Alex Bacalja

Alexander Bacalja is Senior Lecturer of English and Literacy Education in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education and the Language and Literacy Research Hub. After beginning his career as a secondary English teacher, Alex has been involved in Initial Teacher Education for almost a decade. He coordinates and teaches secondary English curriculum in the Master of Teaching (Secondary) program at the University of Melbourne and works closely with the broader English teaching profession through school partnerships and leadership roles with Victorian Association for the Teaching of English and the Australian Association for the Teaching of English. His areas of research, scholarship and publications include: the impact of digital technologies, especially digital games, on the literacy practices of young people, critical digital literacy education, and English teaching curriculum and policy.