Dr Andy Yeh
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Biography
Dr Andy Yeh is a Lecturer in Mathematics and ICT Education within the Faculty of Education at the Queensland University of Technology. He taught in schools for 8 years and became a teacher educator since 2007. He currently teaches under-graduate pre-service teachers and supervises higher degree research students. His research interests are centred on the utilisation, design and evaluation of ICT tools for education, with a focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. Dr Yeh is currently developing an online learning community for the teaching and learning in STEM. This online learning community (i.e., VRMath2 https://vrmath2.net) employs technologies including Web 2.0, Web3D, HTML5, and mobile sensors to enable features such as online coding, creating and sharing of dynamic 3D virtual worlds. He is also developing a framework of makerspace learning environment (MLE) as a pedagogical approach for STEM integrated learning. The MLE utilises affordable technologies such as 3D printing and modelling, coding and micro-controllers, and recyclable materials to empower learners to create personally meaningful artefacts, and at the same time, develop deeper learning in STEM and 21st century skills. His epistemology position is based on semiotics, which sees learning as meaning-making within rich semiotic resources (i.e., sign systems). He is currently publishing on the topic of programming, mathematics, and STEM education, and is promoting the teaching and learning of coding (programming) in schools, computational thinking and making, and maker culture as the integrated approaches for STEM education. He has also founded a MakerClubQUT to engage cross-disciplinary students into becoming makers and develop teaching and learning maker projects for schools.Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Keywords
Mathematics Education, STEM Education, ICTs in Education, Knowledge Representation, Microworlds, Online Learning Environment, Semiotics, Spatial Ability, Virtual Reality in Education, Web 2.0 in Education
Research field
Curriculum and Pedagogy, Specialist Studies in Education
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
- Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia http://www.merga.net.au
- ACM SIGGRAPH https://www.siggraph.org
Teaching
- EUB307: Primary Mathematics Curriculum Studies 3
- EUB101/EUN101: Supporting Innovative Pedagogy with Digital Technologies
- EUN633: Think in STEM
- EUN637: STEM Inquiry Experience
Experience
- Conducted Aspire Science VRMath2 Workshop for Year 9 students for Brisbane State High School.
- Conducted mathematics and robotic workshops for Gifted and Talented Children for Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children (QAGTC).
- Trained over 400 school teachers in China on using LEGO NXT Robotics and programming for their teaching in subjects of Science and General Technology.
- First LEGO League (FLL) Head Judge for Robotic Design.
Publications
- Tshewang, R., Chandra, V. & Yeh, A. (2017). Students' and teachers' perceptions of classroom learning environment in Bhutanese eighth-grade mathematics classes. Learning Environments Research, 20(2), 269–288. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/103535
- Yeh, A., (2017). Mathematics, virtual reality, and programming. Proceedings of the 22nd Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics, 1–9. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/115558
- Yeh, A., (2017). Programming driven 3D modeling on the web. Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on 3D Web Technology, 1–9. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/109995
- Yeh, A. & Chandra, V. (2015). Mathematics, programming, and STEM. Mathematics education in the margins (Proceedings of the 38th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia), 659–666. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/91200
- Lee, K., Chalmers, C., Chandra, V., Yeh, A. & Nason, R. (2014). Retooling Asian-Pacific teachers to promote creativity, innovation and problem solving in science classrooms. Journal of Education for Teaching: international research and pedagogy, 40(1), 47–64. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/66349
- Yeh, A., (2013). Constructing a frame of cube: connecting 3D shapes with direction, location and movement. Mathematics education: Yesterday, today and tomorrow (Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia), 690–697. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/67237
- Nason, R., Chalmers, C. & Yeh, A. (2012). Facilitating growth in prospective teachers' knowledge: teaching geometry in primary schools. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 15(3), 227–249. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/47899
- Yeh, A. & Hallam, J. (2011). Young children's understanding about 'square' in 3d virtual reality microworlds. Mathematics: Traditions and [New] Practices - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia and 23rd Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, 864–872. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/46617
- Yeh, A. & Nason, R. (2008). Mixing Colours: An ICT tool based on a semiotic framework for mathematical meaning-making about ratio and fractions. Navigating Currents and Charting Directions: MERGA 31 Conference Proceedings (Vol 1), 605–611. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/29374
- Nason, R., Chalmers, C. & Yeh, A. (2006). Utilising CSCL Communities to Advance Pre-Service Teachers' Knowledge About Teaching Mathematics. Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference: e-Society 2006 (Vol. 1), 3–10. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/25403
QUT ePrints
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