Dr Knight has had 25 years experience in a range of teaching and administrative positions in early childhood, primary and tertiary settings in Queensland and NSW. Her interest is in learning and teaching with special interests in social-emotional de
...MoreDr Knight has had 25 years experience in a range of teaching and administrative positions in early childhood, primary and tertiary settings in Queensland and NSW. Her interest is in learning and teaching with special interests in social-emotional development and ICTs for learning. Her doctoral studies were in the area of children's social-emotional development. She has been involved in some major research projects in recent years. In 2002-2004 she was one of 4 researchers in an $822, 000 collaborative project between Department of Families, Education Queensland, and Central Queensland University. In 2004-2005 she was joint recipient of a $101, 000 Merit grant which explored the effects of a computer mediated communication approach on regional school communities’ capacity to recognise and address “at risk” issues. Dr Knight has 19 publications in refereed journals and book chapters. For the last 8 years she has taught in the teacher education program at Central Queensland University and has taken a leading role in curriculum development. She has also held a significant leadership position as Sub-Dean for the School of Education & Innovation on CQU’s Mackay campus.
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