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Professor and Co-Director, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University

Professor Phillip (Phill) Dawson is the Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) at Deakin University. He researches assessment in higher education, with a focus on feedback, artificial intelligence, cheating and integrity. His two latest books are 'Defending Assessment Security in a Digital World: Preventing E-Cheating and Supporting Academic Integrity in Higher Education' (Routledge, 2021) and the co-edited volume 'Re-imagining University Assessment in a Digital World' (Springer, 2020).

Prof Dawson holds a PhD in Higher Education and a first-class honours degree in Computer Science. He has more than 20 years of experience working in Australian higher education, and he has been awarded four university-level teaching awards and a citation from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. He has led major higher education research projects funded by the Australian Research Council, the Office for Learning and Teaching, and a variety of educational technology companies.

Phill is a regular contributor to public debate on higher education. His work has been featured on ABC TV, The Australian, The Age, Times Higher Education, the BBC, VICE, Vox, the Financial Times, the Geelong Advertiser, and discussed in the Australian parliament. In his spare time, Phill performs comedy, including in the academia-themed improv show The Peer Revue, which he also produces.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Professor and Co-Director, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University
  • 2021–2022
    Professor and Associate Director, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University
  • 2015–2020
    Associate Professor and Associate Director, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University
  • 2011–2015
    Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Learning and Teaching, Monash University
  • 2009–2011
    Lecturer in Education Studies, Deakin University

Education

  • 2011 
    University of Wollongong, PhD in Education
  • 2005 
    University of Wollongong, Bachelor of Computer Science (H1)

Grants and Contracts

  • 2012
    Analytics block to identify students at risk of disengaging
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    NetSpot Innovation Fund
  • 2012
    Improving assessment: understanding educational decision-making in practice
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT)
  • 2012
    Assessment as learning through conversation simulation
    Role:
    Co-investigator
    Funding Source:
    Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT)

Research Areas

  • Higher Education (130103)
  • Education (13)
  • Other Education (1399)
  • Education Assessment And Evaluation (130303)