Elizabeth Andrew

My University teaching experiences have been at UNISA and Flinders University. This had included the topics of Teaching Children with Disabilities, Inclusive Education and Educating for Diversity and Inclusion as well as as Honours Educational: Theory, Literature and Policy  Research at UNISA and Foundations of Special and Inclusive Education at Flinders Univerisity.  I also supervise pre-service teachers on teaching placements in metropolitan, rural and regional locations.  I have extensive experience in social inclusion policy development and teaching from Birth -Post schooling in the Education Department of South Australia and the Independent Schooling Sector. This has included Closing the Gap Initiatives, a team design member for the development of COMPASS Online Assessment with the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) https://www.acer.org/compass and member of the South  Australian Consultation Committee for the National Disability Standards in the development of the Australian Curriculum. A highlight of my career has been to work in consultation with the Kaurna Aboriginal community for improving the health, learning and well-being of early years Aboriginal children and their families in South Australia.

The PhD degree conferred to me in 2016, titled Teacher Pedagogy to Develop Students’ Writing, provides an interpretative analysis of how technology as an instructional tool is adopted and used for the development of student writing.  The research shows how this innovative approach to the application of technology in education enables all educators to support the development of students’ writing in online and face-to-face learning environments.

The findings of my research provides a window into the complexities of teaching through technology and how teachers and students can think differently about the application of curriculum, learning design, pedagogy and management of a learning environment. More importantly, from my significant leadership, research and teaching experiences the research also provides insight into how philosophical and cultural beliefs can be challenged and understood when faced with innovative ways of thinking within contemporary practices.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University

• Master of Education (Educational Computing) University of South Australia

• Bachelor of Special Education Flinders University