I am a lecturer in the Faculty of Information Technology and a member of the Centre for Learning Analytics at Monash (CoLAM). Before the current post, I was a research associate at the School of Informatics (previously at Moray House School of Education and Sport) at the University of Edinburgh, with an affiliation to the Centre for Research in Digital Education. I am an executive member at large of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR). I hold a PhD and an MPhil degree in Education from the University of Cambridge.
As an interdisciplinary researcher, my research interests range from learning analytics, feedback practice, and digital storytelling to reading cultures, children’s literature, and multimodal texts. A number of topics available for PhD supervision are proposed here, but please feel free to get in touch to discuss your research interest in similar areas.
My teaching philosophy is informed by my research paradigm–constructivism. I believe that learning is constructed by what learners bring and how they interpret the world, and that teaching is a process of knowledge exchange between the educator and the learner.
Prior to working in the higher education context, I worked extensively with children aged between 9 and 15. This includes three years of teaching at a primary school in Taiwan and three years investigating British readers’ engagement with manga in literary, social, and cultural dimensions. In addition, I have worked as a freelance writer composing various written works, including articles to inform institutional and government policies, and a biography about a British missionary. My CV provides more details about my professional life.
Oh yes, I do have some hobbies–cooking, baking, reading, crocheting, painting, and playing the guitar (quite poorly unfortunately). Lately, I have spent more time playing with our new family member – Bisky. My husband and I also enjoy playing board games with friends.
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