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.