Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Grace Oakley has been a teacher educator since 2000, with a particular interest in language and literacy in the Early Childhood and Primary years and the use of ICTs in language and literacy education. She is also interested in innovative teaching practices in Higher Education. Prior to working in Higher Education, Grace qualified and worked as a Primary School teacher in Western Australia. Grace supervises a number of research students, and is especially interested in supervising students in the areas of literacy and educational technology.
Roles and responsibilities
Course Coordinator - Master of Teaching (Primary). Coordinator of Master of Teaching (Early Childhood 2013 and 2014)
Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning)2012-2017
Associate Chair UWA Curriculum Committee 2015-2016
Academic Conduct Adviser 2015-present
Deputy Head of School (Education)
Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning)2012-2017
Associate Chair UWA Curriculum Committee 2015-2016
Academic Conduct Adviser 2015-present
Deputy Head of School (Education)
Future research
Teaching spelling
Mobile Technologies and Literacy Learning
Blended learning
Mobile Technologies and Literacy Learning
Blended learning
Funding overview
A/Prof Oakley, A/Prof Pegrum (2017). 'An Evaluation of the Integration of m-Learning in TRAC+ to Enhance the Literacy of Early Grade Students in Cambodia', Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development Inc (FIT-ED).
A/Prof Grace Oakley (2016). 'ELLN Digital Technology-Supported Teacher Professional Development on Early Language, Literacy and Numeracy for K-3 Teachers', Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development Inc. (FIT-ED).
A/Prof Grace Oakley, A/Prof Mark Pegrum 2016, 'Japan-Australia multimodal stories for language and cultural exchange ', Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade Australia Japan Foundation.
Associate Professor Grace Oakley, Associate Professor Mark Pegrum, Professor Cher Ping Lim and Professor Yan Hanbing (2013). 'Multimodal Stories for Language and Cultural Exchange', Australia-China Council.
Dr Valerie Faulkner, Associate Professor Grace Oakley 2011, 'Making the Links: Integrating spelling, Word building and Vocabulary development', Catholic Education Office of Western Australia.
Associate Professor Grace Oakley 2011, 'Teaching Teachers for the Future - Building on the ICT Capacity of Pre Service Teachers in Australian Universities', Australian Council of Deans of Education.
Associate Professor Grace Oakley, Associate Professor Mark Pegrum, Associate Professor Robert Faulkner 2011, 'Exploring the Pedagogical Applications of Mobile Technologies - iPod Touch & iPad - for Teaching Literacy in Western Australian Independent Schools', Association of Independent Schools of WA.
Dr Valerie Faulkner, Associate Professor Grace Oakley 2010, 'Making the Links - Integrating Spelling Word Study & Vocabulary Development', Catholic Education Office of Western Australia.
Dr Valerie Faulkner, Associate Professor Grace Oakley 2009, 'Making the Links - Integrating Spelling Word Study & Vocabulary Development', Catholic Education Office of Western Australia.
A/Prof Grace Oakley (2016). 'ELLN Digital Technology-Supported Teacher Professional Development on Early Language, Literacy and Numeracy for K-3 Teachers', Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development Inc. (FIT-ED).
A/Prof Grace Oakley, A/Prof Mark Pegrum 2016, 'Japan-Australia multimodal stories for language and cultural exchange ', Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade Australia Japan Foundation.
Associate Professor Grace Oakley, Associate Professor Mark Pegrum, Professor Cher Ping Lim and Professor Yan Hanbing (2013). 'Multimodal Stories for Language and Cultural Exchange', Australia-China Council.
Dr Valerie Faulkner, Associate Professor Grace Oakley 2011, 'Making the Links: Integrating spelling, Word building and Vocabulary development', Catholic Education Office of Western Australia.
Associate Professor Grace Oakley 2011, 'Teaching Teachers for the Future - Building on the ICT Capacity of Pre Service Teachers in Australian Universities', Australian Council of Deans of Education.
Associate Professor Grace Oakley, Associate Professor Mark Pegrum, Associate Professor Robert Faulkner 2011, 'Exploring the Pedagogical Applications of Mobile Technologies - iPod Touch & iPad - for Teaching Literacy in Western Australian Independent Schools', Association of Independent Schools of WA.
Dr Valerie Faulkner, Associate Professor Grace Oakley 2010, 'Making the Links - Integrating Spelling Word Study & Vocabulary Development', Catholic Education Office of Western Australia.
Dr Valerie Faulkner, Associate Professor Grace Oakley 2009, 'Making the Links - Integrating Spelling Word Study & Vocabulary Development', Catholic Education Office of Western Australia.
Previous positions
Program Direct (Prmary Education) Edith Cowan University
General Manager / Director Entech Products WA
Australian Literacy Educators Association. Perth Local Council. (WA State Director, Perth Local Council Member, previous Treasurer and Vice President, co-convenor of AATE/ALEA National conference)
NADLATE member (Network of Associate Deans of Learning and Teaching in the Discipline of Education).
Early Childhood and Primary Curriculum Advisory Committee - School Curriculum and Standards Authority (WA)
Australian Journal of Teacher Education - Board Member (2006 to present)
Industrial relevance
Educational innovation in higher education and schools. Language and literacy learning.
Teaching overview
Current and past (at UWA):
Language and Literacy in Early Childhood, Differentiationg the Curriculum, Social Interactions and the Developing Child, Interventions for Learning, Literacy Across the Curriculum, A World of Mobile Learning
Previous Years (selected units):
Social Interactions and the Developing Child, Master's Major Paper, Development Teaching and Laarning, Capstone Teaching Experience.
Language and Literacy in Early Childhood, Differentiationg the Curriculum, Social Interactions and the Developing Child, Interventions for Learning, Literacy Across the Curriculum, A World of Mobile Learning
Previous Years (selected units):
Social Interactions and the Developing Child, Master's Major Paper, Development Teaching and Laarning, Capstone Teaching Experience.
Research
Literacy and technology
Reading comprehension
Mobile technologies for learning schools and Higher Education
Literacy across the curriculum (Primary and Middle School)
Early Childhood and Primary Literacy
Innovations in Higher Education
Reading comprehension
Mobile technologies for learning schools and Higher Education
Literacy across the curriculum (Primary and Middle School)
Early Childhood and Primary Literacy
Innovations in Higher Education
Languages
Some French and German
Research expertise keywords
- Literacy
- Educational Technology
- Mobile Learning
- Early Childhood Education
- Primary Education
- Literacy education—early childhood, primary and adolescent
- Literacy assessment
- Literacy difficulties
- New technologies, language and literacy
- Mobile technologies and literacy learning
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Research Output
Developing pre-service teachers’ technological, pedagogical and content knowledge through the creation of digital storybooks for use in early years classrooms
Oakley, G., 17 Feb 2020, In : Technology, Pedagogy and Education. p. 1-26 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Young children’s use of an augmented reality sandbox to enhance spatial thinking
George, R. C., Howitt, C. & Oakley, G., 2020, In : Children's Geographies. 18, 2, p. 209-221 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
A legibility scale for early primary handwriting: Authentic task and cognitive load influences
Staats, C., Oakley, G. & Marais, I., 14 Apr 2019, In : Issues in Educational Research. 29, 2, p. 537-561 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Global to local tensions in the production and enactment of physical education curriculum policy reforms
Paveling, B. J., Vidovich, L. & Oakley, G., 4 May 2019, In : Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education (RASP). 10, 2, p. 141-155 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Inclusivity and young children's digital literacy practices in early education
Oakley, G., 23 Jul 2019, Routledge handbook of digital literacies in early childhood. Erstad, O., Flewitt, R., Kümmerling-Meibauer, B. & Pires Pereira, I. (eds.). 1 ed. Routledge, 31 p. (Routledge International Handbooks of Education).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter
Projects
- 9 Finished
Japan-Australia multimodal stories for language and cultural exchange
Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
5/09/16 → 24/11/17
Project: Research
Multimodal Stories for Language and Cultural Exchange
Oakley, G., Pegrum, M., Lim, C. & Hanbing, Y.
Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
1/08/13 → 30/09/14
Project: Research