Dr Andrew Gibson
Faculty of Science,
School of Information Systems
Biography
Andrew Gibson is an information scientist specialising in reflexive cognition and expression. He is a Senior Lecturer in Information Science, School of Information Systems, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia.Andrew’s research involves theoretical inquiry on interactions within complex extended cognitive systems, and socio-technical investigations on the computational modelling of reflexive cognition and expression. His work is heavily influenced by classical pragmatism and has been applied extensively within the transdisciplinary field of learning analytics. Andrew’s research outputs have included conceptualisation of a specialised mode of reasoning, Transepistemic Abduction, computational models relating reflexive expression to reflection and metacognition, and open source reflective writing analytics software including the GoingOK.org project. Recent research has focused on modelling interactions in complex psychosocial systems that lead to learning, flow, and wellbeing.
Andrew teaches post-graduate and undergraduate classes in data analytics, and advises postgraduate research students in areas such as modelling aspects of socio-cognitive systems like curiosity and trust, learning analytics, information interaction, and alternative models of cognitive systems.
Andrew brings diverse industry experience to his academic work. Originally a secondary school music teacher, specialising in music technology, he has also held positions in IT management , creative production management, and small technology startups.
Andrew holds a PhD in Information Science, a Bachelor degree in Educational Studies, Postgraduate diploma in Information Technology, and Diploma in Teaching.
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Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer in Information Science
Faculty of Science,
School of Information Systems
Keywords
reflexive cognition, reflexive expression, pragmatism, abduction, reflective writing analytics, learning analytics, socio-technical research, applied natural language processing
Research field
Cognitive Science, Other Information and Computing Sciences, Specialist Studies in Education
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- GradDipInfoTech (Queensland University of Technology)
- BEdSt (University of Queensland)
- DipT (Brisbane College of Adv. Ed.)
Professional memberships and associations
- Member of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR)
- Developer of GoingOK open source reflective journal software. See https://github.com/goingok
- Developer of open source text analytics software. See https://github.com/andrewresearch
Experience
Further details of Andrew's industry experience can be found on his linkedIn page: www.linkedin.com/in/andrewresearch
Publications
Research outputs by year
- Gibson, A. & Willis, J. (2020). Ethical challenges and guiding principles in facilitating personal digital reflection. In C. Burr & L. Floridi (Eds.), Ethics of Digital Well-Being: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (pp. 151–173). Springer. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/203687
- Gibson, A., Aitken, A., Sandor, A., Buckingham Shum, S., Tsingos-Lucas, C. & Knight, S. (2017). Reflective writing analytics for actionable feedback. Proceedings of the Seventh International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, 153–162. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/115374
- Gibson, A. & Bruza, P. (2021). Transepistemic abduction: reasoning across epistemic domains. Logic Journal of the IGPL, 29(4). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/157338
- Kitto, K., Shum, S. & Gibson, A. (2018). Embracing imperfection in learning analytics. LAK'18: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, 451–460.
- Gibson, A. & Lang, C. (2018). The pragmatic maxim as learning analytics research method. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, 461–465. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/118262
- Willis, J. & Gibson, A. (2020). The emotional work of being an assessor: A reflective writing analytics inquiry into digital self-assessment. In J. Fox, C. Alexander & T. Aspland (Eds.), Teacher Education in Globalised Times: Local Responses in Action (pp. 93–113). Springer. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/200815
- Knight, S., Gibson, A. & Shibani, A. (2020). Implementing Learning Analytics for Learning Impact: Taking Tools to Task. Internet and Higher Education, 45.
- Gibson, A. & Martinez-Maldonado, R. (2017). That dashboard looks nice, but what does it mean?: towards making meaning explicit in learning analytics design. Proceedings of the 29th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2017), 528–532. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/115395
- Gibson, A., Kitto, K. & Bruza, P. (2016). Towards the discovery of learner metacognition from reflective writing. Journal of Learning Analytics, 3(2), 22–36. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/99618
- Fell, L., Gibson, A., Bruza, P. & Hoyte, P. (2020). Human Information Interaction and the Cognitive Predicting Theory of Trust. CHIIR '20: Proceedings of the 2020 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval, 145–152.
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- Lead Author, Best Full Paper Winner at Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, Vancouver 2017 (LAK17) for "Reflective Writing Analytics for Actionable Feedback"
Selected research projects
- Title
- Improving Outcomes through Accessible Assessment and Inclusive Practices
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP180100830
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
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Current supervisions
- Interaction opportunities - Meaning-making with interactive visualisations
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Jill Willis, Professor David Lovell - Identifying and Supporting Curious Learners with Learning Analytics
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Peter Bruza - Trust, Holistic Processing and Incompatibility in Cognition
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Peter Bruza