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Biography
Maya is currently an Associate Professor at the 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 of teaching experience in diverse teaching contexts including teacher education in Australia and overseas. Her research interests are personalised learning, education equity, homeschooling, TESOL, and academic literacy. Maya also currently works as an education consultant. She researches and publishes in the fields of teacher education, applied linguistics, and literacy teaching.
Biography
Available to supervise HDR research in teacher education and community studies
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, PhD in Education
Award Date: 25 Mar 2011
Master, Masters in Applied Linguistics , Lancaster University
Award Date: 8 May 2005
Post Graduate Diploma in Education , Open University of Sri Lanka
Award Date: 20 Jan 2002
Master, Masters in Linguistics , University of Kelaniya
Award Date: 31 Dec 2001
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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CACSTEP Project : ASRP - Experimentation on Culturally Adaptive, Cohesive, and Sustainable Teacher Empowerment Program (CACSTEP): Personalised Learning Intervention
GUNAWARDENA, M., HILLS, E., PATAHUDDIN, S., Terry, T., PINO PASTERNAK, D. & Aviruppola, K.
20/02/24 → 20/02/26
Project: Research
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ASRP: Using Action Learning as a Tool for Developing Effective Student-Centred Personalised Learning Experiences
GUNAWARDENA, M., PATAHUDDIN, S., HILLS, E., Terry, T. & Low, D.
ACT Education and Training Directorate
15/10/21 → 30/07/23
Project: Research
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Personalized learning: The simple, the complicated, the complex and the chaotic
Gunawardena, M., Bishop, P. & Aviruppola, K., Mar 2024, In: Teaching and Teacher Education. 139, p. 1-11 11 p., 104429.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Barriers to Removing Barriers of Online Learning
Gunawardena, M. & Dhanapala, K. V., 23 Feb 2023, In: Communications of the Association for Information Systems. 52, p. 264-280 17 p., 17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Children’s Social–Emotional Development: The Power of Pedagogical Storytelling
Gunawardena, M. & Koivula, M., 6 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Early Childhood. p. 1-22 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Indigenous Knowledge-Sharing Interventions in Australia and the Use of Information and Communication Technology: A Scoping Review
Gregor, S. D., Gunawardena, M., Imran, A., Okai-Ugbaje, S., Page Jeffery, C. & Wilson, R., 18 Oct 2023, In: Australasian Journal of Information Systems. 27, p. 1-27 27 p., 4217 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mentoring Pre-service Teachers: The THIINK4 Reflective Cycle
Gunawardena, M., 2023, In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 48, 4, p. 19-37 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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