Rate My Professor Erica Southgate

Prior to her current role, she was a research academic at the National Centre in HIV Social Research at UNSW and worked in community development at Lake Macquarie City Council. She founded the Teach Outreach volunteer program for pre-service teachers. Recognized for her contributions, Southgate was appointed the 2016 Equity Fellow by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, producing reports on career connections for disadvantaged youth and a roadmap for technologies in career exploration. She won the 2017 ASCILITE Innovation Award for her literacy games. Commissioned by Australian governments, she led the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Schools Report, creating the first AI ethics framework for education and infographics. Key publications include "Virtual reality in curriculum and pedagogy: Evidence from secondary classrooms" (2020), "Widening higher education participation: A global perspective" (2016, with M. Shah and A. Bennett), "Teachers Facilitating Student Virtual Reality Content Creation" (2023), and "Artificial intelligence and machine learning: A practical and ethical guide for teachers" (2021). Southgate has secured numerous grants for VR, AI, and equity projects, influencing policy and practice in educational technology.