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Personal profile
Biography
Background
Garry Falloon is Professor of STEM Education, and Director of International Engagement in the Macquarie School of Education. Previously he was Professor of Digital Learning in the Faculty of Education at Waikato University in Hamilton, New Zealand. His background includes 18 years teaching and leadership of primary and secondary schools in New Zealand, Education Foundation Manager at Telecom New Zealand (Spark), working for Microsoft Partners in Learning and as project lead for the New Zealand Government’s Digital Opportunities Projects. Garry has served on numerous advisory and writing panels for eLearning policy and curriculum development, industry and sector advisory boards, and the N.Z Prime Minister's Panel of Experts for Digital Learning.
Research
Garry’s research interests include mLearning, digitally-supported learning in primary and middle schools, online and blended learning, curriculum design, pedagogy and assessment in innovative learning environments, learning in primary science and technology, and educational research methods. Presently he is CI for the ARC Discovery Project: Coding Animated Narratives as Contemporary Multimodal Authorship in Schools, and has recently served as NSW lead for the Federal Government’s Principals as STEM Leaders (PASL) project.
Teaching
Current teaching includes convening Master of Teaching (Primary) STEM and Educational Research methods units.
Supervision
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Further information
Full details of research grants, publications and related activities can be found here. A full CV can be found here. GoogleScholar research profile can be found here.
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Multilingualism Research Centre
Benson, P., Barnes, S., Blythe, J., Burridge, A., Chang, M., Chappell, P., Chik, A., Djonov, E., Falloon, G., Forrest, J., Gorfinkel, L., Keith, S., Kim, J., Li, P., Moloney, R., Murray, J., Ollerhead, S., Parr, N., Roger, P., Xu, H. L., Xu Rattanasone, N. & Yates, L.
1/07/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Developing teachers'/students' science capital and intercultural understanding via STEAM education
Chu, H. E., Falloon, G., Harrison, N., Cavanagh, M., Jamie, J., Pask, H., Martin, S. N., Song, J., Kim, C., Son, Y., Cho, Y. H., Lim, H. J., Lego, D., Treagust, D. F. & Siburn, K.
1/11/18 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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VRLab: Mobile Virtual Reality Resource for School and University Based Research
Parrila, R., Falloon, G., Ryan, M. & Loban, R.
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Coding Animated Narratives as Contemporary Multimodal Authorship in Schools
Unsworth, L., Mills, K., Falloon, G. & Burn, A.
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Other
Research Outputs
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Coding animated narratives in middle school classrooms: intrinsic and extrinsic challenges for non-specialist teachers
Woo, K. & Falloon, G., 2022, (Accepted/In press) Teaching coding in K-12 schools: research and application. Fluck, A. & Keane, T. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, Springer NatureResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Principal leadership and proximal processes in creating STEM ecosystems: an Australian case study
Falloon, G., Stevenson, M., Hatisaru, V., Hurrell, D. & Boden, M., 22 Jun 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Leadership and Policy in Schools. 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Shaping science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum in Australian schools: an ecological systems analysis
Falloon, G., Powling, M., Fraser, S. & Hatisaru, V., 17 Apr 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australian Journal of Education. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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STEM in the making? investigating STEM learning in junior school makerspaces
Falloon, G., Forbes, A., Stevenson, M., Bower, M. & Hatzigianni, M., Apr 2022, In: Research in Science Education. 52, 2, p. 511–537 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The influence of grouping on young students’ learning while coding: an analysis of talk in different pair arrangements
Falloon, G., 2022, STEM, robotics, mobile apps in early childhood and primary education: technology to promote teaching and learning. Papadakis, S. & Kalogiannakis, M. (eds.). New York: Springer, Springer Nature, p. 321–366 46 p. (Lecture Notes in Educational Technology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Prizes
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From digital literacy to digital competence: Educators' proficiencies in an era of rapidly-changing digital landscapes
Garry Falloon (Speaker)
10 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Digital Competencies for Information Literacy
Garry Falloon (Speaker)
8 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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From digital literacy to digital competence
Garry Falloon (Keynote speaker) & Eamon Vale (Speaker)
12 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Exploring interactive simulations to help young students learn basic science concepts: A classroom investigation into simple circuit building
Garry Falloon (Speaker)
4 May 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Exploring technologies and distance learning strategies for tertiary education
Garry Falloon (Speaker)
10 Jun 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press / Media
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Online learning reduces children's reading enjoyment - study
23/11/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Home learning shock: what happened to the good old days?
30/04/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Community languages under threat due to lack of support
Alice Chik, Philip Benson, Garry Falloon & James Forrest
13/11/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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