Faculty of Arts and Education

School of Education


   Dr. Leicha Bragg

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Position Senior Lecturer
Email leicha.bragg@deakin.edu.au
Area School of Education
Phone +61 3 924 46404
Campus Burwood
Location M1.14
Role and profile Bachelor of Education (Primary) - Co-Course coordinator (Burwood)
Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education and Information Technology
Teaching responsibilities Unit Chair
ESM701 Teaching Mathematics Successfully
ESM410 Professional practice and mathematics: Designing an inclusive curriculum
ESM310 Teachers and Mathematics: Creating an inquiry-based classroom
EST430 Educational Software Tools

Lecturer
EXE740 Independent reading study

Ph.D. Supervision
Research interests Games and mathematical learning in the primary classroom
Mathematical reasoning and task development
Academic Standards, Assessment and Reporting
Professional learning of mathematics teachers
Online education and learning
Use of technology to enhance teaching and learning
Current research projects Leicha's current research is in mathematical tasks to further teachers' and primary students' understanding of reasoning with the Deakin University Mathematics Reasoning Research Group (MaRRG).
Leicha is involved in a joint research project with the University of British Columbia, Canada, exploring pedagogical approaches which employ multimedia to enhance preservice teachers understanding of mathematical concepts, particularly algebraic thinking.

Member of the STEME Research Group http://www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/steme/
Service to the University,
discipline or community  		 Bachelor of Education (Primary) - Co -Course coordinator (Burwood) (2011 - present)
School of Education Teaching and Learning Committee
Fellow of the College of Distinguished Deakin Educators
Thailand and Canada Coordinator, Global Experience Program
Graduate Diploma in Education (Information Technology) Course Coordinator(2003-2007)
Faculty Academic Progress & Discipline Committee (2007)
Faculty Teaching and Learning Committee (2007)
Information and Learning Resources Subcommittee (2006 - 2007)
Bachelor of Education Selection Committee (2005)
School of Scientific and Developmental Studies Curriculum and Planning Committee (2002-2004)

Editorial Board - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom (APMC)
Editorial Board - Digital Culture & Education (DCE)
Reviewer for Mathematics Education Research Journal and Mathematics Teacher Education and Development.
Reviewer for the PME and MERGA annual conference proceedings.
Writer and developer of Curriculum@work Teacher Support Materials for the Department of Education
MERGA: The Mathematics Educational Research Group of Australasia conference committee (2003, 2005)
ICWL: International Conference on Web-based Learning committee (2003)

Mathematics Education Mentor for Numeracy Leaders and teaching staff in primary schools.
Awards 2011 - Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation Award for Teaching
Excellence "For outstanding curriculum and resource development that equips
our future mathematics teachers with the confidence, passion and skills they
need to support student learning."
2009 - Deakin University Dean’s Award for Excellence in Team Teaching
2008 - Deakin University Teaching Excellence Award
2001 - The Mathematical Association of Victoria Research Scholarship
Qualifications Ph.D. (La Trobe University)
M.Ed. (Australian Catholic University)
B.Ed. (Australian Catholic University)
Dip.T. (Australian Catholic University)
Memberships International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME)
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
The Mathematical Association of Victoria (MAV)
British Columbia Association of Math Teachers, Canada (BCAMT)
Conferences PME: International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (2003, 2006, 2008, 2009)
MERGA: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (1999, 2003,2011)
MAV: The Mathematical Association of Victoria (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011) Keynote speaker in 2011 and 2012.
Northwest math conference / British Columbia Mathematics Teacher Association (2008, 2009, 2011)
UNESCO – Education Shanghai (2003)
ICWL: International Conference on Web-based Learning (2003)
Research link View Deakin associated research data
Publications

Books

Bragg, L. A. & Skinner, M. (2011). Geocaching - math in the environment. Grades 4-8. Bayswater, Australia: Teachers First Choice.

Bragg, L. A. & Skinner, M. (2011). Geocaching: A mathematical treasure hunt. Middle and upper primary. Bayswater, Australia: Teachers First Choice.

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Journals and Conference Papers

Bragg, L. A. (2012). Testing the effectiveness of games as a pedagogical tool for mathematical learning. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 10(6), 1445-1467. (DOI) 10.1007/s10763-012-9349-9 http://www.springerlink.com/content/j63277m8487328x7/

Bragg, L. A. (2012). The effect of mathematical games on on-task behaviours in the primary classroom. Mathematics Education Research Journal. 24(4), 385-401. (DOI) 10.1007/s13394-012-0045-4

Bragg, L. A. (in press 2013). Hide, Map, and Seek: Assessing geometric thinking. Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom.

Bragg, L. A. (2012). I am north : understanding location through exploring compass points, Prime number, 27(4), 7-9, Mathematical Association of Victoria, Parkville, Vic.

Bragg, L. A. & Nicol, C. (2011). Seeing mathematics through a new lens: Using photos in the mathematics classroom. The Australian Mathematics Teacher, 67(3), 3-9.

Lyon, A. & Bragg, L. A. (2011). Food for thought: The mathematics of the kitchen garden. Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 16, (1), pp. 25-32.

Bragg, L. A., Pullen, Y., & Skinner, M., (2010). Geocaching: a worldwide treasure hunt enhancing the mathematics classroom. Proceedings of the 47th Annual Conference of the Mathematical Association of Victoria. pp. 54-62 Brunswick, Victoria: The Mathematical Association of Victoria.

Nicol, C. & Bragg, L. A. (2009). Designing Problems: What kinds of open-ended problems do preservice teachers pose?. In M. Tzekaki, M. Kaldrimidou, & H. Sakonidis (Eds.) Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. (Vol. 4, pp. 225-232). PME: Thessaloniki, Greece.

Bragg, L. A. & Nicol, C. (2008). Designing open-ended problems to challenge preservice teachers’ views on mathematics and pedagogy. In O. Figueras, J.L. Cortina, S. Alatorre, T. Rojano, & A. Sepulveda (Eds.) Proceedings of the 32nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. (Vol. 2, pp. 201-208). Mexico:
Cinvestav-UMSNH.

Bragg, L. A. (2007). Students’ Conflicting Attitudes Towards Games as a Vehicle for Learning Mathematics: A Methodological Dilemma. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 19, (1), pp. 29-44.

Bragg, L. A. (2006). The impact of mathematical games on learning, attitudes, and behaviours. Unpublished doctoral thesis, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.

Bragg, L. A. (2006). Students' impressions of the value of games for the learning of mathematics. In J. Novotná, H. Moraová, M. Krátká & N. Stehlíková (Eds.) Proceedings of the 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, (Vol. 2, pp. 217-224). Charles University, Prague.

Bragg, L. A. (2006). “Hey, I’m learning this.” Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 11, (4), pp. 4-9.

Mousley, J., Bragg, L. and Campbell, C. (2005) (Eds.) Mathematics - Celebrating Achievement, Proceedings of the 2005 MAV conference, (pp. 1-310), Mathematical Association of Victoria, Melbourne.

Bragg, L., Campbell, C., Herbert, G. and Mousley, J. (2003). (Eds.), Mathematics education research: Innovation, networking, opportunity - Proceedings of the 26th annual conference of the Mathematics Education, (pp. 1-850). Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Sydney.

Bragg, L. (2003) Children's perspectives on mathematics and game playing. In Bragg, L., Campbell, C., Herbert, G. & Mousley, J. (Eds.), Mathematics education research: Innovation, networking, opportunity. Proceedings of the 26th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, (pp. 160-167). Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Sydney.

Bragg, L. (2003). The relationship between games, learning and student responses. Navigating between theory and practice. Proceedings of the 27th conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education held jointly with the 25th conference of PME-NA, (p. 208). University of Hawai’i, Honolulu.

Bragg, L. & Keast, S. (2003). Web-based learning for the novice student: a case study. Proceedings of the 9th UNESCO-APEID International Conference on Education, (pp. 1-10). UNESCO, Shanghai, China.

Keast, S., & Bragg, L. (2003). Developing models of pedagogy for use in the classroom through elearning. Proceedings of the 9th UNESCO-APEID International Conference on Education, (pp. 11-21). UNESCO, Shanghai, China.

Bragg, L. (2002). Pop art: making mathematics popular. Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 7, (3), pp. 29-32.

Bragg, L., & McGeagh, S. (2002). Fun and games: Games with a mathematical purpose. In Vale, C., Horwood, J., & Roumeliotis, J. (Eds.), Valuing Mathematics in Society. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Mathematical Association of Victoria (pp. 16-23). Brunswick, Victoria: The Mathematical Association of Victoria.

Bragg, L. (2001). Mathematics and art - not just paint by numbers. In Vale, C., Horwood, J., & Roumeliotis, J. (Eds.), 2001: A mathematical odyssey. Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Mathematical Association of Victoria (pp. 76-82). Brunswick, Victoria: The Mathematical Association of Victoria.

Bragg, L., & Hewitson, S. (1999). Motivational mathematical games and problems on the internet. In N. Scott, D. Tynan, G. Asp, H. Chick, J. Dowsey, B. McCrae, J. McIntosh, & K. Stacey (Eds.), Mathematics: Across the ages Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Mathematical Association of Victoria, pp. 98-104. Brunswick, Victoria: The Mathematical Association of Victoria.

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22nd April 2013