Our research

Our teaching and learning-related research includes:

• Projects evaluating the impact of learning designs upon teaching and student learning
  
• Scholarship of teaching and learning research, using social research methods (quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods)
  
• Action research projects evaluating the impact of a particular innovation for the purposes of describing, explaining and improving upon the innovation

Our health related research projects are related to HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment.

Journal articles

Egan, J. P. (2020). Beyond the Afterglow: Effective Transfer of Learning Through Purposeful Instructional Design. Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 8(1), 173-186. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.8.1.12

Egan, J. P., Cooper-Ioelu, P., Spence, F. & Petersen, M. L. (2018). The Curricular and Technological Nexus: Findings from a Study of ePortfolio Implementation. International Journal of ePortfolio, 8(2), 127-138.

Bradley, S., Egan, J. P. & Henning, M. (2018). Paediatric team handover: a time to learn? New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1476), 70-80.

Pinnock, R., Young, L., Spence, F., Henning, M. & Hazell, W. (2015) Can “Think Aloud” be used to teach and assess clinical reasoning in graduate medical education?. Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 7(3), 334-337. http://www.jgme.org/doi/abs/10.4300/JGME-D-14-00601.1

Masching, R., Dell, C. A., Egan, J. P., Gros-Louis-McHugh, Lee, D., Prentice, T., Storm, L. Thomas, C. McGee, A. & Dale-Harris, H. (2014). The Complexities of Accessing Care and Treatment: Understanding Alcohol Use by Aboriginal Persons Living with HIV and AIDS. Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, 6, 70-94.

Egan, J. P. (2014). Injection Drug Users, Aboriginality, and HIV: A Postcolonial Glance From a Strong Ally. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2014(142), 37-47. DOI: 10.1002/ace.20093

Egan, J. P. (2013). Learning Community or Community of Practice: Preliminary Findings from a Transfer of Learning Study. Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology. 10(1), 137-144.

Blake, A., & Quiros Garzon, M. (2012). Boundary objects to guide sustainable technology-supported participatory development for poverty alleviation in the context of digital divides. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 51(1), pp.1-25 https://www.ejisdc.org/ojs2/index.php/ejisdc/issue/view/111.

Pinnock, R., Spence, F., Chung, A. & Booth, R. (2012), evPaeds: undergraduate clinical reasoning. The Clinical Teacher, 9: 152–157. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1743-498X.2011.00523.x/abstract

Doherty, I. (2011). 'A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Impact of Professional Development for Teaching on Teaching Practice', US-China Education Review, 1(5), 703-714. ISSN: 1548-6613.

Doherty, I. (2011). 'Evaluating the Impact of Educational Technology Professional Development Upon Adoption of Web 2.0 Tools in Teaching', Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 27 (3), 381-396, 2011. ISSN: 1449-5554.

Pinnock, R., Spence, F., Housely, C., Hol, W.C., & Smith, R. (2010). myPaediatrics: A website for learning paediatric clinical skills. International Journal of Clinical Skills, 4(1), 23-31. https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/27637/

Poole, G., Egan, J. P & Iqbal, I. (2009). Innovation in Collaborative Health Research Training: The Role of Active Learning. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 23(2), 148 - 155.

Donald, C., Blake, A., Girault, I., Datt, A. & Ramsay, E. (2009). Approaches to learning design: past the head and the hands to the HEART of the matter. Distance Education, 30, (2), pp.179-199 http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/ftinterface~content=a913278907~fulltext=713240930.

Egan, J. P. (2008). From school to scene: Subjugated knowledges and the informal education of queer young me in Vancouver, Canada, and Sydney, Australia. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education. 21(1), 1 - 18.

ZOLEZZI, M., BLAKE, A. (2008). Principles-based Learning Design for an Online Postgraduate Psychiatric Pharmacy Course', American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 72(5).

BLAKE, A., DOHERTY, I. (2007). An Instructional Design Course for Clinical Educators: First Iteration Design Research Reflections. Journal of Learning Design, 2, (2), pp. 104-115 https://www.jld.edu.au/article/download/43/41.

Book chapters

Egan, J. P. (2016) Social Reform Perspective. In D. Pratt (Ed.) Five Perspectives on Teaching: Mapping a Plurality of the Good (pp. 197-217). Malabar FL: Krieger Publishing.

Egan, J. P. (2014). “Injection drug users, minority status, and broader health implications: a post-colonial gaze “. Health and Wellness Concerns for Racial, Ethnic, and Sexual Minorities: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education #142. Eds. Tonette S Rocco, Joshua C Collins & Lawrence Bryant . San Francisco: Jossey Bass Inc. 37-47.

Egan, J. P. (2011). "Chapter 4: Advocacy, Care, Promotion and Research: Adult Educators Working with the Community for Health". Adult Education and Health. Ed. Leona M English. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 64-75.

Butterwick, S. & Egan, J. P. (2010). "Sociology of Adult and Continuing Education: Some Key Understandings for the Field of Practice". Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education. Ed. Amy D Rose, Carol E Casworm and Jovita M Ross-Gordon. Revised edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 113-122

Doherty, I., Blake, A.R. (2009). 'Student-Centred Learning: A Case Study in Teaching Clinical Educators Instructional Design Skills'. In John O'Donoghue (Ed.), Technology-Supported Environments for Personalised Learning. Hershey PA , IGI Global, p.212-234, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-60566-884-0. Read more about this study.

Gunn, C., Blake, A.R.(2009) 'Blending Technology into an Academic Practice Qualification for University Teachers', In Elizabeth Stacey & Philippa Gerbic (eds.), Effective Blended Learning Practices: Evidence-Based Perspectives in ICT-Facilitated Education, Hershey, PA, IGI Global, p.259-279, 2009.

Conference proceedings

Egan, J.P. (2020). Twenty-First Century Andragogy: An Analysis of Knowles’ Archetypal Adult Learner in the Digital Learning Age. 14th International Technology, Education and Development (INTED) Conference, Valencia, 257-261.

Egan, J.P. (2020). Digital Decolonisation: Diaspora Reflections on Technology-Mediated Indigenous Language Learning. 14th International Technology, Education and Development (INTED) Conference, Valencia, 877-881.

Egan, J.P. (2019). Te Whakapaipai, Dílárúchán: Towards Decolonisation via the Digital Self-Directed Study of Indigenous Languages. Proceedings Editors: Brown, M., Nic Giolla Mhichil, M., Beirne, E., & Costello, E.  28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning, Dublin, 186-192.  

Egan, J. P. (2019). Sex, Love, Fun and Pleasure: the Self-Directed Learning of Young Queer Men in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings Editors: Egan, John P. 37th Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Conference. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 92 - 96.

Egan, J. P. (2018). In the AIR: The Transformative Learning of Young Queer Men at Elevated Risk (AIR) of HIV Exposure in New Zealand. Proceedings Editors: McGray, Robert & Woloshyn, Vera. 37th Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Conference. University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 54 - 57.

Egan, J.P. & Sadera, E. (2018). The Self-Regulated Undergraduate: Leveraging Learning Technologies to Facilitate Metacognition. 12th International Technology, Education and Development (INTED) Conference, Valencia, 1954-1957.

Sadera, E. & Egan, J.P. (2018). Creating Curricula for Contemporary Contexts: Towards a Revised Model of Curriculum Design. 12th International Technology, Education and Development (INTED) Conference, Valencia, 738-743.

Egan, J.P. (2017). Activity, Learning or Data Fetishism: On Learner Analytics, Higher Education and Regimes off Thought. 11th International Technology, Education and Development (INTED) Conference, Valencia, 3652-3655.

Egan, J.P., Cooper-Ioelu, P., Spence, F. & Petersen, L. (2017). The Curricular and Technological Nexus: Preliminary Findings From A Study Of E-Portfolio Implementation. 11th International Technology, Education and Development (INTED) Conference, Valencia, 792-795.

Egan, J. P. (2016). Beyond the Periphery: Towards the Peer Review of Online Teaching. Proceedings Editor: Rimvydas Skyrius. Informing Science & IT Education. Vilnius University. Vilnius, Lithuania, 33-39.

Egan, J. P. (2013). Learning Community or Community of Practice: Preliminary Findings of a Transfer of Learning Study”. Proceedings Editor: Borges Gouveia, Luis. Informing Science & IT Education. June, 2013. Universidade Fernando Pessoa. Porto, Portugal. 137-144.

Egan, J. P. (2012). Beyond the afterglow: Transfer of learning in an online “applications” course - preliminary results of a mixed methods study". Proceedings Editors: Brown, Mark. Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference. Te Papa Tongarewa (Massey University). Wellington. 292-297.

Blake, A., Donald, C., Datt, A., & Xiaoyan, B. (2011). Cross-cultural learning design: Past the head and the hands to the HEART of the matter. Proceedings of the 2011 11th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, pp.600-601. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5992409.

Doherty, I. (2011). 'Authentic Tasks and Authentic Experiences: Two Dimensions for Delivering Effective Professional Development', E-LEARN 2011 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education, Honolulu, Hawaii, p.1167-1172. Read more about this study.

Doherty, I. 'Project Based Educational Technology Professional Development', SITE 2011 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Nashville, TN, USA, 7 - 11 March, 2011, p.1807-1812. ISBN: 1–880094–84–3. Read more about this study.

Doherty, I. 'Online Instruction for the Professional Development of Educators: A Distributed Community Model for Learning About Teaching', The Second International Conference on Information and Multimedia Technology, Hong Kong, 28 - 30 Dec, 2010, p.164-167. ISBN: 978-1-4244-8882-7.

Doherty, I. 'Aiming for Systemic Change Through an Embedded Continuing Professional Development Initiative', Curriculum, Technology and Transformation for an Unknown Future: ascilite 2010 Conference, Sydney, Australia, 5 - 8 Dec 2010, p.305-309. ISBN: 978-1-74272-016-6.

Doherty, I., BARROW, M.J. 'Educating Educators in the Constructive Use of Technologies for Teaching and Learning', SITE 2010 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, USA, San Diego, CA, 29 April - 2 May, 2010, p.1735-1740. ISBN: 1-880094-78-9. Read more about this study.

Doherty, I., HONEY, M.L.L. 'The Value of an E-learning Reference Group for Furthering A Faculty E-learning Strategy', ED-MEDIA World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Toronto, Canada, 28 June - 2 July, 2010, p.4094-4099. ISBN: 1-880094-81-9. Read more about this study.

Doherty, I., COOPER, P. 'Educating Educators in the Purposeful Use of Web 2.0 Tools for Teaching and Learning', Same Places, Different Spaces, ASCILITE, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 - 9 December, 2009, p.208-217. ISBN: 978-1-877314-81-0.

Doherty, I., Blake, A.R., COOPER, P. 'Staff Development Workshops: Web 2.0 For Teaching And Learning.', The 20th Annual Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, 2 - 6 March, 2009, p.864-871. ISBN: 1-880094-66-5.

Doherty, I., Blake, A.R. 'Faculty ICT Capacity Development Issues for e-learning in Medical and Health Sciences', Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Conference, ICT: Providing Choices for Learners and Learning, Singapore, 2 - 5 December, 2007, p.219-222. ISBN: 978-981-05-9579-1.

Doherty, I., COOPER, P. 'Capacity Building for Sustainable E-Learning Development', International Conference on E-Learning for a Knowledge Based Society Conference, Bangkok, Thailand. 18 - 19 November, 2007, p.5.1-5.6. ISBN: 0858-7027. Read more about this study.

Conference abstracts

Egan, J.P. (2019). Online teaching archetypes in a postgraduate, research-intensive university context: a pilot study.  28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning, Dublin.

Egan, J.P. (2019). Relationships, sex and values: meaning-making around relationships by queer young men in Aotearoa. 41st New Zealand Sexual Health Conference, Wellington.

Egan, J.P. (2019). Sex, love, risk, meaning-making, and the Other: the self-directed learning of queer men of colour in Aotearoa. Centre for Asian and Ethnic Minority Research National Symposium, University of Auckland.

Egan, J. P. (2019). Disciplinary Peer Review of Teaching: A Framework. Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education 48th Annual Conference. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Egan, J. P. (2018). In the AIR: Eurocentric Gender Rigidity in HIV Prevention in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ecosexualities: Canadian Sexuality Studies Association Conference. University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Petersen, L., Egan, J.P., Curtis, E.T. & Barrow, M. (2017). Supporting new indigenous postgraduate student transitions through online preparation tools. International Council for Open and Distance Education, Toronto.

Egan, J.P. (2017). Trouble on the horizon: SoTL in the era of big data. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) Annual Conference, Calgary.

Egan, J.P. (2016). The University and Productivity: Innovation, Equity and Efficiency in the Digital Age. Tertiary Education Union Productivity Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.

Egan, J.P. (2015). Learning analytics and SoTL: an imperfect disciplinary apparatus. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

Egan, J.P., Blake, A., Sisley, A. Bye, L. Honey, M., Marshall, D., Booth, R. & Barrow, M. (2015). Selecting an E-Portfolio Using the SECTIONS Model: Findings From a Two Platform Pilot. 9th International Technology, Education and Development (INTED) Conference, Madrid.

Petersen, L., Egan, J.P. & Barrow, M. (2015). Navigating murky curriculum waters – Using simple technologies and sector-relevant competencies to map a shared direction for a Bachelor of Health Sciences curriculum. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Melbourne.

Egan, J.P. (2014). Principles to Reward Passion: Towards An Organic Notion Of Peer Review Of Online Teaching. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) Annual Conference, Québec City, Canada.

Egan, J.P. (2014). Professional Development in the Digital Space: Train the Trainer for University-Based Learning Technologists. 6th Annual EduLearn Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies. Barcelona.

Egan, J. P. (2014). Synchronous, Asynchronous, Beyond Synchronous: Temporality in Digital Learning. Biennial Open, Flexible & Distance Learning Conference (DEANZ). Christchurch.

Egan, J. P. (2013). Efficacy and Impact of Formative and Summative Assessment in an Online ELearning Course: Findings from a SoTL Study. 10th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA..

Verwoord, R., Bates, S., Lamberson, M.L., & Egan, J.P. (2013). Transitioning from WebCT Vista to Blackboard Learn 9.1: Users’ Experiences at the University of British Columbia. Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Bates, S., Verwoord, R., Lamberson, M.L., Egan, J.P. & Han, A. (2013). Got research? Considerations for conducting research through a Post-Secondary Teaching and Learning Centre. Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Bates, S., Verwoord, R., Lamberson, M.L., Egan, J.P. & Han, A. (2013). Selecting a learning management system. Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Campbell, A., Dell, C., Egan, J.P., Gros-Louis, N., Harris, H., Lee, D., Masching, R., Prentice, T. , Storm & L. (2012). Final Report: Alcohol Use by Aboriginal Persons Living with HIV/AIDS and its Association with Access to Care and Treatment. ‘No Harm in Trying’ Atlantic Harm Reduction Conference, Halifax, NS.

Campbell, A., Dell, C., Egan, J. P., Gros-Louis, N., Harris, H., Lee, D., Masching, R., Prentice, T. & Storm, L. (2011). Alcohol Use by Aboriginal Persons Living with HIV/AIDS and its Association with Access to Care and Treatment. Wise Practices III HIV/AIDS Research Conference, Halifax, NS.

Doherty, I. 'Delivering Effective Distance Education: Project Based Teaching for Effective Learning', ICETC 2011 3rd International Conference on Technology, Education and Computer, Changchun, Jilin, China. 15 - 16 July, 2011, p.260-264. ISSN: 978-971-08-9195.

Doherty, I., Barrow, M.J. 'Continuing Professional Development to Improve Teaching and Learning', HERDSA 2010, Melbourne, Australia, 6 - 9 July, 2010.

Honey, M.L.L., Doherty, I., Marshall, D.C., McIlwain, F.K. 'E-portfolio Use in an Undergraduate Nursing Course: Descending into the 'Trough of Disillusionment', ED-MEDIA World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Toronto, Canada, 28th June - 2nd July, 2010, p.1713-1718. ISBN: 1-880094-81-9. Read more about this study.

Doherty, I. 'Strategies for Providing Effective and Engaging Distance Education: A Research Summary', Alberta North Access Symposium, Northern Lakes College, Peace River, Alberta, 3 - 5 May, 2010, p.4.

Donald, C., Blake, A.R. ‘Reviewing Learning Designs with HEART: A Learning Design Support Strategy’, Same Places, Different Spaces, Ascilite, Auckland, New Zealand , 7 - 9 December, 2009.

Doherty, I. 'Revisioning Teaching and Learning for Successful E-learning', Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) Conference, Banff, Alberta, 27 - 30 April, 2008, p.22.

Hansen, M., Doherty, I. 'Medical Interns, Clinical Skills Acquisition and Self-Confidence Levels: Enhanced Via Video iPods?',Health Informatics Society Australia New South Wales (HISANSW) 2008, Think Globally Act Locally, Sydney, Australia, 14 March, 2008, p.1.

Honey, M.L.L., Doherty, I., McKillor, A.M. 'Factors For A Successful International Collaboration To Develop An Evidence Based Practice E-Learning Course', ED-MEDIA 2008--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Vienna, Austria, 30 June - 4 July, 2008, p.2597-2602. ISBN: 1-880094-65-7. Read more about this study.

Ram, S., Blake, A.R., Brailsford, I.P., Jensen, M., Shaw, J.P., Sheridan, J.L. 'Student Experiences of Managing a Virtual Pharmacy', 15th International Social Pharmacy Workshop, The International Journal of Pharmacy Practice(ed.), The International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Supp2, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Doherty, I., Vate-U-Lan, P., Blake, A.R. 'E-learning Resources for e-Learning Users: Tools and Techniques to Enable Lecturers to Meet Learner Needs', Amazing Elearning, Bangkok, Thailand, 7 - 9 March, 2008, p.51.

Doherty, I., Cooper, P. 'Assuring Quality in Elearning: An Educational Project Management Approach', Universiti Teknologi Mara (UITM), UICEL 2007 International Conference on E-Learning, Shan Alam City, Malaysia, 12 - 14 December, 2007, p.71-71.

Doherty, I., Blake, A.R. 'Teaching Instructional Design Principles to Clinical Educators: A Design Research Approach', Ed-Media 2007 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Chesapeake, VA, 25 - 29 June, 2007, p.2799-2804. ISBN: 1-880094-62-2. Read more about this study.

Conferences: posters

Egan, J. P. (2016). Citius, Altius, Fortius, Reticulius: Opening Up Volunteer Training for the Olympic Games to the Networked Age. European Distance and eLearning Network, Budapest, Hungary.

Egan, J. P. Blake, A., Sisley, A. Bye, L. Honey, M., Booth, R. & Marshall, D. (2015). Embedding an E-Portfolio: findings from a pilot study. Association of Medical Education In Europe, Glasgow, United Kingdom. 

Adams, M. & Egan, J. P. (2015). An Integrated approach to child health education to bridge the theory-practice gap : Report on a “flipped” classroom pilot study. Australasian Nurse Educators Conference, Auckland New Zealand.

Petersen, L., Egan, J.P. & Barrow, M. (2015). Applying threshold concepts to unlock a ‘hidden core’ of a multifaceted health sciences curriculum. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Melbourne.

Spence, F., Egan, J. P. & Hol, W. C. (2014). Where medical education and learning design intersect: Technology as opportunity. Association of Medical Education In Europe, Milan, Italy. 

Masching, R., Calzavara, L., Egan, J. P., Patterson, M., Thomas, M., Godbout, C. & Brownlee, P. (2014). Engaging the 21st Century Moccasin Telegraph: Using cyberspace to CAAN’s advantage. Canadian Association for HIV Research Conference, St. John’s, NL. 

Doherty, I; Honey, M.L.L.; Stewart, L. 'Locating Technology Innovation within the Scholarship of Teaching', Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Conference 2011, pp. 364-366. ISBN:978-1-86295-644-5.

Rowland, P., Doherty., I & Huggard, P. 'Culture and Cultural Competency: e-Learning for Health Professionals', Australasian Long Term Health Conditions Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 6 - 8 April, 2011.

Doherty, I. & Hansen, M. ‘Improving Medical Interns’ Levels of Clinical Skills Competence and Self-Confidence Levels via Video iPods: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial’, Medicine 2.0: Social Media and Web 2.0 in Health, Medicine and Biomedical Research Conference, Stanford University, North Carolina, USA, 16 September – 18 September.

Student supervision

Egan, J. P. Master of Clinical Education Supervisor to
Bradley, S. Educational opportunities within paediatric team handovers
in New Zealand secondary hospitals. Co-supervisor Henning, M.