Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Amber McLeod is a lecturer and early career researcher in the Faculty of Education, Monash University. Before joining Monash, Amber was a microbiologist and then taught English as an additional language in Japan, Brunei and Australia. She is the Director of Pathways Programs and teaches a range of units including digital technologies. Amber’s research focus is on increasing digital competence in the community, including investigating attitudes towards ICT, cultural understandings of ICT and ways to increase pre-service teacher digital competence. Amber is also passionate about developing transferrable skills in young people to increase access and equity, in particular, how digital competence can be taught in pathway courses, and its role in successful student transition to university and retention.
Research interests
Access and equity in education
Cultural and gendered understandings of ICT
Digital literacy in pre-service teachers
Community service
Tech Savvy Teachers is an initiative which aims to increase ICT literacy in pre-service teachers at Monash. It is delivered as a series of opt-in workshops on using ICT in the classroom that run throughout the year. Workshops include digital presentations, using iPads, electronic whiteboards, simple programming and robotics, augmented reality, creating real time surveys, excel, making YouTube videos and information on borrowing resources from the TLS.
Research area keywords
- Digital learning
- Gender and diversity
- Computers and society
- Community attitudes
- F-12 education
- Information Technology
- Transition
- Stereotypes
- Teacher Education
- Adult education and training
- Educational Technology
Network
Projects
- 3 Finished
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BLCSI 2019: Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion 2019
Tudball, E., Adams, M., Lancaster, G., Johnson, L., Smith, K., Burke, G., Rady, D., Round, P., George, S., Welch, R., Pruyn, M., Creely, E., Gesthuizen, R., Tan, H., Burke, J., Mansfield, J., Clarke, S., Kewalramani, S., McLeod, A., Kalogeropoulos, P. & Ozzimo, C.
15/04/19 → 14/02/20
Project: Research
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Digital Divas: Designing approaches to enthuse girls' interest in ICT studies and ICT careers
Fisher, J. L., Craig, A., Forgasz, H., Lang, C., McLeod, A., Ellul, R. & Harlos, B.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Victorian Women in ICT Network Inc, Department of Education and Training (Victoria), Australian Computer Society, Netspace Online Systems, Brentwood Secondary College
1/01/09 → 13/05/12
Project: Research
Research Output
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Teacher education, thinking about ICT
Carabott, K. & McLeod, A., 2019, Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies. Tatnall, A. (ed.). Cham Switzerland: Springer, 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopaedia / Dictionary Entry › Other › peer-review
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Who's teaching the teachers? viewing the ICT content of a teaching degree through the eyes of pre-service teachers
McLeod, A. & Carabott, K., 2019, Empowering Learners for Life in the Digital Age: IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2018, Revised Selected Papers. Passey, D., Bottino, R., Lewin, C. & Sanchez, E. (eds.). 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 91-100 10 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; vol. 524).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Why bother with digital technology?
Carabott, K. & McLeod, A., 2019, Primary Teaching: Learning & teaching in primary schools today. Carden, C. (ed.). 1st ed. London UK: SAGE Publications Ltd, p. 459-471 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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Digital technology and learning
McLeod, A., 2018, Evidence-Based Learning and Teaching: A Look into Australian Classrooms. Barnes, M., Gindidis, M. & Phillipson, S. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 166-176 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Enhancing survey participation: Facebook advertisements for recruitment in educational research
Forgasz, H. J., Tan, H., Leder, G. C. & McLeod, A. B., 27 May 2018, In : International Journal of Research and Method in Education. 41, 3, p. 257-270 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 9 Contribution to conference
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Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference 2019
Barbara Yazbeck (Speaker), Lynette Torres (Speaker) & Amber McLeod (Speaker)
2 Jul 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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International Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education 2018
Amber McLeod (Speaker), Kristin Reimer (Speaker) & Lilly Yazdanpanah (Speaker)
2 Dec 2018 → 6 Dec 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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IFIP Open Conference on Computers in Education, TC 3
Amber McLeod (Organiser) & Kelly Jane Carabott (Organiser)
25 Jun 2018 → 28 Jun 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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International Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education 2017
Kristin Reimer (Speaker), Tim Fish (Speaker), Amber McLeod (Speaker) & John Pardy (Speaker)
26 Nov 2017 → 30 Nov 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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International Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education 2017
Amber McLeod (Speaker) & Ibrahim Latheef (Speaker)
26 Nov 2017 → 30 Nov 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference