Rate My Professor Keryn Pratt

Pratt's academic interests and research specializations focus on distance education, virtual schooling, and the integration of digital technologies in teaching and learning. Her projects have examined the experiences of distance postgraduate students in the College of Education as well as secondary school students engaged in distance learning through videoconferencing and other technologies. Notable publications include 'Information and communication technology (ICT) in secondary schools: the role of the computer coordinator' (with K.-W. Lai, 2004, British Journal of Educational Technology), 'Literature review and synthesis: Online communities of practice' (with K.-W. Lai, M. Anderson, and J. Stigter, 2006), 'OtagoNet: One region's model for virtual schooling' (with K. Pullar, 2013, Journal of Open, Flexible & Distance Learning), 'Supporting Distance Learners: Making Practice More Effective' (2015, Journal of Open, Flexible & Distance Learning), and 'Showing and telling: Using tablet technology to engage students in mathematics' (with N. Ingram and S. Williamson-Leadley, 2016, Mathematics Education Research Journal). These works, along with others on blended learning, feedback in L2 writing, and teacher efficacy, have garnered over 1,200 citations according to Google Scholar. Pratt contributes to the field through editorial roles, including on the Australian Educational Computing journal board, and provides media expertise on online, distance, and blended learning.