DAVID MURPHY

BSc(Hons) (Tas), DipEd (Tas), MEdSt (Tas), PhD (Deakin)
Acting Director & Associate Professor

Associate Professor David Murphy is currently Acting Director of the Centre for Research in Distance and Adult Learning (CRIDAL) and Senior Course Designer at the Open University of Hong Kong. He has recently spent three years at Monash University in Australia as Associate Professor in Flexible Learning, and has also worked at Deakin University and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has a long association with distance and open education, has published extensively in the field, and is or has been on the editorial boards of a number of journals, including Distance Education, the American Journal of Distance Education and the Australian Journal of Educational Technology. His consultancy work includes projects with the Commonwealth of Learning, Austrade, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Health Organization.  


Positions held:

Current Acting Director of CRIDAL/Senior Course Designer
Open University of Hong Kong
1998-2001 Associate Professor in Flexible Learning
Centre for Higher Education Development
Monash University, Australia
1994-1998 Senior Course Designer
Open University of Hong Kong
1991-1994 Senior Lecturer
Deakin University, Australia
1985-1991 Programme Development Officer
Hong Kong Polytechnic
1975-1985 Teacher/Head Teacher
School of External Studies, Hobart Technical College, Australia


Recent publications:

Murphy, D., Walker, R. and Webb, G. (Eds) (2001) Online Learning and Teaching With Technology: Case Studies, Experience and Practice. London, Kogan Page.

Murphy, D. and Fung, Y. (1999) The Open University of Hong Kong Chapter in Harry, K. (Ed.) Higher Education Through Open and Distance Learning, London, Routledge, pp. 190-198.

Murphy, D. and Yuen, K.S. (1999) Developing Course Materials for the Asian Distance Learner. Chapter in Carr, R., Jegede, O.J., Wong, T.M. and Yuen, K.S. (Eds) The Asian Distance Learner, Hong Kong, Open University of Hong Kong Press, pp. 49-67.

Webster, L. and Murphy, D. (2001) The Reluctant Software Developers. Chapter in Murphy, D., Walker, R. and Webb, G. (2001) Online Learning and Teaching With Technology: Case Studies, Experience and Practice, London, Kogan Page, pp. 114-120.

Murphy, D. and Yum, J. (1998) Understanding Hong Kong Distance Learners. Distance Education, 19, 1, pp. 64-80.

Webb, G. and Murphy, D. (2000) Organisational Approaches to Staff Development to Support Teaching and Learning. Teacher Development, 4, 1, pp. 15-29.

Murphy, D., Fraser, K. & Webster, L. (2000) Wrestling with blancmange: a ‘flexible’ flexible learning workshop. International Journal of Academic Development, 5, 1, pp. 54-60.

Edwards, H., Webb, G. & Murphy, D. (2000) Modelling practice – academic development for flexible learning. International Journal of Academic Development, 5, 2, pp. 149-155.

McKenzie, W. & Murphy, D. (2000) “I hope this goes somewhere”: Evaluation of an Online Discussion Group Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 16, 3, pp. 239-257.

Murphy, D. (2000) Instructional Design for Self-Learning for Distance Education. The Knowledge Series, Commonwealth of Learning. Available online at: http://www.col.org/Knowledge/ks_instrdesign.htm

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