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Associate Professor Cheryl Lee Brown

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Department: School of Educational Studies and Leadership

Email: cheryl.brown@canterbury.ac.nz

Phone Number: +64 3 369 3999 ext. null

Office: Rehua 521

Language: English

Continue to explore concepts of digital identity and how our online experiences influence our learning in a digital world.
About
Research / Creative works
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Fields of Research

  • critical digital literacy
  • student experiences
  • networked learning
  • critical discourse analysis
  • access and equity
  • online and blended learning
  • BYOD and mobile learning

Researcher Summary

My  research interests are centred around access to ICTs and how they facilitate or inhibit students’ participation in learning. In the past few years I have looked more closely at the role technological devices (for example cell phones and tablets) play in students learning in a developing context and the development of students' digital literacy practices. I have led research projects on digital education leadership, personal mobile devices in learning and teaching and developing e-learning professionals in Africa.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Education: e-Teaching; Technology Education; Tertiary Education
  • Science & Technology: Science & Technology
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Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Hartnett M., Brown C., Forbes D., Gedera D. and Datt A. (2023) Enhanced or diminished attitudes: University students’ agency. Computers and Education 198 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2023.104773.
  • MacKenzie A., Bacalja A., Annamali D., Panaretou A., Girme P., Cutajar M., Abegglen S., Evens M., Neuhaus F. and Wilson K. (2022) Dissolving the Dichotomies Between Online and Campus-Based Teaching: a Collective Response to The Manifesto for Teaching Online (Bayne et al. 2020). Postdigital Science and Education 4(2): 271-329. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42438-021-00259-z.
  • Luo Z., Brown C. and O’Steen B. (2021) Factors contributing to teachers’ acceptance intention of gamified learning tools in secondary schools: An exploratory study. Education and Information Technologies 26(5): 6337-6363. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10622-z.
  • Luo Z., O’Steen B. and Brown C. (2020) Flipped learning wheel (FLW): a framework and process design for flipped L2 writing classes. Smart Learning Environments 7(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40561-020-00121-y.
  • Luo Z., O'Steen W. and Brown C. (2020) The Use of Eye-tracking Technology to Identify Visualisers and Verbalisers: Accuracy and Contributing Factors. Interactive Technology and Smart Education.
  • Baguma R., Bagarukayo E., Namubiru-Ssentamu P., Brown C. and Mayisela T. (2019) Using WhatsApp in Teaching to Develop Higher Order Thinking Skills-a Literature Review Using the Activity Theory Lens. International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT) 15(2): 98-116.
  • Brown C. and Haupt G. (2018) Using Personal Mobile Devices to increase flexibility and equity in learning in resource constrained contexts.. Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning 22(2): 18-31.
  • Noll S. and Brown C. (2018) Re-Thinking Information Literacy in a Postgraduate Class at a South African Higher Education Institution. Mousaion: South African Journal of Information Studies 36(2).
  • Jaffer T., Govender S. and Brown C. (2017) "The best part was the contact!": Understanding postgraduate students’ experiences of wrapped MOOCs. Open Praxis 9(2): 207-207. http://dx.doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.9.2.565.
  • Bagarukayo E., Nambiru-Ssentamu P., Mayisela T. and Brown C. (2016) Activity Theory as a lens to understand how Facebook develops knowledge application skills. International Journal of Education and Development Using Information and Communication Technology 12(3): 128-140.
  • Brown C., Czerniewicz L. and Noakes T. (2016) Online content creation: looking at students’ social media practices through a Connected Learning lens. Learning, Media and Technology 41(1): 140-159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2015.1107097.
  • Ng'ambi D., Brown C., Bozalek V., Gachago D. and Wood D. (2016) Technology enhanced teaching and learning in South African higher education – A rearview of a 20 year journey. British Journal of Educational Technology 47(5): 843-858. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12485.
  • Sebbowa D., Ng'ambi D. and Brown C. (2015) Using Wikis to teach History Education to 21st Century Learners: A Hermeneutic perspective. Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning 2(2): 24-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.14426/cristal.v2i2.34.
  • Brown C. and Lewis K. (2014) Is e-Learning for me? Experiences of an Intern Program in a Centre for Educational Technology. International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC) 7(3): 50-55. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijac.v7i3.4043.
  • Czerniewicz L. and Brown C. (2014) The habitus and technological practices of rural students: A case study. South African Journal of Education 34(1): 44-44.
  • Czerniewicz L. and Brown C. (2013) The habitus of digital "strangers" in higher education. British Journal of Educational Technology 44(1): 44-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2012.01281.x.
  • Brown C. (2012) University Students as Digital Migrants. Language and Literacy 14(2): 41-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.20360/G2359J.
  • Brown C. and Czerniewicz L. (2010) Debunking the 'digital native': Beyond digital apartheid, towards digital democracy. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 26(5): 357-369. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00369.x.
  • de Jager K. and Brown C. (2010) The tangled web: Investigating academics' views of plagiarism at the University of Cape Town. Studies in Higher Education 35(5): 513-528. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075070903222641.
  • Czerniewicz L. and Brown C. (2009) A study of the relationship between institutional policy, organisational culture and e-learning use in four South African universities. Computers and Education 53(1): 121-131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2009.01.006.
  • Louw J., Brown C., Muller J. and Soudien C. (2009) Instructional technologies in social science instruction in South Africa. Computers and Education 53(2): 234-242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2009.02.001.
  • Czerniewicz L. and Brown C. (2005) The uses of information and communication (ICT) in teaching and learning in South African higher education practices in the Western Cape. Perspectives in Education 23(4): 1-18.
Chapters
  • Brown C. and Maccallum K. (2023) The digital dilemma of wellbeing for adolescents. Wellbeing: Global Policies and Perspectives: Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond: 81-100.
  • Delaune A. and Surtees N. (2023) Wellbeing in early childhood education in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond: Intimacy, physicality and love. In Kamp A; Brown C; McMenamin T; O'Toole V (Ed.), Wellbeing: Global policies and perspectives. Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond: 35-55.Peter Lang Ltd.
  • O'Steen B. and Vidal WE. (2023) What counts as wellbeing? In Kamp A; Brown C; O'Toole V; McMenamin T (Ed.), Wellbeing: Global Policies and Perspectives - Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand and Beyond: 11-35. Oxford, England: Peter Lang.
  • O'Toole V., Tynan F. and Nohilly M. (2023) Creating a shared understanding of wellbeing: A comparison in wellbeing discourse between Aotearoa New Zealand and Ireland. In Kamp A; Brown C; McMenamin T; O'Toole V (Ed.), Wellbeing: Global Policies and Perspectives Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, New York, Wien,: Peter Lang. http://dx.doi.org/10.3726/b18360.
  • Teschers C. (2023) Education towards a beautiful life in an imperfect world. In Kamp A; Brown C; McMenamin T; O'Toole V (Ed.), Wellbeing: Global Perspectives and PoliciesPeter Lang.
  • Brown C., Namubiru Ssentamu P., Bagarukayo-Ngabirano E. and Mayisela T. (2021) Translating learning into collaborative research: Reflections from a Postgraduate cohort. In Shangae P; Gachago D; Ivala E (Ed.), Co-teaching/researching in an Unequal World: Using Virtual Classrooms to Connect Africa, and Africa and the World USA: Vernon Press.
  • Brown C. (2020) Developing digital education leadership in the Commonwealth. In Mishra S; Panda S (Ed.), Technology-Enabled Learning: Policies, Pedagogies, and PracticesCommonwealth of Learning.
  • Brown C. (2019) Critical Discourse Analysis And Information And Communication Technology In Education.. In Noblit G (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Brown C., Davis N. and Eulatth-Vidal W. (2019) Student engagement in flexible and distance learning in Aotearoa New Zealand.. In Kamp A (Ed.), Education Studies in Aotearoa: Key disciplines and emerging directionsNZCER.
  • Teschers C. and Brown C. (2019) Media Literacy and digital citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand. In Kamp A (Ed.), Education Studies in Aotearoa: Key disciplines and emerging directions: 201-215. Wellington, New Zealand: NZCER Press.
  • Brown C., Haupt G. and Hunma A. (2018) Mainstreaming mobile teaching innovation in a resource-constrained context: Changing access, shifting practice. In Crompton H; Traxler J (Ed.), Mobile Learning and Higher Education: Challenges in Context: 114-125. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315296739-11.
  • Czerniewicz L. and Brown C. (2018) The Habitus and Technological Practices of Rural Students: A Case Study. In Normore A; Lahere A (Ed.), Crossing the Bridge of the Digital Divide A Walk with Global Leaders: 163-180. Charlotte: IAP.
  • Brown CL., Haupt G. and Hunma A. (2017) Mainstreaming Mobile Teaching Innovation In a Resource-Constrained Context. In Crompton H; Traxler J (Ed.), Mobile Learning and Higher Education: Challenges in Context: 222. New York: Routledge.
  • Brown C. and Czerniewicz L. (2014) Students' mindmaps of the role of technology in academic and social communication networks. Multimodal Approaches to Research and Pedagogy: Recognition, Resources and Access: 91-107. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315879475.
  • Ng'ambi D. and Brown C. (2014) Mediating learning in a blended postgraduate course. Activity Theory, Authentic Learning and Emerging Technologies: Towards a Transformative Higher Education Pedagogy: 46-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315771823.
  • Brown C. and Hart M. (2013) Exploring higher education students' technological identities using critical discourse analysis. Information Systems Research and Exploring Social Artifacts: Approaches and Methodologies: 181-198. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2491-7.ch010.
  • Carr T., Czerniewicz L. and Brown C. (2010) Supporting changing cultures through emerging practices. Changing Cultures in Higher Education: Moving Ahead to Future Learning: 285-298. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03582-1_21.
  • Czerniewicz L. and Brown C. (2010) Strengthening and weakening boundaries: Students negotiating technology mediated learning. Rethinking Learning for a Digital Age: How Learners are Shaping their Own Experiences: 142-152.
Conference Contributions - Published
  • Brown C., Baja M. and Luo Z. (2021) Tertiary Students’ perspectives on the cost of textbooks. In Spingett R; Sim KN; Lavin L; Bright S (Eds). Focus on flexible learningWellington.
  • Gunasekera DHPS., Brown C. and Wise S. (2021) Creativity in practice- Instagram as a divergent thinking tool in creative education. In https://flanz.org.nz/professional-pathways/2021-conference-proceedings/.
  • Brown C., Sharifkhani M. and Ren X. (2020) Understanding tertiary educators’ perceptions and use of new learning and teaching spaces. In.
  • Dubien D., Brown C., Davis N. and Kamp A. (2019) Using open source technologies to design courses for student-student interaction and building elearning skills. In.
  • Lim J. and Brown C. (2019) Implementing Commonwealth Digital Education Leadership Training in Action (C-DELTA) with Pre-service Teachers (PSTs) in New Zealand.. In.
  • Mayisela T., Brown C. and Hodgkinson-Williams C. (2019) Implementing a practice-based approach to digital literacy at a South African university.. In.
  • Brown C., Davis N., Sotardi V. and Vidal W. (2018) Towards understanding of student engagement in blended learning: A conceptualization of learning without borders. In Campbell M; Willems J; Adachi C; Blake D; Doherty I; Krishnan S; Macfarlane S; Ngo L; O'Donnell M; Palmer S (Eds). ASCILITE 2018 Conference Proceedings: 318-323. Geelong.
  • Brown CL., Czerniewicz L., Mayisela T. and Huang C-W. (2016) A Practice Based Approach to Theorising Digital Education Leadership. In Pan-Commonwealth Forum 8 (PCF8), 2016 Commonwealth of Learning: OAsis.
  • Brown CL. and Pallitt N. (2014) Laptops and learning spaces: online, offline and in between. Network Learning Conference. In Bayne S; Jones C; de Laat M; Ryberg T; Sinclair C (Eds). Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Networked Learning 2014: 41-48.
  • Magunje C. and Brown C. (2013) From cellphone to computer: University students' use of technology in first year. In Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Learning, ICEL: 496-501.
  • Noakes T., Czerniewicz L. and Brown C. (2013) Students as creative producers. In Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Learning, ICEL: 309-315.
  • Brown C. (2011) The influence of the recontextualisation of globalisation discourses on higher education students' technological identities. In Proceedings of the IADIS Int. Conf. ICT, Society and Human Beings 2011, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference e-Democracy, Equity and Social Justice 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011: 73-80.
  • Brown C. and Czerniewicz L. (2011) University students' perceptions of gender and Information and Communication Technology use. In Proceedings of the IADIS Int. Conf. ICT, Society and Human Beings 2011, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference e-Democracy, Equity and Social Justice 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011: 215-219.
  • Brown C. and Czerniewicz L. (2009) Making sense of gender and ICTs in education: Theoretical explanations for complex findings. In Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Learning, ICEL 2009-January: 61-67.
  • Brown C., Thomas H., Van Der Merwe A. and Van Dyk L. (2008) The impact of South Africa's ICT infrastructure on Higher Education. In Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Learning, ICEL 2008-January: 69-76.
  • Czerniewicz L. and Brown C. (2007) Disciplinary differences in the use of educational technology. In Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Learning, ICEL 2007-January: 117-129.
Reports
  • Brown C. (2019) Commonwealth Digital Education Leadership Training in Action: An Evaluation.Commonwealth of Learning. Commissioned by Commonwealth of Learning.
  • Brown CL., Czerniewicz L., Huang C-W. and Mayisela T. (2016) Curriculum for Digital Education Leadership: A Concept Paper.. In Curriculum for Digital Education Leadership: A Concept Paper., Commonwealth of Learning. Commissioned by Commonwealth of Learning.
  • Brown CL. and Gachago D. (2013) Emerging technologies in Higher Education - a guide for South African Higher Education practitioners.. In Emerging technologies in Higher Education - a guide for South African Higher Education practitioners.
Discussion/Working Papers
  • Bi Q. and Brown C. (2022) Cultivating entrepreneurs and innovators through connected learning: an exploration of connected learning theory in tertiary teaching. .
  • Brown CL. and Mayisela T. (2015) Digital Literacies. In Moving beyond the hype: A contextualised view of learning with technology in higher education., Universities South Africa.
  • Brown CL. and Pallitt N. (2015) Personal mobile devices and laptops as learning. In Moving beyond the hype: A contextualised view of learning with technology in higher education., Universities of Sout Africa.

Review and Refereeing

  • Australian Journal of Educational Technology ( 2015 - 2023)
  • British Journal of Educational Technology ( 2018 - 2023)
  • Computers and Education ( 2018 - 2023)
  • Educational Technology Research and Development ( 2018 - 2023)
  • Je-LKS : Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society ( 2019 - 2023)
  • Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning ( 2018 - 2023)
  • South African Journal of Science ( 2019 - 2023)

Research Groups

  • Digital Education Futures Lab (DeFL)
  • E-Learning Lab

Research Projects

  • Cultivating entrepreneurs and innovators through connected learning: An exploration of connectivism learning theory in higher education

Future Research

  • Living and Learning in a Digital World
  • Digital literacy in resources constrained contexts
  • Student experiences of online learning in the context of a global pandemic
  • Supporting and preparing youth for digital futures?

Key Methodologies

  • mixed methods but predominently qualitative
  • student narratives
  • multimodality
  • digital stories
  • design based research
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