Clayton D. Austin, Ph.D.

Skype: clayton.austin

clayton.d.austin@gmail.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/claytondaustin/

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Educational Psychology

J. Hillis Miller Presidential Fellow

University of Florida

EXPERIENCE

Director, The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning,

Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR

  • Strategically lead the Center in promoting best practices in course design and instruction across all university programs.

  • Develop and launch the Innovation Community program to sponsor new practices in teaching and learning for F2F, hybrid and online courses.

  • Develop and teach graduate courses in the Academic Partnerships and SOU Master’s of Education fully online program.

Associate Director, Libraries, Research and Learning Resources,

University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China

    • Lead the Learning Technology teams: Training and Support, Systems Development and Content Development

    • Design and launch WonderLab to prototype educational innovations in VR/AR, Multitouch and Multiscreen Collaboration

    • Develop faculty and student capacity as the university's Academic Lead for Digital Learning.

Director, Learning Science

Cengage Learning, San Francisco

  • Lead the applied research, iterative design, and early validation of next generation learning experiences

  • Collaborate with Product, Technology, Marketing and Sales to apply and promote learning science and efficacy principles to digital products

Adjunct Assistant Professor

University of Southern California, Online/Remote

  • Teach graduate courses to global candidates in the Master's of Arts in Teaching program.

  • Teach in a fully online program with synchronous, asynchronous and field-based experiences

  • Serve on Faculty Course Design Committees

Senior Product Manager

Cengage Learning, San Francisco

  • Responsible for $20 million of print and digital products in Psychology for the higher education market.

  • Lead Content Development, Software Development, Marketing and Sales in go-to-market effort.

Senior Professional Educator, Faculty Development and Consulting

Cengage Learning, Online/Remote

  • Design and launch innovative online faculty development program for faculty and administrators in higher education and career education institutions.

  • Sponsor face-to-face and online professional development events to retain and win sales in coordination with sales, marketing and editorial teams.

Curriculum Coordinator

Florida State College, Jacksonville

  • Design competency-based F2F and online curriculum for college students.

  • Provide professional development for faculty and staff in implementing F2F and online curriculum.

CERTIFICATIONS AND DISTINCTIONS

  • High Performer Award (Top 15%), University of Nottingham 2018

  • Lord Dearing Award, LRLR, University of Nottingham 2018

  • Product Person of the Year, Cengage Learning Global Product 2015

  • Product Team of the Year, Cengage Learning Global Product 2015

  • Board Chairman, Springfield Neighborhood School 2010-2012

  • APA Graduate Seminar Invitee 2005

  • J. Hillis Miller Presidential Fellow, University of Florida 2003-2008

  • Florida Professional Educator Certificate Social Science

  • Tregoe Education Forum Decision Analysis Certification

  • TRIBES Learning Communities Certification

  • Kesler Mentoring Connections Certified Mentor

  • Florida Professional Measurement System Certified Faculty Evaluator

SELECTED CONSULTATION CLIENTS

  • Auburn University

  • Broward Community College

  • Coastal Carolina Community College

  • Daytona State College

  • Essex County College

  • Jacksonville State University

  • Keiser University

  • University of Alabama in Huntsville

  • University of New Orleans

  • Valencia College

  • Volunteer State Community College

  • West Virginia University

SELECTED TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCIES

  • LMS (2U, Bb, Moodle, etc)

  • MS Office

  • Prezi

  • Adobe Connect

  • Echo 360

  • LTI/QTI

  • Cerego

  • Voicethread

  • SPSS

  • Tableau (Basic)

  • R (Basic)

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • Austin, C. (2020, October) Effective practices for engaging students on Zoom, Presentation at TEL SIG (Technology-Enhanced Learning Special Interest Group) for the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes 1st Online Conference.

  • Towey, D., Walker, J., Austin, C., Chiew, F.K. and Wei, S. (2018), “Developing a Virtual Reality Open Educational Resource in a Sino-foreign Higher Education Institution: Challenges and Strategies”, in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE 2018), pp. 740-746.

  • Dai, K., Laidler, M. & Austin, C. (2018, May). Enhancing Student In-Class Engagement with the Echo360 Active Learning Platform: A Pilot Study at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China. Presentation at eLearning Forum Asia (eLFA 2018, Taipei, Taiwan).

  • Wei, R., Zhang, J., Austin, C., & Fow, K.L. (2018, May). The Development of a 360-Video Chemistry Laboratory Safety Training. Presentation at eLearning Forum Asia (eLFA 2018, Taipei, Taiwan).

  • Austin, C. (2017, October). A Pedagogy-Space Technology (PST) Framework for Designing and Evaluating Learning Places. Presentation at Better Education Environment Design (BEED Asia Autumn Conference, Beijing, PRC.

  • Austin, C. (2016, October). To Be or Not To Be? The Teacher as Master Questioner. Keynote Speech for Virginia Community Colleges (VCCS) Faculty Convocation, Richmond VA.

  • Orr, S. & Austin, C. (2013, February). After Orientation: Online Faculty Development for Adjunct Professors. Presentation at 32nd Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, Orlando FL.

  • Austin, C. (2012, October). Take a Test Drive: Race-Ready Test-Taking Strategies. Presentation at TeamUP Faculty Programs Fall Energizer Conference, Charlotte, NC.

  • Austin, C. (2012, June). A Four Ingredient Fix for Teaching Time Management. Presentation at TeamUP Faculty Programs College Survival Conference, Chicago IL.

  • Austin, C. (2012, March) "In 400 Yards Turn Right: Adding Technology to Reach New Destinations." Preconference seminar at TeamUP Faculty Programs Developmental Education Conference, Newport Beach, CA.

  • Austin, C. (2011, June). Get Off Them Spurs: Getting Students Engaged in Critical Thinking. Presentation at TeamUP Faculty Programs College Survival Conference, Nashville, TN.

  • Austin, C. (2011, March) "In 400 Yards Turn Right: Adding Technology to Reach New Destinations." Preconference seminar at TeamUP Faculty Programs Developmental Education Conference, Asheville, NC.

  • Austin, C. (2011, February) Examining Assessment From Both Sides of the Desk. Presentation at TeamUP Faculty Program's "Today's Psychology Classroom" workshop Greensboro, NC.

  • Austin, C. & McGowen-Hawkins, B. (2010, October) Go With the Flow: Fresh Ideas for Time Management, Cengage Learning College Success e-seminar presented to college faculty and Prezi archived at http://prezi.com/7gypurup9uke/

  • McGowen-Hawkins, B. & Austin, C (2010, October) Age Really is Just a Number, Right?: Teaching That Reaches Traditionalists, Millennials, and Everyone in Between, TeamUP Career Educator Webinar

  • Austin, C. & McGowen-Hawkins, B. (2010, September) Cell Phones, Tardies, Talk-Backs, and Sidebars: Dealing with Difficult Behavior, TeamUP Career Educator Webinar presented to 50 career college faculty.

  • Austin, C. (2010, January). Learning styles in the college classroom. Presentation at ATI Health Education Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

  • Austin, C. (2009, December) Using Bloom's Taxonomy for Instruction and Assessment. Webinar presented to 150 National College faculty.

  • Austin, C. (2009, October) Dealing with Difficult Behavior. Presentation at TeamUP Faculty Programs Fall Conference, Chicago, IL.

  • Austin, C. (2009, June) From Happy(?) Campers to Camp Counselors: Fostering Student Maturity. Presentation at TeamUP Faculty Programs College Survival Conference, San Antonio, TX.

  • Austin, C. (2009, March) Making horses thirsty: Understanding motivation to learn. Presentation at TeamUP Faculty Programs Developmental Education Conference, Orlando, FL.

  • Austin, C. (2009, February) Making horses thirsty: Understanding motivation to learn. Webinar presented to 150 college faculty

  • Austin, C. (2009, January) Experiential learning theory: Taking in, reflecting upon, using and evaluating knowledge. Keynote address at Faculty Commencement of Keiser University, Daytona Beach, FL.

  • Eggen, P., & Austin, C. (2005). A longitudinal study of teachers' and educational leaders' conceptions of classroom interaction. Florida Journal of Teacher Education, Fall/Winter Issue

  • Austin, C. (2005, August). An organizing framework for research in educational psychology. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington DC.

  • Eggen, P., & Austin, C. (2004, April). A longitudinal study of teachers' and educational leaders' conceptions of classroom interaction. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.

  • Eggen, P., & Austin, C. (2003, April). Toward a unified theory of cognition: A Kantian analysis. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.