STAFF PROFILE
Dr. Meg Colasante
Research Interests
Dr Colasante's research has largely focussed on tertiary teaching and learning, especially towards innovations that improve student experiences involving curriculum design and/or educational technology. More recently, research interests also include university teachers as learners and agents for change within the higher education workplace (using cultural-historical activity theory).
PhD topic: Co-constructing digital teaching practice in higher education: An activity theory perspective.
Teaching and learning
After years working in academic development, curriculum design, and SoTL management in RMIT's STEM College (followed by various academic development and teaching roles at other universities), Meg returned to RMIT to work in the College of Business and Law (CoBL). Initially a sessional lecturer to teach Business Research Design in the MBA, now Meg is back based in CoBL's Learning, Teaching and Quality portfolio, teaching and coordinating undergraduate work-integrated learning (WIL) courses and leading a SoTL project.
Fellowships
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) AdvanceHE, UK (admitted Oct-2021)
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Indigenous Knowledges) (AFHEA-IK) AdvanceHE, UK (admitted Nov-2023)
Fellow, International Society for Design and Development in Education (ISDDE) (admitted Jan-2018)
Inducted member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, 2008 (Chapter: Deakin University)
Awards
Letters of congratulations for high eVALUate results (student evaluations) 2021, 2022 and 2023, for three units (courses) in the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (Learning and Teaching), School of Education, Deakin University.
Learning and Teaching Awards for OUA 2020, for Outstanding Teaching Award for Business Research Design, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University.
RMIT University 2010 Teaching and Research Award for 'Programs that Enhance Learning: Innovation in curricula, learning and teaching':
Citation: For the creation of the Media Annotation Tool (MAT), a pedagogically based learning tool which facilitates student learning with media, through reflection, feedback and sharing.
- BUSM2543 Developing Professionally (Course Coordinator and teacher) (Semester 1 and 2)
- BUSM2623 Impact Academy (teacher) (Semester 1 and 2)
- BUSM4471, BUSM4608, BUSM4671 Undergraduate Business Internships (SummerFlex, Semester 2)
- BUSM4483, BUSM4609 Postgraduate Business Internships (SummerFlex, Semester 2)
- SoTL project lead role in LTQ CoBL
- PhD, School of Education, Faculty or Arts and Education, Deakin University
- Master of Professional Education and Training (Flexible, Online and Distance Education), School of Education, Deakin University
- Graduate Diploma in Industrial Education and Training, RMIT University
- Douglas, K.,Popa, T.,Platz, C.,Colasante, M. (2019). Technology Aided Learning in Dispute Resolution and Evidence: Combining Video with Online Annotation/Discussion in a Blended Learning Design In: Macquarie Law Journal, 19, 189 - 207
- Colasante, M.,Hall-Van Den Elsen, C. (2017). Blended learning as a disruption in a vocational education building program In: Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2017), Toowoomba, Queensland, 4 - 6 December 2017
- Miller, P.,Colasante, M.,Li, X. (2016). Debugging performance: creative solutions to developing computer science students' problemsolving skills In: Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA 2016), Freemantle, WA, Australia, 4-7 July 2016
- Colasante, M.,Douglas, K. (2016). Prepare-Participate-Connect: Active learning with video annotation In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 32, 68 - 91
- Douglas, K.,Colasante, M.,Kimpton, A. (2015). Exploiting emerging video annotation technology and industry engagement to authentically prepare students for the complex world of work In: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA 2015), Melbourne, Australia, 6-9 July 2015
- Colasante, M.,Kimpton, A.,Hallam, J. (2014). A curriculum model to promote (chiropractic) clinical thinking with video-case annotation In: Curriculum Models for the 21st Century: Using Learning Technologies in Higher Education, Springer, New York, United States
- Douglas, K.,Lang, J.,Colasante, M. (2014). The challenges of blended learning using a media annotation tool In: Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 11, 1 - 19
- Lemon, N.,Colasante, M.,Corneille, K.,Douglas, K. (2013). Video annotation for collaborative connections to learning: case studies from an Australian higher education context In: Increasing Student Engagement and Retention using Multimedia Technologies: Video Annotation, Multimedia Applications, Videoconferencing and Transmedia Storytelling (Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education, Volume 6), Emerald Group Publishing, United Kingdom
- Colasante, M.,Leedham, M. (2013). Motivation and satisfaction for vocational education students using a video annotation tool In: Proceedings 30th Ascilite Conference 2013: Electric Dreams, Sydney, Australia, 1-4 December 2013
- Ruyters, M.,Colasante, M.,Douglas, K.,Mandarano, G. (2012). Sustainability of a university designed and developed media annotation tool to prepare learners with skills needed for future employment In: Ascilite2012 Conference Proceedings, Wellington, New Zealand, 25-28 November 2012