Associate Professor
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Associate Head Of School (International Partnerships)
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact
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- Associate Head Of School (International Partnerships)Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact
- +61 3 924 46922 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
BIO
Wanty is the Associate Head of School International and Engagement of the School of Education. Wanty's research focuses on understanding complexity of classroom practices and examining ways to support teacher professional learning and student mathematical reasoning. Two recent and notable Category 1 and 2 grant successes are Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project Primary teachers adaptive expertise in interdisciplinary maths and science (2021-2024) and Secondary Mathematics and Science initiative for out-of-field teachers funded by Victorian Department of Education and Training (2020-current). In 2023, Wanty led a successful Australia Awards Fellowship 'Vietnam-Australia partnership for digital transformation in higher education' funded by Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Prior to joining Deakin in 2012, Wanty worked as a mathematics teacher educator in Indonesia and Singapore. She has continued to strengthen research partnerships with researchers from the Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Indonesia on Lesson Study, design-based research, teacher professional learning, and STEM education.
Prior to joining Deakin in 2012, Wanty worked as a mathematics teacher educator in Indonesia and Singapore. She has continued to strengthen research partnerships with researchers from the Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Indonesia on Lesson Study, design-based research, teacher professional learning, and STEM education.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Associate Head Of School (International Partnerships)Deakin University, School of Education
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Associate ProfessorDeakin University, School of Education, Faculty of Arts and Education, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2020 - present
- Senior LecturerDeakin University, Mathematics Education, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2019
- LecturerDeakin University, Mathematics Education, Melbourne, Australia20 Feb 2012 - 31 Dec 2015
- Visiting Assistant ProfessorNanyang Technological University, Nanyang Institute of Education, Mathematics and Mathematics Education, Singapore, Singapore3 Jan 2011 - 2 Jan 2012
- LecturerUniversitas Sanata Dharma, Mathematics Education, Yogyakarta, Indonesia1 Aug 1996 - 31 Dec 2010
DEGREES
- Doctor of Philosophy (Education)University of Melbourne
- Master of EducationBoston University
- Graduate Certificate of Higher EducationDeakin University
CERTIFICATIONS
- Graduate Certificate of Higher EducationDeakin University, Melbourne, Australia2013 - present
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- IndonesianCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)
- Curriculum and pedagogy
- Education systems
- Specialist studies in education
AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION
- Masters by Research and PhD supervision
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Arts and Education
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE
- School of Education
STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE
- Research for Educational Impact