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Dr Sandy Houen
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Sandy Houen

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Overview

Availability

Dr Sandy Houen is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Bachelor, Queensland University of Technology
  • Bachelor of Education, Queensland University of Technology
  • Masters (Research) of Education, Queensland University of Technology
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology

Works

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73 works between 2012 and 2026

61 - 73 of 73 works

2015

Journal Article

Digital access to knowledge in the preschool classroom: reports from Australia

Thorpe, Karen, Hansen, Julie, Danby, Susan, Zaki, Filzah Mohamed, Grant, Sandra, Houen, Sandra, Davidson, Christina and Given, Lisa M. (2015). Digital access to knowledge in the preschool classroom: reports from Australia. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 32, 174-182. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2015.04.001

Digital access to knowledge in the preschool classroom: reports from Australia

2015

Conference Publication

Environments for language and culture: young children weaving together digital technology

Danby, Susan, Davidson, Christina, Theobald, Maryanne, Houen, Sandy and Thorpe, Karen (2015). Environments for language and culture: young children weaving together digital technology. American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL, United States, April 2015.

Environments for language and culture: young children weaving together digital technology

2014

Conference Publication

Digital equity and early childhood classrooms

Thorpe, K., Hansen, J., Danby, S., Grant, S., Houen, S., Davidson, C. and Given, L. (2014). Digital equity and early childhood classrooms. Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), Brisbane, Australia, 30 November - 4 December 2014.

Digital equity and early childhood classrooms

2014

Conference Publication

Teachers’ questioning students about technology: Making digital literacy relevant in preschool classrooms

Ekberg, S., Houen, S., Danby, S., Davidson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2014). Teachers’ questioning students about technology: Making digital literacy relevant in preschool classrooms. International Communication Association Regional Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 1-3 October 2014.

Teachers’ questioning students about technology: Making digital literacy relevant in preschool classrooms

2014

Conference Publication

Children’s fantasy play and formulating the use of objects in spontaneous activity with digital technology in Symposium Activity in Talk: Using objects in children’s spontaneous activities

Danby, S., Davidson, C., Theobald, M., Houen, S. and Thorpe, K. (2014). Children’s fantasy play and formulating the use of objects in spontaneous activity with digital technology in Symposium Activity in Talk: Using objects in children’s spontaneous activities. 4th International Conference on Conversation Analysis (ICCA-14), Los Angeles, CA, United States, 25-29 June 2014.

Children’s fantasy play and formulating the use of objects in spontaneous activity with digital technology in Symposium Activity in Talk: Using objects in children’s spontaneous activities

2013

Journal Article

Talk in activity during young children's use of digital technologies at home

Danby, Susan, Davidson, Christina, Theobald, Maryanne, Scriven, Brooke, Cobb-Moore, Charlotte, Houen, Sandra, Grant, Sandra, Given, Lisa M. and Thorpe, Karen (2013). Talk in activity during young children's use of digital technologies at home. Australian Journal of Communication, 40 (2), 83-100.

Talk in activity during young children's use of digital technologies at home

2013

Journal Article

The role adults play in engaging children with digital technologies

Thorpe, K., Danby, S., Davidson, C., Theobald, M., Scriven, B., Cobb-Moore, C. and Houen, S. (2013, 01 01). The role adults play in engaging children with digital technologies Cascades Newsletter

The role adults play in engaging children with digital technologies

2013

Conference Publication

The social accomplishment of young children’s web searching in pre-school classrooms

Danby, S., Houen, S., Davidson, C., Theobald, M., Thorpe, K., Hansen, J. and Given, L. (2013). The social accomplishment of young children’s web searching in pre-school classrooms. International Pragmatics Association (IPrA), New Dehli, India, 8-13 September 2013.

The social accomplishment of young children’s web searching in pre-school classrooms

2013

Other Outputs

Teacher decision-making and spaces that educate: Where does technology fit?

Grant, S., Danby, S., Thorpe, K., Davidson, C. and Houen, S. (2013, 01 01). Teacher decision-making and spaces that educate: Where does technology fit? Cascades Newsletter 11-13.

Teacher decision-making and spaces that educate: Where does technology fit?

2013

Journal Article

The role adults play in engaging children with digital technologies

Thorpe, K., Danby, S., Davidson, C., Theobald, M., Scriven, B., Cobb-Moore, C. and Houen, S. (2013, 01 01). The role adults play in engaging children with digital technologies Cascades Newsletter

The role adults play in engaging children with digital technologies

2013

Other Outputs

Using digital technologies at home

Danby, S., Davidson, C., Theobald, M., Scriven, B., Cobb-Moore, C., Houen, S. and Thorpe, K. (2013, 01 01). Using digital technologies at home Cascades Newsletter

Using digital technologies at home

2013

Journal Article

Going online: young children and teachers accessing knowledge through web interactions

Danby, S., Houen, S., Grant, S., Thorpe, K. and Davidson, C. (2013). Going online: young children and teachers accessing knowledge through web interactions. Educating young children: learning and teaching in the early childhood years, 19 (3), 30-32.

Going online: young children and teachers accessing knowledge through web interactions

2012

Book Chapter

‘What’s going on here?': The pedagogy of a data analysis session

Harris, Jessica, Theobald, Maryanne, Danby, Susan, Reynolds, Edward, Rintel, E. Sean, Björk-Willen, Polly, Busch, Gillian, Christensen, Steve, Conway, Aaron, Cromdal, Jakob, Emmison, Michael, Fitzgerald, Richard, Gardner, Rod, Houen, Sandy, Kelly, Ann, Keogh, Jayne, Lamont-Mills, Andrea, Linton, Philippa, May, Lynnete and Osvaldsson, Karin (2012). ‘What’s going on here?': The pedagogy of a data analysis session. Reshaping Doctoral Education: International Approaches and Pedagogies. (pp. 83-95) Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203142783-15

‘What’s going on here?': The pedagogy of a data analysis session

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Places and Spaces to Thrive: Optimising Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) environments for children's health, wellbeing, and learning
    Education Horizon
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Thriving kids, active brains: A collaborative to support early child development
    Ian Potter Foundation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023
    Provision of exploratory research related to early childhood data
    Australian Education Research Organisation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Brain Builders Initiative
    Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Evaluation of the Queensland KindyLinQ Pilot Program
    Social Ventures Australia
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    The when, what, and how of observing and assessing practice in ECEC: Towards an observational framework for Authorised Officers in Queensland
    Education Horizon
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

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Supervision history

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Media

Enquiries

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  • Early childhood education
  • Teacher-child interactions

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