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Assoc Prof Lisa Jacka

Name Lisa Jacka
Position Associate Professor (Curriculum and Pedagogy - Primary and Secondary)
Section Learning and Teaching Futures
Location Springfield Campus
Email
Qualifications BA(Vis Arts) UniSA , BA(Hons) Southern Cross , GDipEd(Sec) Monash , PhD Southern Cross
Homepage https://research.usq.edu.au/researcher/80ww4/dr-lisa-jacka
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Biography

Dr Lisa Jacka is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern Queensland in the Learning and Teaching Futures portfolio. She previously resided in the School of Education with a leadership role as the program co-ordinator. She has over 20 years of experience in Higher Education at UniSQ, SCU, JCU and UNE. Her outstanding contribution to higher education scholarship of teaching and learning was recognised with acceptance as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2019. As an academic, she has contributed to integrating technology for Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary education. She has been an innovator in online education for most of her career, focusing on engaging learners through integrating emerging technologies. She was awarded a Vice-Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence in Student Engagement for innovative design and delivery of online learning experiences that facilitate education students’ readiness to teach in learning environments of the future in 2015. Her PhD research investigated Virtual Worlds in teacher education to promote innovative pedagogy. The study provided the basis for her sole-authored book Using Virtual Worlds in Educational Settings: Making Learning Real. She is also involved with the professional organisation ASCILITE implementing the TELAS framework.

Research Career


  • Teacher Education And Professional Development Of Educators ( 390307 )
  • Higher Education ( 390303 )
  • Educational Technology And Computing ( 390405 )
  • Higher Education ( 130103 )
  • Specialist Studies In Education ( 390400 )
  • Education Systems ( 390300 )

Emerging technologies; virtual worlds; virtual reality; new pedagogies; heutagogy; online teaching; online learning


Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)


  • Institute for Resilient Regions (IRR)

Teaching


22 Years


6 Years

Supervision


  • Teacher Education And Professional Development Of Educators ( 390307 )
  • Higher Education ( 390303 )
  • Educational Technology And Computing ( 390405 )
  • Higher Education ( 130103 )
  • Specialist Studies In Education ( 390400 )
  • Education Systems ( 390300 )