My research focuses on the use of new technologies and data science to explore classroom practice and teacher change, specifically related to technology adoption and integration in learning. I have a particular research focuses on cultural and individual factors of teachers’ digital technology use, change process and learning design related to subject areas, school culture and underlying principles of teaching and learning. Current major projects include a national study of app use in primary schools, automating long-term low-disturbance classroom observation, and creating data and video mining methods to study the integration of digital and physical spaces in blended learning.
ASCILITE 2019 - Conference Proceedings - 36th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education: Personalised Learning. Diverse Goals. One Heart.
ASCILITE 2016 - Conference Proceedings - 33rd International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education: Show Me the Learning
Responsible Teaching and Sustainable Learning: 15th Biennial EARLI Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction - Book of abstracts and extended summaries
The<strong> Smarter Schools for a Smarter Planet </strong>project aims at enabling regional high school students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics gain skills in the construction and use of smart technologies and the Internet-of-Things to monitor water issues relevant to their school environment. The project is working with ten high schools throughout the Illawarra.<br /><br />It is a component of the Smart Waterways project which is a collaboration between Wollongong City Council, Shellharbour City Council, Kiama Municipal Council, Shoalhaven City Council, Lendlease Calderwood Valley Communities and UOW's SMART Infrastructure Facility.
<strong>Let’s build a network of sensors monitoring environmental conditions</strong><p>Over the past 50 years the Illawarra Shoalhaven had more than 30 serious floods and three extreme floods, resulting in a fatality.</p><p>Floods have devastating consequences and affect the economy, environment and local people. To help combat the issue the Federal Government awarded $478,449 to the region for the <a href="https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/cities/smart-cities/collaboration-platform/Smart-Water-Management-Project-Illawarra-Shoalhaven.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smart Waterways project</a>.</p><p>The project use smart technology via the installation of sensors to gather data to monitor and provide information about the region’s waterways.</p><p>There are several project components including <a href="http://digitallivinglab.uow.edu.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smarter Schools for a Smarter Planet</a>, which is aimed at enabling regional high school students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics gain skills in the construction and use of smart technologies to monitor water issues relevant to their school environment.<br /><br /><strong>Working with the high schools students and teachers</strong><br /><br />UOW researchers engaged with ten high schools in the Illawarra and conducted workshops to explain to the student what is the Internet-of-Things (IoT), how they can start building sensors and their use in real-world applications. The workshop also introduced the concepts of open data and open software to the students. Each student were given the IoT development kit used during the workshop.<br /><br />The project also aimed at helping the high school teachers to develop their own IoT sessions through dedicated workshops. The project team then provide both the necessary equipment and technical support to the teachers and their schools.<br /><strong><br />Open data</strong><br /><br />The environmental data collected by the sensors built by the students will be shared with the community and will be also used by the other components of the Smart Waterways project.<br /><br /><strong>A collaborative project</strong><br /><br />The Smart Waterways project is a collaboration between Wollongong City Council, Shellharbour City Council, Kiama Municipal Council, Shoalhaven City Council, Lendlease Calderwood Valley Communities and SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong.<br /><br /></p>
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Master of Philosophy
Sociology and Open Education Resources: Designing, Developing, and Implementing an Introductory Sociology OpenCourseWare
Bell, Kenton
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)
Implementation of blended learning in higher education: A case study of adoption and diffusion
Ali, Ramiz
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)
Investigating Online Social Interactions in Blended Learning Environments: A Case Study of a Saudi Arabian University
Alaraj, Saleh
Doctor of Education
Unpacking AI: A Study of Teachers Conceptions of Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom
Peloche, Juliana
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)
The Impact of Technology on Gifted Students in Saudi Arabia.
Alqahtani, Yasmin Saif S
Doctor of Philosophy
Optimal Grouping and Intelligent Tutoring in Innovative Learning Environments: Classification based on the Learners' Competencies, Preferences, and Tasks
Garshasbi, Soheila
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)
Changing Attitudes to the Utilisation of ICT as a Tool for the Development and Expansion of Literacy Skills
My research focuses on the use of new technologies and data science to explore classroom practice and teacher change, specifically related to technology adoption and integration in learning. I have a particular research focuses on cultural and individual factors of teachers’ digital technology use, change process and learning design related to subject areas, school culture and underlying principles of teaching and learning. Current major projects include a national study of app use in primary schools, automating long-term low-disturbance classroom observation, and creating data and video mining methods to study the integration of digital and physical spaces in blended learning.
ASCILITE 2019 - Conference Proceedings - 36th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education: Personalised Learning. Diverse Goals. One Heart.
ASCILITE 2016 - Conference Proceedings - 33rd International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education: Show Me the Learning
Responsible Teaching and Sustainable Learning: 15th Biennial EARLI Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction - Book of abstracts and extended summaries
The<strong> Smarter Schools for a Smarter Planet </strong>project aims at enabling regional high school students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics gain skills in the construction and use of smart technologies and the Internet-of-Things to monitor water issues relevant to their school environment. The project is working with ten high schools throughout the Illawarra.<br /><br />It is a component of the Smart Waterways project which is a collaboration between Wollongong City Council, Shellharbour City Council, Kiama Municipal Council, Shoalhaven City Council, Lendlease Calderwood Valley Communities and UOW's SMART Infrastructure Facility.
<strong>Let’s build a network of sensors monitoring environmental conditions</strong><p>Over the past 50 years the Illawarra Shoalhaven had more than 30 serious floods and three extreme floods, resulting in a fatality.</p><p>Floods have devastating consequences and affect the economy, environment and local people. To help combat the issue the Federal Government awarded $478,449 to the region for the <a href="https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/cities/smart-cities/collaboration-platform/Smart-Water-Management-Project-Illawarra-Shoalhaven.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smart Waterways project</a>.</p><p>The project use smart technology via the installation of sensors to gather data to monitor and provide information about the region’s waterways.</p><p>There are several project components including <a href="http://digitallivinglab.uow.edu.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smarter Schools for a Smarter Planet</a>, which is aimed at enabling regional high school students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics gain skills in the construction and use of smart technologies to monitor water issues relevant to their school environment.<br /><br /><strong>Working with the high schools students and teachers</strong><br /><br />UOW researchers engaged with ten high schools in the Illawarra and conducted workshops to explain to the student what is the Internet-of-Things (IoT), how they can start building sensors and their use in real-world applications. The workshop also introduced the concepts of open data and open software to the students. Each student were given the IoT development kit used during the workshop.<br /><br />The project also aimed at helping the high school teachers to develop their own IoT sessions through dedicated workshops. The project team then provide both the necessary equipment and technical support to the teachers and their schools.<br /><strong><br />Open data</strong><br /><br />The environmental data collected by the sensors built by the students will be shared with the community and will be also used by the other components of the Smart Waterways project.<br /><br /><strong>A collaborative project</strong><br /><br />The Smart Waterways project is a collaboration between Wollongong City Council, Shellharbour City Council, Kiama Municipal Council, Shoalhaven City Council, Lendlease Calderwood Valley Communities and SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong.<br /><br /></p>
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Master of Philosophy
Sociology and Open Education Resources: Designing, Developing, and Implementing an Introductory Sociology OpenCourseWare
Bell, Kenton
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)
Implementation of blended learning in higher education: A case study of adoption and diffusion
Ali, Ramiz
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)
Investigating Online Social Interactions in Blended Learning Environments: A Case Study of a Saudi Arabian University
Alaraj, Saleh
Doctor of Education
Unpacking AI: A Study of Teachers Conceptions of Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom
Peloche, Juliana
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)
The Impact of Technology on Gifted Students in Saudi Arabia.
Alqahtani, Yasmin Saif S
Doctor of Philosophy
Optimal Grouping and Intelligent Tutoring in Innovative Learning Environments: Classification based on the Learners' Competencies, Preferences, and Tasks
Garshasbi, Soheila
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)
Changing Attitudes to the Utilisation of ICT as a Tool for the Development and Expansion of Literacy Skills
