I research higher education. I conceptualise this as a part of the discipline of Education, but with a focus on the functioning of universities and on the nature of learning within this domain. I have a background in a different discipline and my present disciplinary perspective (substantially developed in the past 20 years) has been influenced by, and is grounded in, my prior 25 years of research and teaching as a biologist. I think that higher education as a field of enquiry, as a discourse and as a community of practitioners is defined by the diverse backgrounds of its contributors and this sets it aside from other fields within Education.
. My area of interest lies in the affective domain of attitudes, values, dispositions and behaviours. I am fascinated by these attributes: how learners acquire them; how teachers contribute to their acquisition, deliberately or not; how universities assess or evaluate them; and how we can research them. My major research interest in these regards relates to education for sustainability/sustainable development. As higher education grapples with massification, commercialisation and its role as 'critic and conscience of society' it needs to address how it impacts on future citizens. My research aims to help higher education understand what it is currently doing, why it may need to change and perhaps how to do it. My research approaches include both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to collect empirical data. I co-supervise PhD candidates, examine others and I am a regular reviewer for a wide range of higher education journals. I also teach on higher education pedagogy programmes.
Teaching
HEDU 504 Academic Leadership in Higher Education A critical examination of academic leadership using contemporary theories of learning, teaching, mentoring, leadership and change.
Workshops on Critical Thinking, ESD.
Contribution to Otago's Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development.
Research Interests
My interests span policy and practice in higher education, educational development and aspects of student learning. In particular, I have broad interests in 'learning in the affective domain'. (Not what students know, nor what skills they have to put their knowledge to effect; rather what they choose to do with the knowledge and skills they learn.) Key interests include community-engaged learning and teaching, academic integrity, education for sustainability and 'the public understanding of science'. Kerry has a background in the biological sciences and extensive experience as a university teacher and researcher.
Supervision
I am happy to co-supervise PhD students in my major research areas within the broad area of Policy and Practice in Higher Education and also to co-supervise multidisciplinary educational projects with colleagues in other departments.
Teaching, learning and research resources
Higher Education for Sustainable Development: promoting intellectual independence.
How can higher education contribute to sustainability whilst nurturing and protecting the next generation's right to think independently? Most people in higher education accept that higher education has a responsibility to contribute to the achievement of the sustainable development goals, not only through our research but also through our teaching. Many of those who research in this area suggest that our teaching needs to focus on teaching young people to be sustainable, often by teaching sustainability-related competencies that we assume the students do not already have. I call this Plan A and I wish those who promote it every success. My message, and this series of Podcasts, suggest something different. I doubt that the higher education that I know is either able or willing to teach young people how to be sustainable and I think that transformation in this direction is a long way off.
Plan B suggests that we are able and willing to help young people to develop intellectual independence, that currently this is the best that we can do, and that doing this will take us a long way towards a vision of sustainability that at least some of us share. An international generation of intellectually independent global citizens will be well positioned to make different decisions from those made by preceding generations.
Shephard, K. (2015). Higher education for sustainable development. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan UK.
Shephard, K. (2016). Discovering tertiary education through others' eyes and words: Exploring submissions to New Zealand's review of its tertiary education sector. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2016.1254430.
Shephard, K., Bourk, M., Mirosa, M., & Dulgar, P. (2016). What global perspective does our university foster in our students? Environmental Education Research. doi.org/10.1080/ 13504622.2015.1126806
Shephard, K., & Egan, T. (2018). Higher education for professional and civic values: A critical review and analysis. Sustainability, 10(12), 4442. doi.org/10.3390/su10124442.
Acknowledgement: I emphasise that any points of view expressed in these podcasts are my own, and not necessarily those of my employer, the University of Otago, or of the many wonderful academic colleagues with whom I have researched over the years. To my colleagues, I acknowledge the vital contribution that you have all made to the ways that I currently understand the international mission of education for sustainability. Researching with you all has been a great privilege. The University of Otago is the oldest in New Zealand, and certainly a privilege to work in. This institution has afforded me the opportunity to undertake the research that has led to this book and podcasts, the academic freedom to ensure that my work will contribute to the international public debate on higher education for sustainability and the expectation that I will make my findings and viewpoints known widely. I express here deep gratitude to the University of Otago for its support and encouragement.
Publications
Shephard, K., & Santhakumar, V. (2023). Universities with a social purpose: Intentions, achievements and challenges. Singapore: Springer Nature, 164p. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-8960-7
Authored Book - Research
Shephard, K. (2023). Student experiences of higher education for sustainability and for intellectual independence. In C. Baik & E. R. Kahu (Eds.), Research handbook on the student experience in higher education. (pp. 524-537). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781802204193.00047
Chapter in Book - Research
Shephard, K. (2023). Academic identity and “education for sustainable development”: A grounded theory. Frontiers in Education, 8, 1257119. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2023.1257119
Journal - Research Article
Wolff, L.-A., Shephard, K., Rieckmann, M., Vega-Marcote, P., Belluigi, D. Z., Cheah, S. L., & Skarstein, F. (Eds.). (2023). Frontiers in Education [Research Topic: Transformative learning, teaching and action in the most challenging times]. [Guest Editors].
Other - Edited Journal
Gannon, P., Anderson, R., Plumb, C., Hacker, D., & Shephard, K. (2022). Engineering faculty views on sustainability and education research: Survey results and analyses. International Journal of Engineering Education, 38(3), 611-620.
Journal - Research Article
Wolff, L.-A., Shephard, K., Belluigi, D. Z., Vega-Marcote, P., Rieckmann, M., Skarstein, F., & Cheah, S. L. (2022). Transformative learning, teaching, and action in the most challenging times. Frontiers in Education, 7, 1041914. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2022.1041914
Journal - Research Other
Shephard, K. (2022). Researching your teaching practices: An optional extra or a scholarly obligation? In M. Anakin, R. Bird, N. Flack, Q. Liu, J. McCallum-Loudeac & T. McLennan (Eds.), Proceedings of the Sciences Education and Health Professions Education Symposium. (pp. 7). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/14192
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K. (2022, November). Lessons learned? Really? [Round table discussion]. Verbal presentation at the COVID-19’s Impact on Teaching and Learning at the University of Otago: Lessons Learned Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Shephard, K., Townsend, S., Allan, A., Luong, H., & Trotman, T. (2022). Student attendance: Before, during and after a pandemic. In E. Heinrich, A. Jolley & L. Rowan (Eds.), Proceedings of the Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand (TERNZ) Conference. (pp. 66-68). HERDSA Aotearoa/New Zealand. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K., & Blanch, K. (2022). I did it my way: Academic-decision-making explored through a Bourdieusian social-theory lens. In E. Heinrich, A. Jolley & L. Rowan (Eds.), Proceedings of the Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand (TERNZ) Conference. (pp. 64-65). HERDSA Aotearoa/New Zealand. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K. (2022). On intellectual independence: The principal aim of universities in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 57, 269-284. doi: 10.1007/s40841-022-00250-7
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2022). On the educational difference between being able and being willing. In P. Vare, N. Lausselet & M. Rieckmann (Eds.), Competences in education for sustainable development: Critical perspectives. (pp. 45-52). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-91055-6_6
Chapter in Book - Research
Shephard, K., Kalsoom, Q., Gupta, R., Probst, L., Gannon, P., Santhakumar, V., Ndukwe, I. G., & Jowett, T. (2021). Exploring the relationship between dispositions to think critically and sustainability concern in HESD. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 22(5), 1166-1185. doi: 10.1108/IJSHE-07-2020-0251
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., Thondhlana, G., Wolff, L.-A., Belluigi, D. Z., Rieckmann, M., & Vega-Marcote, P. (2021). On the nature of quality in the contexts of academic publication and sustainability. Frontiers in Education, 6, 634473. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2021.634473
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2021). Higher education for sustainable development: Learning gains or learning losses? In C. Hughes & M. Tight (Eds.), Learning gain in higher education [International perspectives on higher education research volume 14]. (pp. 117-130). Bingley, UK: Emerald. doi: 10.1108/S1479-362820210000014009
Chapter in Book - Research
Shephard, K. (2020). Higher education for sustainability: Seeking intellectual independence in Aotearoa New Zealand. Singapore: Springer, 163p. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-1940-6
Authored Book - Research
Lewis, C. M., Bell, T., Blikstein, P., Carter, A. S., Falkner, K., Fincher, S. A., … Haden, P., … Robins, A., … Shephard, K., … Yadav, A. (2020). The Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research summarized in 75 minutes. Proceedings of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE). (pp. 323-324). ACM. doi: 10.1145/3328778.3366988
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Shephard, K., Rogers, T., & Brogt, E. (2020). Impacts of engaging in research into teaching and learning on academics’ conceptions of their development as teachers and on the roles of academic developers. International Journal for Academic Development, 25(3), 205-217. doi: 10.1080/1360144X.2020.1731814
Journal - Research Article
Brogt, E., Shephard, K., Knewstubb, B., & Rogers, T. L. (2020). Using SoTL to foster a research approach to teaching and learning in higher education. In R. C. Plews & M. L. Amos (Eds.), Evidence-based faculty development through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). (pp. 143-160). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2212-7.ch008
Chapter in Book - Research
Brown, K., Connelly, S., Lovelock, B., Mainvil, L., Mather, D., Roberts, H., Skeaff, S., & Shephard, K. (2019). Do we teach our students to share and to care? Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 24(4), 462-481. doi: 10.1080/13596748.2019.1654693
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2019). Higher education pedagogy. In S. A. Fincher & A. V. Robins (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of computing education research. (pp. 276-291). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108654555.011
Chapter in Book - Research
Shephard, K., Rieckmann, M., Lysgaard, J. A., Christie, E., & Reid, A. (2019). A conversation of academic publishing and academic research and their possible interactions with higher education's contribution to education for sustainability. Proceedings of the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER). Retrieved from https://eera-ecer.de/ecer-2019-hamburg/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K., Brown, K., Guiney, T., Deaker, L., & Hesson, G. (2019). Exploring the use of social media by community-engaged university people. Innovations in Education & Teaching International, 56(5), 558-568. doi: 10.1080/14703297.2018.1557069
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., Rieckmann, M., & Barth, M. (2019). Seeking sustainability competence and capability in the ESD and HESD literature: An international philosophical hermeneutic analysis. Environmental Education Research, 25(4), 532-547. doi: 10.1080/13504622.2018.1490947
Journal - Research Article
Strack, M., Shephard, K., Jowett, T., Mogford, S., Skeaff, S., & Mirosa, M. (2019). Monitoring surveying students' environmental attitudes as they experience higher education in New Zealand. Survey Review, 51(366), 257-264. doi: 10.1080/00396265.2017.1399526
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2018). Tertiary/Higher education for sustainable development in New Zealand: Is it time to research our intentions, our actions and our outcomes? Proceedings of the Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand (TERNZ) Conference. Retrieved from http://www.herdsa.org.nz/ternz
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Fitzgerald, R., Shephard, K., Thomson, D., & Te Pou, M. (2018, November). Imagining higher education futures. Panel discussion at the Higher Education Development Centre (HEDC) Symposium: Celebrating Higher Education, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Hansen, P., Slooten, L., Wald, N., & Shephard, K. (2018, November). Current higher education policies and practices. Panel discussion at the Higher Education Development Centre (HEDC) Symposium: Celebrating Higher Education, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Shephard, K., Roberts, H., & Skeaff, S. (2018). Do we teach our students to care and share? [Panel discussion]. Proceedings of the Higher Education Development Centre (HEDC) Symposium: Celebrating Higher Education. (pp. 3). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/hedc
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K., & Egan, T. (2018). Higher education for professional and civic values: A critical review and analysis. Sustainability, 10(12), 4442. doi: 10.3390/su10124442
Journal - Research Article
O'Byrne, C., McIntyre, G., Townsend, S., Schonthal, B., & Shephard, K. (2018). Can ‘pooling teaching tips’ be more than ‘pooling teaching tips’? Tertiary Education & Management, 24(4), 351-361. doi: 10.1080/13583883.2018.1465117
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., Brown, K., Guiney, T., & Deaker, L. (2018). Valuing and evaluating community-engaged scholarship. Tertiary Education & Management, 24(1), 83-94. doi: 10.1080/13583883.2017.1395904
Journal - Research Article
Innes, S., Shephard, K., Furnari, M., Harraway, J., Jowett, T., Lovelock, B., Strack, M., & Skeaff, S. (2018). Greening the curriculum to foster environmental literacy in tertiary students studying human nutrition. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 13(2), 192-204. doi: 10.1080/19320248.2016.1255693
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2017, September). Evaluating change in environmental attitude: A statistical contribution to saving the planet. Verbal presentation at the Symposium in Honour of Associate Professor John Harraway, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Shephard, K., Brown, K., & Guiney, T. (2017). Researching the professional-development needs of community-engaged scholars in a New Zealand university. Sustainability, 9, 1249. doi: 10.3390/su9071249
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., Brown, K., Connelly, S., Hall, M., Harraway, J., Martin, J., Mirosa, M., Payne-Harker, H., Payne-Harker, N., Rock, J., … Stoddard, I. (2017). Empowering students in higher-education to teach and learn. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 52(1), 41-55. doi: 10.1007/s40841-016-0072-x
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2017). Discovering tertiary education through others' eyes and words: Exploring submissions to New Zealand’s review of its tertiary education sector. Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management, 39(1), 4-19. doi: 10.1080/1360080X.2016.1254430
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., Bourk, M., Mirosa, M., & Dulgar, P. (2017). What global perspective does our university foster in our students? Environmental Education Research, 23(3), 398-414. doi: 10.1080/13504622.2015.1126806
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., & Brown, K. (2017). How democratic is higher education for sustainable development? Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 38(5), 755-767. doi: 10.1080/01596306.2016.1150254
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2016). Exploring models of tertiary education through others' eyes and words: Reading submissions to the Productivity Commission's review. Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Educational Ideas Special Interest Group (SIG): Aims and Ends in Education. (pp. 6-7). Retrieved from http://www.nzare.org.nz/educational-ideas.aspx
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
O'Byrne, C., Schonthal, B., Shephard, K., Lie, C., & Townsend, S. (2016). Exploring the value and potential of peer-led models of teacher education. Proceedings of the Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand (TERNZ) Conference. Retrieved from http://herdsa.org.nz/ternz/2016
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K. (2016). What's the difference between a university degree and a polytechnic degree? Exploring the Productivity Commission's vision of de-regulated tertiary education in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand (TERNZ) Conference. Retrieved from http://herdsa.org.nz/ternz/2016
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K. (2016). Measuring affective attributes in education for sustainable development. In M. Barth & M. Rieckmann (Eds.), Empirische Forschung zur Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung: Themen, Methoden und Trends. (pp. 71-87). Opladen, Germany: Barbara Budrich. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Brown, K., Shephard, K., Warren, D., Hesson, G., & Fleming, J. (2016). Using phenomenography to build an understanding of how university people conceptualise their community-engaged activities. Higher Education Research & Development, 35(4), 643-657. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2015.1137880
Journal - Research Article
Ott, C., Robins, A., & Shephard, K. (2016). Translating principles of effective feedback for students into the CS1 context. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 16(1), 1. doi: 10.1145/2737596
Journal - Research Article
Löfström, E., Shephard, K., Trotman, T., & Furnari, M. (2015). Teaching academic integrity in higher education: Key issues and related policies in two institutions. Proceedings of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Conference. Retrieved from https://www.earli.org/book-abstracts
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K., & Dulgar, P. (2015). Why it matters how we frame "education" in education for sustainable development. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 14(3), 137-148. doi: 10.1080/1533015X.2015.1067577
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2015). Individual change: Researching educational outcomes achieved by higher education for sustainable development. In M. Barth, G. Michelsen, M. Rieckmann & I. Thomas (Eds.), Routledge handbook of higher education for sustainable development. (pp. 261-272). London, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315852249.ch17
Chapter in Book - Research
Shephard, K., Daniel, B., Brown, K., Guiney, T., Moskal, A., Warren, D., Hesson, G., & Deaker, L. (2015). Researching the professional development needs of university teachers interested in community-engaged learning, teaching and research. Proceedings of the Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand (TERNZ) Conference. Retrieved from http://www.herdsa.org.nz/ternz/2015/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Brown, K., & Shephard, K. (2015). Seeking spaces to transform learning about sustainability in higher education [MFCO Working Paper Series 1]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Media, Film and Communication, University of Otago. 17p.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Tolich, M., Scarth, B., & Shephard, K. (2015). Teaching sociology students to become qualitative-researchers using an internship model of learner-support. Journal of Social Science Education, 14(4), 53-63. doi: 10.4119/UNIBI/jsse-v14-i4-1314
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2015). Higher education for sustainable development. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 131p. doi: 10.1057/9781137548412
Authored Book - Research
Shephard, K., Trotman, T., Furnari, M., & Löfström, E. (2015). Teaching research integrity in higher education: Policy and strategy. Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management, 37(6), 615-632. doi: 10.1080/1360080X.2015.1102823
Journal - Research Article
Ott, C., Robins, A., Haden, P., & Shephard, K. (2015). Illustrating performance indicators and course characteristics to support students’ self-regulated learning in CS1. Computer Science Education, 25(2), 174-198. doi: 10.1080/08993408.2015.1033129
Journal - Research Article
Barrett, A., Nicholson, H. D., Egan, T., Furnari, M., Shephard, K., & Crampton, P. (2015). Prologue to professional development: Using Q Methodology to explore what medical teachers think are the optimal ways that students learn [Workshop]. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) and the Asian Medical Education Association (AMEA) Joint Conference. Adelaide, Australia: ANZAHPE. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K., Harraway, J., Lovelock, B., Mirosa, M., Skeaff, S., Slooten, L., Strack, M., Furnari, M., Jowett, T., & Deaker, L. (2015). Seeking learning outcomes appropriate for 'education for sustainable development' and for higher education. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 40(6), 855-866. doi: 10.1080/02602938.2015.1009871
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., Harraway, J., Jowett, T., Lovelock, B., Skeaff, S., Slooten, L., Strack, M., & Furnari, M. (2015). Longitudinal analysis of the environmental attitudes of university students. Environmental Education Research, 21(6), 805-820. doi: 10.1080/13504622.2014.913126
Journal - Research Article
Löfström, E., Trotman, T., Furnari, M., & Shephard, K. (2015). Who teaches academic integrity and how do they teach it? Higher Education, 69(3), 435-448. doi: 10.1007/s10734-014-9784-3
Journal - Research Article
Hesson, G., Moskal, A. C. M., & Shephard, K. (2014). Using visual analytics to explore Community Engaged Learning and Teaching at the University of Otago. In B. Hegarty, J. McDonald & S.-K. Loke (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite) Conference: Rhetoric and Reality: Critical Perspectives on Educational Technology. (pp. 500-504). Retrieved from http://ascilite2014.otago.ac.nz/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Ott, C., Robins, A., & Shephard, K. (2014). An infographic to support students' self-regulated learning. Proceedings of the 14th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education. (pp. 177-178). New York: ACM. doi: 10.1145/2674683.2674705
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Tolich, M., Paris, A., & Shephard, K. (2014). An evaluation of experiential learning in a sociology internship class. New Zealand Sociology, 29(1), 119-134.
Journal - Research Article
Jowett, T., Harraway, J., Lovelock, B., Skeaff, S., Slooten, L., Strack, M., & Shephard, K. (2014). Multinomial-regression modeling of the environmental attitudes of higher education students based on the Revised New Ecological Paradigm Scale. Journal of Environmental Education, 45(1), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/00958964.2013.783777
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., Harraway, J., Lovelock, B., Skeaff, S., Slooten, L., Strack, M., Furnari, M., & Jowett, T. (2014). Is the environmental literacy of university students measurable? Environmental Education Research, 20(4), 476-495. doi: 10.1080/13504622.2013.816268
Journal - Research Article
Tolich, M. B., Shephard, K., Carson, S., & Hunt, D. (2013). Co-managing the sustainability of University internship programmes in brownfield sites. New Zealand Sociology, 28(1), 156-170.
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., & Furnari, M. (2013). Exploring what university teachers think about education for sustainability. Studies in Higher Education, 38(10), 1577-1590. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2011.644784
Journal - Research Article
Trotman, T., Furnari, M., Löfström, E., & Shephard, K. (2013). Developing a research instrument for academic integrity in higher education: Let's start by asking the right questions. In A. Nayak & S. Saddiqui (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th Asia Pacific Conference on Educational Integrity: From Policy to Practice: Bridging the Gap. (pp. 112-133). Retrieved from http://web.science.mq.edu.au/conferences/6apcei/program/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Shephard, K., Trotman, T., Furnari, M., & Loftstrom, E. (2013, August). Developing a research instrument to explore university-teachers’ perspectives on which aspects of academic integrity students learn as they experience supervised undergraduate-research. Panel discussion at the Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Colloquium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Strack, M., Jowett, T., Shephard, K., & Harraway, J. (2013). What impact do higher-education experiences have on the environmental attitudes of surveying students? New Zealand Surveyor, 302, 36-42.
Journal - Research Article
Mann, S., Harraway, J., Broughton-Ansin, F., Deaker, L., & Shephard, K. (2013). Seeking richer descriptions of learners’ sustainability attributes and learning needs. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 14(1), 90-100. doi: 10.1108/14676371311288976
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., Harraway, J., Lovelock, B., Skeaff, S., Slooten, L., Strack, M., & Jowett, T. (2012). Monitoring changes in the sustainability attributes of higher education students in a New Zealand university. In W. L. Filho (Ed.), Sustainable development at universities: New horizons. (pp. 117-126). Frankfurt, Germany: Peter Lang.
Chapter in Book - Research
Harraway, J., Broughton-Ansin, F., Deaker, L., Jowett, T., & Shephard, K. (2012). Exploring the use of the revised New Ecological Paradigm scale (NEP) to monitor the development of students' ecological worldviews. Journal of Environmental Education, 43(3), 177-191. doi: 10.1080/00958964.2011.634450
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., Mansvelt, J., Stein, S., Suddaby, G., Harris, I., & O'Hara, D. (2011). Professional development for e-learning: Researching a strategy for New Zealand's tertiary sector. International Journal on E-Learning, 10(4), 461-481.
Journal - Research Article
Buissink-Smith, N., Mann, S., & Shephard, K. (2011). How do we measure affective learning in higher education? Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 5(1), 101-114. doi: 10.1177/097340821000500113
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2011). Exploring the impact of higher education experiences on students' ecological worldviews. In M. Cotton & B. H. Motta (Eds.), Engaging with Environmental Justice: Governance, Education and Citizenship. Witney, UK: Inter-Disciplinary Press. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Shephard, K., Harland, T., & Cohen, A. (Eds.). (2011). Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Colloquium. Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. 72p.
Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings
Shephard, K., & Knightbridge, K. (2011). Exploring presentation styles in higher education teaching and research situations: Distance and face-to-face. Open Learning, 26(3), 223-236.
Journal - Research Article
Ott, C., Robins, A., & Shephard, K. (2011). COMP160: A case for the learning edge momentum? In K. Shephard, T. Harland & A. Cohen (Eds.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Colloquium. (pp. 46). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K., & Furnari, M. (2011). Is Education for Sustainability a role for higher education? [Panel discussion]. In K. Shephard, T. Harland & A. Cohen (Eds.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Colloquium. (pp. 60). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K., Harraway, J., Lovelock, B., Slooten, L., Skeaff, S., Strack, M., & Jowett, T. (2011). Monitoring changes in the environmental attitudes of higher education students. In K. Shephard, T. Harland & A. Cohen (Eds.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Colloquium. (pp. 22). Dunedin, New Zealand: Higher Education Development Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K., Smith, N., Deaker, L., Harraway, J., Broughton-Ansin, F., & Mann, S. (2011). Comparing different measures of affective attributes relating to sustainability. Environmental Education Research, 17(3), 329-340. doi: 10.1080/13504622.2010.542450
Journal - Research Article
Stein, S. J., Shephard, K., & Harris, I. (2011). Conceptions of e-learning and professional development for e-learning held by tertiary educators in New Zealand. British Journal of Educational Technology, 42(1), 145-165. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2009.00997.x
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., Harland, T., Stein, S., & Tidswell, T. (2011). Preparing an application for a higher-education teaching-excellence award: Whose foot fits Cinderella's shoe? Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management, 33(1), 47-56. doi: 10.1080/1360080X.2011.537011
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2010). Higher education's role in ‘education for sustainability’. Australian Universities' Review, 52(1), 13-22.
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2010, July). Exploring the impact of higher education experiences on students' ecological worldviews. Verbal presentation at the Environmental Justice & Global Citizenship 9th Global Conference, Oxford, UK.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Shephard, K., Harland, T., Stein, S., & Tidswell, T. (2010). Higher-education teaching-excellence awards: What do they reward and what do they encourage? Proceedings of the Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand (TERNZ) Conference. (pp. 51-52). Retrieved from http://www.herdsa.org.nz/Ternz/2010/programme.html
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K., Mann, S., Smith, N., Harraway, J., Deaker, L., & Broughton-Ansis, F. (2010). Exploring the roles of national parks and natural areas in raising society's green credentials. In A. Reis, C. Jellum, B. Lovelock & A. Thompson (Eds.), Proceedings of the Centre for Recreation Research Symposium: Recreation Values and Natural Areas. (pp. 79-81). Dunedin, New Zealand: Centre for Recreation Research, School of Business, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K., Mann, S., Smith, N., & Deaker, L. (2009). Customising educational approaches to the needs of students: But how well do we know our students' needs? Proceedings of the 32nd Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Annual Conference: The Student Experience. (pp. 379-387). Sydney, Australia: HERDSA. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Mann, S., Smith, L., Shephard, K., Smith, N., & Deaker, L. (2009). Benchmarking sustainability values of incoming computing students. In S. Mann & M. Verhaart (Eds.), Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference of the National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications (NACCQ). Retrieved from http://www.citrenz.ac.nz/conference-2009
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Shephard, K., & Mellalieu, P. (2009, May). Virtual, collaborative and multinational universities for sustainability? Verbal presentation at the 5th World Environmental Education Congress: Earth, Our Common Home, Montréal, Canada.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Shephard, K., Deaker, L., Mann, S., & Smith, N. (2009, May). How much do we know about the sustainability values of students, before during and after tertiary education. Verbal presentation at the 5th World Environmental Education Congress: Earth, Our Common Home, Montréal, Canada.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Shephard, K., Mann, S., Smith, N., & Deaker, L. (2009). Benchmarking the environmental values and attitudes of students in New Zealand's post-compulsory education. Environmental Education Research, 15(5), 571-587. doi: 10.1080/13504620903050523
Journal - Research Article
Tidswell, T., Shephard, K., Harland, T., & Stein, S. (2009). National Teaching Awards: Do they make better teachers? Proceedings of the Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand Conference. Retrieved from http://www.herdsa.org.nz/file.php/5/Tidswell.htm
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K. (2009). Assessing affective attributes at all levels of higher education. In L. H. Meyer & et al (Eds.), Tertiary assessment & higher education student outcomes: Policy, practice & research. (pp. 143-152). Wellington, New Zealand: Ako Aotearoa. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Shephard, K. (2009). e is for exploration: Assessing hard-to-measure learning outcomes. British Journal of Educational Technology, 40(2), 386-398. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2008.00927.x
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., Stein, S., Harris, I., Mansvelt, J., Suddaby, G., Gilbert, A., … Chirnside, D. (2008). Professional development for e-learning: A framework for the New Zealand tertiary education sector. Commissioned by Ministry of Education. 288p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Shephard, K., Mann, S., Buissink-Smith, N., & Deaker, L. (2008). Exploring education for sustainable development. In C. Bond & R. Spronken-Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching at Otago Conference. (pp. 53). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K. (2008, November). Extending the evidence base for valid and reliable assessment in tertiary education. Verbal presentation at the Symposium on Tertiary Assessment and Higher Education Student Outcomes, Wellington, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Shephard, K. (2008, November). Assessing hard-to-measure learning: Affective attributes at all levels of tertiary education. Verbal presentation at the Symposium on Tertiary Assessment and Higher Education Student Outcomes, Wellington, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mann, S., Smith, N., & Shephard, K. (2008). Understanding our intake: Sustainability knowledge, skills and values of incoming students. Proceedings of the Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability Conference. Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury. Retrieved from http://www.sustain.canterbury.ac.nz/acts/abstracts/mannsmithsheppard.shtml
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K., Smith, N., & Mann, S. (2008). Answering the call: Otago Polytechnic's role in creating sustainable practitioners. Proceedings of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia 31st Annual International Conference. HERDSA. Retrieved from http://conference.herdsa.org.au/2008/program.cfm
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Stein, S., Shephard, K., & Harris, I. (2008). Conceptions of e-learning and professional development for e-learning held by tertiary teachers in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia 31st Annual International Conference. HERDSA. Retrieved from http://conference.herdsa.org.au/2008/program.cfm
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wong, D., Shephard, K. L., & Phillips, P. (2008). The cathedral and the bazaar of e-repository development: Encouraging community engagement with moving pictures and sound. Association for Learning Technology Journal, 16(1), 31-40. doi: 10.1080/09687760701850182
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2008). Higher education for sustainability: Seeking affective learning outcomes. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 9(1), 87-98. doi: 10.1108/14676370810842201
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2007). Is it the role of higher education to teach students to value our environment, and if it is, how do we do it and how well do we do it? Proceedings of the 2nd Education for Sustainable Development International Conference: Graduates as Global Citizens. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Stein, S., Shephard, K., & Harris, I. (2007, November). Universities were nicer places before some wise-guys invented e-learning: An exploration of academics' perceptions of e-learning. Verbal presentation at the Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand (TERNZ) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Shephard, K., Smith, N., & Bould, N. (2007, November). What teaching and learning activities provide life-changing experiences? Verbal presentation at the Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand (TERNZ) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Wong, D., Clarke, S., Lodge, N., & Shephard, K. (2007). Demand-led e-learning and the elusive total solution. British Journal of Educational Technology, 38(1), 116-132. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2006.00564.x
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2007, November). Teaching and learning in higher education: We teach, but what do they learn? University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].
Other Research Output
Shephard, K., Wong, D., & Phillips, P. (2007). Why deliver learning resources 'online'? British Journal of Educational Technology, 38(1), 161-163. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2006.00631.x
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2006). How does educational development lead to empowered learners? Proceedings of the Improving University Teaching 31st International Conference. Retrieved from http://iutconference.org/2006/pdfs/Shephard%20IIIA2.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Shephard, K. (2006). Could we, would we, should we? Teaching affective outcomes in tertiary education. Proceedings of the Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand Conference. TERNZ. Retrieved from http://www.herdsa.org.nz/Ternz/2006/Kerry.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K. (2006). Learning and teaching. In P. Dale, M. Holland & M. Matthews (Eds.), Subject librarians: engaging with the learning and teaching environment. (pp. 49-63). Aldershot, U.K: Ashgate.
Chapter in Book - Research
Green, S. M., Weaver, M., Voegeli, D., Fitzsimmons, D., Knowles, J., Harrison, M., & Shephard, K. (2006). The development and evaluation of the use of a virtual learning environment (Blackboard 5) to support the learning of pre-qualifying nursing students undertaking a human anatomy and physiology module. Nurse Education Today, 26, 388-395.
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., Warburton, B., Maier, P., & Warren, A. (2006). Development and evaluation of computer-assisted assessment in higher education in relation to BS7988. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 31(5), 583-595.
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., & Matthews, M. (2006). Changing relationships in the university. In P. Dale, M. Holland & M. Matthews (Eds.), Subject librarians: Engaging with the learning and teaching environment. (pp. 89-100). Aldershot, U.K: Ashgate.
Chapter in Book - Research
Phillips, P., Shephard, K., & Wong, D. (2005). A study for future programme collecting requirements and priorities for moving pictures and sound. Commissioned by UK Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). Southampton, UK: University of Southampton. 75p. Retrieved from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/wg_moving_whatsnew.html
Commissioned Report for External Body
Shephard, K. (2005). Presenting at conferences, seminars and meetings. London, UK: Sage, 184p.
Authored Book - Research
Bracher, M., Collier, R., Ottewill, R., & Shephard, K. (2005). Accessing and engaging with video streams for educational purposes: Experiences, issues and concerns. Association for Learning Technology Journal, 13(2), 139-150.
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2004). Evaluating staff development in learning and teaching projects by monitoring student learning. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Staff and Educational Development Association Conference. SEDA. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Shephard, K. L. (2004). CAA/QM perception pilot project final report. Commissioned by University of Southampton.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Shephard, K. (2004). The on-line tutorial: Developing and evaluating resources and disseminating experience. Commissioned by Higher Education Academy. Southampton, UK: University of Southampton.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Shephard, K. (2004). Biochemistry and biomolecules quiz. Southampton, UK: University of Southampton.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Collier, R., Pearce, J., Bracher, M., Arnett, W., Ottewill, R., Shephard, K., & Phillips, P. (2004). Streaming ′Back care for health professionals′. Southampton, UK: University of Southampton.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Searle, H., & Shephard, K. (2004). Detecting plagiarism using Turnitin.com. Southampton, UK: University of Southampton.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Shephard, K. (2004). Streaming video supports learning for student nurses. Southampton, UK: University of Southampton.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Shephard, K. (2004). The role of educational developers in the expansion of educational technology. International Journal for Academic Development, 9(1), 67-83.
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., Haslam, P., Hutchings, M., & Furneaux, C. (2004). Synchronous on-line tutorials for staff development? Proceedings of the Networked Learning Conference. Bailrigg, UK: Lancaster University. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Shephard, K., Riddy, P., Warren, A., & Mathias, H. (2003). Exploring the role of on-line discussion in academic staff development for new lecturers. Innovations in Education & Teaching International, 40(3), 245-253.
Journal - Research Article
Broad, M. J., Matthews, M., & Shephard, K. (2003). Audit and control of the use of the Internet for learning and teaching: Issues for stakeholders in higher education. Managerial Auditing Journal, 18(3), 244-253.
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2003). Questioning, promoting and evaluating the use of streaming video to support student learning. British Journal of Educational Technology, 34(3), 295-308.
Journal - Research Article
Calverley, G., & Shephard, K. (2003). Assisting the uptake of on-line resources: Why good learning resources are not enough. Computers & Education, 41, 205-224.
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K., Ottewill, R., Phillips, P., & Collier, R. (2003). From videocassette to video stream: Issues involved in re-purposing an existing educational video. Association for Learning Technology Journal, 11(2), 14-22.
Journal - Research Article
Green, S. M., Voegeli, D., Harrison, M., Phillips, J., Knowles, J., Weaver, M., & Shephard, K. (2003). Evaluating the use of streaming video to support student learning in a first-year life sciences course for student nurses. Nurse Education Today, 23, 255-261.
Journal - Research Article
Ottewill, R., Shephard, K., & Fill, K. (2002). Assessing the contribution of collections of case studies to academic development in higher education. International Journal for Academic Development, 7(1), 51-61.
Journal - Research Article
Streaming audio and video for course design. UK: Association for Learning and Technology. [Guide].
Other Research Output
Shephard, K. L. (2002). Integrating national initiatives and local developments: Streaming video to support nurse education in the UK. In A. Williamson, C. Gunn, A. Young & T. Clear (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education.2, (pp. 571-580). Auckland, New Zealand: UNITEC. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Shephard, K., Strom, J., Garrison, W., Calverly, G., Ready, R., & Young, C. (2001, September). Video resources for the academic community: Responding to enthusiasts or providing a critical mass of material. Verbal presentation at the Association for Learning Technology Conference, Edinburgh, UK.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Warren, A., & Shephard, K. (2001). Learning to teach the students of the future: Helping people to help themselves. Southampton, UK: University of Southampton. 3p.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Shephard, K., & Wong, D. (2001). Learning technologies need resourceful tutors and students. Educational Developments, 2(3).
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. (2001). Effective framework for embedding C&IT using targeted support case studies. Southampton, UK: EFFECTS.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Shephard, K. (2001). Is it time to reassess the use of video in undergraduate teaching? LTSN Bioscience Bulletin, 2, 7.
Journal - Research Other
Shephard, K. (2001). Submission of student assignments on compact disks: Exploring the use of audio, images and video in assessment and learning in higher education. British Journal of Educational Technology, 32(2), 161-170.
Journal - Research Article
Shephard, K. L., & Royston-Airey, P. C. M. (2000). Exploring the role of part-time ecotourism guides in central southern England. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 8(4), 324-332.
Journal - Research Article