Professor Margaret E Robertson FACE, FRGS
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education - Melbourne (Bundoora)Melbourne (Bundoora)
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Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education - Melbourne (Bundoora)Melbourne (Bundoora)
PhD, M.Ed, BA, Dip Ed,
Fellow, The Australian College of Educators; Member of the Australian Academy of Science National Committee for Geography (Deputy Chair)
As Professor in Education in the Faculty of Education at La Trobe University my role brings me into contact with students and educational contexts throughout the Australian state of Victoria and from many international locations. Academic and curriculum responsibilities include supervision and teaching of post-graduate research students (including large numbers of international students), and contributions to post-graduate and pre-service programs related to geographical education, pedagogical and curriculum issues.
My research interests include geographical and sustainable education and associated visual-spatial literacies; uses of digital technologies as pedagogical tools and innovative developments in learning cognition and social media. Mobile technologies, geospatial technologies and social connectivity are current interests. A particular focus is on 'student voice' and young people's views and visions of their future lifestyles. Cross-cultural comparisons in young people's thinking and learning engagement processes are one of my current research projects.
Research Methods
Pedagogical Principles
Geography Methods
Visual-Spatial Literacies
Pedagogy and learning; Learning Online; Curriculum Innovation; Collaborative Decision Making - professional development.
Selected Keynotes
Robertson, M. (2012) Through the eyes of young observers – Geographers imagine, image and create futures. Invited keynote for Queensland Geography Teachers' Association state conference, Brisbane July 28.
Robertson, M. (2012) Young people, their views, their visions: Cross cultural perspectives offer new wisdom. Invited keynote for International Conference: Innovative Research in a Changing and Challenging World, 16-18 May, Phuket. AND Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong 9-11 May.
Robertson, M. (2010) Invited keynote for IGU_CGE conference (Istanbul) July 8 -12). Young people’s wisdom thwarts global confusion.
Robertson, M. (2009) What makes good research in Teacher Education? University of Helsinki.
Books
Robertson, M. (invited Ed) (2012) Schooling and Learning for Sustainable Development: An Asia-Pacific regional focus. Dordrecht: Springer .[A3]
Robertson, M. & Tani, S. (2012) Young People, Their Views, Their Futures. Camberwell: ACER Press. [A2]
Robertson, M.E. & Gerber, R. (2008) (Eds) Children’s Lifeworlds: Locating Indigenous Voices. New York: Nova Scientific. [A3]
Robertson, M. (Ed) (2008) Geographical Perspectives on Sustainable Development: Networking Local Area Partnerships with Teachers and Young Scientists – a case study approach. Camberwell: ACER Press. 238 pages. ISBN 9780 864314383. [A3]
Robertson, M., Fluck, A. & Webb, I. (2007) Seven Steps to Success with ICTs: Whole school approaches to sustainable change. Camberwell: ACER Press. Reviewed by L. Twichett, in Synergy, 5(2), 67-68 (2007); Teacher, August 2007, Camberwell: ACER, pp. 40-46. ISBN 9780864315175 [A1]
Book Chapters
Robertson, M. Curry, G., Thanawood, C. & Cororan, J. (2012) Landscapes in transition: a focus on the Asia and Pacific Region. In Sustainable Development: New Research. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. E-Book, Chapter 4 online at https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=34209.
Robertson, M. (2010). Expectations and ‘deliverables’- not always a happy match. In F. Waugh & L. Napier (Eds) Internationalising Learning and Teaching in Academic Settings. Faculty of Education and Social Work, university of Sydney: Sydney. pp. 133-148. ISBN: 978-1-74210-196-5 [B1]
Robertson, M. & Lee, J. (2009) From School-based Curriculum to Whole-school Approaches to School Development. In J.Lee & M.Williams (Eds) Schooling for Sustainable Development In China: Experience With Younger Children. Dordrecht: Springer. [B]
AbbottChapman, J, & Robertson, M. (2009) Leisure activities, place and identity. In A. Furlong (Ed) Handbook of Youth and Young Adulthood. London: Routledge. [B]
Robertson, M. (2008) Australian education at a crossroads: Educating for the new imperialism. In B.Neville & V. D'Cruz (Eds) As Others See Us: Postcolonial Perspectives on Australian Culture Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, pp. 113-122. ISBN 987 1 74097 176 8.
Journal Articles
Robertson, M. & Al-Zahrani, A.M. (2012) Self-efficacy and ICT integration into initial teacher education in Saudi Arabia: Matching policy with practice. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 28(7), 1136-1151. [C1].
Robertson, M. (2012) Jobs, spatial information and digital mobility. Curriculum Perspectives, 32(3), 73-75.
Dang T. T. & Robertson, M. (2010) Pedagogical lessons from students’ participation in web 2.0. TESOL in context. 20(10), 5-26. [C1].
Dang, T. T., & Robertson, M. (2010) Impacts of Learning Management System on Learner Autonomy in EFL Learning. International Education Studies, 3(3), 3-11 [C1].
Dang Tan Tin & Robertson, M. (2010) e-behaviours and e-community formation:an investigation on Vietnamese EFL students. Asian EFL Journal: Professional Teaching Articles, 46(4-17& [C1].
Robertson, M. (2010). Help teachers first! Try our simple strategy, Education Technology. 39, November.
Robertson, M. (2009) Young ‘Netizens’ Creating Public Citizenship in Cyberspace. International Journal for Research in Geographical and Environmental Education. 18(4), 287-293. [C1]
AbbottChapman, J. & Robertson, M. (2009) Adolescents’ favourite places: Re-defining the Boundaries between Public and Private Space. Space and Culture. 12(4), 49-434. [C1]
Robertson, M. (2009) Geography breathes again! Can pragmatism energise the discipline? Geographical Education. 21, 15-19. [C1]
Robertson, M. (2008) The Endless City. Book review in Teacher, June/July, p. 62. [C4]
Robertson, M. (2007) School governance and pedagogical reform - a matter of trust. International Journal of Learning. 13(12),111-120. [C1]
Robertson, M., Grady, N., Fluck, A., & Webb, I. (2006) Conversations towards becoming an ICT school. Journal of Educational Administration. 44(1),617-633. [C1]
Robertson, M. & Doyle, D. (2006) Geographical Education in Tasmania: A Fragile Future? International Journal for Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 15(2),182-184. [C1
Webb, I., Robertson, M & Fluck, A. (2005) ICT and professional learning: Towards communities of practice. Journal of Inservice Education, 31(4), 617-634. [C1]
Robertson, M., Fluck, A., Webb. I. & Loechel, B. (2004) Classroom computer climate, teacher reflections and 're-envisioning' pedagogy in Australian schools, Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 20(3),351-370. [C1
Robertson, M. & Fluck A. (2004) Capacity Building in Geographical Education: Strategic Use of Online Technologies. Geography, 89(3), 269-273. [C1]
Robertson, M. & Fluck A. (2004) Online learning and authentic teaching. Directions in Education, 13(5),3. [C1]
Conference Publications (Refereed)
Robertson, M. (2011) Online learning creating geographies of freedom: a call for rethinking adult guidance. in C.P Whewell; C.Brooks; G. Butt, & A. Thurston (Eds.) Edited conference proceedings of the International Geographical Union Congress on Geographical Education, London, April 18-20th 2011, pp. 169-176.
International Council of Science (ICSU) (2010-11) in conjunction with the Australian Academy of Science Stengthening the bonds between scientific literacy and human understanding: Local area networks help build cross-border solutions for disaster management.
Member, Steering Commttee, International Year of Global Understanding (2011-). See http://www.worldsocialscience.org/
Cross-cultural project (2008-11) This project relates to values and beliefs, views and visions of young people interacting within online and everyday spaces. Based on the concept of Netizenship this project brings together contributions from colleagues located in 12 countries.