Biography
Associate Professor Julianne (Juli) Lynch is a transdisciplinary researcher and teacher educator who studies technology practices, innovation, and change in everyday practice, formal education, and professional learning. She is passionate about enacting research that affirms the expertise and aspirations of young people and teachers working in circumstances associated with disadvantage.
Juli is internationally recognised for her contribution to practice theory and practice-focused methodologies in education research. By combining careful theoretical work with place-based methodologies, she has contributed to foundational knowledge on curriculum and pedagogy, education policy, teacher practice, and teacher professional learning. She is lead editor of two international collections with Routledge: Practice Theory and Education (2017) and Practice Methodologies in Education Research (2019). Book reviews:
• https://www-tandfonline-com.ezproxy-b.deakin.edu.au/doi/full/10.1080/02680939.2017.1379810
• https://link-springer-com.ezproxy-b.deakin.edu.au/article/10.1007/s10734-018-0265-y
Juli has led consultancies for Australian government agencies, including evaluating national projects and designing inspiring professional learning and accredited programs for educators.
Julianne has published in diverse, high-impact journals, including The Australian Education Researcher, Children’s Geographies, The Journal of Vocational Education & Training, Curriculum Inquiry, Environmental Education Research, The Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, The Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management, The Mathematics Education Research Journal, The Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, and Critical Studies in Education. Her 2014 article in The Journal of Early Childhood Literacy on teacher practice with mobile technologies persists among that journal’s ‘most read’ articles.
Her Deakin University teaching focuses on building critical reflection and research capabilities among educators and education researchers, particularly with respect to educational equity, social transformation, and social justice as they intersect with technology practices and innovation.
Read more on Julianne's profileResearch interests
- New digital technologies, education, and learning
- Everyday technology practices and informal learning
- Education for students experiencing disadvantage; rural and regional education; education and poverty
- Teacher- and student-led innovation
- Interdisciplinary learning, curriculum innovation, school change and teacher professional learning
- Understanding and affirming marginalized practices; social inclusion of marginalised learners; everyday technological practices as a source of innovation for inclusion
- Transdisciplinary research, socio-material theories of practice
- Ethnographic, place-based, and case study methods
Knowledge areas
- Everyday technology practices and informal learning
- Practice theories and practice methodologies
- Educational technology
- Digital technologies education
- Place-based learning and curriculum innovation
- Regional and rural education
- Teacher professional learning
Media appearances
Recent media:
- 10 August 2023 - Geelong Advertiser, Upskilling tech teachers
- 8 August 2023 - (syndicated online) The Herald Sun, The Daily Telegraph, The Courier Mail, and five other regional News Corp newspapers, Free technology courses offered at Deakin Uni to upskill teachers in technology field
- 26 July 2023 - Numerous syndicated regional mastheads, New courses launched to boost teachers’ technology knowledge
- 27 July 2023 - The Educator, New courses to combat out-of-field Technology teaching
- 5 May 2023 - ABC South West Victoria Radio, Breakfast, Promoting rural and regional STEM education with VR-haptics [interview - 12 mins]
- 8 June 2023 - Education Review, Disadvantaged school in Victoria explores virtual reality
Projects
Non-HERDC Projects
- Innovation practices within school sensory garden development, 2017-2018, Faculty of Arts & Education Small Grant, Wishart & Lynch
- Virtual Reality and civics education, 2017, Faculty of Arts & Education, Community Partnerships Grant, King & Lynch
- Crafting Community: Exploring Public Spaces with Minecraft, 2015-2016, Faculty of Arts & Education Community Partnerships Grant, Lynch & King
- Teaching science to diverse learners: Responses to the Australian Curriculum, CREFI RDG 2014, Herbert & Lynch
- Teachers’ uses of mobile touch-screen devices in early primary school, DEAKIN CRG 2014, Lynch & O'Mara
- iPreps: Supporting early years' literacy learning with iPods and iPads, School of Education 2010-2012, Lynch & Redpath
- Academic skills and mentoring program (u.life), DUPPP, 2011-2013, Lynch & Walker-Gibbs
- Supporting educational achievement and aspiration through 'real' science in a low SES primary school (Inspiring Young Scientists), DUPPP 2012-2014, Lynch, Herbert & Redpath
Publications
Teacher Agency and the Digital Technologies Curriculum in Disadvantaged Australian Schools
J O’Mara, G Auld, J Lynch, A Cloonan
(2024), Vol. 51, pp. 365-380, Australian Educational Researcher, C1
Data justice in education: Toward a research agenda
Luci Pangrazio, Glenn Auld, Julianne Lynch, Carly Sawatzki, Gavin Duffy, Shelley Hannigan, Jo O’Mara
(2024), pp. 1-12, Educational Philosophy and Theory, London, Eng., C1
T Delphine, G Auld, J Lynch, J O’Mara
(2024), pp. 1-16, English in Education, London, Eng., C1
Teachers' everyday work-for-change: implementing curriculum policy in 'disadvantaged' schools
J Lynch, G Auld, J O’Mara, A Cloonan
(2023), pp. 1-19, Journal of Education Policy, London, Eng., C1
Teacher concerns about competency-based mathematics education in a rural Australian VET institution
R Voss, J Lynch, S Herbert
(2021), Journal of Vocational Education and Training, C1
Play diversity and student agency in the redevelopment of a school playspace
J Lynch, L Wishart
(2021), Children's Geographies, C1
Julianne Lynch, Glenn Auld, Anne Cloonan, Joanne O'Mara, Christopher Speldewinde
(2020), Geelong, Vic., A6
Stewards of Swan Bay: Curriculum diversity in place-based environmental science education
Julianne Lynch, Nicole Sadler, Prudence Francis, Ty Matthews, Julie Mondon, Alecia Bellgrove
(2020), pp. 1-10, AERA 2020 : The power and possibilities for the public good: When researchers and organizational stakeholders collaborate : Proceedings of the 2020 American Educational Research Association Meeting, Online from San Francisco, California, E1
Julianne Lynch, Julie Rowlands, Trevor Gale, Stephen Parker
(2019), pp. 1-26, Practice methodologies in education research, London, Eng., B1
Morphologies of knowing: Fractal methods for re-thinking classroom technology practices
Julianne Lynch, Joanne O'Mara
(2019), pp. 166-186, Practice methodologies in education research, London, ENg., B1
Julianne Lynch, Glenn Auld, Anne Cloonan, Joanne O'Mara, Christopher Speldewinde
(2019), Sydney, N.S.W., A6
J Lynch, Efrat Eilam
(2018), Vol. 2018, pp. 185-204, International journal of the sociology of language, Berlin, Germany, C1
Michel de Certeau: research writing as an everyday practice
J Lynch, K Greaves
(2017), pp. 55-70, Practice Theory and Education: Diffractive readings in professional practice, Abingdon, Eng., B1
A Skourdoumbis, J Lynch
(2017), pp. 263-279, Practice theory and education: diffractive readings in professional practice, Abingdon, Eng., B1
Introduction: diffractive readings in practice theory
J Lynch, J Rowlands, T Gale, A Skourdoumbis
(2017), pp. 1-20, Practice theory and education: diffractive readings in professional practice, Abingdon, Eng., B1
Theorising teacher practice with technology: implications for teacher education research
J Lynch
(2017), pp. 741-752, A companion to research in teacher education, Singapore, B1
Community-based environmental monitoring goes to school: translations, detours and escapes
J Lynch, E Eilam, M Fluker, N Augar
(2017), Vol. 23, pp. 708-721, Environmental education research, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Classroom Animals Provide More Than Just Science Education
S Herbert, J Lynch
(2017), Vol. 26, pp. 107-123, Science and Education, C1
E Eilam, J Lynch, K Sadler
(2017), Vol. 7, Education Sciences, C1
The complexity of teaching internet inquiry with iPads in the early years
J Lynch
(2017), Vol. 40, pp. 186-198, Australian journal of language and literacy, Bedford Park, S. Aust., C1
Practice theory and education: Diffractive readings in professional practice
J Lynch, J Rowlands, T Gale, A Skourdoumbis
(2016), A7
J Lynch
(2015), pp. 141-161, Critical perspectives on technology and education, New York, N. Y., B1
Affirming irregular spaces in a school-wide curriculum initiative: a place for the animals
J Lynch, S Herbert
(2015), Vol. 45, pp. 285-303, Curriculum inquiry, London, Eng., C1
J Lynch, B Walker-Gibbs, S Herbert
(2015), Vol. 37, pp. 144-158, Journal of higher education policy and management, London, Eng., C1
Growing a primary science specialism: assembling people, places, materials and ideas
J Lynch, N Frankel, K McCarthy, L Sharp
(2015), Vol. 61, pp. 47-55, Teaching science, Deakin, ACT, C1
Techno-literacy and blogging within a formal higher education setting
E Arenas, J Lynch
(2015), Vol. 14, pp. 409-422, International journal on e-learning, Chesapeake, Va., C1
J Lynch, T Redpath
(2014), Vol. 14, pp. 147-174, Journal of early childhood literacy, London, England, C1
Pedagogical principles for the design of virtual learning spaces in higher education
E Arenas, J Lynch
(2013), pp. 26-36, HERDSA 2013 : The place of learning and teaching : Proceedings of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia 2013 Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, E1
K Greaves, J Lynch
(2012), Vol. 22, pp. 147-175, Legal education review, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
Techno-literacy and learning in blended, multicultural course environments
E Arenas, J Lynch
(2012), pp. 1-10, E-Learn 2012 : Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Montréal, Québec, E1
L Rowan, J Lynch
(2011), Vol. 39, pp. 83-95, Asia-Pacific journal of teacher education, Melbourne, Vic., C1
J Lynch
(2009), pp. 1-12, Journal for computing teachers, Eugene, Or., C1
Introduction: exploring the gender and IT problem and possible ways forward
J Lynch
(2007), pp. 1-26, Gender and IT: ongoing challenges for computing and information technology education in Australian secondary schools, Altona, Vic, B1
Construction of gender in computer magazine advertisements : confronting the literature
N Johnson, L Rowan, J Lynch
(2006), Vol. 6, pp. 1-5, Studies in media & information literacy education : SIMILE, Toronto, Canada, C1
Assessing effects of technology usage on mathematics learning
J Lynch
(2006), Vol. 18, pp. 29-43, Mathematics education research journal, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
J Lynch, J Sheard, A Carbone, F Collins
(2005), Vol. 4, pp. 219-236, Journal of information technology education, Santa Rosa, Calif., C1
R Johnson, J Lynch
(2004), pp. 1-14, AARE 2004 : Doing the public good : positioning educational research ; AARE 2004 International Education Research conference proceedings, Melbourne, Victoria, E1
J Sheard, J Lynch
(2003), Vol. 16, pp. 243-260, International journal of computer processing of oriental languages, Singapore, Hong Kong, C1
J Lynch
(2003), pp. 1-13, Educational research, risks and dilemmas: NZARE AARE conference proceedings 2003, Auckland, N.Z., E1
Challenges of web-based learning environments: are we student-centred enuf?
J Sheard, J Lynch
(2003), pp. 1-11, ICWL 2003 : Advances in Web-based learning : second international conference, Melbourne, Australia, August 18-20, 2003 : proceedings, Melbourne, Victoria, E1
The scholarship of teaching: risky business in ICT education
J Lynch, J Sheard, A Carbone, F Collins
(2002), pp. 1-17, AARE 2002 : Problematic futures : educational research in an era of uncertainty ; AARE 2002 conference papers, Brisbane, Queensland, E1
What can we learn from McLuhan? Electronic communication technologies and the future of schooling
J Lynch
(2002), pp. 1-16, AARE 2002 : Problematic futures : educational research in an era of uncertainty ; AARE 2002 conference papers, Brisbane, Queensland, E1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
From high school to higher education: Gendered pathways in information, communication and computer technology education
Ms Margaret Vickers, Prof Toni Downes, A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Dr Carol Reid, Dr Catherine Harris-Hart, Dr Leonie Rowan
ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 1
- 2007: $31,958
- 2006: $31,905
Other Public Sector Funding
Evaluation of NISA project: Supporting implementation of Digital Technologies Curriculum
A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Prof Joanne O'Mara, Hon Prof Anne Cloonan, A/Prof Glenn Auld
Australian Curriculum, Assessment & Reporting Authority
- 2020: $47,835
- 2019: $22,500
- 2018: $22,500
- 2017: $5,000
Inspiring Young Marine Science Experts - Stewards of Swan Bay
Ms Nicole Sadler, Dr Alecia Bellgrove, A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Dr Ty Matthews, Dr Prue Francis, A/Prof Julie Mondon
DELWP Port Phillip Bay Fund
- 2019: $13,356
- 2018: $18,115
Secondary Mathematics and Science initiative for out-of-field teachers.
Prof Russell Tytler, A/Prof Jill Brown, A/Prof Peta White, Prof Linda Hobbs, A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Dr Jo Raphael, Dr Carly Sawatzki, A/Prof Wanty Widjaja, Dr Seamus Delaney, Dr John Cripps Clark, Prof Damian Blake
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2023: $693,244
- 2022: $1,305,002
- 2021: $1,984,010
- 2020: $764,034
CIRCLS - Support program for Secondary Mathematics and Science Initiative.
A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Dr Jo Raphael, Dr Carly Sawatzki, Prof Russell Tytler, A/Prof Jill Brown, A/Prof Peta White
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2022: $16,823
- 2021: $154,545
Design and delivery of a Graduate Certificate of Secondary Digital Technologies.
A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Prof Andrew Cain, Dr Jo Raphael, Dr George Aranda, Dr Sunil Aryal, A/Prof Chathu Ranaweera, Dr Carly Sawatzki, A/Prof Matthew Thomas, Dr Guy Wood-Bradley, A/Prof Glenn Auld, Dr John Cripps Clark, Prof Linda Hobbs
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2024: $101,948
- 2023: $529,906
Design and delivery of a Graduate Certificate of Secondary Design and Technologies.
Dr John Cripps Clark, Dr Clara Usma-Mansfield, Dr George Aranda, Dr Matt Jennings, A/Prof Peta White, Mr Rob McHenry, Dr Seamus Delaney, A/Prof Siva Krishnan, Dr Jo Raphael, A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Prof Linda Hobbs
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2024: $107,324
- 2023: $522,584
Industry and Other Funding
Evaluation of the Professional Learning Flagship Program: Leading Curriculum Change
Prof Brenton Doecke, Prof Julianne Moss, Hon Prof Anne Cloonan, A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Prof Joanne O'Mara
Aust Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
- 2012: $47,117
A techno-historical trail of Peek Whuurong historical sites created by local students
A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Dr Terri Redpath
Telematics Course Development Fund Trust Grant - Research
- 2013: $28,529
Website for the Fluker Post Schools Project
Dr Martin Fluker, A/Prof Julianne Lynch
Telematics Course Development Fund Trust Grant - Research
- 2015: $10,000
Building STEM Capacities in South West Victoria: Kids teaching teachers.
A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Dr George Aranda
Data#3 Limited
- 2022: $4,161
- 2021: $9,090
- 2020: $21,181
- 2019: $13,251
Promoting Rural STEM Education With Remote Robotics and Haptics
Dr Van Thanh Huynh, A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Prof Chee Peng Lim
Telematics Trust Small Grants Program
- 2022: $49,980
Supervisions
Jodi Gordon
Thesis entitled: Australian school teachers' understandings of one-to-one device programs
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Richard Voss
Thesis entitled: Adult students¿ experience of learning mathematics in regional Australian vocational education and training (VET)
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Kris Greaves
Thesis entitled: Australian PLT Practitioners' Engagements with Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Edilson Arenas
Thesis entitled: Blended Learning in a Higher Education Multicultural Environment
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Joshua Ambrosy
Thesis entitled: Teaching Year Nine Differently: A Poetic Inquiry into One Australian Middle Years Program
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Tim Delphine
Thesis entitled: Toward a dialogical praxis: my search for good teaching
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Hashini Nuwandika Abesena Athdath Waduge
Thesis entitled: Countering practices of linguistic shame and shaming in English language teaching in Sri Lanka
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Soraya Fooladi
Thesis entitled: Factors influencing students' choice of mathematics at university
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Ailsa Haxell
Thesis entitled: Enactments of Change: Becoming Textually Active at Youthline NZ
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Safiah Sidek
Thesis entitled: Varieties of Blended Learning Pedagogy in Australian and Malaysian Universities
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Nicola Frances Johnson
Thesis entitled: Teenage Technological Experts: Bourdieu and the Performance of Expertise
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Suzanne Riverin
Thesis entitled: Effects on On-line Professional Collaboration on Teaching Practice
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education