Rate My Professor Marie Boden

Dr Marie Boden is a Senior Lecturer and External Engagement – Outreach lead in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Queensland. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland in 2015, with a thesis titled Contextual considerations for the design of Learner-adaptive computer support in collaborative classrooms. Her research centers on human-centred design of digital technology, with primary interests in social robotics and the design of technology to support teaching and learning. Over more than a decade at UQ, Marie has collaborated with users through co-design and participatory design projects, employing quantitative and qualitative methods such as observational field studies, interviews, iterative design, and prototyping to create long-term impactful solutions. She teaches Interaction Design and contributes to the Technologies Curriculum, providing expert advice to the Queensland Department of Education. Marie is actively involved in projects including Technology as a creative material in education, Designing the materials of participation, and the Underground Brain Project.

Marie's contributions to STEM outreach include over ten years of organizing programs for primary and high school students, earning her the Digital Disrupter award from the Australian Computer Society in 2017, the Rising Star award from Women in Technology in 2011, and a Highly Commended award for Best Higher Education Program for Ladies from Australian Women in Security in 2020. She serves on the school's External Engagement committee. Key publications encompass journal articles such as Humanoid robots go to school (Chalmers, Keane, Boden, & Williams, 2022, Education and Information Technologies), Effective principal leadership influencing technology innovation in the classroom (Keane, Boden, Chalmers, & Williams, 2020, Education and Information Technologies), Humanoid robots: learning a programming language to learn a traditional language (Keane, Chalmers, Boden, & Williams, 2019, Technology, Pedagogy and Education), and recent works like Principal leadership and proximal processes in creating STEM ecosystems: an Australian case study (Falloon et al., 2024, Leadership and Policy in Schools) and conference papers including Pushing the boundaries of participatory design for greater impact (Korte et al., 2024, OzCHI). Her scholarship advances educational technology and participatory design practices.