Recent press appearances include:
- Expert commentary in The Educator article on AI in the classroom (19 August 2024): https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/is-it-cheating-to-use-ai-in-the-classroom/285400
- Expert commentary in the Sydney Morning Herald on screentime for school students (30 May 2024): https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/how-much-screen-time-is-too-much-this-is-the-answer-to-every-parent-s-question-20240530-p5jhw0.html
- Expert commentary in the Sydney Morning Herald on digital devices in schools (12 May 2024): https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/ultimate-distraction-why-this-top-sydney-school-has-resisted-screens-in-class-20240508-p5gqr2.html
- Channel 7 Sydney Sunrise interview on AI in Schools (25 August 2023): https://7news.com.au/video/technology/huge-concern-over-artificial-intelligence-in-schools-bc-6335604418112
- ABC Radio Newcastle Drive interview with Kia Handley on AI in Schools (17 July 2023): https://abclisten.page.link/C7kW8GiE2KVhi7W1A (1:38:38 to 1:50:40)
- 2SER radio interview about AI and plagiarism (21 March 2023): https://2ser.com/can-we-use-ai-as-students-and-not-face-a-penalty/
- Article in The Educator (1st February 2023): https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/how-schools-can-strike-the-right-balance-with-chatgpt/281845
- The Australian article “Universities need to use in-person exams to beat AI” (25 January 2023): https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/universities-need-to-use-inperson-exams-to-beat-ai/
- Macquarie Lighthouse article (23 January 2023): https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/january-2023/education-rethink-ahead-as-chatgpt-hits-classrooms
- Expert commentary in Education Today about AI in Education: https://www.educationtoday.com.au/news-detail/The-Arrival-of-ChatGPT-Means-Working-With-it-5819
- Expert commentary in the Sydney Morning Herald on mobile devices in schools (27 April 2022): https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/byo-laptops-led-to-gaming-porn-gambling-in-class-shore-school-says-20220426-p5ag9j.html
- Podcast for Faculti on Makerspaces in Primary School settings (15 October 2021): https://faculti.net/makerspaces-in-primary-school-settings/
- An article in The Educator based on a research project I led (14 Oct 2021): https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/what-can-we-learn-from-remote-learning–parent-reflections/278941
- An article in the Sydney Morning Herald based on a research project I led (13 Oct 2021): https://www.smh.com.au/education/the-impossible-juggle-parents-spent-14-hours-a-week-on-home-learning-20211012-p58zdq.html
- An article in Campus Morning Mail entitled “The Commonwealth has abandoned learning and teaching innovation” (12 July 2021): https://campusmorningmail.com.au/news/the-commonwealth-has-abandoned-learning-and-teaching-innovation/
- An Article in The Educator based on my expert commentary (11 September, 2020): https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/australian-schools-had-prepandemic-tech-advantage-says-expert/273264
- An article about my 2020 Typology of Free Web-based Learning Technologies was published on the British Educational Research Association’s blog: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/2020-typology-of-free-web-based-learning-technologies
- ACARA / AITSL / ESA Online Formative Assessment Initiative (https://www.lpofai.edu.au) commissioned report on formative assessment released on the Learning Progressions website: Discovery Phase Final Report – Attachment 9: Literature review: Formative assessment evidence and practice – Executive summary
- Expert commentary in the Sydney Morning Herald article”Public schools ramp up video lessons to take pressure off parents” (5 April 2020): https://www.smh.com.au/national/public-schools-ramp-up-video-lessons-to-take-pressure-off-parents-20200404-p54h3h.html
- Expert commentary in article “Mobile phone ban in schools – will it help or hinder students?”, Independent Education, 50(2), pp. 18-19. (June 2020)
- Expert commentary in the Sydney Morning Herald article “No student will be without a learning plan’: Patience urged as schools go online” (26 March 2020): https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/no-student-will-be-without-a-learning-plan-patience-urged-as-schools-go-online-20200325-p54dpc.html
- Expert commentary in the Sydney Morning Herald article “Home-schooling might seem daunting – these are some tools parents can use” (24 March 2020): https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/home-schooling-might-seem-daunting-these-are-some-tools-parents-can-use-20200319-p54bsf.html
- Expert comment in the Sydney Morning Herald article “Handwriting fluency in kindergarten linked to better reading abilities” (2 March 2020): https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/handwriting-fluency-in-kindergarten-linked-to-better-reading-abilities-20200302-p54654.html
- Expert commentary in Sydney Morning Herald article “Parents are genuinely confused’: the problem with tech in schools” (26th January 2020): https://www.smh.com.au/education/parents-are-genuinely-confused-the-problem-with-tech-in-schools-20200124-p53uj4.html
- Featured interview with the Times Education Supplement UK (20 September 2019) https://www.tes.com/magazine/article/how-social-media-can-improve-learning
- Expert commentary in The Educator Article “Smartphone bans impractical” (18 February 2019): https://www.theeducatoronline.com/au/news/smartphone-bans-impractical–expert/260446
- Expert commentary in Sydney Morning Herald article “STEM focus leaves kids vulnerable to dark arts of fake news” (29 January 2019): https://www.smh.com.au/education/stem-focus-leaves-kids-vulnerable-to-dark-arts-of-fake-news-expert-20190125-p50tmp.html
- Expert commentary in Sydney Morning Herald article “Mobile phones to be banned from NSW primary schools” (13 December 2018): https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/mobile-phones-to-be-banned-from-nsw-primary-schools-20181213-p50m2g.html.
- Feature in Education Matters article “Impacts of Makerspaces for Primary Students” (1 November 2018): http://www.educationmattersmag.com.au/impacts-of-makerspaces-for-primary-students/
- Feature in 3Ders.Org article “Study shows 3D printing could enhance design thinking and creativity in primary schools” (1 November 2018): http://www.3ders.org/articles/20181101-study-shows-3d-printing-could-enhance-design-thinking-and-creativity-in-primary-schools.html
- Feature in 3D Printing article “Study shows 3D printing improves design thinking skills in primary schools” (30th October 2018): https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/study-shows-3d-printing-improves-design-thinking-skills-in-primary-schools-142376/
- Featured interview in the Sydney Morning Herald article “‘It was amazing’ – How 3D printers taught kindy kids to take risks” (29 October 2018): https://www.smh.com.au/education/it-was-amazing-how-3d-printers-taught-kindy-kids-to-take-risks-20181026-p50c8g.html
- Feature in 3D Natives article “Comment les élèves et les enseignants peuvent-ils bénéficier de l’impression 3D? (How can students and teachers benefit from 3D Printing?” (31 October 2018): https://www.3dnatives.com/ecole-impression-3d-311020183/
- Expert commentary in Sydney Morning Herald article “Coding to be mandatory in primary early high school” (21 August 2018): https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/coding-to-be-mandatory-in-primary-early-high-school-20180817-p4zy5d.html
- Appeared on ABC Radio Newcastle Drive program with Paul Bevan about the review of mobile phones in schools (22 June 2018)
- Appeared on ABC Radio Far North Queensland Breakfast Show with Kier Shorey about the review of mobile phones in schools (22 June 2018)
- Expert commentary in a Sydney Morning Herald article “The wheels are falling off technology in schools” (5 June 2018): https://www.smh.com.au/education/the-wheels-are-falling-off-technology-in-schools-microsoft-20180601-p4zj05.html
Professor Matt Bower 