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Research group leader

  • Associate Professor Kate Thompson

    I am the leader of the Digital Learning for Change Research Group in the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice. I am also the Research Engagement Leader for VISER in the Research Infrastructure portfolio. I give priority to researching the processes of learning and teaching, particularly with technology. Technology...

Theme leaders

  • Dr Natasha Arthars

    Dr Natasha Arthars joined QUT in 2022 as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership (STEL).Natasha holds a PhD in Education from the University of Sydney, Master of Learning Sciences and Technology (Research) from the University of Sydney, Master of Business from the University of...

  • Associate Professor Jennifer Clifton

    Associate Professor Jennifer Clifton is an experienced educator and researcher. She is currently the Academic Director of Professional Experience in the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice. In this role, she prepares pre-service teachers for working in and with schools and early childhood centres and transitioning to employment....

  • Associate Professor Henk Huijser

    Henk has been a Senior Lecturer, Curriculum and Learning Design in the Learning and Teaching Unit at Queensland University of Technology since September 2017. He has wide ranging experience in curriculum design and academic development in different higher education contexts, including in Australia (USQ and Batchelor Institute), the Middle East (Bahrain...

  • Dr Nick Kelly

    Dr Nick Kelly is a Senior Lecturer in Interaction Design at the Queensland University of Technology, in the School of Design. He is a genuinely cross-disciplinary researcher spanning the fields of Design and Education. He conducts research into design cognition (how designers think), metacognition in learning (how teachers and learners...

  • Dr Selen Turkay

    Selen Türkay is a lecturer in Human Computer Interaction at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).  Her research interests include the design of personalized, interactive, and collaborative immersive environments. Specifically, she studies the effects of design choices on user agency and wellbeing outcomes, as well as user experiences including engagement and motivation in variety of contexts including...

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