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.
Mark is Director, International and Strategic, in the School of Arts and Humanities and Chair of the ECU's Academic Board.
Qualifications
doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2005.
Master of Education, Edith Cowan University, 1998.
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Western Australia, 1991.
Research
Recent Research Grants
The effect of digitally supported schema acquisition on middle school students' problem-solving achievement, CingleVue Pty Ltd, Scholarships to Support Industry Engagement PhD Project,
2019 - 2024, $120,000.
What makes a child school ready? Executive functions and self-regulation in pre-primary students, CingleVue Pty Ltd, Scholarships to Support Industry Engagement PhD Project,
2017 - 2021, $105,000.
Algorithmic Matching of Employee Attributes with Employer Contexts and Needs, AusIndustry, Innovation Connections Grant,
2018 - 2019, $99,998.
Applications of an online, self-completed, psychometric tool for the purposes of furthering education, AusIndustry, Innovation Connections Grant,
2017 - 2018, $91,487.
Developing an online, self-completed, psychometric tool for quantifying students' individual learning differences, AusIndustry, Innovation Connections Grant,
2016 - 2017, $91,427.
Research and Development of Transformative Assessment within a Learning Management System Stage 2, CingleVue Pty Ltd, CingleVue - Grant,
2015 - 2016, $9,059.
Professional development program to embed inclusive and explicit teaching practices in higher education first year units, Office for Learning and Teaching, OLT - Innovation and Development Grant,
2013 - 2015, $106,000.
Research and Development of Transformative Assessment within a Learning Management System, CingleVue Pty Ltd, CingleVue - Grant,
2013 - 2014, $29,224.
Research into Flexible Learning Toolboxes Development Processes Series 13, 2010, Kangan Batman TAFE, Kangan Batman TAFE - Grant,
2011, $7,353.
Promoting metacognitive processing through negotiated assessment, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher - Grant,
2005 - 2007, $14,000.
Toolbox Series 8 Mentoring Service, e-Works, Grant,
2005, $82,003.
Recent Publications (within the last five years)
Journal Articles
Hollett, R., McMahon, M., Monson, R., (2021), Associating Psychological Factors With Workplace Satisfaction and Position Duration in a Sample of International School Teachers. Frontiers in Psychology, 11(601554), 1-25, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.601554.
Berg, V., Rogers, S., McMahon, M., Garrett, M., Manley, D., (2020), A Novel Approach to Measure Executive Functions in Students: An Evaluation of Two Child-Friendly Apps. Frontiers in Psychology, 11(16 July 2020), Article number 1702, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01702.
McMahon, M., Garrett, M., (2016), A Classification Matrix of Examination Items to Promote Transformative Assessment. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 27(3), 267-287, Chesapeake VA, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Conference Publications
Berg, V., McMahon, M., Rogers, S., Garrett, M., Manley, D., (2019), The eFun App: A New Tool to Measure Executive Functions to Support Learning in a Child-Friendly, Valid and Engaging Way. EdMedia 2019 proceedings, 76-85, Waynesville, United States of America, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
McMahon, M., Heather, J., (2017), Using Blog Comments as Feedback to Promote the Metacognitive Development of Creativity. Proceedings of the HEAd’17. 3rd International Conference on Higher Education Advances, 3(21-23 June 2017), 933-940, Valencia, Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, DOI: 10.4995/HEAd17.2017.5478.
McMahon, M., Garrett, M., (2016), Mind vs. Machine: A comparison between human analysis and autonomous natural language processing in the classification of learning outcomes. Proceedings of EdMedia 2016--World Conference on Educational Media and Technology, 1(28-30 June), 635-643, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
McMahon, M., Jung, J., (2016), Applying a Learning Outcomes Taxonomy to Ensure Digital Literacy in Undergraduate Units of Study. EdMedia 2016--World Conference on Educational Media and Technology, 1061-1067, Waynesville, USA, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
McMahon, M., Garrett, M., (2016), Evaluation of a learning outcomes taxonomy to support autonomous classification of instructional activities. Show Me The Learning. Proceedings ASCILITE 2016 Adelaide, 421-430, online only, University of South Australia.
Research Student Supervision
Principal Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, Developing knowledge for real world problem scenarios: Using 3D gaming technology within a problem- based learning framework
Associate Supervisor
Master of Communications by Research, Connecting dots: Interaction design for holistic learning
Doctor of Philosophy, Using technology to foster leaner reflection in higher education.
Doctor of Philosophy, A new approach to data visualisation through traditional Chinese aesthetics and gesture-based gaming technology
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