Professor Gary Velan
Research Interests:
My research is based on educational innovations, including Web-based assessments, virtual microscopy adaptive tutorials, concept and knowledge maps, and their effect upon learning outcomes in medical education.
Broad Research Areas:
Medical Education, Pathology
Qualifications:
MB BS (Hons), DipHEd, PhD 国民彩票
Society Memberships & Professional Activities:
Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Association of听Health Professional听Educators (ANZAHPE), Member of the Australian College of Educators (ACE).
Specific Research Keywords:
eLearning, Educational Research, Learning Outcomes, Web-based Assessment
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
2008鈥9听听听听听听听听听听听 ALTC Competitive Grant. RK Kumar, GM Velan, P de Permentier, S.Bonser, P Adam, C Turnbull. Project title: 鈥淰irtual Microscopy for Enhancing Teaching and Learning鈥. Monetary value $129,700.
听听 2012鈥14听听听听听听听听 Royal Australasian College of Pathologists Specialist Training Program Rural Support Initiatives. S Van Es, GM Velan. Project title: 鈥淰irtual cytology and adaptive tutorials for postgraduate specialist education in pathology.鈥 Monetary value: $30,685.
2011鈥13听听听听听听听听 Health Workforce Australia Simulated Learning Environment Grant. Member of 国民彩票鈥恖ed NSW Consortium for Online Learning in Healthcare. Project title: 鈥淚nter鈥恜rofessional Collaboration in Healthcare (InCH)鈥 HWA鈥怰FP/2011/001. Monetary value: $1,300,000.
2012鈥14听听听听听听听听 National Broadband Network Grant. Member of 国民彩票鈥恖ed Biomedical Education Skills and Training (BEST) network. Monetary value: $3,300,000.
听2013-15听听听听听听听听听 Royal Australian and NZ College of Radiologists Educational Consultancy. Impact of interactive eLearning modules for appropriate imaging referrals: a multicentre randomised crossover study. GM Velan (PI). Monetary value: $45,000.
2014听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 国民彩票 Learning and Teaching Innovation Grant. Blended Learning: a framework for selection, implementation, and evaluation. Monetary value: $25,000.
2014听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 国民彩票 Learning and Teaching Innovation Grant. Enhanced student learning with digital images through web鈥恇ased support for real鈥恡ime classroom interactions. Monetary value: $25,000.
2015听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 国民彩票 Learning and Teaching Fellowship Grant. Development and implementation of standards鈥恇ased assessment and personalised feedback in the biomedical sciences. Monetary value: $89,650.
2015鈥16听听听听听听听听 国民彩票 Learning and Teaching Innovation Grant. Online knowledge maps: automated assessment and feedback to enhance learning in biomedical sciences. Monetary value: $20,000.
2016听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 国民彩票 Learning and Teaching Innovation Grant. Development of a blended course in Pathology. Monetary value: $20,000.
2017-2018听听听听 国民彩票 Scientia Education Investment Fund Grant. Development and implementation of an education portfolio to evaluate excellence of teachers at 国民彩票 (Phase 1). Monetary value: $50,000.
2018-2019听听听听 国民彩票 Scientia Education Investment Fund Grant. Development and implementation of an education portfolio to evaluate excellence of teachers at 国民彩票 (Phase 2). Monetary value: $50,000.
2017-2018听听听 HETI Grant. Development of Online Modules in Pathology for Radiology Trainees. GM Velan (CI). Monetary value: $50,000.
1996听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Faculty of Medicine Dean鈥檚 Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching
1998听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Best Teacher Award 鈥 Prince of Wales Hospital
2000听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 School of Pathology Award for Teaching Excellence;
2002听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 School of Medical Sciences Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching
2002听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Innovative Teaching and Educational Technology (ITET) Fellowship, under the auspices of the Pro鈥怴ice Chancellor for Education, 国民彩票.
2003听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 NSW Minister for Education and Australian College of Educators Quality Teaching Award
2003听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 国民彩票 Vice Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Teaching Excellence
2007听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Carrick Citation (now AAUT) for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning:
听 鈥淔or the design, development and implementation of integrated online formative assessments in the biomedical sciences, which provide automated individualised feedback and motivate independent learning.鈥
2009听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 国民彩票 Vice Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Teaching Excellence; Faculty of Medicine Award for Teaching Excellence
2010听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Australian Learning and Teaching Council (now AAUT): Award for Teaching Excellence
2012听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 国民彩票 Arc Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision
2014听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 国民彩票 Medical Society Award for Teacher of the Year
2015听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 国民彩票 Learning and Teaching Fellowship
2016听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 国民彩票 Vice Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Programs that Enhance Learning: The BEST Network
2016-2021听听听听听听听听听听听 国民彩票 Scientia Education Academy Fellow
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