Assoc Prof Michael Dezuanni

  • Assoc Prof Michael Dezuanni

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Associate Director

Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology), Master of Letters (Central Queensland University)

A/Prof Michael Dezuanni undertakes research about digital media, literacies and learning in home, school and community contexts. He is the Associate Director of  QUT’s Digital Media Research Centre which produces world-leading research for a creative, inclusive and fair digital media environment. Michael has been a chief investigator on five ARC Linkage projects with a focus on digital literacy and learning at school, the use of digital games in the classroom, digital inclusion in regional and rural Australia, and the use of screen content in formal and informal learning.

Recent projects have focused on how young Australians access, perceive and are affected by the news: http://apo.org.au/node/120076; and he has led the development of the Queensland report for the Australian Digital Inclusion Index. Michael has co-authored and edited three books for leading international publishers and has published forty peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters. From 2010 to 2015, Michael was the expert advisor to the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) for the development of Media Arts for the Australian Curriculum.

Projects (Chief investigator)

Projects

Additional information

Experience

Michael’s recent professional achievements include:

  • 2016 –  invited to be a member of national charity The Smith Family’s Digital Futures for Families and Students Expert Advisory Group.
  • 2016 –  writer for the Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority’s redevelopment of the Senior syllabus in Film, Television and New Media (used in 150 schools across Qld).
  • 2015 – made an honorary life member of Australian Teachers of Media, Queensland in recognition of his service to the field.
  • 2015 – invited by Microsoft to attend the Minecraft in Education Summit, Los Angeles.
  • 2015 and 2016 – member of the expert panel for the New Media Consortium’s Horizon Report, K-12.
  • 2012-2016 – Deputy Director of the Children and Youth Research Centre, QUT.
  • 2010 to 2013 –  Expert Adviser for Media Arts for the Australian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (ACARA) for the development of the Australian National Curriculum in the Arts.
  • 2011 –  consultant for UNESCO, and co-authored UNESCO’s ‘Media and Information Literacy: Policy and Strategy Guidelines’ as part of an international team of experts.

Awards

Type
Advisor/Consultant for Industry
Reference year
2016
Details
Invited to the highly selective Minecraft in Education Summit in 2015 and 2016 to provide the Minecraft in Education Team with advice about the use of the digital game in education.
Type
Advisor/Consultant for Industry
Reference year
2016
Details
Invited to become a member of National Charity The Smith Family's Digital Futures for Families and Students Expert Advisory Group.
Type
Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
Reference year
2016
Details
Selected to become a member of the Expert Advisory group for the redevelopment of the State Senior Film, Television and New Media Syllabus to be used in Senior Secondary Schools across Queensland.
Type
Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
Reference year
2011
Details
Invited to work in an international team to develop UNESCO's "Guidelines on Developing National/Regional Media and Information Literacy Policies and Strategies"
Type
Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
Reference year
2010
Details
Contracted by ACARA to be the media curriculum advisor to the lead writer for The Arts for Australian National Curriculum.

Publications

Research Projects

Title
Fostering digital participation through Living Labs in regional and rural Australian communities
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
LP130100469
Start year
2014
Keywords
digital citizenship; rural & regional; digital literacy
Title
Australian screen content in primary, secondary and tertiary education: uses and potential
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
LP130100031
Start year
2014
Keywords
Meida Studies; Australian Curriculum; Australian Screen Content
Title
Serious Play: Using Digital Games in School to Promote Literacy and Learning in the Twenty First Century
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
LP110200309
Start year
2011
Keywords
New Literacies; Literacy; Digital Games; Pedagogy; New Media
Title
Remote Music Interactions through On-line Networks
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
LP0989403
Start year
2010
Keywords
Music Interactions; Online Networks; User Generated Content; Peer to Peer Interaction; Music Education;
Title
Digital Learning and Print Literacy: A Design Experiment for the Reform of Low Socio-economic, Culturally Diverse Schools.
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
LP0990289
Start year
2009
Keywords
Literacy; Digital Literacies; Pedagogy; Media Arts; Primary Education;

Current Supervisions

  • Teaching and learning with cloud platforms in the primary school classroom
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Kelli McGraw
  • The Implementation of Media Arts in Primary Schools
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Phoebe Hart
  • Unboxing Culture on YouTube: Where Genre, Production Practices, and Social Formations Converge
    PhD, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Distinguished Professor Stuart Cunningham
  • Finding the art in teaching: An exploration and examination of the impact of professional creative practice on creative pedagogies
    Professional Doctorate, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Phoebe Hart
  • Epic Film and the Sensory Recreation of History: Gladiator (2000) & The Robe (1953)
    MPhil, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Mark Ryan

Completed Supervisions (Doctorate)