Michael Paskevicius

Michael Paskevicius earned his Ph.D. from the University of Victoria in 2018 investigating how open educational practices are being enacted in formal higher education. His research looks at the experiences of faculty in designing and practising open educational approaches to teaching and learning using emerging technologies to support collaborative, creative, and personalized learning. Michael began working in higher education in 2005 while doing an internship with the Commonwealth of Learning in Windhoek, Namibia. He worked for three years in information technology development in Namibia before relocating to Cape Town, South Africa to complete his masters in education technology. Michael is currently based on the west coast of Canada and holds a faculty position at the University of Victoria.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy - PhD University of Victoria (2014 — 2018)
• Masters Programme University of Cape Town (2009 — 2010)
• Bachelor of Commerce Ryerson University (2000 — 2005)

Research interests

• Technology integrated learning design
• Digital literacies of educators
• Open education resources and practices
• Knowledge management
• Innovation in education
• Emerging technologies to support research

Teaching areas

• Educational technology
• Integrated learning design

Selected publications

Bozkurt, A., Jung, I., Xiao, J., Vladimirschi, V., Schuwer, R., Egorov, G., Lambert, S., Al-Freih, M., Pete, J., Don Olcott, J., Rodes, V., Aranciaga, I., Bali, M., Alvarez, A. J., Roberts, J., Pazurek, A., Raffaghelli, J. E., Panagiotou, N., Coëtlogon, P. de, … Paskevicius, M. (2020). A global outlook to the interruption of education due to COVID-19 pandemic: Navigating in a time of uncertainty and crisis. Asian Journal of Distance Education, 15(1), 1–126. http://asianjde.org/ojs/index.php/AsianJDE/article/view/462

Paskevicius, M. (2020). Changing Access to Educational Materials. In S. Mishra & S. Panda (Eds.), Technology-Enabled Learning: Policy, Pedagogy and Practice. Commonwealth of Learning (COL). http://hdl.handle.net/11599/3655

Paskevicius, M. (2019). Learners’ Access to Educational Materials in Select Institutions within the Commonwealth. Commonwealth of Learning (COL). http://oasis.col.org/handle/11599/3479

Paskevicius, M., & Irvine, V. (2019a). Open Education and Learning Design: Open Pedagogy in Praxis. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2019(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.512

Paskevicius, M., & Irvine, V. (2019b). Practicalities of implementing open pedagogy in higher education. Smart Learning Environments, 6(1), 23. https://doi.org/10/ggfngv

Paskevicius, M., & Hodgkinson-Williams, C. (2018). Student Perceptions of the Creation and Reuse of Digital Educational Resources in a Community Development-Oriented Organisation. Journal of Learning for Development - JL4D, 5(1). Retrieved from http://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/253

Paskevicius, M. (2017). Conceptualizing Open Educational Practices through the Lens of Constructive Alignment. Open Praxis, 9(2), 125. https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.9.2.519

Paskevicius, M., & Bortolin, K. (2015). Blending Our Practice: Using Online and Face-to-Face Methods to Sustain Community Among Faculty in an Extended Length Professional Development Program. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 53(6), 605–615. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2015.1095646

Hodgkinson-Williams, C., & Paskevicius, M. (2013). It’s Not Their Job to Share Content’: A Case Study of the Role of Senior Students in Adapting Teaching Materials as Open Educational Resources at the University of Cape Town. E-Learning and Digital Media, 10(2), 135. https://doi.org/10.2304/elea.2013.10.2.135

Hodgkinson-Williams, C., & Paskevicius, M. (2012). The Role of Postgraduate Students in Co-Authoring Open Educational Resources to Promote Social Inclusion: A Case Study at the University of Cape Town. Distance Education, 33(2), 253–269. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2012.692052