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Biography

Dr. Matthew Harrison is an experienced teacher, researcher and digital creator with a passion for utilising technology to enhance social capacity building, belonging and inclusion in education. He has taught in Australia, South Korea and the United Kingdom at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Matthew is currently a member of the Learning Intervention team a founding member of the University of Melbourne Neurodiversity Project, and previously served as the Director of Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Education. He was awarded the Dyason Fellowship in 2020, and both the GEM Scott Teaching Fellowship and the International Society for Technology in Education 'Making IT Happen' award in 2023.

His research primarily focuses on neurodiversity, inclusive education and the effective use of digital technologies as teaching and learning tools. As a gamer, he has a particular interest in digital games-based learning and social support programs. Matthew's PhD thesis examined how cooperative video games can be used as spaces for developing social capabilities for students with disabilities and neurological differences. Building from this innovative research he co-founded the social enterprise Next Level Collaboration, an inclusive community for neurodivergent children that uses cooperative video games to build confidence and social capabilities. He also proudly serves as the Vice President of Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria.

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Employment (1)

University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2015-03-01 to present | Senior lecturer & researcher (Melbourne Graduate School of Education)
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Education and qualifications (1)

University of Melbourne: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2015-03-01 to 2020-06-06 | PhD (Education) (Melbourne Graduate School of Education)
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Works (35)

Making Video Games More Inclusive for People Living With Motor Neuron Disease: Scoping Review

JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies
2024-12-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Ben O'Mara; Matthew Harrison; Kirsten Harley; Natasha Dwyer
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Neurodiversity and digital inclusion: creating the conditions for inclusive education through universal design for learning

2024-12-23 | Report
Contributors: Matthew Harrison; Jess Rowlings; Emily White; Melissa Vallence; Nikita Potemkin
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An Evidence Informed Guide to Becoming and Flourishing as a Neurodivergent Teacher: A Guide for Educators and School Leaders

2024-12-15 | Report
Contributors: Matthew White; Matthew Harrison; Eli Cohn; Rebecca Wood; Cat StEvens
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Becoming and Flourishing as a Neurodivergent Teacher: Final Report

2024-12-15 | Report
Contributors: Matthew White; Matthew Harrison; Eli Cohn; Rebecca Wood; Cat StEvens
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Mapping the parent experience of echolalia in autism spectrum disorder onto a conceptual taxonomy

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Eli G. Cohn; Keith R. Mcvilly; Matthew J. Harrison
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Press B to Belong

Emerald Insight
2024-07-26 | Edited book
Contributors: Matthew Harrison; Jess Rowlings; Daniel Aivaliotis-Martinez
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The muscular realities of enacting a PoK in teaching practice

2024-07-22 | Book chapter
Contributors: Charlotte Overgaard; Jacqueline Mackaway; Debra Adelaide; Lauren E. Stephens; Matthew Harrison
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‘Let me tell you, I see echolalia as being a part of my son’s identity’: Exploring echolalia as an expression of neurodiversity from a parental perspective

Autism
2024-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Eli G Cohn; Matthew J Harrison; Keith R McVilly
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Next Level Collaboration - Overview of Next Level Collaboration (Lego Edition)

2024-05-20 | Interactive resource | Author
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Contributors: Matthew Harrison; Jessica Rowlings
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Next Level Collaboration - 25 Target Neurodiversity-Affirming Collaborative Skills

2024-05-19 | Interactive resource | Author
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Contributors: Matthew Harrison; Jessica Rowlings
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Next Level Collaboration - Animations explaining the target skills

2024-05-19 | Interactive resource | Author
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Contributors: Matthew Harrison; Jessica Rowlings; Kiralee Greenhalgh
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Inclusive gaming through AI: a perspective for identifying opportunities and obstacles through co-design with people living with MND

Frontiers in Computer Science
2024-04-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2624-9898
Contributors: Natasha Dwyer; Matthew Harrison; Ben O’Mara; Kirsten Harley
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Making Video Games More Inclusive for People Living With Motor Neuron Disease: Scoping Review (Preprint)

2024-03-26 | Preprint
Contributors: Ben O'Mara; Matthew Harrison; Kirsten Harley; Natasha Dwyer
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Creating the conditions for inclusion: Investigating optimal physical spaces for supporting neurodivergent staff and postgraduate students

Neurodiversity
2024-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2754-6330
Part of ISSN: 2754-6330
Contributors: Jessica K Riordan; Sarah Timperley; Courtney O’Brien; Chris Edwards; Cheree Murrihy; Matthew Harrison; Lisa McKay-Brown; Alys Mendus
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Supporting primary students with disabilities and neurological differences in developing digital thinking skills through an inclusive game-making club

Teaching Coding in K-12 Schools: Research and Application
2023 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Harrison, M.
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Supporting Primary Students with Disabilities and Neurological Differences in Developing Digital Thinking Skills Through an Inclusive Game-Making Club

2023 | Book chapter
Contributors: Matthew Harrison
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The ontology and epistemology shaping our understanding of inclusion: A critical review of the research literature on disability and inclusion

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Claire Spivakovsky; Keith McVilly; Ms Tessa‐May Zirnsak; Susan Ainsworth; Lorraine Graham; Matthew Harrison; Victor Sojo; Lindsey Gale; Anna Genat
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Outcomes associated with ‘inclusive’, ‘segregated’ and 'integrated’ settings: Accommodation and community living, employment and education.

The University of Melbourne
2023-03-07 | Report | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Matthew Harrison
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Echolalia as defined by parent communication partners

Autism & Developmental Language Impairments
2023-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Eli G Cohn; Keith R McVilly; Matthew J Harrison
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Cultural responsiveness and diversity

School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support: The Australian Handbook
2022 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Naylor, A.; Harrison, M.; Spence, S.
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Overcoming barriers to inclusion in education in India: A scoping review

Social Sciences & Humanities Open
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Lindsey Gale; Pranashree Bhushan; Shweta Eidnani; Lorraine Graham; Matthew Harrison; Lisa McKay-Brown; Rucha Pande; Shreya Shreeraman; Chandhni Sivashunmugam
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Using Video Games to Level Up Collaboration for Students: A Fun, Practical Way to Support Social-emotional Skills Development

Using Video Games to Level Up Collaboration for Students: A Fun, Practical Way to Support Social-emotional Skills Development
2022 | Book
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Contributors: Harrison, M.
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Cultural responsiveness and diversity

2022-09-07 | Book chapter
Contributors: Anthea Naylor; Matthew Harrison; Sarah Spence
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Repeating purposefully: Empowering educators with functional communication models of echolalia in Autism

Autism & Developmental Language Impairments
2022-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2396-9415
Part of ISSN: 2396-9415
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Overcoming Barriers to Inclusion in Education in India

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2021 | Other
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Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Gale, L.; Bhushan, P.; Eidnani, S.; Graham, L.; Harrison, M.; McKay-Brown, L.; Pande, R.; Shreeraman, S.; Sivashunmugam, C.
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Building Inclusive Minecraft Communities for Players With Disabilities and Neurological Differences

Hybrid Pedagogy
2021-05-04 | Journal article
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Building Inclusive Minecraft Communities

2020 | Interactive resource
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Submission to the Victorian Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact of remote learning on families of students with disability in Victoria

2020 | Report
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The Scope-University of Melbourne Partnership Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Autism

2020 | Report
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Digital Technologies Hub: Inclusive Education

2019 | Other
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Equipment Boost for Schools Professional Practice Guide: Inclusive Software

2019 | Report
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Shared regulatory planning in Minecraft

Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies
2019 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9783319600130
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Supporting social skills development through a targeted intervention using cooperative videogames in a Special Development School

2019 | Other
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The impact of Minecraft Education Edition in Victorian Schools

2019 | Report
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Exploring Social Regulation in Minecraft

2018 | Conference paper
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Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Research in science education. (1)