Doctor Joanne Orlando

Senior Lecturer,
Early Childhood Education

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Biography

Dr Joanne Orlando is a leading expert in the field of children and technology. In particular, her research focuses on the teaching, learning and social effects of children’s uses of technology. Joanne examines this focus across all ages (early childhood, primary, high school and young adults) at school, in the home and social spaces.

Joanne has established an outstanding reputation as leader of public debate internationally, and her strength is making complex ideas simple and interesting. As a result, government, key technology and telecommunications organisations, and the media regularly seek her out to provide expert advice and commentary on children and technology.

Publications of Joanne’s research and recommendations appear in journals and books internationally. She initiates new ideas and discussions about children and technology through opinion pieces in major newspapers around the globe, and through regular media appearances. Joanne has extensive expertise in media including many years writing and advising on Australia’ children’s educational television program PlaySchool.

Joanne is currently undertaking two major investigations: one of young children’s home uses of technology, and the other of the relationship between vulnerable children’s uses of technology and their well-being.

This information has been contributed by Doctor Orlando.

Qualifications

PhD University of Technology, Sydney
MEd University of Western Sydney
BEd Catholic Teachers College
DipTeach Catholic Teachers College

Awards

Outstanding Research Impact Award, Western Sydney University 2015-11-27

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

Early Childhood Education

Contact

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Phone:	(02) 9772 6273
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Location:	4.G.26

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Publications

Books

Orlando, J. (2021), 'Life Mode on: How to Feel Less Stressed, More Present and Back in Control with Technology', : Hardie Grant Books 9781743797051.

Chapters in Books

Orlando, J. (2021), 'Technology and the digital childhood ', Sociologic: Analysing Everyday Life and Culture, Oxford University Press 9780190318925.
Orlando, J. (2019), 'WhatsApp for electronic feedback and assessment', Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies, Springer 9783030105754.
Orlando, J. (2019), 'Young children's home technology use : responsive qualitative methods for a sensitive topic', The Routledge International Handbook of Learning with Technology in Early Childhood, Routledge 9781138308169.
Power, A., Woodrow, C. and Orlando, J. (2018), 'Ideas of community : assembling new governance in early childhood education', Resisting Educational Inequality: Reframing Policy and Practice in Schools Serving Vulnerable Communities, Routledge 9781138089303.
Orlando, J. (2015), 'Extending understandings of educational technology : teachers' critiques of educational technology as important intellectual capital for researchers', Critical Perspectives on Technology and Education, Palgrave Macmillan 9781137385444.
Orlando, J. (2014), 'The app trap : how children spend thousands online', A Year in the Life of Australia, Future Leaders 9780987480767.
Arthur, L. and Orlando, J. (2014), 'Enhancing student well-being and connectedness : technology as a resource for community building in the project teachers for a fair go ', Contemporary Issues of Equity in Education, Cambridge Scholars Publishing 9781443863322.
Orlando, J. and Sawyer, W. (2013), 'A fair go in education ', Exemplary Teachers of Students in Poverty, Routledge 9780415531566.
Arthur, L., Callow, J., Cole, B., Gilbert, S., Hatton, C., Hertzberg, M., Mooney, M., Munns, G., Nanlohy, P., Orlando, J., Pares, L., Power, A., Sawyer, W., Vozzo, L. and Zammit, K. (2013), 'A new Monday morning and beyond', Exemplary Teachers of Students in Poverty, Routledge 9780415531566.
Orlando, J. (2013), 'Engaging teaching practices with ICT in low SES schools', Exemplary Teachers of Students in Poverty, Routledge 9780415531566.
Orlando, J. (2008), 'Online teaching in universities and management: Divided and shaky grounds for change', Changing University Learning and Teaching: Engaging and mobilising Leadership, Quality and Technology, Post Pressed 9781921214387.

Journal Articles

Ahmad, M., Mubin, O., Shahid, S. and Orlando, J. (2019), 'Robot's adaptive emotional feedback sustains children's social engagement and promotes their vocabulary learning : a long-term child-robot interaction study', Adaptive Behavior, vol 27, no 4 , pp 243 - 266.
Orlando, J., Hanham, J. and Ullman, J. (2018), 'Exploring intentional use of a technological proxy, Turnitin, to enhance student academic literacy practices', Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, vol 34, no 4 , pp 44 - 56.
Ahmad, M., Mubin, O. and Orlando, J. (2017), 'Adaptive social robot for sustaining social engagement during long-term children-robot interaction', International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, vol 33, no 12 , pp 943 - 962.
Ahmad, M., Mubin, O. and Orlando, J. (2017), 'A systematic review of adaptivity in human-robot interaction', Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, vol 1, no 3 .
Orlando, J. and Attard, C. (2016), 'Digital natives come of age : the reality of today's early career teachers using mobile devices to teach mathematics', Mathematics Education Research Journal, vol 28, no 1 , pp 107 - 121.
Callow, J. and Orlando, J. (2015), 'Enabling exemplary teaching : a framework of student engagement for students from low socio-economic backgrounds with implications for technology and literacy practices', Pedagogies, vol 10, no 4 , pp 349 - 371.
Hanham, J., Ullman, J., Orlando, J. and McCormick, J. (2014), 'Intentional learning with technological proxies : goal orientations and efficacy beliefs', Australian Journal of Education, vol 58, no 1 , pp 36 - 49.
Orlando, J. (2014), 'Veteran teachers and technology : change fatigue and knowledge insecurity influence practice', Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, vol 20, no 4 , pp 427 - 439.
Orlando, J. and Gard, M. (2014), 'Playing and (not?) understanding the game : ECRs and university support', International Journal for Researcher Development, vol 5, no 1 , pp 2 - 15.
Orlando, J. (2014), 'Teachers' changing practices with information and communication technologies : an up-close, longitudinal analysis', Research in Learning Technology., vol 22 .
Orlando, J. (2014), 'Educational technology : a presupposition of equality?', Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, vol 42, no 4 , pp 347 - 362.
Orlando, J. and Harreveld, B. (2014), 'Democracy, critique, and the presupposition of knowledge : teachers as capable, resourceful theorists', Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, vol 42, no 4 , pp 321 - 323.
Orlando, J. (2013), 'ICT-mediated practice and constructivist practices : is this still the best plan for teachers' uses of ICT?', Technology, Pedagogy, and Education, vol 22, no 2 , pp 231 - 246.
Orlando, J. (2011), 'ICT, constructivist teaching and 21st century learning', Curriculum and Leadership Journal, vol 9, no 11 .
Orlando, J. (2009), 'Understanding changes in teachers' ICT practices: a longitudinal perspective', Journal of Technology, Pedagogy and Education, vol 18, no 1 , pp 33 - 44.
Orlando, J. (2007), 'Computer-based learning in a primary school : differences between the early and later years of primary schooling', Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, vol 35, no 1 , pp 89 - 103.

Conference Papers

Reyna, J., Hanham, J. and Orlando, J. (2023), 'Recycling computers to create a sustainable future and its implications for education', International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain.
Ahmad, M., Mubin, O., Shahid, S. and Orlando, J. (2017), 'Emotion and memory model for a robotic tutor in a learning environment', ISCA Workshop on Speech and Language Technology in Education, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ahmad, M., Mubin, O. and Orlando, J. (2016), 'Understanding behaviours and roles for social and adaptive robots in education : teacher's perspective', International Conference on Human Agent Interaction, Singapore.
Ahmad, M., Mubin, O. and Orlando, J. (2016), 'Children views' on social robot's adaptations in education', Australasian Computer Human Interaction Conference, Launceston, Tas..
Ahmad, M., Mubin, O. and Orlando, J. (2016), 'Effect of different adaptations by a robot on children's long-term engagement : an exploratory study', International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, Osaka, Japan.
Attard, C. and Orlando, J. (2014), 'Early career teachers, mathematics and technology : device conflict and emerging mathematical knowledge', Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. Conference, Sydney, N.S.W..
Orlando, J. (2012), 'Teachers' changing practices with information and communication technologies (ICT) : an up-close, longitudinal analysis', Learning with New Media Conference, Glen Waverley, Vic..
Reyna Zeballos, J., Orlando, J. and Morgan, G. (2010), 'Developing a digital media teaching repository : technical considerations', World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Orlando, Fla..

Other Publications

2017, 'Evaluation of Early Childhood Schools and the Koori Preschool Program', Report
2016, 'Evaluation of the Mobile Youth Van Claymore Project in NSW: Project Report', Report

Completed Projects

Fair Go Research Project: Fair Go is funded by the Australian Research Council in collaboration with DET (NSW) and UWS. In this project extensive case studies were undertaken of 30 "exemplary" teachers of students in poverty. Joanne's focus is the ways exemplary teachers in poverty use technology in their teaching.

The e.ffects Project: An ARC funded collaborative research project undertaken by University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) and NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) that focuses on student learning in schools and classes where Computer Based Learning (CBL) is used. The objective of the study was to identify factors within primary and secondary schools that contribute to integration strategies with positive benefits for students.Collaborators: Professors Lyn Yates and Shirley Alexander, Dr Debra Hayes (UTS)

Net Gain: This project was funded by the NSW DET, Curriculum Support Directorate. It focused on the integration of computer based learning in NSW government schools. Collaborators: Dr Debra Hayes, Dr Sandy Schuck & Gilda Segal (UTS)