Rate My Professor Jubilee Smith

Smith's research specializations include digital technologies and literacy, emerging technologies such as generative AI, digital well-being, and cyber safety. She is investigating the role of music in enhancing young children's literacy learning and pre-service educators' use of digital technology. Over 20 years in digital technology and ICT in education, she has authored key works such as her PhD thesis "Early Childhood Educator Decision-Making about Digital Technology: An Unexplored Dimension" (2023), "Feeling good about teaching mathematics: addressing anxiety amongst pre-service teachers" (Creative Education, 2014, with W. Boyd et al.), and "Practical assessment on the run – iPads as an effective mobile assessment tool" (Research in Learning Technology, 2015, with R. Franklin et al.). She has presented at national and international conferences, including the Australian Literacy Educators Association (ALEA), Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA), Early Childhood Australia (ECA), Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), and European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA). Smith serves on the committee of the Northern NSW branch of ALEA, organizing professional learning, student scholarships, and prizes, and is active in PETAA. She is available to supervise Honours students.