Professor J. Taylor
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2009   Australian Higher Education Quality Award for meritorious service to quality advancement in Australian higher education.
2009   Appointment as a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for service to tertiary education, particularly in the areas of open learning, on-line and distance education, as an academic, researcher and administrator.
2007   Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning for 25 years of sustained leadership in enhancing the quality of open and distance learning in higher education, both in Australia and internationally.
2001   Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA) 2001 Life Membership - presented at the 15th Biennial ODLAA Forum held in Sydney on 25 - 27 September 2001 giving public recognition to the long-term and significant contribution made to distance education and open learning in Australia.
1999   ICDE Individual Prize of Excellence - awarded for an active role in ICDE (the International Council for Open and Distance Education) and internationally over many years with significant contributions made to research and development in the field of open and distance learning.
1986   PhD (University of Queensland)
Thesis: 'The Organisation and Structure of Knowledge Underlying Cognitive Skill Performance'.
Academic
Distinction
  University of Sydney Prize: 'NSW Institute of Educational Research Prize' for the best research thesis in Education.
1980   Master of Education (Hons 1st Class) (University of Sydney)
Thesis: 'The Evaluation of Teacher Education: An Illustrated Paradigm'.
1971   Bachelor of Education (University of Birmingham).

Email: taylorj@usq.edu.au