Michael Paskevicius earned his Ph.D. from the University of Victoria in 2018 investigating how open educational practices are being enacted in formal higher education. His research looks at the experiences of faculty in designing and practising open educational approaches to teaching and learning using emerging technologies to support collaborative, creative, and personalized learning.
Teaching
I have facilitated several face-to-face, blended, and online courses and am comfortable working with most common content and learning management systems, online communication tools, and forms of digital media
Open educational practice
My research investigates how open education is impacting formal higher education by exploring if and how educators are shifting their teaching practices and whether students are developing literacies associated with open educational practice.Learning analytics
I have very interested in how we can use learning analytics to improve student outcomes, experiences, and satisfaction.Knowledge management
I have more recently taken a keen interest in the knowledge management practices of those working and studying in higher education. I intend to develop a research agenda in this area.Open educational resources
I have been supporting, contributing, and researching open educational resources since 2009.Educational development
I have worked in educational development and engaged in the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education since 2012.