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Kelly Ilich serves as an Associate Lecturer in the School of Education within the Faculty of Humanities at Curtin University, Australia. She is affiliated with the Office of the Provost portfolio on the Curtin Perth campus. As a teacher-educator with a background in secondary education and extensive experience across a range of educational sectors, Ilich is currently a PhD candidate in Education at Curtin University. Her doctoral thesis explores teaching algorithmic literacy, specifically investigating teachers' capabilities to provide algorithmic literacy education in Australian schools and the factors necessary for building teacher capability in this area. Supervised by Dr. Martin Cooper and Dr. Ellie Sayyad Abdi, both from Curtin University, her research project has been approved by the Curtin University Human Research Ethics Committee under reference HRE2024-0036.
Ilich's research specializations include digital literacy, information literacy, social media, generative AI (GenAI), ethics, and equity. She is recognized as a media expert at Curtin University for these topics. In terms of key publications, Ilich co-authored the article 'Video-based learning helps pre-service teachers prepare for practicum: An Australian university's findings' with Bich Nguyen, published in Issues in Educational Research in 2026 (volume 36, issue 1, pages 221-241). This work details findings from Curtin University on how video-based learning aids pre-service teachers in preparing for teaching practicum. Ilich has also contributed to public academic discourse by presenting on cultivating critical thinking in an algorithmic world at the National Education Summit. Her scholarly efforts focus on enhancing teacher education in the context of advancing digital technologies.
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