Ian McArthur (Australia)
Education Speakers

In 2003/2004 Ian McArthur initiated The Collabor8 Project to foster multidisciplinary projects online between design education programs in different institutions, and specifically across different cultures. Having over 28 years of experience as designer and design educationalist, Ian McArthur has held leadership roles in vocational and higher education in Australia and South East Asia. From 2001 - 2003 Ian was Program Director of Graphic Design, La Salle DHU International Design College (Donghua University, Shanghai, China). He holds a Master of Design (Middlesex University, UK) and two education degrees (UTS, Sydney). Ian's professional practice focuses on cross-cultural design management and exploration of the potentials of collaborative practice, new technologies and design education in the global community. Ian currently coordinates COFA Online's Undergraduate Online Program and lectures in the School of Design studies at The College of Fine Art (UNSW).