Rowan Freeman Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Heading up RTG's consulting services, we assist schools in addressing complex issues, requiring project and change management leadership and technical and product expertise:- Analytics- Analysis- Learning & Development- Technology- Pedagogy & Online Learning

Melbourne, Australia

During my time as the Director of Learning Design at Keypath, I worked with UNSW, RMIT, Southern Cross University, Victoria University, James Cook University and others to develop a comprehensive approach to launching online Masters degrees.My responsibilities included business development and 'evangelising' online education, leading the conceptual development of courseware design, managing and responding to our data collection, managing our external stakeholder relationships and… Show more During my time as the Director of Learning Design at Keypath, I worked with UNSW, RMIT, Southern Cross University, Victoria University, James Cook University and others to develop a comprehensive approach to launching online Masters degrees.My responsibilities included business development and 'evangelising' online education, leading the conceptual development of courseware design, managing and responding to our data collection, managing our external stakeholder relationships and getting out of the way of my team of talented people! Working with university leaders to conceptualise, design and implement online degrees, often where there was no history of the mode made a practical, relationships-driven approach to change management absolutely necessary. Managing this kind of paradigm shift left me a little bruised and battered along the way, but my experience is richer for it.Significant achievements include:- Designing and developing Southern Cross University's MBA, which has significantly extended their enrolment footprint.- Leading the team which developed Perci - a content management LTI plugin that delivers a contemporary learning experience for students and drives an evidence-based approach to effective online facilitation.- Designed and managed the development of the the AGSM's (UNSW) Finance Specialisation in their MBA-X, the fourth mostly highly rated online MBA in the world.- Working in collaboration with RMIT Online to design and rollout their first five fully online Masters degrees.- Leading the design and development of JCU Online which offers the hugely popular Data Analytics Masters degree.- Helped lead company growth from a single university partner, to eight, making Keypath the fastest growing OPM internationally.- Directed the development and review of 100s of simultaneous unit developments each year. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

One of the first four employees of this ambitious start up, my responsibilities were broad... Establish the Learning Design function in consultation with our US counterparts, design local process, develop relationships with Heads of Faculty and Learning and Teaching at our university partners and innovate innovate innovate.Was heaps of fun, super creative and with our unrelenting focus on user experience, we catapulted Keypath into its current position of market dominance.

I continued to apply my skills in online unit development gained from Melbourne University, along with my ability to partner with subject matter experts to develop online content gained from my roles at Elwood College to develop online learning resources within the Higher Education sector.

Elwood College

Responsible for change management: the development and implementation of integrated digital networks (school intranet and the Ultranet - a DEECD initiative);Partnering with Teachers to develop online units of study and instructional design;Training and student support required for such programs;The rollout of 1:1 computing and the information sessions and training that accompanies such a move;The administration of our student reporting tool and;The general training and… Show more Responsible for change management: the development and implementation of integrated digital networks (school intranet and the Ultranet - a DEECD initiative);Partnering with Teachers to develop online units of study and instructional design;Training and student support required for such programs;The rollout of 1:1 computing and the information sessions and training that accompanies such a move;The administration of our student reporting tool and;The general training and support for staff for software and hardware Show less

Elwood College

Middle Years English Teacher and Senior and Intensive ESL teacher

I tutored the class 'Second Language Assessment'. I was responsible for developing and delivering content and assessing online forums.

Graduate Certificate Of Analytics, Information Systems

Master'S Degree, Literacy And Language Learning

For my masters degree thesis, I conducted case study research examining the factors that motivate secondary teachers to engage.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba) / Bachelor Of Teaching, English Language And Literature, General

Doctor Of Education - Edd: Discontinued, Discontinued

An investigation of the preparedness on onshore international students for higher education in Australia - discontinued in 2013