Maya Gunawardena

Assistant Professor, Education

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4565-3262

EmailMaya.Gunawardena@canberra.edu.au

Accepting PhD Students

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Personal profile

Biography

Maya is currently an Assistant Professor at University of Canberra. She formerly worked as a lecturer in the Learning and Teaching Group at UNSW Canberra for almost five years. She has 30 years teaching experience in diverse teaching contexts including teacher education in Australia and overseas, HDR research training, teaching humanities, design technology, TESOL and academic literacy. Maya also currently works as an education consultant. She researches and publishes in the fields of teacher education, applied linguistics, higher degree research training and literacy teaching.

Biography

Available to supervise HDR research in teacher education and community studies

Education/Academic qualification

Unknown, PhD

Master, Lancaster University

Open University of Sri Lanka

Master, University of Kelaniya

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Research Output

6 Article
2 Chapter
2 Conference contribution
1 Review article

Pedagogies for scaffolding thinking in ESL: Integrating first principles of learning

GUNAWARDENA, M., 26 Jun 2019, Thinking Skills and Creativity in Second Language Education: Case Studies from International Perspectives. Li, L. (ed.). 1 ed. Oxon, UK: Routledge, p. 42-57 16 p. (Research on Teaching Thinking and Creativity).

Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter