Faculty of Arts and Education

School of Education


   Dr. Esther Loong

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Position Lecturer in Maths Education
Email esther.loong@deakin.edu.au
Area School of Education
Phone +61 3 925 17074
Campus Burwood
Location Burwood (x17074)
Role and profile Lecturer in mathematics education
Teaching responsibilities •Unit Chair EXC425/EXC725 Literacy & Numeracy across the Curriculum 2009-2012
•Unit Chair EET330 Teaching with New Technologies 2010,2011
•Unit Chair ESM210 Children and Mathematics: Developing Mathematical Concepts 2011
•Member of teaching team for EEM301/ESM300 Numeracy Across the Curriculum
Research interests mathematics education, science education, & information and communications technology in education with particular interest in Web-based learning
Current research projects 2012 Primary school teachers’ and students' perceptions and understanding of mathematical reasoning (Funded by Deakin University)
2012 Capturing the complexities of ICT use (Funded by Deakin University)
2011-2012 Online professional learning for rural teachers of Mathematics and Science (Funded by SiMERR (The National Centre of Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia))
2009 ICT Use in Primary School Mathematics (Funded by SiMERR & Deakin University)
Awards Early Career Award, MERGA 2003
Qualifications PhD MEd S. Aust, DipEd Malaya, BAppSc(Hons)USM
Memberships Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Mathematics Association of Victoria
Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers
Conferences Mathematics Association of Victoria Annual Conference,2-3 December, 2010.
33rd Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA 33) 3-7 July 2010, Fremantle.
32nd Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA 32) 5-9 July 2010, Wellington.
East Asia Regional Conference on Mathematics Education, Penang, 18-22 June 2007
Mathematics Association of Victoria Annual Conference, 7 & 8 December 2006.
Australian Computers in Education Conference, Adelaide, 6-8 July 2004.
26th Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA 26) 6-10 July 2003
19th Biennial conference of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, 13-17 January 2003
Australian Computers in Education Conference in Hobart, 11-13 July 2002
Research link View Deakin associated research data
Publications

Refereed journal articles

Loong. E.Y.K & Herbert, S. (2012). Student perspectives of web-based mathematics. International Journal of Educational Research, online 4 April 2012. Http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2012.03.002

Loong. E.Y.K., Doig, B. & Groves, S. (2011). How different is it really? – Rural and urban primary students’ use of ICT in mathematics. Mathematics Education Research Journal: (23) 2,189-211.

Loong, E.Y.K. (2011).Web-based mathematics: Some do’s and don’ts. The Australian Mathematics Teacher, 67(2), 15-23.

Loong, E.Y.K. (2003) Using the World Wide Web to teach mathematics in secondary school: Some examples, The Australian Mathematics Teacher, vol.59, number 1 March 2003.


Refereed conference papers

Loong, E.Y.K. (2010). Web-based mathematics: student perspectives. In L. Sparrow, B. Kissane, & C. Hurst (Eds.). Shaping the future of mathematics education (Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the MERGA 3-7 July 2010 (Vol. 1, pp352-359). Fremantle: MERGA 33.

Loong, E.Y.K (2009). Using web-based mathematical interactive exercises and exploratory investigations: the possibilities and pitfalls. In R. Hunter, B. Bicknell, & T. Burgess (Eds.). Crossing divides (Proceedings of the 32nd Conference of the MERGA 5-9 July 2009 (Vol. 1, pp. 339-346). Wellington: MERGA

Loong, E.Y.K (2007). A problem-based learning project supported by the internet. Proceedings of 4th East Asia Regional Conference on Mathematics Education, Penang, 18-22 June 2007.

Doig, B., Groves,S., Choo,W.C., Loong, E.Y.K. (2007). An educational durian? Issues in teacher education in international collaboration: Malaysia. Proceedings of 4th East Asia Regional Conference on Mathematics Education, Penang, 18-22 June 2007.

Loong, E. Y.K & White, B. (2004) Student perceptions of Internet use
in the mathematics classroom. Proceedings of the Australian Computers in Education Conference, Adelaide, 6-8 July 2004.

Loong, E.Y.K. (2003) Australian secondary school teachers’ use of the internet for mathematics. Proceedings of the 26th Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA 26) 6-10 July 2003, Geelong , Australia.

Loong, E.Y.K. & White, B. (2003) Teaching mathematics using the Internet. Proceedings of the 26th Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA 26) 6-10 July 2003, Geelong, Australia.

Barnes, A. & Loong, E.Y.K. (2003). Teaching mathematics and the Web: A task-object approach. CD-ROM Proceedings of the 19th Biennial conference of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, 13-17 January 2003

Loong, E.Y.K., Barnes, A. & White, B. (2002). Web mathematics in the curriculum: where, how and why? CD-ROM Proceedings of the Australian Computers in Education Conference in Hobart, 11-13 July 2002

Workshop Presentations

Loong, E.Y.K (2006). Web Mathematics: Teaching & Learning Strategies.
Workshop presented at Mathematics Association of Victoria Annual Conference, 7 & 8 December 2006.

Loong E.Y.K & Groves, S. (2006). Developing Mathematical Skills Through Pop-Up Paper Engineering. Workshop presented at Mathematics Association of Victoria Annual Conference, 7 & 8 December 2006.

Loong, E.Y.K. (2003). Web Mathematics: Teaching and Learning Strategies – a PowerPoint presentation at a workshop organised by the Mathematics Association of South Australia, 14-15 April 2003

Non-refereed journal articles

Loong, E.Y.K (2005). Using the Internet for school statistics: A case study. Jurnal Gerak Minda, Maktab Perguruan Persekutuan Pulau Pinang, Penang.

Loong, E.Y.K (2004). Overcoming the odds to using the Internet in education. CD-ROM Proceedings of Seminar Penyelidikan (Research Seminar) at Maktab Perguruan Persekutuan Pulau Pinang (Malayan Teachers’ College, Penang), September 2004.



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