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Biography
Background
Garry Falloon is an Honorary Professor of Education in the Macquarie School of Education. He is currently Research Professor of Education at Federation University Australia. 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.
Supervision
Please make contact if seeking HDR supervision to see if I have capacity. My email address is: [email protected]
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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Australian curriculum (EYLF) in Chinese preschools: Educators’ attitudes and practices relating to the concepts of play-based approach and intentional teaching
Degotardi, S. (Primary Chief Investigator), Falloon, G. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Dong, C. (Primary Chief Investigator)
6/04/21 → 6/04/23
Project: Research
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Multilingualism Research Centre
Benson, P. (Primary Chief Investigator), Barnes, S. (Chief Investigator), Blythe, J. (Chief Investigator), Burridge, A. (Primary Chief Investigator), Chang, M. (Chief Investigator), Chappell, P. (Chief Investigator), Chik, A. (Chief Investigator), Chu, H. E. (Chief Investigator), Djonov, E. (Chief Investigator), Evans, T. (Primary Chief Investigator), Falloon, G. (Chief Investigator), Forrest, J. (Chief Investigator), Garde, U. (Primary Chief Investigator), Gorfinkel, L. (Chief Investigator), Guo, S. (Chief Investigator), Hanley, J. (Primary Chief Investigator), Keith, S. (Chief Investigator), Kruger, J.-L. (Primary Chief Investigator), Kim, J.-H. (Chief Investigator), Li, P. (Chief Investigator), Moloney, R. (Chief Investigator), Murray, J. (Primary Chief Investigator), Ollerhead, S. (Chief Investigator), Orlando, M. (Primary Chief Investigator), Parr, N. (Chief Investigator), Roger, P. (Chief Investigator), Xu Rattanasone, N. (Primary Chief Investigator), Svetanant, C. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Yates, L. (Chief Investigator)
1/07/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Coding Animated Narratives as Contemporary Multimodal Authorship in Schools
Unsworth, L. (Chief Investigator), Mills, K. (Chief Investigator), Falloon, G. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Burn, A. (Associate Investigator)
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Other
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VRLab: Mobile Virtual Reality Resource for School and University Based Research
Parrila, R. (Primary Chief Investigator), Falloon, G. (Chief Investigator), Ryan, M. (Chief Investigator) & Loban, R. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Developing teachers'/students' science capital and intercultural understanding via STEAM education
Chu, H. E. (Primary Chief Investigator), Falloon, G. (Chief Investigator), Harrison, N. (Chief Investigator), Cavanagh, M. (Chief Investigator), Jamie, J. (Co-Investigator), Pask, H. (Co-Investigator), Martin, S. N. (Primary Chief Investigator), Song, J. (Chief Investigator), Kim, C.-J. (Chief Investigator), Son, Y.-A. (Chief Investigator), Cho, Y. H. (Chief Investigator), Lim, H. J. (Partner Investigator), Lego, D. (Partner Investigator), Treagust, D. F. (Partner Investigator) & Siburn, K. (Partner Investigator)
1/11/18 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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Creative Technologies education – lessons learnt and future directions
Bower, M., Falloon, G., Murphy, P., Mason, J., Mason, T., Rowston, K., Cameron, L., Lee, J. & Wang, T., 2026, Creative technologies education: students as digital designers. Bower, M. & von Mengersen, B. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, p. 239-252 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Students as multimodal designers and authors
Falloon, G., Adlington, R., Unsworth, L., Hanham, J. & Woo, K., 2026, Creative technologies education: students as digital designers. Bower, M. & von Mengersen, B. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, p. 76-92 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The critical need for creative: technologies education
Bower, M., Falloon, G., Lee, J. & Wang, T., 2026, Creative technologies education: students as digital designers. Bower, M. & von Mengersen, B. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Imagined Communities of Chinese International Graduates in Australia and New Zealand
Yin, Y., Chik, A. & Falloon, G., May 2025, In: International Journal of Applied Linguistics (United Kingdom). 35, 2, p. 566–576 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrating coding across the curriculum: a scoping review
Woo, K. & Falloon, G., 3 Apr 2025, In: Computer Science Education. 35, 2, p. 216-237 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Digital Competencies for Information Literacy
Falloon, G. (Speaker)
8 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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From digital literacy to digital competence: Educators' proficiencies in an era of rapidly-changing digital landscapes
Falloon, G. (Speaker)
10 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Exploring interactive simulations to help young students learn basic science concepts: A classroom investigation into simple circuit building
Falloon, G. (Speaker)
4 May 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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From digital literacy to digital competence
Falloon, G. (Keynote speaker) & Vale, E. (Speaker)
12 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Exploring technologies and distance learning strategies for tertiary education
Falloon, G. (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
Chik, A., Benson, P., Falloon, G. & Forrest, J.
13/11/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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