Dr Natasha Arthars
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Biography
Dr Natasha Arthars joined QUT in 2022 as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership (STEL).Natasha holds a PhD in Education from the University of Sydney, Master of Learning Sciences and Technology (Research) from the University of Sydney, Master of Business from the University of Newcastle, Bachelor of Training and Development from the University of New England, and numerous Vocational Education and Training qualifications, including a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
Natasha’s research centres on understanding and enhancing the development of skills and construction of knowledge within vocational and higher education settings and supporting students to transition to work. This includes exploring innovative methods to leverage educational technology to enhance student engagement and enrich learning experiences. Her approach is characterised by a strong emphasis on participatory design and an ecological perspective, ensuring that solutions align with the real needs of students and educators. Her work has been disseminated in 17 publications attracting 160 citations. Her collaborative work on the Student Relationship Engagement System (SRES) received an Australian Award for University Teaching (AAUT) Citation for outstanding contribution to student learning.
Natasha’s interest in vocational education and training (VET) stems from a professional background managing and training in VET programs since 2008 and her own tertiary education journey, which started with a Traineeship where she completed a Certificate III in Business Administration (Legal) at a law firm in 2003. She currently holds an Executive Committee Member position with the Australasian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA). Natasha also leads the Training and Skills with Technology theme at QUT’s Digital Learning for Change (DL4C) research group.
Natasha has worked in research since 2017, as a Postgraduate Research Fellow and Research Assistant at the University of Sydney, Griffith University and Queensland University of Technology.
Personal details
Positions
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Keywords
Learning Sciences, Learning Analytics, Vocational Education and Training, Interdisciplinarity, Complex problem solving, Epistemic environments, Educational technology
Research field
Other Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Education Systems
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (University of Sydney)
- Master of Learning Sciences and Technology (University of Sydney)
- Master of Business (with Distinction) (University of Newcastle)
- Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (University of Newcastle)
- Bachelor of Training and Development (University of New England)
Professional memberships and associations
Australasian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) - Coopted Executive Member
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE)
Publications
- Huijser, H., Arthars, N., Cook, R., Cunningham, S., Kickbusch, S., Thompson, K., Vasco, D. & Winter, G. (2023). Applying Learning Analytics in Designing for Professional Skills and Attributes in Tertiary Education. In G. Durak & S. Cankaya (Eds.), Perspectives on Learning Analytics for Maximizing Student Outcomes (pp. 246–262). IGI Global. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/244091
- Cerimagic, S., Arthars, N., Eden, D. & Grunfeld, J. (2022). Bridging education to employment through virtual experience placement. Reconnecting relationships through technology: Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2022. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236436
- Liu, D., Arthars, N., Khan, N., Pidd, C. & Kay, J. (2021). Diffusion and co-creation: Getting faculty on board a learning analytics platform to personalize student engagement. Companion Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge LAK20, 5–8. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236171
- Arthars, N. & Liu, D. (2020). How and Why Faculty Adopt Learning Analytics: Wide-Scale Learning Analytics Adoption through a ‘Diffusion of Innovation’ Lens. In D. Ifenthaler & D. Gibson (Eds.), Adoption of Data Analytics in Higher Education Learning and Teaching (pp. 201–220). Springer. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236033
- Vigentini, L., Liu, D., Arthars, N. & Dollinger, M. (2020). Evaluating the scaling of a LA tool through the lens of the SHEILA framework: A comparison of two cases from tinkerers to institutional adoption. Internet and Higher Education, 45. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236031
- Markauskaite, L., Muukkonen, H., Damsa, C., Thompson, K., Arthars, N., Celik, I., Sutphen, M., Esterhazy, R., Solbrekke, T., Sugrue, C., McCune, V., Wheeler, P., Vasco, D. & Kali, Y. (2020). Interdisciplinary learning in undergraduate and graduate education: Conceptualizations and empirical accounts. The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences: 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2020, Volume 1, 398–405. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/210388
- Damsa, C., Richter, C., Allert, H., Pargman, T., Markauskaite, L., Arthars, N., Spence, N., Andreadakis, Z. & Slotta, J. (2020). Learning in unbounded landscapes - conceptualizations and design from an ecological perspective. Interdisciplinarity in the Learning Sciences: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020, 1, 366–373. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236030
- Huber, E., McEwen, C., Bryant, P., Taylor, M., Arthars, N. & Boateng, H. (2020). Learning from a rapid transition to remote emergency teaching: Developing a typology of online business education designs. Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2020): 37th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education, 119–124. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236168
- Arthars, N., Dollinger, M., Vigentini, L., Liu, D., Kondo, E. & King, D. (2019). Empowering teachers to personalize learning support: Case studies of teachers' experiences adopting a student- and teacher-centered learning analytics platform at three Australian universities. In D. Ifenthaler, D. Mah & JY. Yau (Eds.), Utilizing learning analytics to support study success (pp. 223–248). Springer. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236032
- Dollinger, M., Liu, D., Arthars, N. & Lodge, J. (2019). Working together in learning analytics towards the co-creation of value. Journal of Learning Analytics, 6(2), 10–26. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/235914
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Natasha, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Supervision
Current supervisions
- PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Lori Lockyer