Technological Innovations in Education

Professor Susanne Garvis is a Professor of Early Childhood Education at Griffith University, Australia. She is an international expert in the field of early education and a highly sought after advisor and speaker to governments, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and professional organisations. Susanne  is a mixed methods researcher who often engages with an ecological systems approach to research to provide systematic approaches to research and educational policy development. For over 25 years Professor Therese Keane has been a stalwart for empowering girls in STEM. Her passion and many achievements have been acknowledged by her peers in her receiving numerous national and state awards. Therese is a Professor of STEM Education at La Trobe University. She has worked in a variety of school settings where she has taught IT and lead in K-12 education as the Director of ICT. She is the current Vice Chair of the Working Group 3.3 (Research into Educational Applications of Information Technologies) for the International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP)/UNESCO.

• The role of virtual reality professional experiences in initial teacher education.- VR Simulations to Develop Teaching Practice with Pre-service Teachers.- Pre-service teachers’ perceptions of establishing professional connections on Instagram.- Web-based International Learning in a Finnish Teacher Education Program: Building Students’ International Competence.- A way forward for preschool teacher education and technology.- A literature review of educational robotics and early childhood education.- Incorporating Technologies-Based Thinking Skills in Initial Teacher Education.- Analysis of Entrepreneurial Education in Secondary Schools: Teaching the next generation of innovators.