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Alyson has a passion for children’s literature. With a background as a teacher librarian she now works with graduate-entry trainee teachers at the University of Sydney as a Professor in English literacy education.
Alyson's classroom-based research employs discourse analysis to investigate the issues involved in the nature and development of language, critical literacy, working with children’s literature in online environments, and pedagogic change.
Sydney School of Education and Social Work
Research interests
Learning sciences; psychology of education
Research on teaching and learning
Keywords: children's literature, elearning, visual literacy, blended learning, discourse analysis, pedagogy
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The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3389