Matthew Kearney

Matthew Kearney is a Professor of Education and a leading expert in digital learning in school and teacher education. He is a senior researcher in the Centre for Research on Education in a Digital Society (CREDS).
Kearney’s research interests focus on innovative technology-enhanced learning in teacher education and school contexts, especially in science and maths disciplines. For over 20 years, his national and international research projects have provided new insights into the use of new and emerging learning technologies in pedagogically transformational ways. He has led or participated in numerous funded research projects investigating digital pedagogical practices (see UTS profile page for details). Outputs include models of exemplary practice, principles of innovation, validated instruments for researchers and educators’ professional learning, and over 80 refereed publications (see Google Scholar). Journal papers are in leading journals such as Computers and Education, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET) and Research in Science Education. He is the lead author of a recent Springer book, Theorising and Implementing Mobile Learning, and he currently serves on the editorial team of the prestigious Australasian Journal of Educational Technology.