Roland Gesthuizen
Educator, Scout Leader, and Teacher in Melbourne, Australia
Roland Gesthuizen is an educator and researcher with longstanding interests in STEM education, digital technologies, online learning and open education. His work explores how learners encounter new ideas, navigate uncertainty and develop the agency to act upon emerging insights.
His doctoral research at Monash University investigated the nature and pedagogy of inspiration in STEM education and makerspaces, developing the Inspired Learning Design framework to connect inspiration, conation and educator practice.
Across more than three decades in education, Roland has taught science and computing, developed online learning communities, published and presented nationally and internationally, and contributed to professional and community education. He is a Fellow of the Australian Council for Computers in Education, a Life Member of Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria, and a recipient of the 2010 ACCE Educator of the Year Award and 2012 ISTE Making IT Happen Award.
Still on a quest to split the byte and rejoin Pangaea.