
| ORGANIZATION | Athabasca University |
| PROFESSION | Professor, Open, Digital, and Distance Education |
| COUNTRY | Canada |
| WEBSITE | https://www.athabascau.ca/humanities-and-social-sciences/our-people/martha-cleveland-innes.html |
Dr. Martha Cleveland-Innes is Professor of Open, Digital, and Distance Education at Athabasca University. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the bilingual Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology and the author of The Guide to Blended Learning. Martha is instructor, co-designer, and researcher for the open online courses Blended Learning Practice. and Leading Change for Teaching and Learning in a Digital World. The 2nd edition of Introduction to Distance Education: Teaching and Learning in a New Era, which she co-edited, was released by Taylor & Francis in 2021. This same publisher will release The Design of Digital Learning Environments: Online and Blended Applications of the Community of Inquiry, co-edited by Martha, in late 2023. She has held major research grants supporting research on the digital technology-enabled student experience. In 2019 Martha received an Honorary Doctorate from Mid-Sweden University and the Leadership Award from the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education. Her research interest areas include 1) online and blended learning, 2) communities of inquiry, 3) higher education reform and lifelong learning, and 4) leadership in digital education. Martha is currently a member of the Advisory Group for Digital Literacy with the B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education, Visiting Professor of Pedagogy at Mid-Sweden University and former Virtual Educator in Residence, National University of Singapore.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
1) online and blended learning, 2) communities of inquiry, 3) higher education reform and lifelong learning, and 4) leadership in digital education.MARTHA CLEVELAND-INNES'S PROJECTS
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The Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing identified a current trend in higher education, and in nursing...
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