Our researchers explore many aspects of the science of learning through a multidisciplinary lens and contribute their knowledge and expertise in transforming education and training across the lifespan for diverse learners and contexts.
Teacher Well-being Projects
Teachers are pivotal in creating classroom environments that foster learning and social-emotional well-being in students. However, teaching is considered one of the most stressful occupations. This project seeks to understand the downstream effects of intervention strategies by providing resources to support and increase teachers' sense of personal efficacy, well-being and ability to manage stress.
What Good Looks Like
There is a need to better understand what quality looks like in learning, training, mentoring and supervision in the mining and resources industry. In partnership with the Resources Training Council, this project aims to establish a shared understanding of the needs and priorities of the industry and to explore ways to develop evidence-informed approaches to the design, implementation and evaluation of learning and training to improve safe production.
Metacognition Projects
The ability to regulate one’s own cognitive processes is vital for successful learning. Adolescence coincides with key transition into high school and substantial demands on self-regulation. The overarching aim of this project is to create an evidence-base for understanding the self-regulatory factors that predict academic well-being in Australian early high school students to identify targets for future evidence-based pedological interventions.
Social Emotional Learning and Well-being projects
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is how individuals understand and apply knowledge and skills to better understand themselves and those around them. It incorporates skills and knowledge vital for academic achievement and meaningful participation in society. These projects focus on translating SEL research for school settings, partnering with and supporting teachers, students and the broader school community.
Higher Education Learning Framework (HELF) 2.0
The Higher Education Learning Framework (HELF) is an evidence-informed model for university learning. The HELF was created as a resource to guide teaching and learning design in higher education. However, now with a sudden pivot to online learning, there is a need to better understand how novice and experienced online educators can be supported to design and deliver online teaching and learning.
Problem-Based Learning Simulation Training
Problem-based learning simulation training allows trainees to practice their skills under guidance within a high-fidelity context where it is safe to take risks. This project aims to develop an inter-disciplinary research approach combining psychometric, physiological, and behavioural data to better understand how students learn in simulation training to better inform learning design.