Associate Professor
Chris Blundell
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Education
Biography
Associate Professor Christopher Blundell is an experienced educator and researcher, and Academic Lead Learning and Teaching (post-initial teacher education) and Course Coordinator for the Master of Education and the Graduate Certificate of Education.Chris’ research focuses on interrelated themes of teacher design thinking and digital learning-pedagogy in teacher education and K-12 settings, including the impact of GenAI. His work focusses on case studies of teacher-led innovation and transformative professional learning. He has significant experience translating research to practice. Chris co-designs and leads highly successful professional learning projects, including a multi-year project with Apple about innovative use of technology to support literacy and creativity for Australian and New Zealand primary school teachers (533 teachers, 14,050 students from 179 schools).
Drawing on extensive experience as a secondary teacher (26 years) and executive-level school leadership of curriculum, assessment, and reporting (11 years), Chris teaches units about innovation in digital learning-pedagogy and leadership. He has led course design across all of teacher education courses, including QUT’s new Graduate Certificate and Master of Education courses. Chris also plays a pivotal role in QUT’s professional learning and capacity building programs. He is a member of the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority’s Senior Secondary Curriculum, Assessment and Certification Committee. He also shapes policy as a member of the Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee, and QUT’s LMS+ Business Reference Group and Learning Innovation Pilot Steering Group.
Personal details
Positions
- Associate Professor
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Education
Research field
Curriculum and pedagogy, Specialist studies in education
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- Master of Education (Griffith University)
- GradCertAcadPrac (Queensland University of Technology)
- Graduate Certificate of Education Studies (Griffith University)
- Bachelor of Education (Queensland University of Technology)
- Diploma of Education (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; Queensland College of Teachers
Teaching
Christopher unit coordinates and teaches a range of units across three degrees.
- Masters of Education / Graduate Certificate of Education:
- EUN629 Activating Innovation in STEM Education
- EUN658 Learning Innovation
He has previously taught the following units in the previous Bachelor of Education, Master of Teaching, and Master of Education/Graduate Certificate in Education :
- CRB013 ICT in Secondary Education
- EUB101 Supporting Innovative Pedagogy with Digital Technologies (unit coordinator)
- EDB112 ICT in Early Childhood and Primary Education
- EDB150 Secondary Assessment 1: Summative and Diagnostic Assessment (unit coordinator)
- EUB343 Professional Experience: Informing Professional Practice (unit coordinator)
- EUN101 Supporting Innovative Pedagogy with Digital Technologies (unit coordinator)
- EUN222 Curriculum and Pedagogy 5: Senior B (unit coordinator)
- EUN231 Professional Experience: Informing Professional Practice (unit coordinator)
- EUN632 Digital Fluency for STEM Learning (unit coordinator)
- LCB001 Assessment 2: Using Data to Inform Teaching (unit coordinator)
- LCN631 Strategic Management (unit coordinator).
Chris is Course Coordinator for the Master of Education and the Graduate Certificate of Education.
Experience
Christopher also has 26 years experience as a secondary teacher, including 11 years as Academic Dean (executive level leader of curriculum, assessment and reporting) of a large, independent P-12 school. For 20 years, he contributed to curriculum development and assessment moderation processes with the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA), including 13 years as State Review Panel Chair for Earth Science. He has also contributed to the writing all of Queensland's Earth Science and Earth and Environmental Science syllabuses since 1994. Christopher regularly works with schools on design-based professional learning projects.
Publications
Filter publications:
A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/christopher.blundell
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Applying Design - Based Research to create a new pre - vocational curriculum for engaging secondary school students with a TAFE's STEM - based VET pathways to future careers in advanced manufacturing
EdD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Vinesh Chandra - Bridging the Knowing-Doing Gap: Exploring the Role of Implementation Science in Teacher Professional Learning and Improved Student Outcomes
EdD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Haley Tancredi, Professor Linda Graham - Investigating the Effects of Informal, Self-Directed Professional Learning on Teachers' Digital Technology Integration
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Michelle Mukherjee - Online Teaching and Learning for Education Continuity: Teachers' experiences from the COVID-19 Pandemic
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Kate Thompson, Dr Andy Yeh - The impact of establishing a professional learning community to provide ongoing support for technology integration planning on teacher self-efficacy for technology integration and classroom practice
EdD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Michelle Mukherjee - Valuing productive failure as a pedagogical approach to developing general capabilities and 21st century skills
EdD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Vinesh Chandra
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.