
Dr. Ken Stevens
Dr. Ken Stevens is a New Zealander and a Professor
of Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he was
initially appointed as Chair in Tele-learning, (funded by Industry
Canada). His previous appointments were at James Cook University in
Queensland, Australia, and at Victoria University of Wellington in
New Zealand. In Australia, New Zealand and Canada he has
specialized in the provision of education in rural communities and
the application of information technologies for teaching and
learning in and between schools in sparsely-populated
areas.
In 2005 he was cross-appointed from Memorial
University of Newfoundland as Adjunct Professor of Education at
Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. He has published
extensively in the area of e-learning. His CURA research will focus
on the development of online professional learning communities in
teacher education.