Research

My research concentrates on how contemporary technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, augmented reality, web-based tools, virtual worlds, social networking, immersive virtual reality 3D design & printing software and so on can be most effectively used to support cognitive development and collaborative learning. I have over 100 peer reviewed publications in the area of technology-enhanced learning design, teacher education and computing education. I have also led over thirty funded grant projects and participated in many other research initiatives (total funding exceeds $2.4M). I specialise in learning innovation research partnerships with industry and the education sector (schools, universities, training and education technology companies) that translate into teaching improvement and impactful publications. The 2023 Elsevier-Stanford list of Top-Cited Scientists, placed me in the top 0.25% of most cited Education researchers in the world. I also contribute back to the community, for instance, leading a special edition on Immersive Virtual Reality for the British Journal of Educational Technology, and also serving as a reviewer for the world’s best education journals.

Selected research publications are listed below. For a more complete list of publications that also include citation counts, please refer to my Google Scholar page at https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=p_md3-sAAAAJ

Journal Articles  (Peer Reviewed)

  1. Bower, M., Torrington, J., Lai, J. W., Petocz, P., & Alfano, M. (2024). How should we change teaching and assessment in response to increasingly powerful generative Artificial Intelligence? Outcomes of the ChatGPT teacher survey. Education and Information Technologies, 1-37.
  2. Ahadi, A., Bower, M., Lai, J., Singh, A., & Garrett, M. (2024). Evaluation of teacher professional learning workshops on the use of technology-a systematic review. Professional Development in Education, 50(1), 221-237.
  3. Torrington, J., Bower, M., & Burns, E. C. (2023). How remote learning impacted elementary students’ online self-regulation for learning: A COVID-19 natural experiment. Education and Information Technologies, 1-35.
  4. Shabani, N., Beheshti, A., Farhood, H., Bower, M., Garrett, M., & Alinejad-Rokny, H. (2023). A rule-based approach for mining creative thinking patterns from big educational data. AppliedMath, 3(1), 243-267.
  5. Bower, M., Lai, J. W., Van Bergen, P., Hobson, L., & Stephens, R. (2023). ‘Lockdown’ learning designs–Parent preferences towards remote and online learning for their children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian Journal of Education, 67(3), 290-307.
  6. Agbo, F. J., Olaleye, S. A., Bower, M., & Oyelere, S. S. (2023). Examining the relationships between students’ perceptions of technology, pedagogy, and cognition: the case of immersive virtual reality mini games to foster computational thinking in higher education. Smart Learning Environments, 10(1), 16.
  7. Hockridge, D. & Bower, M. (2023). Learning design for holistic student formation. Distance Education, 44(2), 324-341.
  8. Agbo, F. J., Olaleye, S. A., Bower, M., Oyelere, S. S. (2023). Examining the relationships between students’ perceptions of technology, pedagogy, and cognition: the case of immersive virtual reality mini games to foster computational thinking in higher education. Smart Learning Environments, 10(1), 1-16.
  9. Torrington, J., Bower, M., & Burns, E. C. (2024). Elementary students’ self‐regulation in computer‐based learning environments: How do self‐report measures, observations and teacher rating relate to task performance? British Journal of Educational Technology, 55(1), 231-258.
  10. Torrington, J., Bower, M., & Burns, E. C. (2023). What self-regulation strategies do elementary students utilize while learning online? Education and Information Technologies, 28(2), 1735-1762.
  11. Stevenson, M., Lai, J. W., & Bower, M. (2022). Investigating the pedagogies of screen‐sharing in contemporary learning environments—A mixed methods analysis. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 38(3), 770-783.
  12. Lai, J. W., Bower, M., De Nobile, J., & Breyer, Y. (2022). What should we evaluate when we use technology in education?. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 38(3), 743-757.
  13. Lai, J. W., De Nobile, J., Bower, M., & Breyer, Y. (2022). Comprehensive evaluation of the use of technology in education–validation with a cohort of global open online learners. Education and Information Technologies, 1-35.
  14. Ahadi, A., Singh, A., Bower, M., & Garrett, M. (2022). Text Mining in Education—A Bibliometrics-Based Systematic Review. Education Sciences, 12(3), 210.
  15. Nguyen, G. N., Bower, M., & Stevenson, M. (2022). The discourse of design: Patterns of TPACK Contribution during pre-service teacher learning design conversations. Education and Information Technologies, 1-30.
  16. Boom, K. D., Bower, M., Siemon, J., & Arguel, A. (2022). Relationships between computational thinking and the quality of computer programs. Education and Information Technologies, 1-22.
  17. Ahadi, A., Bower, M., Singh, A., & Garrett, M. (2021). Online professional learning in response to COVID-19—towards robust evaluation. Future Internet, 13(3), 56.
  18. Hatzigianni, M., Stevenson, M., Falloon, G., Bower, M., & Forbes, A. (2021). Young children’s design thinking skills in makerspaces. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, 27, 100216.
  19. Rowston, K., Bower, M., & Woodcock, S. (2021a). The impact of prior occupations and initial teacher education on post-graduate pre-service teachers’ conceptualization and realization of technology integration. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 1-39.
  20. Rowston, K., Bower, M., & Woodcock, S. (2021b). Reciprocal causation and the effect of environmental determinants upon the technology beliefs and practice of career-change pre-service teachers. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 30(2), 323-344.
  21. Torrington, J., & Bower, M. (2021). Teacher‐created video instruction in the elementary classroom—Its impact on students and teachers. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 37(4), 1107-1126.
  22. Bower, M., DeWitt, D., & Lai, J. W. (2020). Reasons associated with preservice teachers’ intention to use immersive virtual reality in education. British Journal of Educational Technology, 51(6), 2214-2232.
  23. Falloon, G., Forbes, A., Stevenson, M., Bower, M., & Hatzigianni, M. (2020). STEM in the Making? Investigating STEM Learning in Junior School Makerspaces. Research in Science Education, 1-27.
  24. Forbes, A., Falloon, G., Stevenson, M., Hatzigianni, M., & Bower, M. (2020). An Analysis of the Nature of Young Students’ STEM Learning in 3D Technology-Enhanced Makerspaces. Early Education and Development, 1-16.
  25. Bower, M.,Stevenson, M., Forbes, A., Falloon, G. & Hatzigianni, M., (2020). Makerspaces Pedagogy – Supports and Constraints during 3D Design and 3D Printing Activities in Primary Schools. Educational Media International. (available online)
  26. Falloon, G., Hatzigianni, M., Bower, M.,Forbes, A., Stevenson, M., (2020). Understanding K-12 STEM Education: a Framework for Developing STEM Literacy. Journal of Science Education and Technology. (available online)
  27. Hatzigianni, M., Stevenson, M., Bower, M., Falloon, G., & Forbes, A. (2020). Children’s views on making and designing. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1-15.
  28. Rowston, K., Bower, M., & Woodcock, S. (2020). The lived experiences of career-change pre-service teachers and the promise of meaningful technology pedagogy beliefs and practice. Education and Information Technologies, 25(2), 681-705.
  29. Bower, M. (2019). Technology‐mediated learning theory. British Journal of Educational Technology, 50(3), 1035-1048.
  30. Lai, J. W., & Bower, M. (2019). How is the use of technology in education evaluated? A systematic review. Computers & Education, 133, 27-42.
  31. Lai, J. W., & Bower, M. (2019). Evaluation of technology use in education: Findings from a critical analysis of systematic literature reviews. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning.
  32. Stevenson, M., Bower, M., Falloon, G., Forbes, A., & Hatzigianni, M. (2019). By design: Professional learning ecologies to develop primary school teachers’ makerspaces pedagogical capabilities. British Journal of Educational Technology, 50(3), 1260-1274.
  33. Stewart, C., & Bower, M. (2019). Novice online educator conceptual frameworks: a mental model exploration of mindful learning design. Educational Media International, 56(1), 14-43.
  34. Bower, M., & Vlachopoulos, P. (2018). A critical analysis of technology‐enhanced learning design frameworks. British Journal of Educational Technology, 49(6), 981-997.
  35. Nguyen, G. N., & Bower, M. (2018). Novice teacher technology‐enhanced learning design practices: The case of the silent pedagogy. British Journal of Educational Technology, 49(6), 1027-1043.
  36. Bower, M., Lee, M. J. W., & Dalgarno, B. (2017). Collaborative learning across physical and virtual worlds: Factors supporting and constraining learners in a blended reality environment. British Journal of Educational Technology, 48(2), 407-430. 
  37. Bower, M., Wood, L. N., Lai, J., Howe, C., Lister, R., Mason, R., Highfield, K., Veal, J. (2017). Improving the computational thinking pedagogical capabilities of school teachers. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42(3), 53-72.
  38. Dalziel, J., Conole, G., Wills, S., Walker, S., Bennett, S., Dobozy, E., Cameron, L., Badilescu-Buga, E., Bower, M. (2016). The Larnaca Declaration on Learning Design – 2013. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2016(1), 1-24.
  39. Bower, M. (2016). Deriving a typology of Web 2.0 learning technologies. British Journal of Educational Technology, 47(4), 763-777.
  40. Bower, M., & Sturman, D. (2015). What are the educational affordances of wearable technologies? Computers & Education, 88(October), 343-353.
  41. Bower, M., Dalgarno, B., Kennedy, G. E., Lee, M. J. W., & Kenney, J. (2015). Design and implementation factors in blended synchronous learning environments: Outcomes from a cross-case analysis. Computers & Education, 86(August), 1-17.
  42. Bower, M., Kenney, J., Dalgarno, B., Lee, M. J., & Kennedy, G. E. (2014). Patterns and principles for blended synchronous learning: Engaging remote and face-to-face learners in rich-media real-time collaborative activities. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 30(3), 261-272.
  43. Bower, M., Howe, C., McCredie, N., Robinson, A., & Grover, D. (2014). Augmented Reality in education – Cases, places and potentials. Educational Media International, 51(1), 1-15.
  44. Cavanagh, M., Bower, M., Moloney, R., & Sweller, N. (2014). The effect over time of a video based reflection system on preservice teachers’ oral presentations. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 39(6).
  45. Bower, M., Moloney, R., Cavanagh, M., & Sweller, N. (2013). Assessing preservice teachers’ presentation capabilities: Contrasting the modes of communication with the constructed impression. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 38(8), Article 8.
  46. Bower, M., Highfield, K., Furney, P., & Mowbray, L. (2013). Supporting pre-service teachers’ technology-enabled learning design thinking through whole of programme transformation. Educational Media International, 50(1), 39-50.
  47. Masterman, E., Walker, S., & Bower, M. (2013). Computational support for teachers’ design thinking: its feasibility and acceptability to practitioners and institutions. Educational Media International, 50(1), 12-23.
  48. Bower, M. (2012). An ability approach to within-class curriculum differentiation using student response systems and Web 2.0 technologies: Analysing teachers’ responsiveness. Themes in Science and Technology Education, 5(2), 5-26.
  49. Callaghan, N., & Bower, M. (2012). Learning through Social Networking Sites – The critical role of the teacher. Educational Media International, 49(1), 1-17.
  50. Bower, M., Cavanagh, M., Moloney, R., & Diao, M. (2011). Developing communication competence using an online video reflection system: Pre-service teachers’ experiences. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 39(4), 311-326.
  51. Bower, M. (2011). Redesigning a web-conferencing environment to scaffold computing students’ creative design processes. Educational Technology and Society, 14(1), 27-42.
  52. Bower, M. (2011). Synchronous collaboration competencies in web-conferencing environments – their impact on the learning process. Distance Education, 32(1), 63-83.
  53. Wood, L., N., Vu, T. V., Bower, M., Brown, N., Skalicky, J., Donovan, D., et al. (2011). Professional development for teaching in higher education. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 42(7), 997-1009.
  54. Bower, M., & Wittmann, M. (2011). A comparison of LAMS and Moodle as learning design technologies – Teacher Education students’ perspective. Teaching English with Technology, 11(1), 62-80.
  55. Bower, M., Hedberg, J., & Kuswara, A. (2010). A framework for Web 2.0 learning design. Educational Media International, 47(3), 177-198.
  56. Bower, M., & Hedberg, J. (2010). A quantitative multimodal discourse analysis of teaching and learning in a web-conferencing environment – The efficacy of student-centred learning designs. Computers & Education, 54(2), 462-478.
  57. Bower, M. (2009). Using LAMS to facilitate a ‘Pedagogy First’ approach to teaching learning design. Teaching English with Technology, 9(3), 42-52.
  58. Hellstén, M., & Bower, M. (2009). Borderless supervision in higher degree research: Consolidating international pedagogies and web-conferencing technologies. The International Journal of Learning, 16(8), 81-88.
  59. Bower, M. (2009).Discourse analysis of teaching computing online. Computer Science Education, 19(2), 69-92.
  60. Bower, M. (2008). Lessons from cognitive science for computer science education. Journal for Computing Teachers, 1(1), pp. 1-12.
  61. Bower, M. (2008). Affordance Analysis – matching learning tasks with learning technologies. Educational Media International, 48(1), pp. 3-15.
  62. Bower, M. (2007). Online computer science education in Australasia, Computer Science Education Journal, 17(3), pp. 227-242.
  63. Bower, M. (2005). Online assessment feedback: competitive, individualistic, or… preferred form! Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 24(2), 124-147.

Conference proceedings (Peer Reviewed)

  1. Jones, G., Tran, D., Van Bergen, P., & Bower, M. (2023). Remote Australian Primary School Parents’ Attitudes towards Their Children’s Learning of Mathematics and the Role of Technology. In B. Reid-O’Connor, E. Prieto-Rodriguez, K. Holmes, & A. Hughes (Eds.), Weaving mathematics education research from all perspectives. Proceedings of the 45th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (pp. 299–306). Newcastle: MERGA.
  2. Shabani, N., Beheshti, A., Farhood, H., Bower, M., Garrett, M., & Rokny, H. A. (2022). iCreate: Mining Creative Thinking Patterns from Contextualized Educational Data. In International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 352-356). Springer, Cham.
  3. Bower, M., Stevenson, M., Falloon, G., Forbes, A., & Hatzigianni, M. (2018). High impact learning and teaching using 3D design and 3D printing in primary school makerspaces. In The Australian Council for Computers in Education Conference (pp. 75-88). ICT Educators NSW.
  4. Boom, K. D., Bower, M., Arguel, A., Siemon, J., & Scholkmann, A. (2018, July). Relationship between computational thinking and a measure of intelligence as a general problem-solving ability. In Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (pp. 206-211).
  5. Bower, M., Sturman, D., & Alvarez, D. (2016). Perceived utility and feasibility of wearable technologies in Higher Education. Paper presented at the 15th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, mLearn, 24-26 October 2016, Sydney, Australia.
  6. Alvarez, V., Bower, M., de Freitas, S., Gregory, S., & de Wit, B. (2016). The use of wearable technologies in Australian Universities – Examples from Environmental Science, Cognitive and Brain Sciences and Teacher Training. Paper presented at the 15th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, mLearn 24-26 October 2016, Sydney, Australia.
  7. Bower, M., & Falkner, K. (2015). Computational thinking, the notional machine, pre-service teachers, and research opportunities. In Australasian Computing Education Conference, Sydney (pp. 37-46): Australian Computer Society.
  8. Bower, M., Kenney, J., Dalgarno, B., Lee, M. J. W., & Kennedy, G. (2013). Blended synchronous learning: Patterns and principles for simultaneously engaging co-located and distributed learners. In Proceedings Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) 2013, Sydney (pp. 92-102).
  9. Griffith, M., & Bower, M. (2013). Transmedia in English Literature classes: A literature review and project proposal. In Proceedings Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) 2013, Sydney (pp. 325-329).
  10. Gregory, S., Gregory, B., Reiners, T., Fardinpour, A., Hillier, M., Lee, M., … Bower, M., …& Basu, A. (2013). Virtual worlds in Australian and New Zealand higher education: Remembering the past, understanding the present and imagining the future. In Proceedings Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) 2013, Sydney (pp. 312-324).
  11. Bower, M., Kennedy, G., Dalgarno, B., Lee, M. J. W., Kenney, J., & de Barba, P. (2012). Use of media-rich real-time collaboration tools for learning and teaching in Australian and New Zealand universities. In Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), Wellington (pp. 133-144).
  12. Bower, M., & Stavert, A. (2012). Using the Makebook collaborative authoring system to develop middle school students’ extended writing capabilities – Teacher perceptions. In Australian Computers in Education Conference 2012, Perth, (pp. 42-52): Educational Computing Association of Western Australia.
  13. McNeill, M., Bower, M., Curtis, K., & Hedberg, J. (2012). A pedagogical evaluation of Moodle extensions. Paper presented at the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), Wellington.
  14. Gregory, S., Gregory, B., Hillier, M., Jacka, L., Schutt, S., Ellis, D., .. Bower, M.,et al. (2012). Sustaining the future through virtual worlds. In Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) (pp. 361-368).
  15. Bower, M., Craft, B., Laurillard, D., & Masterman, L. (2011). Using the Learning Designer to develop a conceptual framework for linking learning design tools and system. In Proceedings of the 6th International LAMS & Learning Design Conference, Sydney, Australia (pp. 61-71): LAMS Foundation.
  16. Bower, M., & Hedberg, J. (2011). An institutional evaluation of web-conferencing and its impact on learning and teaching processes. In 61st International Council for Educational Media and the XIII International Symposium on Computers in Education (ICEM&SIIE’2011) Joint Conference, Aviero, Portugal (pp. 541-554): University of Aviero.
  17. Bower, M., Kennedy, G. E., Dalgarno, B., & Lee, M. J. W. (2011). Uniting on-campus and distributed learners through media-rich synchronous tools: A national project. In Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) annual conference, Hobart, Tasmania (pp. 150-155): ASCILITE.
  18. Bower, M., & McIver, A. (2011). Continual and Explicit Comparison to promote proactive facilitation during second computer language learning. In Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Darmstadt, Germany (pp. 218-222): ACM.
  19. Reed, K., & Bower, M. (2011). An authentic learning framework for integrating one-to-one laptop usage in Hong Kong Schools. In Global Learn Asia Pacific, Melbourne, March (pp. 1782-1791): AACE.
  20. Wittmann, M., Bower, M., & Kavalki-Thorne (2011). Using the SCORE software package to analyse novice Computer Graphics programming. In Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Darmstadt, Germany (pp. 118-122): ACM.
  21. Bower, M., Cram, A., & Groom, D. (2010). Blended reality: Issues and potentials in combining virtual worlds and face-to-face classes. In Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), Sydney, (pp. 129-140): Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education.
  22. Bower, M. (2010). Research-based pre-service teacher education – centring teachers in the process of knowledge creation. In Sydney Symposium of Teacher Education, Sydney, (8 pages): Macquarie University Department of Education.
  23. Bower, M. (2010). Developing pre-service teachers’ research capabilities using LAMS. In 5th International LAMS & Learning Design Conference, Sydney, (pp. 50-59): LAMS International.
  24. Brown, N., Bower, M., Skalicky, J., Wood, L., Donovan, D., Loch, B., et al. (2010). A professional development framework for teaching in higher education. In Research and Development in Higher Education, Melbourne, (pp. 133-143): Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
  25. Modi, K., & Bower, M. (2010). Compiling students’ computer programs online – A cognitively efficient and secure approach. In Global Learn 2010, Penang, Malaysia: AACE.
  26. Bower, M., & Hellstén, M. (2010). An institutional study of learning and teaching using web-conferencing. In Global Learn 2010, Penang, Malaysia, (pp. 4168-4177): AACE.
  27. Bower, M., Fong, S. F., Hedberg, J., & Cameron, L. (2010). Towards student-centred uses of learning technologies in Malaysia. In Global Learn 2010, Penang, Malaysia, (pp. 782-789): AACE.
  28. Bower, M., & Wittmann, M. (2009). Pre-service teachers’ perceptions of LAMS and Moodle as learning design technologies. In The 4th International LAMS and Learning Design Conference, Sydney, Australia, (pp. 28-39).
  29. Bower, M., Hedberg, J., & Kuswara, A. (2009). Conceptualising Web 2.0 enabled learning designs. In Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), Auckland, (pp. 1153-1162).
  30. Chan, A., & Bower, M. (2009). A pilot study: The effect of modality of representation upon learning. In World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Vancouver, 26-30 October (pp. 2436-2441). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
  31. Bower, M. (2009). The relative utility of different online learning modes -The students’ perspective. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2009, Honolulu, HI, 22-26 June (pp. 3243-3252). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
  32. Bower, M. (2009). Learning computing online – Key findings from students. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2009, Honolulu, HI, 22-26 June (pp. 4166-4175). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
  33. Bower, M., & Hedberg, J. (2009). educational user interface design. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2009, Honolulu, HI, 22-26 June (pp. 963-972). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
  34. Bower, M. (2008). A ‘pedagogy-first’ approach to teaching learning design. In 2008 LAMS and Learning Design Conference, Sydney, Australia, 5th December (pp. 35-42): LAMS Foundation.
  35. Bower, M. (2008). A taxonomy of task types in computing, Proc Thirteenth Annual Conference on Innovation & Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE08), Madrid, Spain, pp. 281-285.
  36. Bower, M. (2008). The Instructed Teacher – an computer science online learning pedagogical pattern, Proc Thirteenth Annual Conference on Innovation & Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE08), Madrid, Spain, pp. 189-193.
  37. Bower, M. (2007). Groupwork activities in virtual classroom spaces. Proc Thirty-Eighth SIGCSE Technical Symposium of Computer Science Education, Covington, KY, USA, pp. 91-95.
  38. Bower, M. (2007). Independent, synchronous and asynchronous – An analysis of approaches to online concept formation. Proc Twelfth Annual Conference on Innovation & Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE07), Dundee, Scotland, pp. 141-145.
  39. Lister, R., Berglund, A., Box, I., Cope, C., Pears, A., Avram, C., Bower, M. et al. (2007). Differing ways that computing academics understand teaching. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the ninth Australasian conference on Computing education – Volume 66. Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
  40. Bower, M. (2006). A learning system engineering approach to developing online courses. Proc 8th Australasian Computer Education Conference, Hobart, Australia, pp. 45-54.
  41. Bower, M. (2006). Virtual classroom pedagogy. Proc Thirty-Seventh SIGCSE Technical Symposium of Computer Science Education, Houston, USA, pp. 148-152.
  42. Bower, M., Woo, K., Roberts, M., & Watters, P. (2006). Wiki pedagogy – A tale of two wikis. Proc Seventh International Conference on Information Technology based Higher Education and Training Sydney, Australia, pp. 187-198.
  43. Bower, M., Richards, D. (2006). Collaborative learning: Some possibilities and limitations for students and teachers, In Proceedings of Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) 2006, Sydney, Australia.
  44. Bower, M., & Richards, D. (2005). The impact of virtual classroom laboratories in Computer Science Education. In Proceedings of 36th SIGCSE Technical Symposium of Computer Science Education, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, pp. 292-296, ACM Press.
  45. Bower, M. & Richards, D. (2005). Self-paced lectures. In Proceedings of 4th IASTED International Conference on Web Based Education, Grindelwald, Switzerland, pp. 12-17.

Books

  1. Bower, M. (2017). Design of technology-enhanced learning – Integrating research and practice. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Group. 
  2. Bower, M., Dalgarno, B., Kennedy, G., Lee, M. J. W., & Kenney, J. (2014). Blended Synchronous Learning – A Handbook for Educators. Sydney: Australian Office forLearning and Teaching. Available at: http://blendsync.org/handbook

Book Chapters (Peer Reviewed)

  1. Dalziel, J., Wills, S., Conole, G., Walker, S., Bennett, S., Dobozy, E., Cameron, L., Badilescu-Buga, E. Bower, M., Pegler, C. (2015). Learning design: where do we go from here? In J. Dalziel (Ed.), Learning Design: Conceptualizing a Framework for Teaching and Learning Online (pp. 285-290). London: Taylor & Francis.
  2. Fluck, A., & Bower, M. (2015). Computational thinking – philosophy and practice. In Romeo, G. & Henderson, M. (Eds), Teaching and Digital Technologies – Big Issues and Critical Questions, 73-88.
  3. Bower, M., McNeill, M., & Hedberg, J. (2014). Evaluating extensions for a university course management system. In A. D. Benson & A. Whitworth (Eds.), Research on Course Management Systems in Higher Education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
  4. Bower, M. (2012). A framework for developing pre-service teachers’ Web 2.0 learning design capabilities. In D. Polly, C. Mims & K. A. Persichitte (Eds.), Developing technology-rich teacher education programs: Key issues (pp. 58-76). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Other research output

  1. Lane, R., Parilla, R., Bower, M., Bull, R., Cavagnah, M., Forbes, A., Jones, T., Pellicano, E., Powell, S., Ryan, M. (2019). Formative assessment evidence and practice. Commissioned for the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. [Commissioned review]
  2. Bower, M., Stevenson, M., Falloon, G., Forbes, A., & Hatzigianni, M. (2018). Makerspaces in primary school settings: advancing 21st century and STEM capabilities using 3D design and printing. Research report for project commissioned by AusIndustry, NSW Department of Education & Makers Empire Pty Ltd. [Commissioned research report]
  3. Bower, M. (2008). Designing for interactive and collaborative learning in a web-conferencing environment. PhD Thesis, available at:  http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/26888