Faculty of Education
Professor Toni Downes
Dean, Faculty of Education
BEd Syd, MEd Toronto(Canada), PhD UWS
Toni Downes
Bio
I have worked with educational systems and leaders and teachers for close on 20 years in the pursuit of improving education through the appropriate and creative use of new information and communication technologies. My work has included numerous research and professional projects, journal articles, book chapters, books for teachers, keynote addresses, professional presentations and workshops.
My research projects and consultancies focus on quality leadership and technology, the investigation of the educational use of the Internet, young people’s view about the use of computers in homes and schools, gender, computing studies and careers, and the changing nature of literacies in new learning environments. In recent years, I have also worked on national and international policy research projects in regard to teacher learning for the effective use of ICTs for teaching and learning in schools.
When teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, I focus on ICTs for teaching and learning; leading educational and technological change; research methods and evaluation studies. My current doctoral students work at the intersections of literacies and new technologies.
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