Adjunct Associate Professor
Paul Shield
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Biography
Paul Shield is a senior lecturer in the School of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of- knowledge representation
- database design
- quantitative research methods
- computer studies curricula in secondary schools.
He has a particular interest in using neural net architectures for classification and prediction research design and investigating the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to teaching and learning.
Paul has a particular interest in using non-experimental and mixed method research designs in educational research, as well as the use of neural net applications in this area.
He is presently conducting research into the effectiveness of using synchronous web mediated communications as a booster to sense of community (SOC) in an online teaching and learning environment. He has developed, trialled and is in the process of validating a quantitative instrument to measure SOC in this context.
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Associate Professor
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Keywords
Computer education, Computer studies curriculum design, Information systems design, Quantitative Research Methods
Research field
Curriculum and Pedagogy, Specialist Studies in Education
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- MAppSc (Queensland Inst. of Technology)
- DipEd (University of Queensland)
- BEdSt (University of Queensland)
- BAppSc (Queensland Inst. of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
- Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education (QSITE) - Past president and honorary life member
- Australian Council Computers in Education (ACCE) - Founding member and past secretary
- Computers Studies Syllabus Advisory Committee (BSSS/QSA) - Inaugural member and past Chair (15 years)
Teaching
He also teaches in units that focus on the application of ICTs to teaching and learning and has an interest in using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to support teaching and learning.
- 2005: Winner QUT innovation award
- 2005: Nominated QUT teaching award
- 2002: QUT Teaching and Learning grant. Use of streaming media technologies to enhance learning – member of 3 person team.
Publications
- Shield, P., Atweh, B. & Singh, P. (2005). Utilising Synchronous Web-mediated Communications as a Booster to Sense of Community in a Hybrid On-campus/Off-campus Teaching and Learning Environment. Balance, Fidelity, Mobility: Maintaining the momentum? Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite): Volume 2, 607–614. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/3014
- Atweh, B., Shield, P. & Godat, M. (2005). The Bumpy Road of Collaborative Innovation in Online Delivery: How to Negotiate it? OLT-2005 Conference: Beyond Delivery, 10–18. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/3008
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Paul, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).