Rate My Professor Maria Hatzigianni

Maria Hatzigianni served as a Lecturer in Digital Technologies and early years of education, as well as in History and Philosophy of Early Childhood Education, at the Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University from April 2015 to October 2018. She earned her PhD in Early Childhood Education from the University of Melbourne in 2008, with a thesis on computer use and young children's self-esteem; a Master’s degree in Information Technology in Education from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2001; and a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from the same institution in 1996. Scholarships supported her studies at both universities. Prior to Macquarie, she was a Lecturer at Charles Sturt University from February 2013 to April 2015 and a kindergarten teacher for the Hellenic Ministry of Education in Greece from 1999 to 2012. At Macquarie, she taught and convened courses including History and Philosophy of Early Childhood Education (ECHE120), Mathematics, Science and Technology for young children (ECH232), and the postgraduate Internship (ECED829) focused on professional identity and digital portfolios. She secured funding for projects such as Early childhood educators' attitudes and beliefs around touchscreen technologies (New Staff Grant, $15,000, 2017), Using Virtual Reality in History and Philosophy of Education ($11,000, 2018), and Exploring e-folios for reflective practice ($3,500, 2017).