We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Bill Muirhead
PhD

Associate Professor

Faculty of Education

Contact information

Education Building Downtown Oshawa
11 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, ON

905.721.8668

bill.muirhead@ontariotechu.ca

Bio

Dr. Muirhead was the founding Associate Provost, Academic at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. As a founding academic administrator of the university, he was responsible for developing Canada’s largest Technology Enriched Learning Environment, the Teaching and Learning Center, the Academic Success Center, the Health Education Technology Research Unit, the University Information and Technology Services and is currently a founding researcher of the EILAB in the UOIT Faculty of Education. Dr. Muirhead has overseen the development of university policies and governance structures pertaining to all aspects of the undergraduate curriculum and quality assurance. Prior to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, he was the founding Executive Director of the Alberta Online Consortium (AOC) and served as a senior advisor to the department of Alberta Learning in areas of e-learning, professional development, and all aspects of policy involving online learning, online schooling and emerging information and communications technologies (ICT) in public and post-secondary education sectors in Canada and Australia. Dr. Muirhead’s research interests included professional practices in online education; design of hybrid learning environments; policy support for developing and implementing learning object repositories; and the development and management of technological infrastructures in postsecondary institutions. An internationally recognized speaker, he has been the recipient of numerous awards for leadership and innovation in e-learning.

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Courses Taught

Bachelor of Arts (ESTD)

Foundations of Adult Learning - AEDT 1110U

Master of Education

Foundations of Leadership - EDUC5 201G
Technology Diffusion in Education - EDUC 5105G
Critical and Reflective Practice - EDUC 5004G
Online Technology in Education - EDUC 5102G
Leadership and Technology EDUC 5205

Digital privacy in education
Faculty development in k-12 and postsecondary settings
Higher education leadership
Educational policy studies
Government policy analysis
Information and communication technologies in k-12 and postsecondary settings
Strategic development and planning in postsecondary settings
Mobile technologies for learning
Qualitative research studies and approaches
Simulation research in areas of health promotion and education

Robertson, L., Muirhead, W. It is not just about the technology: School leadership during a pandemic. Canadian Association of Principals Journal, May 2021 (https://cdnprincipals.com/it-is-not-just-about-the-technology-school-leadership-during-a-pandemic/)
Muirhead, B. & Robertson, L. (2020). Plenary Keynote Address: Pivoting from learning technology for some to learning technology for many during the pandemic. The 14^th Annual Multi-conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics (IMSCI). September 13-16, 2020. (Virtual conference).
Robertson, L. & Muirhead, B. (2020). Digital privacy in the mainstream of education. The Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (18) 7 118-125. ISSN: 1690-4524. http://www.iiisci.org/journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/IP099LL20.pdf
Anyinam, C., Da Silva, C., Coffey, S., Smith, F., Arnold, C., Muirhead, B., Vogel, E., & Vanderlee, R. (2020). College-university transfer experiences of students with disabilities: A survey study. International Journal of Studies in Nursing, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.20849/ijsn.v5i3.
Robertson, L. P., Leatham, H., Robertson, J., & Muirhead, B. (2019). Digital privacy across borders: Canadian and American perspectives. In Emerging Trends in Cyber Ethics and Education (pp. 234-258). IGI Global.
Canadian and American perspectives. In Management Association, I. (Ed). (2020). Developing Safer Online Environments for Children: Tools and Policies for Combatting Cyber Aggression (pp.266-289). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Robertson, L., Barber, W., and Muirhead, W. (2018) Online learning as the catalyst for more deliberate pedagogies: A Canadian university experience. In Active Learning strategies in Higher education: Teaching for Leadership, Innovation, and Creativity. (Eds) A. Misseyanni, P. Papadopoulou, C. Marouli, and M. Lytras. Emerald Group Publishing Limited: Bingley, U.K.https://www.book2look.com/book/awoCvaj7fQ
Anderson, K., Muirhead, W. (2011). Blending Storytelling with Technology in the Professional Development of Police Officers. In Harrison, H. and Shuyan, S., Cases on Formal, Non-Formal, and Informal Online Learning: Opportunities and Practices. Hershey, PA: ICI Global
Vogel, E. & Muirhead, W. (2006). Teaching and Learning in a Laptop Nursing Program: Institutional and Pedagogical Issues. In Bullen, M. & Janes, D. (Eds.) Making the Transition to E-Learning: Strategies and Issue. Hershey, PA: IDEA Group Publishing.
Haughey, M. & Muirhead, W. (2003). Managing Virtual Schools: The Canadian Experience. In Cavanaugh, C., (Ed.) Development and Management of Virtual Schools: Issues and Trends. Hershey, PA: IDEA Group Publishing.
Haughey, M. Murphy, E. & Muirhead, W. (2008). Open Schooling. In Evans, T., Haughey, M., & Murphy, D. (Eds), The International Handbook of Distance Education. Elsevier

Bill Muirhead PhD