Dr Serena Davie

BSc(Hons), PGCE, MEd, PhD

Manager, Professional Experience Office

Email: serena.davie@nd.edu.au
Phone: 9433 0156

  • Biography

    Serena Davie is a senior lecturer and the manager of the Professional Experience Office at the University of Notre Dame, Australia.

    Serena has an honours degree in biochemistry, a post graduate certificate in Education from Cambridge University, a Masters of Education (Leadership & Management) and a PhD from The University of Notre Dame, Australia.

  • Teaching Areas

    • Science
    • Mathematics

  • Research Expertise and Supervision

    Early childhood and care, technology in early childhood education

  • Books

    Mobile learning

  • Journal Articles and Proceedings

    • Bate, F., Macnish, J., & Davie, S. (2016). Development of sustainable schools–university partnerships: lessons learnt from mobile learning collaborations in early years’ education. Early Child Development and Care, 1-19.
    • Davie, S., MacNish, J., & Bate, F. (2016). Mobile learning in early childhood education; can pre-service teachers help practicing teachers use new technologies in new ways? International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain.
    • Davie, S., Bate, F., and MacNish, J. (2015). Mobile learning in early childhood education: Can pre-service teachers help practising teachers? Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference, Fremantle, WA, 29 November - 3 December 2015
    • Davie, S., & Berlach, R. (2010). Using wikis to facilitate communication for rural, remote, and at-risk practicum students. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 6(1), 78.
      MacNish, J., Bate, F., and Davie, S. (2015). Can undergraduate pre-service teachers and practising teachers help each other in the mastery of mlearning for the benefit of student learning? Paper presented at the International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Barcelona, Spain, 6-8 July, 2015
    • MacNish, J., Bate, F., & Davie, S. (2015). Mobile learning as a catalyst for sustainable educational change in early childhood education: a schools-university partnership model. Paper presented at the International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Barcelona, Spain, 6-8 July, 2015
    • McGunnigle, C., O'Connor, D., Waggoner, J., Treasure, T., Cranley, L., & Davie, S. (2015). It's okay, I'm a...teacher. is professional status important to teachers? Paper presented at the EDULEARN15 Proceedings, pp. 650-655.
    • O'Connor, D., Robinson, C., Treasure, T., Davie, S., & Cranley, L. (2017). Researching early learning and teacher education. Educator Scholar Conference, 2017.
      O'Connor, D., McGunnigle, C., Treasure, T., & Davie, S. (2015). Educator identities. Emerging issues within personal and professional identities: Changes experienced by Australian pre-service teachers following professional exposure to educational practice within childcare settings. Early Child Development and Care, 185(8), 1331-1342. doi:10.1080/03004430.2014.993626
    • O'Connor, D., McGunnigle, C., Davie, S., Waggoner, J., Treasure, T., & Cranley, L. (2016). Who am I in the eyes of the world? A comparative study of pre-service teachers' perceptions of early childhood educators' professional status in their community. Australian and American perspectives. INTED2016 Proceedings, pp. 6996-7000.
    • O'Connor, D., McGunnigle, C., Treasure, T., & Davie, S. (2014). Shall we play us and them or all together now? Leadership opportunities for cohesiveness and unity within a fractured Western Australian early childhood education sector. ICERI2014 Proceedings (2014) ISSN: 2340-1095.
    • O'Connor, D., McGunnigle, C., Treasure, T., & Davie, S. (2014). Teachers who care and carers who educate. professional status issues and differences in pay and conditions are resulting in a tale of division within our early childhood community. ICERI2014 Proceedings (2014) ISSN: 2340-1095.
    • O'Connor, D., McGunnigle, C., Treasure, T., & Davie, S. (2014). We are all educators...or are we? changes in perceptions of the childcare sector by Australian pre-service teachers following professional exposure to educational practice within childcare settings. EDULEARN14 Proceedings (2014) ISSN: 2340-1117.
      O'Connor, D., Robinson, C., Treasure, T., & Davie, S. (2017). I teach because I care: Perspectives on the education-care dichotomy. International Journal of Early Childhood xxx(x), 133xx-1342. doi:10.

  • Conference Papers

    • O'Connor, D., McGunnigle, C., Treasure. T. & Davie. S. (2014) Teachers who care and carers who educate. Professional status issues and differences in pay and conditions are resulting in a tale of division within our Early Childhood Community. ICERI: Seville ISBN 978-84-617-2484-0
    • O'Connor, D., McGunnigle, C., Treasure. T. & Davie. S. (2014) Shall we play us and them or all together now? Leadership opportunities for cohesiveness and unity within a fractured Western Australian Early Childhood Education Sector. ICERI: Seville ISBN 978-84-617-2484-0
    • O'Connor, D., McGunnigle,C., Treasure. T. & Davie. S. (2014) We are all Educators...Or are we? Changes in Perceptions of the Childcare Sector by Australian Pre-Service Teachers following Professional Exposure to Educational Practice within Childcare Settings. EduLearn: Barcelona ISBN 978-84-617-0557-3

  • In the Media

    • In Principio Volume19 Issue 1
    • in Principio Volume 24 Issue 2
    • School Matters Edition 8 Nov/Dec 2010

  • Professional Affiliations

    TRBWA

  • Community Engagement

    Red Cross Breakfast Club Volunteer
    Board Member Fremantle Primary School

  • Awards

    2017 The Vice Chancellor’s Award for Initiatives that Enhance Student Learning