Dr Kate McLay

Lecturer - English/Literacy (Secon)

School of Education
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Overview

My research explores the interconnections among education, technology, societal dynamics, and policy. It delves into critical inquiries that expand understandings of teaching and learning as not merely intellectual pursuits but also entailing social nuances, emotional depth, relational intricacies, and ideological identities. My research places a spotlight on diverse learning ecosystems ranging from traditional classrooms in secondary schools and universities, to digital learning environments. I draw on a family of sociocultural theories, including Vygotsky and Bakhtin, to illuminate the experience of being both a teacher and a student as complex, relational and deeply human.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Educational Studies, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland

Publications

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Grants

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Supervision

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Publications

Book

  • Hardy, Ian, Poed, Shiralee, Gowlett, Christina, Heimans, Stephen, Edwards, Elizabeth, Armour, Danielle, McLay, Katherine, Abdul Hameed, Suraiya, Beencke, Andrew, Lee, Richard, Rueda Balaguera, Laura and Ocriciano, Michelle (2024). Shaping school success: empowering educational leaders. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Book Chapter

  • Ligorio, M. Beatrice, Amenduni, Francesca and McLay, Katherine (2022). A blended model for higher education. International handbook of psychology learning and teaching. (pp. 1-24) edited by Joerg Zumbach, Douglas Bernstein, Susanne Narciss and Giuseppina Marsico. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-26248-8_65-3

  • Soyoof, Ali, Vazquez-Calvo, Boris and McLay, Katherine Frances (2022). Inclusive language education and digital games : a literature review and EFL students' perceptions. Research anthology on developments in gamification and game-based learning. (pp. 1920-1937) edited by Information Resources Management Association. Hershey, PA USA: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3710-0.ch092

  • Ligorio, M. Beatrice, Amenduni, Francesca, Sansone, Nadia and McLay, Katherine (2020). Designing blended university courses for transaction from academic learning to professional competences. Cultural views on online learning in higher education: a seemingly borderless class. (pp. 67-86) edited by María Gabriela Di Gesú and María Fernanda González. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-63157-4_4

  • Soyoof, A., Vazquez-Calvo, B. and McLay, K. (2020). Inclusive language education and digital games: a literature review and EFL students' perceptions. Inclusive theory and practice in special education. (pp. 156-173) edited by Henriette van Rensburg and Shirley O’Neill. Hershey, PA United States: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2901-0.ch008

  • Ligorio, M. Beatrice, Amenduni, Francesca and McLay, Katherine (2019). Triangulating identity, groups and objects: a university case. The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Dialogic Education. (pp. 509-523) edited by Neil Mercer, Rupert Wegerif and Louis Major. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge Editor. doi: 10.4324/9780429441677-41

Journal Article

Other Outputs

Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Note for students: Dr Kate McLay is not currently available to take on new students.

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

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  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

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  • Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor

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  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

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  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

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Completed Supervision