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., Lyon, C. M., McGrady, P., & Sojka, C. J. (2024). Splash, Wade, Swim, Dive: Flexible  University Support for Faculty-Initiated Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Learning Communities. In Faculty Learning Communities: Working Towards a More Equitable, Just, and Antiracist Future in Higher Education (Transforming Teaching and Learning in Higher Education). Information Age Publishing.

• 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.