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Biography
Matt Bower is a professor in the School of Education at Macquarie University, who specialises in the innovative use of technology for learning purposes. He is particularly interested in how contemporary technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, augmented reality, web-based tools, virtual worlds, social networking, immersive virtual reality 3D design & printing software and so on can be most effectively used to support cognitive development and collaborative learning. Matt has over 100 peer reviewed publications in the area of technology-enhanced learning design, teacher education, and computing education. He has led over thirty funded grant projects and participated in many other research initiatives (total funding exceeds $2.4M). Matt specialises in learning innovation research partnerships with industry enterprises and the education sector (e.g. schools, universities, training and education technology companies). He has delivered numerous keynote and invited speaker presentations on topics such as artificial intelligence in education, augmented reality, blended-synchronous learning and learning design.
Matt is a passionate educator who leads the “ICT and Education”, “Digital Technologies and Creativity” and “Technology-Enhanced Learning Design” subjects at Macquarie University. In 2021 he was one of four recipients of an Australian Award for University Teaching Excellence, and has received several other national and institutional teaching awards. His book “Design of technology-enhanced learning - integrating research and practice” won the 2018 Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Design and Development Outstanding Book Award. Matt is also the Chair of the Australian Technologies Teacher Educators Network (ATTEN), which draws together Technologies educators from every Higher Education institution across Australia. Matt is also heavily engaged with government and policymaking, serving as the Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE) representative on the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) Technologies Panel, as well as serving on a number of panels for the NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA).
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Parent perceptions of COVID19 Schooling from home
Bower, M., Lai, J. & Van Bergen, P.
1/08/21 → 1/08/23
Project: Research
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Intelligent Educational Knowledge Lake
Beheshti, A., Bower, M., Sheng, M., Yang, J. & Asadniaye Fard Jahromi, M.
30/11/20 → 31/10/23
Project: Research
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Developing a framework for analysing the process of computer programming
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
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Effects of mobile-supported tasks on learners' motivation and intercultural exchange
19/04/21 → 26/06/21
Project: Research
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Google: Digital Technologies Jumpstarter Worshops
Bower, M., Augsdörfer , A. & Woo, K.
1/04/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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A rule-based approach for mining creative thinking patterns from big educational data
Shabani, N., Beheshti, A., Farhood, H., Bower, M., Garrett, M. & Alinejad-Rokny, H., Mar 2023, In: AppliedMath . 3, 1, p. 243-267 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining the relationships between students’ perceptions of technology, pedagogy, and cognition: the case of immersive virtual reality mini games to foster computational thinking in higher education
Agbo, F. J., Olaleye, S. A., Bower, M. & Oyelere, S. S., 23 Feb 2023, In: Smart Learning Environments. 10, 1, p. 1-22 22 p., 16.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What self-regulation strategies do elementary students utilize while learning online?
Torrington, J., Bower, M. & Burns, E. C., Feb 2023, In: Education and Information Technologies. 28, 2, p. 1735–1762 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Career-changers’ technology integration beliefs and practice in initial teacher education: a summative cross-case analysis
Rowston, K., Bower, M. & Woodcock, S., Jan 2022, In: International Journal of Educational Research. 116, p. 1-17 17 p., 102079.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comprehensive evaluation of the use of technology in education – validation with a cohort of global open online learners
Lai, J. W. M., De Nobile, J., Bower, M. & Breyer, Y., Aug 2022, In: Education and Information Technologies. 27, 7, p. 9877–9911 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Australian Awards for University Teaching (2020) - Award for Teaching Excellence
Bower, Matt (Recipient), 24 Feb 2021
Prize: Teaching award
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Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence
Bower, Matt (Recipient), 18 Nov 2019
Prize: Teaching award
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Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence
Bower, Matt (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Teaching award
Activities
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Preparing for a transparent world - wearable technologies in education
Bianca De Wit (Speaker) & Matthew Bower (Speaker)
2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation