Dr Jon Mason is an Associate Professor in Education in the Faculty of Arts & Society at Charles Darwin University (CDU), where he lectures in the broad area of digital technology in education. He first joined CDU in 2012 as Director of e-Learning for the Centre for School Leadership, Learning and Development after pursuing an earlier career at the nexus of government digital services, education, and international standardization. Among his academic roles as a lecturer and researcher at CDU he is also a member of the newly formed NT Academic Centre for Cyber Security and Innovation. With a longstanding interest in international collaboration, he also holds adjunct positions at Korea National Open University and East China Normal University. Since 2000 he has led delegations from Standards Australia to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC36 and in 2022 became chair for this international committee. He is an elected member of the Executive Committee of the Asia Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE) and is vice-chair of the NT Branch of the Australian Computer Society. He serves on several journal editorial boards and has performed editorial roles for international projects and books. His research encompasses most things where digital technology and learning intersect while also pursuing a keen interest in question formulation, sense-making, the scholarship of teaching & learning (SoTL), and the role of wisdom in education.

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I have a broad range of research interests and while most involve innovations in digital technology not all them do. For example, I am also very interested in the relationship between inquiry and the development of wisdom -- and during 2019-2020 I was part of a team researching how 'local wisdom' might inform the development of future curricula in school education. Another example is "open educational practices". While this term is often associated with many 'open' Internet trends (open source, open access, open educational resources, MOOCs, etc) 'openness' is being applied in other domains such as assessment, teaching, and peer review. I also have a strong interest in the cultures of SE Asia, & especially Indonesia.

Current Research Topics Supervised

• GenAI, Higher Education, & Academic Integrity
• Impact of Generative AI on Academic Competence: A New Paradigm in Learning and Assessment
• The efficacy of technology, specifically iPads, in supporting Australian Indigenous language learning and acquisition, given that traditional learning was based on oral transmission
• Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Empowers
• Open microlearning as self-directed learning in higher education
• Developing Materials for Learning the Four Skills of English and Indonesian in the Form of a Mobile Application
• Exploring Low-Cost Mobile-Assisted Language Learning in Rural Areas of Lampung Indonesia
• Organisational change – an ongoing transformation in a visionary educational project for the Northern Territory since 1974
• Igniting Minds. How Inquiry-based Learning Impacts Academic Performance of Low Ability Students
• From proficiency to highly accomplished: Mentorship practices in the public school system in Nigeria
• Questions Not Answers in a Digital World
• Digital Education at Home for the Underprivileged in Pakistan
• The Impact of Mindfulness on Mental Wellbeing of Nurses in Bhutan
• Attitude Training in National Qualifications Frameworks
• Embodying the Pancasila in Indonesian Teacher Professional Communities for Peace
• Development and Appraisal of Personal Learning Environments for Non-Traditional Students

With Strong Interest in ...

• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Literacy
• Open Educational Practices
• Inquiry-Based Learning
• Sense-Making
• Scaffolding Student Questioning
• Education 4.0
• Global Competency Frameworks
• International Standardization