Rate My Professor Craig Sims

Dr Craig Sims serves as a Senior Lecturer in Technology-Enhanced Education within the School of Education at Curtin University, part of the Faculty of Humanities. He earned his PhD from Curtin University, focusing on attitudes to STEM education, alongside a BSc (Hons) from the University of Wales, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) from Nottingham Trent University, PGCE PCE, PGcert PES, MIfL, and QTLS. His professional career encompasses extensive teaching experience across various educational settings, with current responsibilities at Curtin emphasizing innovative pedagogy through technology integration. Sims contributes to PhD supervision in STEM education and participates in international collaborations, such as STEM education initiatives in Papua New Guinea.

Sims' research centers on leveraging artificial intelligence, gamification, virtual and mixed reality to enhance student learning agency, engagement, and accessibility, particularly in STEM fields and for diverse learners including those with disabilities. His work has garnered 187 citations on Google Scholar. Key publications include 'A dialogic approach to transform teaching, learning & assessment with generative AI in secondary education: a proof of concept' (2024), 'Game-based science simulations to support learning and motivation in primary science education' (2024), 'Science pre-service teachers’ experience of using a gamified learning tool' (2024), 'Welcome, How Can I Help You? Design Considerations for a Virtual Reality Environment to Support the Orientation of Online Initial Teacher Education Students' (2023), 'Can Generative AI support the learning agency of students with disability? A case study of an Australian secondary school' (2026), and 'AI am Motivated: Leveraging Self-Determination Theory in Chatbots' (2026). He received the Humanities Teaching and Learning Award for Innovative Teaching at Curtin University. As a lead contributor to the CeSL AI-driven chatbot promoting self-regulated learning, his team secured the Business and Law Award at the 2024 Curtinnovation Awards and finalist recognition in the Student-Centric category of the WA LearnTech 2024 Awards.