Professor and Co-Director, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University
Professor Phillip (Phill) Dawson is the Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) at Deakin University. He researches assessment in higher education, with a focus on feedback, artificial intelligence, cheating and integrity. His two latest books are 'Defending Assessment Security in a Digital World: Preventing E-Cheating and Supporting Academic Integrity in Higher Education' (Routledge, 2021) and the co-edited volume 'Re-imagining University Assessment in a Digital World' (Springer, 2020).
Prof Dawson holds a PhD in Higher Education and a first-class honours degree in Computer Science. He has more than 20 years of experience working in Australian higher education, and he has been awarded four university-level teaching awards and a citation from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. He has led major higher education research projects funded by the Australian Research Council, the Office for Learning and Teaching, and a variety of educational technology companies.
Phill is a regular contributor to public debate on higher education. His work has been featured on ABC TV, The Australian, The Age, Times Higher Education, the BBC, VICE, Vox, the Financial Times, the Geelong Advertiser, and discussed in the Australian parliament. In his spare time, Phill performs comedy, including in the academia-themed improv show The Peer Revue, which he also produces.