Dr Leanne Cameron ~ Senior Lecturer, Education (Technologies)

Leanne is a Senior Lecturer, Education (Technologies) in the School of Education at James Cook University. She is most widely known for her research work about the use of Digital Technologies, Design, Systems and Computational Thinking, integrated STEM programs and the use of generative Artificial Intelligence in education.

Leanne is the immediate Past President of the Australian Council of Computers in Education (ACCE) and the Past President of ICT Educators (NSW). In both these Professional Teachers Associations she has worked hard to develop the professionalism and expertise of all teachers' use of technology in the classroom.

Teaching

• ED1440: Technologies for Early Childhood Education (Level 1; ONL)
• ED1441: Technologies for Primary School (Level 1; ONL & TSV)
• ED3441: Technologies Across the Curriculum (Level 3; ONL & TSV)
• ED5963: Digital and Design Technologies for Primary Teachers (Level 5; TSV)
• ED5968: Information and Communication Technologies across the Curriculum (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Technology education and curriculum
• STEM education
• Learning Design
• Generative AI in Education

Teaching

• Technology education and curriculum
• Integrated STEM education
• Design Thinking
• Robotics

Experience

• 2017 to 2019 - Lecturer, Southern Cross University (Coffs Harbour)
• 2010 to 2016 - Education Lecturer, Australian Catholic University (Sydney)
• 2006 to 2010 - Education Manager, Macquarie University (Sydney)

Awards

• 2023 to 2024 - Outstanding Contribution to Digital Education in Australia
• 2018 to 2019 - Making IT Happen Award (ICT Educators (NSW )

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Cameron L (2017) Using generic templates to promote the use of high quality learning designs in higher education. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 5 (3). pp. 12-22
• Cameron L (2017) How learning designs, teaching methods and activities differ by discipline in Australian universities. Journal of Learning Design, 10 (2). pp. 69-84
• Cameron L and Campbell C (2013) The case for using learning designs with pre-service teachers. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 38 (6). pp. 34-46
• Nuttall J, Brennan M, Zipin L, Tuinamuana K and Cameron L (2013) Lost in production: the erasure of the teacher educator in Australian university job advertisements. Journal of Education for Teaching, 39 (3). pp. 329-343

Book Chapters

• Campbell C and Cameron L (2016) Scaffolding learning through the use of virtual worlds. In: Learning in Virtual Worlds: research and applications. Issues in Distance Education. AU Press, pp. 241-259
• Dalziel J, Conole G, Wills S, Walker S, Bennett S, Dobozy E, Cameron L, Badilescu-Buga E and Bower M (2016) The Larnaca Declaration on Learning Design – 2013. In: Learning Design: conceptualizing a framework for teaching and learning online. Taylor & Francis, New York, NY, USA, pp. 1-41

Conference Papers

• Cameron L, Tanti M and Mahoney K (2015) The ethical considerations of using social media in educational environments. Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning and Tertiary Education Conference. In: ASCILITE 2015: Conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning and Tertiary Education, 29 November - 2 December 2015, Perth, WA, Australia
• Maher D, Sanber S, Cameron L, Keys P and Vallance R (2013) An online professional network to support teachers' information and communication technology development. Proceedings of the 30th Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. In: ASCILITE 2013: 30th Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: electric dreams, 1-4 December 2013, Sydney, NSW, Australia
• Cameron L (2009) Using generic learning designs to promote good teaching and learning practice. Proceedings of the 26th Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. In: ASCILITE 2009: 26th Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: same places, different spaces, 6-9 December 2009, Auckland, New Zealand
• Campbell C and Cameron L (2009) Using learning activity management systems (LAMS) with pre-service secondary teachers: an authentic task. Proceedings of the 26th Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. In: ASCILITE 2009: 26th Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: same places, different spaces, 6-9 December 2009, Auckland, New Zealand
• Cameron L (2007) Documenting learning environments and experiences. Proceedings of the 24th Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. In: ASCILITE 2007: 24th Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: ICT: providing choices for learners and learning, 2-5 December 2007, Singapore
• Cameron L (2006) Teaching with technology: Using online chat to promote effective in-class discussions. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. In: 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: Who’s Learning? Whose Technology?, 3-6 December 2006, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 17+ research outputs authored by Dr Leanne Cameron from 2006 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Developing game-based learning resources to support teaching advanced information literacy skills in a culturally sensitive way for students conducting research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies. (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Using mobile technology to personalise the acquisition of English as an additional language learning (PhD , Secondary Advisor)