Dr Gretchen Geng

Dr Gretchen Geng

Deputy Head of School of Education, Melbourne
National School of Education

Areas of expertise: wellbeing; stress studies; ICT use; early childhood education; teacher reflection;

Phone: (3) 9953 3284

Email: Gretchen.geng@acu.edu.au

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3087-6567

Dr. Gretchen Geng is currently the Deputy Head of School in School of Education Victoria (Melbourne campus) at Australian Catholic University. Before that, she was a Vice President (curriculum) in the International Educational Groups at Beijing Foreign Studies University, the Teaching Lead at the DVC (Education) Office of RMIT University, and an Associate Professor in Pedagogy and Learning at Charles Darwin University.

Select publications

  • Geng, G. & Disney, L. (2023, in production). Your Guide to Wellbeing at University. UK: Sage.
  • Zhu, Y., Geng, G., Disney, L. & Pan, Z. (2022). Changes in university students' behavioural intention to learn online throughout the COVID-19: Insights for online teaching in the post-pandemic era, Education and Information Technologies, http://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11320-0
  • Disney, L. & Geng, G. (2021). Investigating Young Children's Social Interactions during Digital Play. Early Childhood Education Journal. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-021-01275-1
  • Yu, A. & Geng, G. (2020). Introducing Chinese Hanzi at the beginning of teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL). Global Chinese, 6(2), 359-380.
  • Disney, L., Barnes, A., Ey, L. & Geng, G. (2019). Digital play in young children's numeracy learning. Australian Journal of Early Childhood,
  • Geng, G., Black, P., Smith, P., Budd, Y. & Disney, L. (2019). Developing a Teacher Identity: Through the Lens of Life Experience. Singapore: Springer.
  • Geng, G., Black, P., Smith, P. Budd, Y. & Disney, L. (2019). Learning from reflective pre-service teachers: Introduction to the book. In G. Geng, P. Smith, P. Black, Budd, P. & Disney, L. (Eds.), Reflective Practice in Teaching: Pre-service Teachers and the Lens of Life Experience (pp. 3-10). Singapore: Springer.
  • Geng, G (2019). Reflection on ICT in education. In G. Geng, P. Smith, P. Black, Budd, P. & Disney, L. (Eds.), Reflective Practice in Teaching: Pre-service Teachers and the Lens of Life Experience (pp. 109-117). Singapore: Springer.
  • Black, P., Geng, G., Smith, P. Budd, Y. & Disney, L. (2019). Reflection on reflections In G. Geng, P. Smith, P. Black, Budd, P. & Disney, L. (Eds.), Reflective Practice in Teaching: Pre-service Teachers and the Lens of Life Experience (pp. 267-275). Singapore: Springer.
  • Disney, L. & Geng, G. (2018). Early Childhood Educators' Attitudes towards Use of Digital Technology in Young Children's Learning. In: 2018 ACCE Conference, Sydney, Australia, October 2-5.
  • Geng, G. (2018). Exploring Australian Education Culture. Beijing, China: Peking University Press.
  • Disney, L. & Geng, G. (2018). Investigation of Young children's Use of Gestural Interface. In: 2018 ACCE Conference, Sydney, Australia, October 2-5.
  • Geng, G., Midford, R., Buckworth, J. & Kersten, T. (2017). Tapping into the teaching experiences of final year education students to increase support for students in their first year. Student Success: A Journal Exploring the Experiences of Students in Tertiary Education, 8(1), 13-23.
  • Wang, C., Jin Y. & Geng, G. (2017). On the Teacher-Student Relationships and Teachers' Nonverbal Immediacy, Journal of National Academy of Education Administration, 2017(2).
  • Midford, R., Cahill, H., Geng, G., Leckning, B., Robinson, G., & Te Ava, A. (2017). Social and emotional education with Australian Year 7 and 8 middle school students: A pilot study. Health Education Journal, 76(3), 362-372.
  • Disney, L. & Geng, G. (2017). A Case Study of Young Children's Use of iPad for Digital Storytelling for a study of self,. In: The 25th International Conference on Computers in Education ICCE2017, Christchurch, New Zealand, 4 December - 8 December.
  • Geng, G. & Disney, L. (2017). Online Responses towards the Impact of Hand Held Devices on Children's Social and Emotional Development. In: The 25th International Conference on Computers in Education ICCE2017, Christchurch, New Zealand, 4 December - 8 December.
  • Geng, G., Disney, L. & Mason, J. (2016). Transference of Learning from Play with iPads in Early Childhood. Proceedings in ICCE2016 , Bombay, India.
  • Geng, G., Midford, R. & Buckworth, J. (2016). Comparing Stress Levels of Graduate and Undergraduate Pre-Service Teachers Following Their Teaching Practicums. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 41(9).
  • Geng, G. & Midford, R. (2016). Investigating Stress Levels in Male Pre-service Teachers in Teacher Education Programs. International Journal of Diversity in Education, 16(2), 27-39.
  • Geng, G., Black, P. & Smith, P. (2016). The Challenge of Teaching - Through the Eyes of Pre-service Teachers. Singapore: Springer.
  • Geng, G., Black, P., & Smith, P. (2016). Listen to the voice of pre-service teachers. In G. Geng, P. Smith & P. Black (Eds.), The challenge of Teaching: Through the Eyes of Pre-service Teachers (pp. 3-7). Singapore: Springer.
  • Smith, P., Geng, G., & Black. P. (2016). Teachers as reflective practitioners. In G. Geng, P. Smith & P.Black (Eds.), The challenge of Teaching: Through the Eyes of Pre-service Teachers (pp. 25-32). Singapore: Springer.
  • Black, P., Geng, G. & Smith, P. (2016). Conclusion and what's next?. In G. Geng, P. Smith & P.Black (Eds.), The challenge of Teaching: Through the Eyes of Pre-service Teachers (pp. 257-263). Singapore: Springer.
  • Budd, Y., Geng, G. & Aue, A. T. (2016). Identity, Language and Culture: Six Frames. In S. O'Neill (Ed.), Global Language Policies and Local Educational Practices and Cultures (pp. 32-53). Deep University Press.

Projects

  • • Victorian Department of Education Early Childhood Accelerated course 2022-2025 $13,500,000
  • Ballarat Commonwealth Regional funding, 2021-2022 $60,000
  • Playful reading, 2019-2020 $50,000
  • Anhui Province Country Teacher Professional Training and Framework, 2017-2019 $150,000
  • Students' Stress Levels and Assessment Design , 2014- 2016 $25,000
  • First Year Retention Project, 2015-2016 $4,000
  • Digital Futures for Schools in the NT, 2016- 2018 $7,700
  • Development of Basic Education in Anhui Province, 2016-2017 $40,000
  • Pre-service teachers' mobile learning skills, 2010-2011 $2,000
  • Chinese pre-service teachers' English learning and Confucius theory, 2010-2012 $2,500
  • Chinese teachers' Australian English language teaching based upon their awareness and understanding of Australian English language and culture, 2010-2011 $8,700

Appointments

  • Deputy Head of School of Education - Victoria, Australian Catholic University, 2020-
  • Academic Lead, Office of Vice Chancellor Education, RMIT University, 2018-2019
  • Associate Professor in Education, School of Education, Charles Darwin University, 2016-2018
  • Senior Lecturer in Education, School of Education, Charles Darwin University, 2014-2015
  • Lecturer in Education, School of Education, Charles Darwin University, 2009-2013
  • Research associate, School of Humanities, Flinders University, 2009

Editorial roles

  • Guest Editor, Frontiers in Education for Special Issue: How does the use of digital technologies and media impact children's interaction and engagement patterns and the development of communicative competencies?

Public engagement activities

  • 2022 - Australian-Korean English Teacher Training Webinar by Australian Embassy
  • 2021 - South East Asia future teacher training program by the Victorian Government Trade & Investment
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