Gavan Watson

Biography

Gavan P.L. Watson joined Memorial University (St. John’s, NL) in November 2018 as Director, Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning and Associate Vice President, Teaching and Learning. With an earned PhD in Environmental Education from York University (Toronto, ON), Dr. Watson is published in the fields of Environmental Education, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Technology-enhanced Learning. His research interests include the scholarship of educational development practice, free-choice environmental learning, curriculum development in higher education and the role of technology in supporting University instructional practices.

EDUCAUSE Publications

  • A Rubric for Evaluating E-Learning Tools in Higher Education
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    The Rubric for E-Learning Tool Evaluation offers educators a framework, with criteria and levels of achievement, to assess the suitability of an e-learning tool for their learners’ needs and for their own learning outcomes and classroom context.