Stephen Austin

Mr Stephen Austin has over 14 years teaching experience, 5-years in further education, before taking his current academic position at Coventry University. He completed his BA (Hons) in Architecture at Portsmouth University in 1993, before studying for his PGCE at Keele University and his MSc in Management for Construction at Coventry University. He started teaching at Moulton College in 2001, ultimately being promoted to Subject Manager, before joining Coventry University in 2006. He is currently Acting Head of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building.

• Austin, S., and Soetanto, R. (2010) ‘The use of ACT-UK Virtual reality Simulation Centre to enhance the learning experience of undergraduate building students’. Engineering Education, 5 (1), 2-10. Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.11120/ened.2010.05010002
• Davies, J.W., Rogers, T., Austin, S., and Ordidge, J. (2012) ‘Cognitive apprenticeship meets industrial apprenticeship’. In Enhancing Engineering Higher Education: Outputs of the National HE STEM programme. ed. by Harrison, M., Igarashi, H., Moore, I. and Somani, S. London: The Royal Academy of Engineering, 51-53. Available from http://www.raeng.org.uk/publications/reports/enhancing-engineering-higher-education
• Soetanto, R., Childs, M., Poh, P., Austin, S., and Hao, J. (2012) ‘Global Multidisciplinary Learning in Construction Education: Lessons from Virtual Collaboration of Building Design Teams’. Civil Engineering Dimension 14 (3), 173-181. Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.9744/ced.14.3.173-181
• Soetanto, R., Childs, M., Poh, P., Austin, S. and Hao, J. (2014) ‘Virtual collaborative learning for building design ICE Proceedings’. Management Procurement and Law 167 (1), 25-34. Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/mpal.13.00002

• The adoption of Web-PA within the Department of The Built Environment. Discipline-focused Learning Technology Enhancement Academy
• Cognitive apprenticeship meets industrial apprenticeship. National HE STEM Programme
• Build Your English - Strengthening the linguistic skills of students, graduates from construction schools and construction workers through creating computer application enabling self-learning technical English language. Transfer of Innovation
• ‘BIM-Hub’ – A learning hub for international problem-based learning. Teaching Development Grants (Collaborative Grant Scheme)
• SOCCES - SOCial Competences, Entrepreneurship and Sense of Initiative - Development and Assessment Framework. Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education
• COLA - Construction-related Language Learning for Low-skilled Migrant Workers.
  

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
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