DrChris Zomer

Associate Research Fellow

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact

  • Associate Research Fellow
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

I am a research fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child (Deakin University). My work critically examines how educational technology is reshaping educational practices, values, and beliefs. I have published on a variety of topics, including the use of gamification in learning apps, the datafication of student engagement and the political economy of children’s apps on online marketplaces. 

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Associate Research Fellow
    Deakin University, School of Education

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Deakin University

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Dutch; Flemish
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • French
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • German
    Can read, speak, understand and peer review

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Educational technology and computing
  • Sociology of education
  • Education
  • Education policy
  • History and philosophy of education

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Arts and Education

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Education

SPECIALIST RESEARCH GROUP

  • Research for Educational Impact

AREAS OF EXPERTISE