• Assistant Dean (Learning Technologies), Melbourne Graduate School of Education
  
• Senior Lecturer

• B.Sc(Hons)[Melb.]
  Majors in Botany and Geography. Honours thesis entitled: "Soil Phosphorus and the Distribution of Eucalyptus (L’Hérit.) Forests", in the School of Botany under the supervision of Dr Peter Attiwill.
  
• Ph.D.[Melb.] in the field of forest ecology.
  Thesis entitled: "The Ashbed Effect in Eucalyptus regnans F. Muell.: Growth Responses in Heated and Sterilized Soil", in the School of Botany under the supervision of Dr Peter Attiwill.
  
• M.Ed.(Hons)[Woll] Majoring in technology based learning. Thesis entitled: "Technology Based Learning and Quality in Australian Universities", in the Faculty of Education under the supervision of Professor Barry Harper & Professor John Hedberg.

Dianne is currently enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in University Management with the Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne.

Dianne teaches about the uses of ICT in education and Education for Sustainability. She teaches online, on campus and in intensive programs. Students are from the early childhood, primary, tertiary education and training sectors.

Research areas include:

• Technology-enriched problem based learning (PBL)
  
• PBL in teacher education
  
• ICT Leadership
  
• Online teaching & learning
  

Journal Articles (since 2002)

• Gvozdenko, E. & Chambers, D.P. (2007) Beyond test accuracy: Benefits of measuring response time in computerised testing. Australian Journal of Educational Technology. 23(4): 542-558. Available online at http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet23/gvozdenko.html


• Gvozdenko, E. & Chambers, D.P. (2007) Applying computerised testing & certainty based assessment to reveal more about student learning. International Journal of Learning 13(12): 205-216


• Carr, N. & Chambers, D.P. (2006) Cultural and organisational issues facing online learning communities of teachers. Education and Information Technology, 11(3) 269-282.


• Carr, N. & Chambers, D.P. (2006) Teacher professional learning in an online community: Experiences of the NQSF Pilot Project. Technology, Pedagogy and Education. 15(2), 143-157.


• Chambers, D.P. (2006) An overview and analysis of ICT solutions for supporting online teaching & learning. Journal of Applied Educational Technology. 3(1), 5-23.


• Chambers, D.P. (2005) Technology and PBL in school & teacher education: New Zealand & Australian case studies. Computers in New Zealand Schools. 17(2), 36-42.


• Chambers, D. P. & Stacey, K. (2005). Developing and using multimedia effectively for undergraduate teacher
  education. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 21(2), 211-221. Available online at http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet21/chambers.html


• Chambers, D.P. (2004) From recruitment to graduation: A whole-of-institution approach to supporting online students. Journal of Distance Learning Administration. Winter 7(4) Available online
  <http://www.westga.edu/%7Edistance/ojdla/winter74/chambers74.htm>


• Chambers, D.P. (2002) Developing school information technology leaders for the future. Journal of IT for Teacher Education 11(3) 303-314.


• Chambers, D.P & Tromp, C. (2002) ITC competency requirements and development of ICT skills in an Australian degree for K-6 Teachers. Australian Educational Computing 17(2)15-20.

Refereed & Published Conference Papers (since 2002)

• Gvozdenko, E. & Chambers, D. (2007) Introduction of Internet-Based Technologies in Higher Education: Experience of The University of Melbourne. Proceedings of 18th International Conference “New Computer Technology in Education”. Eds Alekseev M., Zolotova S., & Kirevnina E. (pp103-104), Moscow, Russia.


• Lloyd, E. & Chambers, D. (2007). Who's Talking?: An Investigation of Gender in an Online Education Discussion Forum. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2007 (pp. 713-721). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.


• Carr N. & Chambers, D.P. (2006) Are we there yet? The rocky road to online learning communities of teachers. Proceedings of the International Federation of Information Processing conference: Imagining the future for ICT and Education conference, June 2006, Ålesund, Norway pp 58-71


• Gvozdenko, E. & Chambers, D.P. (2006) Insights into learners’ understanding through monitoring test takers’ temporal behaviours. Proceedings of the International Federation of Information Processing conference: Imagining the future for ICT and Education conference, June 2006, Ålesund, Norway pp 142-151


• Chambers, D.P. (2004) The Cognitive Apprenticeship Model in IT for Teacher

"Climate Change and Sustainable Development:
The Response from Education"

A joint research project among leading education institutes. Dianne is the MGSE team leader on this international project.

The joint research project uses the opportunity of being half way through the Decade for Education for Sustainable Development to summarize the experiences with ESD gained in the countries represented by the universities involved in The International Alliance of Leading Education Institutes. On this basis the joint research project aims at carrying out and presenting an analysis and a set of recommendations for future ESD and future research in ESD. The main results and considerations will be presented at the August 2009 conference of the International Alliance. Based on the conclusions at this meeting, the climate summit in Copenhagen in December 2009 will be used partly as an opportunity to create public and professional attention to the important role of education for sustainable development, and partly as an opportunity and event for the presentation of the findings and recommendations. The aim is to contribute with a fruitful and nuanced input to the discussions about climate change challenges.

The aim of the research project is twofold. First, the task will be to carry out an analysis during the year 2008-2009, involving a number of recommendations for future ESD. Second, the idea is to develop and concretize a number of long term collaboration projects among the institutions involved.

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Ideas Lab

- Dianne is the MGSE contact
The Broadmeadows Innovation and Learning Lab – or ‘Ideas Lab’ – aims to challenge the way we think about learning and teaching, and find new ways to take technology into the classroom.
Based at the Hume Global Learning Centre in Broadmeadows, Ideas Lab will provide:

• A hub for national and international research into technology in learning and teaching
  
• A testing (and proving) ground for new ideas
  
• A place for teachers and students to experiment and share ideas.
  Ideas Lab has been formed through a unique partnership between the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Microsoft, Intel, Cisco Systems, the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education and Hume City Council.
  Through this partnership Ideas Lab will have access to international thought leaders in information technology and the latest in educational and technological advances.