Dr Matthew Harrison | Senior Lecturer
Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Matthew is an experienced teacher, researcher and digital creator with a keen passion for utilising technology to enhance social capacity building, belonging and inclusion in education. He has taught in Australia, South Korea and the United Kingdom at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Matthew is currently coordinating Autism Intervention within the Master of Learning Intervention and is the Co-Director of Student Experience at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. His research primarily focuses on neurodiversity, inclusive education and the effective use of digital technologies as teaching and learning tools. As a gamer, he has a particular interest in digital games-based learning and intervention.

Appearances:

Day 2 @ 11:20

Using Video Games to Level Up Collaboration for Students

Gaming is a powerful tool for social learning, but educators and allied health professionals want to know how they can create the optimal conditions for learning. This presentation introduces a program that combines video modelling and video review with the supported play of cooperative video games to help our students develop essential collaborative skills. Sharing insights from their research and professional practice, Dr Matthew Harrison and Jess Rowlings detail practical structures and strategies to run engaging and effective sessions for all students. Importantly, this program is neurodiverse-positive and celebrates the differences of autism, ADHD and other neurological conditions.

Jess  Rowlings , Researcher & Speech and Language Pathologist, Melbourne Graduate School of Education