Dwayne Ripley PhD

Educational researcher and designer.

We've all been taught, and we've all learned, but how many of your teachers explicitly taught you how to learn?I'm an educational researcher, teacher, and learning consultant. I draw on my experience and expertise to help you be a capable learner.This is important because getting ahead in life isn't about what you know anymore--it's about your capacity to learn. 'Best practices' don't hold up in work that is characterized by complexity, uncertainty, misinformation, and contradiction. You need to become capable of framing problems, designing inquiry, and creating new knowledge to deal with fluid problems and environments. We are accustomed to learning for work and in work, but increasingly, learning is the work.That's where I can help.

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I'm currently working as an educational researcher at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). I have a PhD in the learning sciences. My thesis investigated design for interdisciplinary teaching and learning from the University of Sydney (USYD). I am also a corporate learning consultant for the Tantalus Group.My aim is to help people develop the capabilities they need to learn in work, whether that be in preparation for work (university students), to work with complexity and uncertainty in knowledge work (in companies), or in entrepreneurship (innovation and entrepreneurship).I've made learning for innovation and learning with technology my areas of expertise. I have significant experience across high school, higher education, and corporate learning environments.

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About

My interest in learning has evolved from being a high school teacher to an educational technology entrepreneur to a corporate learning consultant, to an educational researcher.

I have:
A PhD in Education—Designing for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning (learning for complex knowledge work).
A Masters in the Learning Sciences and Technology (computer-supported collaborative learning).
Startup Experience—Educational Technology (INCUBATE Accelerator).
Teacher (Education Bureau—Hong Kong Government).

I've co-designed university courses in AI, Medical Sciences, and Educational Innovation. I've also designed courses for corporate training.

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