Walter Barbieri

Research Interests

Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies Communications Technologies Education Education Assessment and Evaluation Educational Technology and Computing Mobile Technologies Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators Web Technologies

Dr Walter Barbieri

Senior Lecturer

School of Education

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

My research interests span the breadth of educational technologies, with a particular focus on: artificial intelligence in education; personalised mobile technologies and their impact on learning and teaching; augmented and virtual reality in education and work-integrated learning practices. I have a range of research projects underway pertaining to these interests.

 

My current projects include:

- Evaluating the early impact of generative artificial intelligence on teaching and learning 

- Measuring the impact of personalised technologies programs on initial teacher education and on placements

- Investigating whether there is a statistical association between ATAR and screen time

- Historical research on the relationship between pedagogies and technologies

- Exploring the comparative impact of multiple choice tests and branched scenario assessments

- Investigating the impact of campus closure on online learning engagement

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2024 Award Australian Awards for University Teaching University of Adelaide Australia -
2021 Award Faculty of Arts Excellence in Teaching Prize for Innovation in Teaching The University of Adelaide Australia -
2020 Achievement Microsoft Innovative Educator Microsoft Education Australia -
2019 Teaching Award Commendation for the Enhancement and Innovaiton of Student Learning The University of Adelaide Australia -
2013 Teaching Award Apple Distinguished Educator Apple Aus & NZ Australia -

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Italian Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
2018 Flinders University Australia PhD

Date Title Institution Country
Postgraduate Diploma in Education University of Exeter United Kingdom

Date Title Institution name Country
2022 Certirficate in Project Management Australian Institute of Project MAnagement Australia

Year Citation
2025 Barbieri, W., & Nguyen, N. (2025). Generative AI as a “placement buddy”: Supporting pre-service teachers in work-integrated learning, self-management and crisis resolution. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology.
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2025 Nguyen (Ruby), N. N., & Barbieri, W. (2025). Mentorship in the Age of Generative AI: ChatGPT to Support Self-Regulated Learning of Pre-Service Teachers Before and During Placements. Education Sciences, 15(6), 642.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2025 Nguyen, N. N., & Barbieri, W. (2025). Cultivating teacher agency and professional autonomy in higher education through feature films and television series. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 1-18.
DOI Scopus1
2022 Nguyen, N., Cally, G., Walter, B., Edward, P., & Pugsley, P. (2022). The role of technological knowledge in the pedagogical integration of film in disciplinary teaching at universities. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 19(3), 1-17.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2
- Cingillioglu, I., & Barbieri, W. (2025). From admiration to apprehension: the evolving role of generative AI in learning. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LEARNING TECHNOLOGY, 19 pages.
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Year Citation
2025 Barbieri, W., & Palmer, E. (2025). Risks and Opportunities in Using Educational Technologies. Springer.
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Year Citation
2025 Barbieri, W., & Palmer, E. (2025). Conclusion. In W. Barbieri, & E. Palmer (Eds.), Risks and Opportunities in Using Educational Technologies (Vol. Part F35, pp. 131-132). Singapore: Springer Nature.
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2025 Barbieri, W. (2025). Smartphone Screen Time and University Admission Rank. In E. Palmer, & W. Barbieri (Eds.), Risks and Opportunities in Using Educational Technologies (Vol. Part F35, pp. 47-57). Singapore: Springer Nature.
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2025 Barbieri, W., & Palmer, E. (2025). Learning Theories and Learning Technologies: A History of Application. In W. Barbieri,, & E. Palmer (Eds.), Risks and Opportunities in Using Educational Technologies (Vol. Part F35, pp. 19-34). Singapore: Springer Nature.
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2025 Palmer, E., & Barbieri, W. (2025). Generative Artificial Intelligence and Education. In E. Palmer, & W. Barbieri (Eds.), Risks and Opportunities in Using Educational Technologies (Vol. Part F35, pp. 117-130). Singapore: Springer Nature.
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2025 Barbieri, W., & Palmer, E. (2025). Risk and Change. In E. Palmer, & W. Barbieri (Eds.), Risks and Opportunities in Using Educational Technologies (Vol. Part F35, pp. 3-10). Singapore: Springer Nature.
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2025 Barbieri, W., & Palmer, E. (2025). Simple Interactivity: Multiple-Choice Tests, Linear and Branched Scenarios. In E. Palmer, & W. Barbieri (Eds.), Risks and Opportunities in Using Educational Technologies (Vol. Part F35, pp. 59-70). Singapore: Springer Nature.
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2025 Barbieri, W. (2025). Learning Management Systems: Campus Closure and Student Engagement. In E. Palmer, & W. Barbieri (Eds.), Risks and Opportunities in Using Educational Technologies (Vol. Part F35, pp. 37-45). Singapore: Springer Nature.
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2025 Schutt, S., Barbieri, W., Cantone, A., Maher, D., & McLeod, A. (2025). Students as designers with Augmented Reality. In M. Bower, & B. von Mengersen (Eds.), Creative Technologies Education: Students as Digital Designers: Students as Digital Designers (pp. 93-106). London: Routledge.
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2020 Barbieri, W. (2020). The impact of introducing iPads in teacher education: A case study. In M. White, & F. McCallum (Eds.), Critical Perspectives on Teaching, Learning and Leadership: Enhancing Educational Outcomes (pp. 61-86). Singapore: Springer.
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I have accrued over $10,000 of consultancy funding for research and professional development projects conducted in schools since 2023.

I coordinate and teach several courses in Bachelor and Master of Teaching Degrees, as well as supervise a range of doctoral candidates.

I lead the eLearning Program and also Work-Integrated Learning Placements at the School of Education at the University of Adelaide. The eLearning Program is working to embed personalised technologies throughout the Bachelor of Teaching degree in order to help inspire and equip early-career teachers to use technologies in the classroom.

 

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Principal Supervisor To explore how a bespoke, conversationalist approach to course design can cultivate a dual alignment between course outcomes, activities, and assessments for students, and the alignment of educators’ own thinking, beliefs, and pedagogical intentions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Paul Gregory John Moss
2023 Co-Supervisor Pre-service teachers' acceptance and use of AI-assisted technology in blended learning environments: A mixed-method study using an extended model of UTAUT Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Wai Maung
2022 Co-Supervisor Preparing for Tomorrow's Remote Learning: Voices of Students, Parents, and Teachers on Their COVID-19 Experiences in Central China Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mengyuan He

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2019 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Smartphone Assisted Language Learning (SALL) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Shila Panadgoo

Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
2019 - ongoing Principal Supervisor The explanation of the views and experiences of students and teachers on the use of ICT in vocational schools in China. The University of Adelaide Master of Teaching Degree Master Part Time Fanyi Tang

Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country
2023 - ongoing Prince Alfred College Whole-school School or college Australia
2019 - 2019 Pembroke School Learning & Teaching Office School or college Australia

Date Office Name Institution Country
2023 - ongoing Director of Partnerships & Engagement University of Adelaide Australia
2019 - ongoing Director of eLearning Program University of Adelaide Australia
2013 - 2018 Director of eLearning St Peter’s College Australia

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