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GenAI and teaching Indigenous history

Researchers have identified the risks associated with the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in teaching Indigenous history and culture.

New partnership to evaluate GenAI in schools

The School of Education has launched a new partnership with Brisbane Catholic Education to independently evaluate the system-wide rollout of Generative AI across its schools.

Connecting people to Country

Your Country uses GPS technology to connect users with the traditional custodians of the land, displaying publicly available information about the First Peoples’ Country they are standing on.

Improving student teacher placements

New research led by Dr Kylie Murphy, Senior Lecturer in Educational Psychology and Pedagogy, has explored how the group placement model influences professional learning.

La Trobe academics secure $7m in ARC funding

Twelve La Trobe researchers have secured ARC Discovery Project grants.

Empowering students with augmented reality

Dr Stefan Schutt has co-authored a chapter in Creative Technologies Education on how Augmented Reality (AR) can empower students as designers.

Success in THE World University Rankings

Focus on research, innovation, industry connection recognised.

Supporting self-regulation in classrooms

New research has trialled an eight-week co-taught, teacher and occupational therapist program to support student self-regulated learning.

Autistic student experiences in high school

Research led by Dr Helen Kasztelan Chapman is exploring the experiences of autistic students in mainstream secondary schools.

Distinguished Professor Pamela Snow

Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Co-Director of La Trobe’s Science of Language and Reading (SOLAR) Lab, Pamela Snow has been a driving force for evidence-informed change in classrooms across Australia.

Nexus - a supported step into the classroom

For Casey and Peter, Nexus has been a turning point, making a career change to teaching achievable

Teachers and generative AI

New research from Associate Professor Melissa Barnes explores a growing tension with teachers who use generative Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Parents’ experiences of literacy instruction during the pandemic

New research led by Professor Tanya Serry has found that remote teaching during COVID-19 gave parents rare insight into early reading instruction

Claudia’s journey to early childhood education

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education student, Claudia Condello, was inspired by her young cousins to pursue a career as an early childhood teacher.

Resilience of women in doctoral studies

Bingqing (Bonnie) Li, Lecturer in Teacher Education and Pedagogy, has published a chapter exploring how female doctoral students navigate these often-competing demands.