I am a Professor of the Learning Sciences. I lead a team who—given all we know from multiple domains of research on learning and development—are seeking to understand and implement the school and classroom practices and environments that support students in all areas of their development.
My team of educational researchers and educational designers are engaged in projects focussed on developing productive learning strategies, social and emotional development, systems of student support, and supportive and inclusive learning environments. We refer to the schools we support as the Education Futures Academy, and we share much of what we learn and design through these collaborations at our website.
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About me
I am a Professor of the Learning Sciences. I lead a team who—given all we know from multiple domains of research on learning and development—are seeking to understand and implement the school and classroom practices and environments that support students in all areas of their development.
My team of educational researchers and educational designers are engaged in projects focussed on developing productive learning strategies, social and emotional development, systems of student support, and supportive and inclusive learning environments. We refer to the schools we support as the Education Futures Academy, and we share much of what we learn and design through these collaborations at our website.
Our work is heavily informed by the Science of Learning and Development (SoLD), but is also deeply pragmatic and responsive the very real challenges of everyday schooling. We engage with schools and school systems through collaborative research projects, typically with teachers engaging in the project through our research degree programs; and through smaller consultancy and professional learning projects where we support schools to make evidence-based change. My team also provides a large school outreach and engagement program on behalf of our university, which primarily seeks to help young people from under-represented communities develop the capacity to choose a higher education pathway.
My research and design projects have been supported by almost $10 million in grants, and have been reported through in excess of 50 scholarly publications (and counting). A major focus of my current work is on the development of early career researchers in the Learning Sciences. I supervise and/or mentor numerous doctoral and post-doctoral researchers and was pleased to win my Academic Unit’s award for Higher Degree supervision.
I have extensive experience in educational leadership and management, including a three-year term as Head of the Teacher Education program at the University of Canberra where his work in curriculum redevelopment was recognised by the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence. I’ve also worked previously as a secondary school teacher and as a policy officer in Treasury.
About me
Date | Title |
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23/06/2023 |
Every school can be great - ABC Regional , https://www.abc.net.au/northandwest/programs/mornings/sa-mornings/102492750 |
16/06/2023 |
Thinking about a micro-credential - The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/thinking-about-a-microcredential-course-4-things-to-consider-first-207619 |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Wollongong
Graduate Diploma of Education Charles Sturt University
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
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
Extending workplace learning through a Univeristy-school partnership., Pulteney Grammar School, 22/02/2024 - 21/02/2027
SA Academy for Gender Equity in STEM - Careers & Mentoring, DISER-National Careers Institute Partnership Grants, 02/05/2022 - 05/10/2023
National Careers Institute Partnership Grants Round 2, Cwth Dept of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, 07/11/2021 - 07/08/2023
Investigating the impact of a multi-level multi-scale model of data informed professional learning to support whole-of-college change: An establishment project, Trinity College Gawler, 28/02/2020 - 28/02/2021
Excellence and Equity in Maths: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Achievement and Tertiary Aspirations in Mathematics, Cwth Dept of Education, Skills & Employment, 05/11/2014 - 31/05/2018
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 or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2022 |
Open access
22
20
3
|
2021 |
Open access
11
9
|
2018 |
Open access
41
19
4
|
2016 |
11
9
1
|
2012 |
Open access
18
|
Year | Output |
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2021 |
Open access
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2020 |
Open access
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Year | Output |
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2024 |
Open access
9
9
3
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2023 |
Open access
1
2
|
2023 |
Open access
7
4
2
|
2023 |
Open access
2
6
|
2023 |
Open access
1
2
|
2023 |
Open access
|
2023 |
Open access
6
6
|
2022 |
Open access
22
20
3
|
2022 |
Open access
2
2
4
|
2022 |
Open access
1
4
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2021 |
Open access
|
2021 |
Open access
7
3
19
|
2021 |
Open access
11
9
|
2020 |
Open access
|
2019 |
Open access
|
2018 |
Open access
|
2018 |
Open access
41
19
4
|
2018 |
Open access
|
2017 |
Open access
|
2017 |
5
3
3
|
2017 |
Open access
|
2016 |
11
9
1
|
2016 |
Open access
7
3
|
2016 |
25
20
3
|
2015 |
14
10
1
|
2015 |
Open access
18
10
|
2014 |
Open access
17
18
|
2012 |
Open access
18
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Year | Output |
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2023 |
Open access
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2022 |
Open access
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2020 |
Open access
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2019 |
Open access
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2019 |
Open access
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2017 |
Open access
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2015 |
Open access
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2010 |
Open access
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Year | Output |
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2024 |
Open access
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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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2022 |
Open access
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2021 |
Open access
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2021 |
Open access
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2020 |
Open access
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2018 |
Open access
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2017 |
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2017 |
Open access
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External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
Catholic Education South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Central Michigan University | UNITED STATES |
Charles Darwin University | AUSTRALIA |
Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
James Cook University | AUSTRALIA |
La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
Nuertingen-Geislingen University | GERMANY |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
Southern Cross University | AUSTRALIA |
Trinity College Gawler | AUSTRALIA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Bologna | ITALY |
University of Canberra | AUSTRALIA |
University of Connecticut | UNITED STATES |
University of Liverpool | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Turin | ITALY |
University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Editorial Board MemberEducational Design Research Journal |
2018 |
Invited 'Lezione Magistrale'University of Bologna |
2018 |
Keynote address4th Annual Conference on Education in Muslim Society, Jakarta, 25 October, 2018 |
2018 |
Annual John P. Keeves LectureSouth Australian Institute for Educational Research |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberEducational Design Research Journal |
2017 |
Invited lectureSocial Ventures Australia Thought Leaders Gathering |
2017 |
Keynote: Designing beyond S.T.E.M.: Public policy, public science and the learning sciencesAustralian Council for Education, Adelaide |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Association for Research in Education (AARE) |
2017 |
MemberAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberEducational Design Research Journal |
2016 |
Invited presentation: Public Science and the emergence of STEMSouthern Cross University |
2016 |
Educator in ResidenceQuestacon, the National Science and Technology Centre |
2015 |
Student Satisfaction Working PartyUniversity of Canberra |
2015 |
Academic Board MemberUniversity of Canberra |
2012 |
Committee MemberACT National Partnerships Teacher Education |
2012 |
Academic Board MemberUniversity of Canberra |
2011 |
Committee MemberACT National Partnerships Teacher Education |
2011 |
Curriculum Advisory CommitteeACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies |
2011 |
Member of AIATSISAustralian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
2011 |
Research Advisory CommitteeAustralian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) |
2011 |
Admissions CommitteeUniversity of Canberra |
2009 |
Program Steering CommitteeDepartment of Environment Indigenous Natural Resource Management, ACT Government |
2009 |
Admissions CommitteeUniversity of Canberra |
2008 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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A complexity approach to educational change: Expansive ethical systems and the Trinity Education Model | Current |
A complexity approach to educational change: Expansive ethical systems and the Trinity Education Model | Current |
An Activity Systems Approach to Sustainability | Current |
Developing Creativity as a Key Industry 4 Competency | Current |
Exploring the influencers and influences on middle school students career self-efficacy: a theory of change approach | Current |
How can virtual reality be used to visualise, experience and enhance different learning processes and concepts in education settings such as; design thinking, and Maths and indegenous knowedge systems | Current |
Student well-being: The development and evaluation of an individualised ultralight feedback system | Current |
The Networks, Associated Practices, and Value Creation of Social Learning Amongst Teachers Engaged in Practitioner Research | Current |
The regulation of time in the practice of teaching | Current |
Industry partners make a difference: assessing the impact of problem-based learning on critical and creative thinking in primary school | Completed |
Promoting spatial reasoning in makerspaces: a design-based research project exploring the role of epistemic cognition in enriching teachers' pedagogical reasoning | Completed |