Amy Antonio

Amy Antonio is an early career researcher who was awarded her PhD from Deakin University in 2011. Her research background is in literature. Amy has been using her humanities background to inform her research interests, which include social media in higher education, technologies to support student engagement and retention and utilizing digital curation tools to cultivate digital information literacy skills among higher education students. Amy is currently engaged in a number of research projects, including the piloting of digital curation tools for developing digital information literacy skills and the examination of social and new media usage among Australian Indigenous youth in regional and remote communities. Amy was part of the successful Strategic Research Fund grant application at USQ: Innovative Mental Health Solutions. Amy is working with a team of clinical psychologists to examine how social networking platforms and digital technologies can be utilized effectively in the delivery of eHealth promotions and digital support communities.

Publications

Bridging the Age-Based Digital Divide
Bridging the Age-Based Digital Divide
Amy Antonio, David Tuffley. © 2018. 14 pages.
An increasing reliance on digital technology in one's everyday life necessitates the development of digital literacy skills to enable one's continued participation in the...
Open Learning and Formal Credentialing in Higher Education: Curriculum Models and Institutional Policies
Open Learning and Formal Credentialing in Higher Education: Curriculum Models and Institutional Policies
Shirley Reushle, Amy Antonio, Mike Keppell. © 2016. 343 pages.
The discipline of education is a multi-faceted system that must constantly integrate new strategies and procedures to ensure successful learning experiences. Enhancements in...