I am a lecturer and researcher at the School of Education, specializing in the enhancement of STEM practices for pre-service and in-service teachers. As a member of the UniSA Education Futures Outreach team, my work focuses on developing essential STEM skills, such as computational thinking, design thinking, and systems thinking. Often the practical implementation of these ideas is drawn from my previous experience as a primary school teacher.
My research centers on the use of professional development to transform in-service teachers' epistemologies, encouraging innovative applications of digital tools. As part of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L) research group, I employ mixed-method approaches to investigate how... Read more
About me
I am a lecturer and researcher at the School of Education, specializing in the enhancement of STEM practices for pre-service and in-service teachers. As a member of the UniSA Education Futures Outreach team, my work focuses on developing essential STEM skills, such as computational thinking, design thinking, and systems thinking. Often the practical implementation of these ideas is drawn from my previous experience as a primary school teacher.
My research centers on the use of professional development to transform in-service teachers' epistemologies, encouraging innovative applications of digital tools. As part of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L) research group, I employ mixed-method approaches to investigate how teachers filter and apply professional knowledge. Additional research interests encompass Self-Regulated Learning, the cultivation of higher-order skills through collaboration with artificial intelligence and spatial reasoning.
My office can be found in Mawson lakes in MC2-28 (Ext:25778)
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Graduate Certificate in Education (Professional Practice) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Education (Junior Primary and Primary) with Honours University of South Australia
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Self Regulated Learning RCT, Department for Education, 19/06/2023 - 31/12/2029
High Achieving Teachers (HAT) Program: Phase 2 Expansion Pilots, Cwth Dept of Education, Skills & Employment, 12/09/2024 - 31/12/2028
Closing the loop in authentic assessment: An EFA collaborative project, Seaview High School, 03/07/2024 - 03/07/2027
Rapid Response Evidence Review + extension , Department for Education, 01/07/2024 - 30/06/2025
Self Regulation Measurement, Department for Education, 07/06/2023 - 06/06/2024
Rapid-Response Evidence Reviews – Metacognition Part 2, Department for Education, 01/06/2023 - 15/08/2023
Rapid-Response Evidence Reviews – Metacognition Part 1, Department for Education, 01/06/2023 - 07/07/2023
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
12
9
3
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| 2023 |
Open access
8
6
2
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| 2023 |
Open access
1
2
|
| 2022 |
Open access
26
22
3
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
2
4
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
12
9
3
|
| 2024 |
Open access
1
|
| 2024 |
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| 2023 |
Open access
8
6
2
|
| 2023 |
Open access
4
5
6
|
| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
1
2
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| 2023 |
Open access
6
5
|
| 2022 |
Open access
26
22
3
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
2
4
|
| 2021 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2021 |
Open access
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| 2020 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2021 |
Open access
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External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Nuertingen-Geislingen University | GERMANY |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Trinity College Gawler | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Turin | ITALY |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Creating contextually relevant professional development programmes in culturally diverse LMICs and interventions that benefit educators and positively impact child development outcomes | Current |
| Growth is 4D: Empowering student efficacy in transferable skills, capabilities & dispositions via learning progressions and continuous growth-based feedback, coaching and metacognition. | Current |
