Damian Maher

Damian Maher is lecturer in in the School of International Studies and Education at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Damian has a long history of researching in schools and started teaching at a point where computers were being introduced in a significant way. He is now training pre-service teachers and incorporates the use of digital technologies into his teaching. Damian has conducted numerous research projects looking at the use of digital technologies from kindergarten through to the tertiary level.

Publications

Collaborative Learning in Schools With Social Media: A Social Constructivist View
Collaborative Learning in Schools With Social Media: A Social Constructivist View
Damian Maher. © 2023. 18 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to explore how the use of social media can support teaching and learning in schools. A social constructivist lens is used to explore how...
Blended Learning for Pre-Service Teachers
Blended Learning for Pre-Service Teachers
Damian Maher. © 2023. 19 pages.
Blended learning is a pedagogical approach that has been used in many universities worldwide for the past 30 years, thanks in part to the introduction of the internet. During...
Artificial Intelligence and Literacy Development in K–12 Schools
Artificial Intelligence and Literacy Development in K–12 Schools
Damian Maher, Kirsty Young. © 2023. 19 pages.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming widespread in educational settings including schools. It has the potential to support teaching and learning across all...
Connecting Students on Hospital Wards to Hospital Classrooms and the Community Using Video Conferencing Technologies
Connecting Students on Hospital Wards to Hospital Classrooms and the Community Using Video Conferencing Technologies
Damian Maher. © 2022. 17 pages.
Students in hospitals suffer disadvantages through being disconnected from educational opportunities. To limit lost opportunities, hospital schools are using video conferencing...
Innovative Practices in Primary and Secondary School Learning Environments
Innovative Practices in Primary and Secondary School Learning Environments
Damian Maher. © 2021. 19 pages.
There have been numerous changes to the design of learning spaces, inviting educators to innovate the way they teach. This chapter focuses on innovation and how this is shaping...
Altered Realities: How Virtual and Augmented Realities Are Supporting Learning
Altered Realities: How Virtual and Augmented Realities Are Supporting Learning
Damian Maher. © 2020. 18 pages.
As the use of both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) become more commonplace in everyday life, the importance of including these technologies in schools increases....
Pre-Service Teachers' Digital Competencies to Support School Students' Digital Literacies
Pre-Service Teachers' Digital Competencies to Support School Students' Digital Literacies
Damian Maher. © 2020. 18 pages.
The chapter has two main foci. The first focus is on the types of literacy practices needed by young people to work in a contemporary digital environment. Policies that impact on...
The Use of Course Management Systems in Pre-Service Teacher Education
The Use of Course Management Systems in Pre-Service Teacher Education
Damian Maher. © 2019. 18 pages.
Course management systems (CMSs) have now become firmly embedded into pre-service teacher education courses in many universities around the world to support teaching and...
Supporting Pre-Service Teachers' Understanding and Use of Mobile Devices
Supporting Pre-Service Teachers' Understanding and Use of Mobile Devices
Damian Maher. © 2018. 18 pages.
The use of mobile devices to support learning is increasing in schools and universities. This increase is having an impact on the types of pedagogies that are supporting...
Supporting Pre-Service Teachers' Understanding and Use of Mobile Devices
Supporting Pre-Service Teachers' Understanding and Use of Mobile Devices
Damian Maher. © 2018. 18 pages.
The use of mobile devices to support learning is increasing in schools and universities. This increase is having an impact on the types of pedagogies that are supporting...
Learning in the Primary School Classroom using the Interactive Whiteboard
Learning in the Primary School Classroom using the Interactive Whiteboard
Damian Maher. © 2014. 13 pages.
The Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) is a recent innovation and with it has come a renewed discussion of the nature of interactions in the primary school classroom. In this chapter...