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A Director of OSCELOT - the Open Source Community for Educational Learning Objects and Tools http://www.oscelot.org

• e-Learning/TEL
• Pedagogy
• Playful Learning

• 2022: Anthology Community Leadership Circle: User has been recognized for being a thought-leader in the Community
• 2020: Added to the Blackboard Hall of Fame: Awarded to clients who have demonstrated achievements in one of the following areas:
  - Promoting the accessibility and reach of education
  - Providing thought leadership or innovation in education
  - Enabling and empowering the Blackboard Community
• 2010: Blackboard Catalyst Award: Innovative Development Category: outstanding developer contribution.
  Awarded jointly with Stephen Vickers from The University of Edinburgh.
  
• 2008: Blackboard Innovators Award: Awarded for having created the most viewed client contribution on edugarage.com (a community wiki). Awarded jointly with Peter Fokkinga, from the University of Groninge in, the Netherlands.
• 2005: Blackboard Greenhouse Award: Awarded a US$25,000 grant to create a sustainable community of building block developers in the UK. The funds were used to generate resources, run community events and training sessions.

Chapter in book

• Furley, P., Penn, M., Bird, N., & Murray, M. Spatial analysis of micro-environmental change and forest composition in Belize. In A. Millington, S. Walsh, & P. Osborne (Eds.), GIS and remote sensing applications in biogeography and ecology. Kluwer
• Mendzheritskaya, J., Hansen, M., Fabriz, S., Reimann, N., Thompson, J., Murray, M., …Dragas, T. (in press). Förderung der Reflexion über eigene Lehre durch interkulturellen kollegialen Austausch im Rahmen von hochschuldidaktischen Weiterbildungsprogrammen in Deutschland und England. In M. Krämer, S. Preiser, & K. Brusdeylins (Eds.), Berichte aus der Psychologie. Psychologiedidaktik und Evaluation XII (19-26). Shaker
• Furley, P., Penn, M., Bird, N., & Murray, M. (2001). analysis of micro-environmental change and forest composition in Belize. In A. Millington, S. Walsh, & P. Osborne (Eds.), GIS and remote sensing applications in biogeography and ecology. Kluwer Academic Publishers

Conference Paper

• Reimann, N., Rajab, T., Dragas, T., Murray, M., Rattray, J., & Durham, I. P. F. (2019). Enhancing Teaching through Intercultural Reflection on Teaching: the IntRef Project. In N. Reimann, T. Rajab, T. Dragas, M. Murray, J. Rattray, & IntRef participants from Durham (Eds.),
• (2017). The potential of intercultural reflection for enhancing teaching and internationalising academic development. In N. Reimann, J. Rattray, M. Murray, T. Dragas, J. Thompson, M. Hansen, …J. Mendzheritskaya (Eds.),

Journal Article

• Metcalfe, S., Breen, A., Murray, M., Furley, P., Fallick, A., & McKenzie, A. Environmental change in northern Belize since the latest Pleistocene. Journal of Quaternary Science, 24(6), 627-641. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1248
• Murray, M. (in press). When technology is not enough: a culture of competition is the real obstacle to online collaboration. Online educational research journal, 1-22
• Penn, M., Furley, P., & Murray, M. Micro-environmental variability and tropical forest composition in Belize
• Tan, E., Murray, M. R., & Loughlin, E. (2018). Giving away control of the questions: an alternative methodology for engaging students in evaluation exercises. Student engagement in higher education journal, 2(2), 29-46
• Sutton, D., Furley, P., MacGillivray, C., & Murray, M. (2003). Preliminary observations on the vegetation and soils of the Upper Raspaculo River, Maya Mountains, Belize
• Furley, P., Bridgewater, S., Ibanez Garcia, A., Minty, C., Murray, M., Ratter, J., …Vasquez, M. (2003). Savannas of the Rio Bravo Conservation Area: vegetation and soil-plant community relationships
• Murray, M. (2002). Is laser particle size determination possible for carbonate-rich lake sediments?. Journal of Paleolimnology, 27(2), 173-183. https://doi.org/10.1023/a%3A1014281412035
• Murray, M., Zisman, S., Furley, P., Munro, D., Gibson, J., Ratter, J., …Place, C. (2002). The mangroves of Belize: 1. Distribution and composition. Forest Ecology and Management, 174(1-3), 267-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-1127%2802%2900036-1
• Murray, M. (2002). Mangrove clearance in Belize: local soil changes and vegetative response to site abandonment
• Murray, M., Zisman, S., & Minty, C. (1999). Soil-plant relationships and a revised classification of Turneffe Atoll, Belize

Report

• Tan, E., Loughlin, E., & Murray, M. Student-led Review of e-Learning. [No known commissioning body]
• Murray, M., Tan, E., & Loughlin, E. Student Voice 2014-15: technology in education. [No known commissioning body]
• Newland, B., Newton, A., Pavey, J., Murray, M., & Boardman, K. VLE Longitudinal Report. [No known commissioning body]
• Murray, M. (2003). duo – Durham University Online: implementing the Blackboard™ Community Portal. JISC