Professor Steven Warburton
Steven is Executive Principal Education Futures, University of New England, NSW, Australia, where he leads a large division covering the core functions of digital education, academic quality, curriculum management and academic development. He has published widely in the domain of technology enhanced learning and is a passionate advocate for design thinking and the use of pattern languages in human centred design and problem solving.
Steven has held positions at leading institutions in the UK, New Zealand and now at the University of New England, Australia’s oldest and most prestigious online and distance education institution. His achievements are focussed in the domain of digital transformation and the strategic deployment of technologies to enhance learning and teaching and include significant projects in online assessment, curriculum and learning management system deployment.
As an Executive Principal at University of New England he leads a large division covering the core functions of digital education, academic quality, curriculum management and academic development.
He has published widely in the domain of technology enhanced learning and is a passionate advocate for design thinking and the use of pattern languages in human centred design and problem solving. Recently he has co-chaired ASCILITE, the premier southern hemisphere educational technology conference, for two consecutive years. As both a scholar and leader, his career reflects a personal commitment to the value of education as a positive force for change, enhancing social, human, and economic capital in often challenging global settings.