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DR Margaret Lloyd

PhD, MEd, GradDipEd (CompEd), GradDipArtEd, DipTeach
Centre for Learning Innovation
School of Maths, Science & Technology Education

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Dr Margaret Lloyd is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Maths, Science and Technology Education, Queensland University of Technology with a specialisation in ICT education. While she lectures in a number of related areas, she has specific responsibility for secondary computing curriculum studies. She has taken a leading role in ICT curriculum design and has co- authored an ICT textbook for junior secondary students. In 2007, QSITE named her as the Outstanding Leader in ICT and she was nominated for a Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

Other roles include:

  • Director of oz-teachers, the group which oversees the Oz-TeacherNet (http://www.oz-teachernet.edu.au), an online community for teachers.
  • List Manager for oz-teachers and ICT-research communities
  • State Review Panel Chair for Information Processing and Technology (IPT)
  • Member of the Queensland Studies Authority`s P-12 Technologies Committee.
  • Chair, sub-committee, QSA`s Information and Communication Technology Education (ICTE) syllabus.
  • Leader, Advocacy Committee, Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education (QSITE)
  • Faculty of Education representative on QUT`s eResearch Working Party
  • Member of both the University Academic Board and University Appeals Committee.

Dr Lloyd`s doctoral dissertation was a critical history of computer education in Queensland (1983-1997). Her current research interests include the dynamics of online communication, the measurement of integration of ICT in the classroom, and the definition of effective professional development for teachers. She is currently involved in a research project concerned with ICT in the classroom funded by the Norwegian Research Council.


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Publications

Selected recent publications

See also
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Lloyd,_Margaret.html


Books, monographs

Lloyd, M., Kerans, S., & Netscher, K. (2004). Connections: Challenges in ICT education. Melbourne , Australia : Heinemann.


Chapters in books

Lloyd, M. (in press, accepted September 2006). Uncertainty and certainty: The visions and roadmaps of ICT educational policy. In M. Brown (Ed.), Education in the Digital Age: Critical Perspectives on (e)Learning in Schools . Otago , New Zealand : Otago University Press

Lloyd, M., & Ryan, M. (2005). Frameworks: Building purposeful socio-technical learning networks in teacher education (pp. 132-1410). The Challenge of integrating ICT in teacher education. Jonkoping University/Hong Kong Institute of Higher Education.


Journal Articles - Refereed

Chandra, V., & Lloyd, M. (in press, accepted October, 2007). The methodological nettle: ICT and student achievement. British Journal of Educational Technology.

Lloyd, M., & Albion, P. (in press, accepted January, 2008). Altered Geometry: A New Angle on Teacher Technophobia. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education.

Lloyd, M., & Cochrane, J. (2006). Celtic knots: Interweaving the elements of effective teacher professional development in ICT. Australian Educational Computing, 21 (2), 16-19.

Lloyd, M. (2005). Parallel dimensions and fundamental things – The future of ICT in education. Computers in New Zealand Schools, 17 (2), 11-17.

Lloyd, M., & McRobbie, C. (2005). The “whole approach”: An investigation of a school-based practicum model of teacher professional development in ICT. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 32 (4), 341-351.

Lloyd, M. (2003). More important than education: Using telecommunications to connect Indigenous students with their home community. Social Alternatives, 22 (3), 32-36.

Lloyd, M., & Yelland, N. (2003). Adaptation and avoidance: observations of teachers` reactions to information and communications technology in the classroom. Change: Transformation in Education , 6 (1), 81-96.


Conference Papers - Refereed

Nykvist, S., Lloyd, M. & Masters, J. (2007). oz- TeacherNet 2.0: Redefining the education online community. Paper to be presented at the ICCE 2007 Conference, Hiroshima, Japan, November.

Lloyd, M., & Masters, J. (2006). Task profiling: A task -based approach to measuring the integration of ICT in the classroom. Paper to be presented at ACEC 2006 National Conference, Cairns, October.

Lloyd, M. (2005). Looking for shadows: The cultural myths of the computer in the classroom. Paper presented at AARE 2004 Conference, Melbourne , December. Retrieved April 10, 2005, from http://www.aare.edu.au/03pap/llo03060.pdf

Lloyd, M. (2005). Towards a definition of the integration of ICT in the classroom. 2005 AARE Conference, November-December, Sydney . Retrieved February 3, 2006, from http://www.aare.edu.au/05pap/llo05120.pdf

Lloyd, M. (2005). Towards a definition of the integration of ICT in the classroom. 2005 AARE Conference, November-December, Sydney . Retrieved February 3, 2006, from http://www.aare.edu.au/05pap/llo05120.pdf

Lloyd, M. (2005). Looking for shadows: The cultural myths of the computer in the classroom. Paper presented at AARE 2004 Conference, Melbourne , December. Retrieved April 10, 2005, from http://www.aare.edu.au/03pap/llo03060.pdf

Lloyd, M., & Albion , P. (2005). Mistaking the Tool for the Outcome: Using Activity System Theory to understand the Complexity of Teacher Technophobia. In C. Crawford, D. Willis, R. Carlsen, I. Gibson, K. McFerrin, J. Price & R. Weber (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (pp. 1480-1487). Chesapeake, VA : AACE.

Lloyd, M., & Irvine , S. (2005). People not just machines – Identifying the interactions in online teaching environments. ASCILITE 2005 Conference, Brisbane, December.

Lloyd, M. (2004). The social process of technical innovation: Quest Atlantis in Australia . Paper presented at ACEC 2004 Conference, Adelaide, July. [CD-ROM ISBN 0- 9581188-1-7]

Lloyd, M. (2003). A connected community: Teachers` perceptions of using ICT to meet the needs of Indigenous students living away from home . Paper presented at NZARE-AARE 2003, Auckland, New Zealand, December. Retrieved April 10 2004, from http://www.aare.edu.au/03pap/llo03060.pdf

Nykvist, S., Lloyd, M., & Vui, T. (2003). ICT education in Vietnam : Diving into the second wave. Paper presented at the ICCE 2003 Conference, Hong Kong , December.

Ryan, M., & Lloyd, M. (2003). On-line, off-line, teaching in between the lines. In Proceedings OLT 2003 Excellence: making the connections , pp 1-7, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. Retrieved June 19 2003, from https://olt.qut.edu.au/olt2003/program/Proceedings/Ryan&L loyd.doc


Reports (Selected)

Lloyd M., Masters, J., & Garvey, L. (2006). Measurement of ICT (information and communication technology) integration in classroom practice. Pilot study report for the Queensland Catholic Education Commission (QCEC).

Lloyd, M., Cochrane, J., & Beames, S. (2005). Towards a model of effective professional development in ICT for teachers. Commissioned report for Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education (QSITE). Retrieved April 13 2005, from http://www.qsite.edu.au/publications/default2.asp?pid=176

Lloyd, M. (2003). A connected community: Teachers` perceptions of using ICT to meet the needs of Indigenous students living away from home . Unpublished report, School of Maths, Science and Technology Education, QUT, Brisbane.

Lloyd, M., & McRobbie, C. (2003). Investigation of the practicum model of professional development of teachers in ICT at Kawungan LDC-ICT. Commissioned Report, Education Queensland.

 

Theses

2003 Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D (QUT)
Enacted cultural myth: Computer education in Queensland (1983-1997).

1995 Master of Education - M.Ed (QUT)
Contemporary dialogism: Words and meaning in a computer environment .



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Research

Current research projects include:

  • Investigation into the potential impacts of the Digital Education Revolution.
  • Research association (2007-2010) with Finnmark University College, Norway through a Norwegian Research Council grant.
  • Ongoing research and development of online learning environments through oz-Teachernet projects, particularly Land Yachts and Q150: A Children’s Gallery.



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Teaching

Current teaching responsibilities include specialist secondary curriculum units in ICT and post-graduate studies in digital pedagogies. Ongoing involvement in teaching in international programs, particularly related to ICT policy and e-learning.


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Supervision

Currently supervising a number of higher degree students in M.Ed, Ed.D and PhD programs. The titles of their theses include:

  • Seeing is understanding: The effect of visualisation in understanding programming concepts.
  • The use of online communities of practice in professional development programs for teachers.
  • Arguing online: Expectations and realities of building knowledge in a blended learning environment.
  • Perception of e-Learning in Australian Universities: An International Students` (Asian Region) Perspective.



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Associations

Oz-Teachernet

Australian Association of Research in Education ( AARE )

Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education (QSITE)

Australian Council for Computers in Education (ACCE)

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Contact Details

DR Margaret Lloyd
Senior Lecturer
A Block Level 2 210
Queensland University of Technology
Victoria Park Road
Kelvin Grove Qld 4059

Phone: 313 80586
Fax: 313 83985
Email: mm.lloyd@qut.edu.au

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