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Biography
David Chilton is a doctoral candidate in the Macquarie School of Education, advised by Dr Kim Wilson and Dr Janet Dutton, as well as being an experienced history teacher and mentor of pre-service teachers. His research interests are focused on the teaching and learning of historical thinking skills and the new opportunities and challenges afforded to history teachers with the availability of new technologies.
David is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Scholarship allocation number: 20247140; doi.org/10.82133/C42F-K220
Research interests
- History pedagogy
- Technology and pedagogy
- Historical thinking
- Teacher Attitudes
- Student Attitudes
Research engagement
David's current project: 'Teaching and Learning History in the Information Age' is seeking to build a consensus from experienced history teachers about the realities of what teaching historical thinking looks like in their classrooms. Furthermore, the project will build a consensus about the way that on-demand access to the internet is shaping the teaching and learning of historical thinking skills. The project will focus on both historical information, as well as information processing technologies, including Generative AI.
The second phase of the project will develop and test a protocol to guide history teachers.
Education/Academic qualification
Education, Master of Research, A case study of students’ use of their BYOD device to evaluate historical information online, Macquarie University
1 Feb 2023 → 18 Mar 2024
Award Date: 18 Mar 2024
Educational Leadership, Master of Education (Leadership), Morling College
2010 → 2013
Award Date: 19 Mar 2014
Education, Bachelor of Education: Secondary Humanities (Hons), University of Sydney
2004 → 2008
Award Date: 24 Apr 2009
English and History, Bachelor of Arts
2004 → 2008
Award Date: 24 Apr 2009
External positions
Teacher, Trinity Grammar School
2012 → …
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Teaching and Learning History in the Information Age
Chilton, D. (Primary Chief Investigator), Wilson, K. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Dutton, J. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/04/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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A case study of students’ use of their BYOD device to evaluate historical information online.
Chilton, D. (Primary Chief Investigator), Wilson, K. (Chief Investigator) & Dutton, J. (Associate Investigator)
1/02/23 → 18/03/24
Project: Research
Research Outputs
- 1 Article
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A case study of students' and teachers' attitudes towards BYOD and its use within their history classrooms
Chilton, D., Wilson, K. & Dutton, J., Mar 2025, In: Education and Information Technologies. 30, 4, p. 4795-4824 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile36 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Graduate Research Conference 2025: Expanding the reach of your research. Lightning Presentations 1st Place
Chilton, D. (Recipient), 20 Nov 2025
Prize
Activities
- 2 Presentation
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BYOD in the History Classroom: Opportunities and Challenges
Chilton, D. (Speaker) & Wilson, K. (Speaker)
4 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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A case study of students’ use of their BYOD device to evaluate historical information online.
Chilton, D. (Speaker)
21 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation