Irwin DeVries is committed to making higher education more accessible using open learning methods. DeVries undertakes research and conference presentations in distance education, open educational practices and networked learning in digital environments. He has worked in career, professional and higher education settings, in both practice and leadership roles.
Experience
DeVries’ experience includes teaching online, instructional design, curriculum development and implementing learning technologies. Most recently he was director of curriculum development and interim associate vice-president of Open Learning at Thompson Rivers University. In his early career DeVries was a course designer for the original BC Open Learning Institute. He recently completed a term as co-Editor of the International Journal of E-learning and Distance Education, a Canadian peer-reviewed open access journal.
Education
2014
PhD in Education
Simon Fraser University
1981
MA in Administrative, Adult and Higher Education
University of British Columbia
1979
BA in English
Simon Fraser University