Ms Colleen Ortega

Ms Colleen Ortega
 Position Assoc. Dir Educational Innovation and Support
 Org Unit Learning Enhancement and Innovation
 Email colleen.ortega@adelaide.edu.au
 Telephone +61 8 8313 8064
 Location Floor/Room Level Seven ,  Kenneth Wills ,   North Terrace

  • Biography/ Background

    Colleen Ortega is the Associate Director, Educational Innovation and Support in Learning Enhancement and Innovation within the Division of Academic and Student Engagement at the University of Adelaide.

    As part of Learning Enhancement and Innovation, her portfolio includes Learning Design and Capability, Learning Systems (including the MyUni Support service), Design and Development for PACE Products, and Media Production. 

    Her portfolio supports the delivery of quality learning experiences across a range of face-to-face, blended, and online learning opportunities by providing strategic advice, operational advice, and support services aligned with the University's Strategic Plan, and assures continuous implementation of enhanced learning experiences and strategic educational development. This includes the provision of innovative, engaging, and effective technology-enabled learning solutions to address complex and emerging needs of undergraduate, postgraduate, and adult learners across the University's curriculum. Colleen previously worked as Manager Learning Enhancement, Manager Learning Design and an eLearning Adviser assigned to the Faculty of the Professions. Colleen has a background as a Secondary School Teacher and eLearning Designer/Developer for the government and private sectors. She has also taught Research Methodology and eLearning within the VET sector.

     

    "We want to inspire learning by working in partnership with the university community through the design of programs, courses, and learning activities. We use creative thinking and evidence-based educational approaches to shape and enable quality learning and teaching experiences."

  • Qualifications

    Masters of Business Psychology 2020

    The University of Newcastle

    Certificate IV in Training and Assessment 2012

    Graduate Diploma in Education 2009

    The University of Adelaide

    Bachelor of Health Science (Hons) Psychology 2008

    The University of Adelaide

    Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Spanish) 2007

    The University of Adelaide

     

    Other 

    Certified Scrum Product Owner 2019

    Recognised as a Microsoft Faculty Fellow 2014

    Mental Health First Aid 2013

    Mental Health First Aid Australia

    Gamification 2012

    Coursera MOOC

    Project Management 2012

    Australian Institute of Management

  • Publications

    Ortega Brassington, C. Briefing an eLearning developer, Training and Development in Australia, 2012, 39 (3), pages 28-29. 

    Ortega, C., Limaye, V., Chur-Hansen, A. Patient perceptions of and experiences with inflammatory myositis, Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 2010, 16 (7), pages 341-342. 

  • Professional Interests

    • Blended and Online Learning Design
    • Gamification
    • eLearning Best Practice
    • eLearning standards and policy
    • Blended learning development frameworks

     

     

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Entry last updated: Tuesday, 7 Mar 2023

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