Academic Quality and Integrity in the New Higher Education Digital Environment

Edited by:   Upasana Gitanjali Singh (Senior Lecturer Discipline of Information Systems and Technology University of KwaZulu Natal Westville Campus Durban South Africa), Chenicheri Sid Nair (Executive Dean and Dean Learning, Teaching and Student Experience, Victorian Institute of Technology (VIT), Australia), Rashmi Watson (Associate Professor, Assessment in Medical Education, The University of Western Australia, Australia)
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
Weight:   1.000kg
ISBN:   9780323954235
ISBN 10:   0323954235
Series:   Chandos Information Professional Series
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   15 June 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Dr Upasana Singh is the academic leader and a senior lecturer in the Discipline of Information Systems and Technology at the University of KwaZulu Natal, Westville Campus, in Durban, South Africa. She has a keen interest in Educational Technologies. In 2019 she completed her Fellowship in “Teaching Advancement in Universities” (TAU), from the CHE. Her primary area of research is Digital Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9943-011X Professor Sid Nair is currently Executive Dean and Dean Learning, Teaching and Student Experience at the Victorian Institute of Technology (VIT), Australia where he is responsible for the learning, teaching, student experience and quality matters of the Institution. Previous to this appointment at VIT, Sid was the Executive Director of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), Mauritius, the apex regulatory body where he was responsible for the formulation and execution of strategies, policies and procedures in the higher education sector in Mauritius. Prior to joining TEC, he was Professor of Higher Education Development at the Centre for Education Futures (CEF), University of Western Australia. His role was to build the capacity of academics in the digital delivery of their teaching. His career path also had him as Interim Director and Quality Advisor (Evaluations and Research) at the Centre for Higher Education Quality (CHEQ) at Monash University, Australia where he headed the evaluation unit at Monash University. In this capacity he restructured the evaluation framework at the university. The approach to evaluations at Monash has been noted in the first round of the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) audits and is part of the good practice database. His research work lies in the areas of quality in the higher education system, classroom and school environments, and the implementation of improvements from stakeholder feedback. He has extensive lecturing experience in the applied sciences in Canada, Singapore and Australia. He is an international consultant in quality and evaluations in higher education. Associate Professor, Assessment in medical education at The University of Western Australia. Her background has been embedded in education at all levels including higher education in teaching and learning supporting academics in building their pedagogical capacity. Rashmi led a highly successful online research program in recent years and provides consultancy in higher education and leadership development.