Personal details
- Name
- Dr Andrew Gibson
- Position(s)
- Lecturer in Information Science
Science and Engineering Faculty,
Information Systems,
Information Science - Discipline *
- Cognitive Sciences, Information Systems, Library and Information Studies
- Phone
- +61 7 3138 2590
- andrew.gibson@qut.edu.au
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Identifiers and profiles
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- 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 - Maintainer of open source text analytics software. See https://github.com/andrewresearch
- Member of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR)
- Keywords
-
human information interaction, transepistemic abduction, reflective writing analytics, abductive reasoning, text analytics, data analytics, learning analytics, pragmatic inquiry, transdisciplinary design, open source software
Biography
Andrew Gibson is a Lecturer in Information Science at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia. Andrew’s primary research interest is in transdisciplinary understandings of fields where people and technology interact, in particular the fields of Human Information Interaction and Learning Analytics. He has developed this interest theoretically in Transepistemic Abduction, a specialised mode of reasoning, and practically in Reflective Writing Analytics. Andrew has initiated open source software projects to support his research work, notably GoingOK, and TAP (Text Analytics Pipeline). He has delivered workshops and talks locally and internationally on Text Analytics, and previously held a position of Research Fellow in Writing Analytics at the Connected Intelligence Centre, University of Technology Sydney (UTS). 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 management of a small tech hardware startup. Andrew holds a PhD from QUT in Information Science, a Bachelor degree in Educational Studies, Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology, and Diploma in Teaching. He is an active member of the Society of Learning Analytics Research.
Teaching
Current Teaching:
- IAB303 – Data Analytics for Business Insight (Unit Coordinator)
- IFN619 – Data Analytics for Information Professionals (Unit Coordinator)
- IFN623 – Information Interaction and Retrieval
Recent Teaching:
- IFN600 – Understanding Research
Publications
- 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 p153-162
- Gibson AP, Kitto K, Bruza P, (2016) Towards the discovery of learner metacognition from reflective writing, Journal of Learning Analytics p22-36
- Willis JE, Crosswell LJ, Morrison C, Gibson A, Ryan M, (2017) Looking for leadership: the potential of dialogic reflexivity with rural early-career teachers, Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice p794-809
- Gibson A, Lang C, (2018) The pragmatic maxim as learning analytics research method, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge p461-465
- Gibson AP, Kitto K, (2015) Analysing reflective text for learning analytics: an approach using anomaly recontextualisation, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge p275-279
- Gibson AP, Kitto K, Willis JE, (2014) A cognitive processing framework for learning analytics, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Learning Analytics And Knowledge p212-216
- Morrison C, Willis JE, Crosswell LJ, Gibson AP, (2014) Turning points in narratives of research design: Research innovation stimulating unique responses to existing challenges for beginning rural teachers, The Journal of Educational Enquiry p3-17
- Willis JE, Crosswell LJ, Morrison C, Noack M, Churchward PG, Gibson AP, (2015) Beginning well - Beginning teacher experiences in Lutheran schools (Pilot Study), https://eprints.qut.edu.au/98402/1/BeginningWell%20Research%20report%20LEQ%202015.pdf
- 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) p528-532
- Koopman BR, Zuccon G, De Vine LN, Bakharia A, Bruza P, Sitbon LJ, Gibson AP, (2013) ADCS reaches adulthood: an analysis of the conference and its community over the last eighteen years, Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Document Computing Symposium p34-41
For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Awards
Awards and recognition
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- Australian Technology Network Teaching and Learning Grant. Technical Lead for Higher Education Text Analytics (HETA) research project ($100k).
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- QUT Learning and Teaching Innovation Grant ($20k) Faster feedback: Improving feedback for postgraduate Education and Information Technology students using Reflective Writing Analytics. Project Leader and theorist, reflective writing analytics.
- 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"
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- QUT Vice Chancellor's Performance Award for outstanding performance in SEF - sessional teaching in the Masters unit Research Based Practice.
Research projects
Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)
- Title
- Improving Outcomes through Accessible Assessment and Inclusive Practices
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP180100830
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Quantum-like Effects in Human and Animal Cognition through Trait Judgements of Faces: New Experimental Protocols
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Peter Bruza, Associate Professor Patrick Johnston - A Software Toolkit For Developing Probabilistic Models Of Quantum Cognition
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Peter Bruza - Student Digital Experience in a Graduate Higher Education Technology-Enhanced Learning Environment
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Vaughan Coffey