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Associate Professor
Vinesh Chandra
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Education
Biography
Background Vinesh Chandra is an associate professor in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership in the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice. His teaching and research focus on technology, STEM, and global education. Aspro Chandra is the academic engagement lead (Teaching and learning) and the study area coordinator for STEM education. He has led several projects overseas. In 2020-23, Aspro Chandra was one of the leaders of the Australia Awards Graduate Certificate in STEM Education course delivered to teachers from Papua New Guinea. For this project, the team was awarded the Wharton Gold Award in the Oceania Category (2022) and the highly commendable award for best practice by the International Education Association of Australia (2023). In 2024, Aspro Chandra received an Australia Award for University Teaching (AAUT) citation award for "Developing and leading innovative integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education initiatives that have enhanced learning and teaching nationally and internationally." He leads the SEE Project, which targets the print and digital literacy agenda in rural and remote schools in developing countries. He has also created the SEE Library, a free library with books "written by, with for children". His book "Share Engage Educate: SEEding Change for a Better World" (Brill Publishers) highlights his work with his team in eight developing countries. Associate Professor Chandra has also co-authored a book titled "STEM Education in the Primary School: A Teacher's Toolkit", published recently by Cambridge, which has received two awards from Education Publishing Australia. More recently, he has co-authored a series of books titled "My STEM Workbook" for primary school students.Research interests
- STEM Education
- Technology Education
- Global Education
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
- Doctor of Science Education (Curtin University of Technology)
- Master of Science (The University of the South Pacific)
- Graduate Certificate of Education (The University of the South Pacific)
- Bachelor of Science (The University of the South Pacific)
Teaching
Unit coordinator
Masters units
- EUN206 - Design and Technologies
- EUN634/EUZ634 - STEM Pedagogies
- EUN638/EUZ638 - Applied STEM in Education
Undergraduate unit
- EUB005 - The Global Teacher, Learner and Citizen
Publications
Filter publications:
A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/v.chandra
Selected research projects
- Title
- Digital Learning and Print Literacy: A Design Experiment for the Reform of Low Socio-economic, Culturally Diverse Schools.
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0990289
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Literacy; Digital Literacies; Pedagogy; Media Arts; Primary Education
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
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, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Chris Blundell - Empowering Female Students in STEM: A Design-Based Research of STEM Project-Based Learning Initiative for Building Sustainable Houses in Saudi High Schools in Alignment with Saudi Vision 2030
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Karen Dooley - Integrating Lesson Study into Mathematics Preservice Teachers' Experiential Learning Courses: A Design-Based Research
EdD, Mentoring Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Cate Challen - Investigating the Implementation of Integrated STEM Education in Indonesian Primary Schools: Opportunities, Challenges, and Pedagogical Practices
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Cate Challen - Literacy, Fluency and Agility: To what extent Is traditional literacy a determining factor in a student's ability to navigate digital spaces?
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, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Chris Blundell
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Social Dimensions of Study Abroad: The Intersections of Education, Employability and Australian Soft Power (2025)
- A case study of adult learners' self-regulated learning strategies in the Australian VET online learning environment (2023)
- Creativity in Higher Education: An Investigation of Students Learning in Alternative Places and Contexts (2022)
- Teachers' TPACK and Technology Integration in Teaching and Learning: A Case Study in the Maldives (2022)
- Teachers' Interpretation of Pedagogy in the Face of Immersive Educational Simulations (2019)
- Investigating Bhutanese Mathematics Teachers' Beliefs and Practices in the Context of Curriculum Reform (2016)
- Web 2.0 Technology: Social Learning Tools in Higher Education in Saudi Arabia (2016)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
- An investigation of the impact of a makerspace learning environment on student participation and learning in information technology classes (2023)
- The role of block play in promoting engineering in young children (2023)
- Listening to the Voices of Students with Disabilities in an Inclusive School in Fiji (2022)
- Evaluating the Impacts of a STEM Research Placement Program Between a Secondary School and a Science Research Institute (2021)
- An Investigation of Teachers' Curriculum Interpretation and Implementation in a Queensland School (2017)
- Improving Outcomes for Adult Learners (2016)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.