ECU offers innovative and practical courses across a variety of disciplines and we have a vibrant research culture. ECU is a leader in developing alternative entry pathways to higher education.
We have three campuses in Western Australia. Joondalup and Mount Lawley in the Perth metropolitan area and our South West campus in Bunbury, 200km south of the Perth CBD.
ECU provides a variety of services and facilities that go beyond the classroom, with opportunities for personal development and social interaction for students and staff.
We collaborate with all types of businesses, including new start-ups, small to medium enterprises, not-for-profits, community organisations, government and large corporates in the resources sector.
Children's University Edith Cowan aims to inspire students between seven and fourteen to develop confidence and a love of learning through validated activities beyond the school curriculum.
The Inspiring Minds scholarship program are equity scholarships that give students an opportunity to access an education that may otherwise be out of reach.
Haimes, P., Medley, S., Clarkson, B. (2014). Geo-spatial simplicity: Designing map interfaces for bushfire planning. The International Journal of Visual Design, 7(2), 37-45.
Haimes, P., Brady, D., Clarkson, B., Medley, S. (2013). Engaging with communities as a design process: redesigning the FireWatch interface. Earth: Fire & Rain - Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference 2013 (107-124). AST Management Pty Ltd.
Clarkson, B. (2012). Applying what we know now about leadership to ICT-rich schools. Australian Computers in Education Conference 2012: Refereed Conference Proceedings (8). Australian Council for Computers in Education.
Clarkson, B., Jung, J., Masek, M. (2011). Shared Assessment: a Strategy for Managing Multidisciplinary Projects. Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2011 (2925-2930). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Jung, J., Clarkson, B., Masek, M. (2011). Thinking outside the “I am the user” box: a trial of social-emotional design in HCI education. Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2011 (412-418). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Masek, M., Jung, J., Clarkson, B. (2011). Managing Multidisciplinary Student Design Teams. Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2011 (465-470). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Newhouse, P., Clarkson, B. (2008). Creating contexts for learning with ICT in schools.. Rethinking Education with ICT: New Directions for Effective Practice. (57-78). Sense Publishers.
Journal Articles
Newhouse, P., Clarkson, B. (2008). Using learning environment attributes to evaluate the impact of ICT on learning in schools. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 3(2), 139-158.
Reports
Newhouse, P., Gray, J., Clarkson, B., Pagram, J., Kershaw, L., Brook, C., Cooper, M. (2008). Learning with ICT Project - Evaluation of Professional Learning Strategy: Report 9 - Phases Three and Four Comparison 2 Data. Perth, W.A.. Edith Cowan University.
Clarkson, B., Brook, C. (2007). Achieving Synergies through generic skills: A strength of online communities. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 23(2), 248-268.
Conference Publications
Brook, C., Clarkson, B. (2007). Theory, classroom practice and ICT: Exploring the connections. Proceeding of ED-MEDIA 2007 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (1618-1625). AACE.
Clarkson, B., McMahon, M. (2007). Explorations in measuring metacognition: the design of an open source assessment instrument for an online setting. ED-MEDIA 2007 : World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications : proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2007, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (2170-2176). AACE.
Clarkson, B., Brook, C. (2006). Scaffolding their scaffolding: When tutors say will when they wont. Proceedings of Ed-Media 2006 (1652-1659). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Newhouse, P., Clarkson, B., Trinidad, S. (2005). A framework for leading school change in using ICT. Using Information and Communication Technologies in Education (149-164). Pearson.
Conference Publications
Clarkson, B., Brook, C. (2005). Scaffolding: Some unplanned consequences of addressing student satisfaction. Proceedings of Ed-Media 2005: World conference on educational multimedia, hypermedia & telecommunications (2407-2414). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Clarkson, B., Brook, C. (2004). I can't understand why I didn't pass: Scaffolding student activities. Proceedings of the 21st ASCILITE Conference Volume 2 (190-196). ASCILITE.
Luca, J., Clarkson, B. (2004). You don't want to let your team down: Supporting student engagement with online problem based learning tool. Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2004 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (0). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Trinidad, S., Clarkson, B., Newhouse, P. (2004). Framework for implementation of ICT in schools. Research, Reform and Realise the Potential : Proceedings of the Australian Computers in Education Conference 2004 (7p). Australian Council for Computers in Education.
Clarkson, B., Brook, C. (2004). A focus on graduate attributes: Aligning policy, practice and learning in an undergraduate multimdia subject. Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2004 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (0). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Clarkson, B., Brook, C. (2003). Whose standards?: Asking students to generate the marking key in a multimedia unit.. Proceedings of Ed-Media 2003: World conference on educational multimedia, hypermedia & telecommunications (2074-2080). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Clarkson, B., Luca, J. (2003). "I just wanted it finished!": The transitions of a novice project manager. Proceedings of Ed-Media 2003: World conference on educational multimedia, hypermedia & telecommunications (1668-1674). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Luca, J., Clarkson, B. (2001). Improving assessment: rubrics in a tertiary multimedia course. Ed-media 2001 World Conference on Education Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (0). AACE.
Research Projects
Using community engagement and enhanced visual information to promote FireWatch satellite communication as a support for collaborative decision-making, Australian Research Council, Grant - Linkage (Projects), 2012 ‑ 2016, $215,982.
100 Schools Project, Department of Education and Training WA, Grant, 2003 ‑ 2009, $502,727.
Balga Senior High School ICT Evaluation 2006, Balga Senior High School, Grant, 2006 ‑ 2007.
Promoting metacognitive processing through negotiated assessment, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher - Grant, 2005 ‑ 2007, $14,000.