Enables senior stakeholders to plan for ongoing evolution of systems of higher education

Uses examples and analysis drawn from international systems examine the dominance of context over technology

Provides tools for organizational leaders and other engaged staff to explore the context their of institutions

Dr Stephen Marshall is an Associate Professor in Educational Technology at the Victoria University of Wellington Centre for Academic Development and president of the Australasian Council on Open and Distance Education. Stephen is a member of the New Zealand Ministry of Education Tertiary E-Learning Reference Group, associate editor of the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, and Co-Editor of the Higher Education Research and Development journal. Stephen leads Victoria University Digital Vision and Strategy for Learning and Teaching initiatives and researches in the areas of e-learning benchmarking, plagiarism and academic integrity, intellectual property, and the development of educational policy and strategy supporting and encouraging the effective use of technology. He is co-creator of the internationally recognised and applied e-learning maturity model and is currently developing a national capability framework for tertiary education for the New Zealand Tertiary Education Commission.