 27 June 2008
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Mcarthur IW; Mcintyre SD; Watson K, 2007, 'Preparing Students for the Global Workplace `An Examination of Collaborative Online Learning Approaches`', in ConnecED 2007 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, University of New South Wales, presented at ConnectED 2007 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, 09 July 2007 - 12 July 2007
    Conference Papers | 2004
    Bennett RP; Mcintyre SD, 2004, 'Post the eLearning Goldrush: Encouraging Purpose and Quality in New Online Art and Design Courses.', in ACUADS 2004 Conference Canberra. Art and Design Update : new policies - new opportunities, Australian National University, School of Art / University of Canberra, Faculty of Design / Canberra, presented at ACUADS 2004 Conference Canberra. Art and Design Update : new policies - new opportunities, Australian National University, School of Art / University of Canberra, Faculty of Design / Canberra, 23 September 2004 - 25 September 2004

 

2017 Coursera Outstanding Educator Award: Innovation
(McIntyre, S., & Mirriahi, N.)
The annual Outstanding Educator Awards recognise the impact that Coursera MOOC instructors have had on learners around the world. Three awards are given annually to instructors nominated from the entire suite of global Coursera courses: Transformation, Innovation, and Learners First.

2016 UNSW Scientia Education Fellow
(McIntyre, S.)
Appointed as one of 18 inaugural members of the UNSW Scientia Education Academy. The Academy comprises outstanding UNSW educators who have achieved recognition at the University, national or international level through significant learning and teaching activities, grants, awards, fellowships, major national or international projects or professional society recognition. 

2015 OLT Teaching Excellence Award
(McIntyre, S.)
One of 14 Teaching Excellence Awards issued nationally in 2015 by the Australian Government in recognition of teaching excellence, leadership and innovation, "Mr McIntyre’s teaching passion is to close the digital literacy gap for students and teachers. He has pioneered award winning online teaching practices, motivating hundreds of students to build their digital literacy and collaborative skills. He also led the design and implementation of a series of award winning UNSW professional development programs for online teaching practices. He designed the world’s first fully online Master of Cross- Disciplinary Art and Design program and several successful globally disseminated projects, including the Learning to Teach Online professional development resource and the Massive Open Online Course."

2015 The Wharton-QS Stars Awards 2015: Reimagine Education (3 Awards won for the Learning to Teach Online Programs)
         • Regional Award: Oceania - 2nd Place
         • Arts And Humanities Award - 2nd Place
         • Nurturing Employability Award - Joint 3rd Place 
(McIntyre, S., Watson, K., & Mirriahi, N.)
The Wharton-QS Stars Awards are a global competition awarding the best educational innovations worldwide. 22 awards were issued in 2015, judged by a panel of 40 international experts. 520 universities and enterprises from 50 countries entered the competition. 

2015 Apple Distinguished Educator
(McIntyre, S.)
Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) are part of a global community of education leaders recognised for doing amazing things with Apple technology in and out of the classroom. They explore new ideas, seek new paths and embrace new opportunities. 

2013 Ascilite Innovation and Excellence Award. Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (Ascilite)
(McIntyre, S.) 
'COFA Online Resources Lighting Essentials http://tinyurl.com/9wvpje9 - Awarded in recognition of outstanding innovation and excellence in the development of a major professional development initiative which promotes the exemplary and research informed use of technologies for teaching and learning in tertiary education'

2012 ACUADS Distinguished Teaching Award. Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools
(McIntyre, S.)
A national award that recognises outstanding teaching careers in art and design education

2012 MERLOT Award for Exemplary Online Learning Resources – MERLOT Classics. Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Teaching (MERLOT USA)
(McIntyre, S., & Watson, K.)
'Faculty Development Editorial Board award - The Learning to Teach Online Project'

2012 International Conference on eLearning (ICEL)
(McIntyre, S.)
'Exploring a Rhizomic Model for the Design and Dissemination of Professional Development in Online Teaching'. Award for best PhD paper presented at 7th International Conference on E-Learning

2011 Ascilite Innovation and Excellence Award. Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (Ascilite)
(McIntyre, S., & Watson, K.)
'Exemplary and research informed use of technologies for teaching and learning in tertiary education - The Learning to Teach Online Project'

2006 Carrick Australian Award for University Teaching ($10,000). The Carrick Institute
(Bennett, R. & McIntyre, S.)
Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 'For pioneering internationally recognised best practice in online education in the creative arts and design'

2006 Commendation (9) in Independent Government Report of an Audit of The University of New South Wales. Australian University Quality Agency (AUQA)
(Bennett, R. & McIntyre, S.)
‘AUQA commends UNSW for good practice in systematisation of online delivery in the College of Fine Arts and innovation in online collaborative education through the Omnium Project’

2004 UNSW Learning & Teaching Award. The University of New South Wales
(Bennett, R. & McIntyre, S.)
‘Improving Accessibility, Engagement and Experience for Postgraduate (coursework) Art and Design Students through provision of a Course Specific Online Information Literacy Guide’