Renee Morrison

Dr Renee Morrison is a Lecturer in Pedagogy and Curriculum at the School of Education and Tertiary Access, University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC), with over 20 years of secondary education experience across Australia, Canada, and the UK. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a core member of UniSC's Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre (ITRC).

• PhD, Griffith University
• MEd, Griffith University
• BEd, University of Queensland
• BA, University of Queensland

Her research examines digital literacies in education through critical discourse analysis, focusing on interactions between digital practices and societal power structures. Key projects include investigations into search engine use in home-education, AI ethics in Indigenous contexts, and pedagogical strategies for science teaching. Her work challenges assumptions about 'digital natives' and emphasizes explicit instruction in search skills.

Recent publications reveal trends in digital education (2024), critical search methodology (2024), generational digital divides (2022), and pedagogical interventions for search proficiency (2016-2022). Her studies span journals like Journal of Documentation, Dialogic Pedagogy, and The Conversation.

Scientific Awards

• State Head Commendation for Excellence in Teaching (2022)
• Best Paper for SIG: AI Application in Education (AEIT 2025)

Renee supervises Higher Degree Research (HDR) students and teaches digital literacies, critical literacy, curriculum design, and postgraduate research methods in education. She serves on the editorial board of Humanities and Social Sciences Communications and contributes to professional groups like the Australian Association for Research in Education.