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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 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 90 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 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, as well as several other national and institutional teaching awards. His teaching strongly emphasises the importance of adopting a research-driven approach in education. He is the lead author of two A1 research books “Blended synchronous learning - A handbook for educators” and “Design of technology-enhanced learning - integrating research and practice” which won the 2018 Association for Educational Communications and Technology Design and Development Outstanding Book Award. Matt is also the Chair of the Australian Technologies Teacher Educators Network (ATTEN) and the Macquarie University Learning Technology Research Cluster (MQLTRC).
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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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Transforming exams across Australia: processes and platform for e-exams in high stakes, supervised environments
Bower, M., Hillier, M., Fluck, A., Cowling, M., Howah, K., Blackmore, K., Newhouse, P., Verity, D., Baird, M., Grant, S., Leitch, S., Geer, R. & White, B.
1/01/16 → …
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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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., 6 Apr 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Education and Information Technologies. 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the pedagogies of screen-sharing in contemporary learning environments - a mixed methods analysis
Stevenson, M., Lai, J. W. M. & Bower, M., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 38, 3, p. 770-783 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Relationships between computational thinking and the quality of computer programs
Boom, K-D., Bower, M., Siemon, J. & Arguel, A., 3 Mar 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Education and Information Technologies. 22 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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Text mining in education—A bibliometrics-based systematic review
Ahadi, A., Singh, A., Bower, M. & Garrett, M., 15 Mar 2022, In: Education sciences. 12, 3, p. 1-17 17 p., 210.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Downloads (Pure)
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), 2012
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
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