Matt Harrison

Dr. Matthew Harrison is an experienced educator, researcher and digital creator with a keen passion for utilising technology to enhance children's social learning and inclusion. He has taught in Australia, South Korea and the United Kingdom at primary, secondary and tertiary levels.

Matthew is currently coordinating the Autism Intervention program and facilitating the digital Access and Inclusion Hub at the University of Melbourne Graduate School of Education. His research primarily focuses on inclusive education and the effective use of digital technologies as teaching and learning tools. As a gamer, he has a particular interest in digital games-based learning and intervention. Matthew's PhD thesis examined how cooperative video games can be used as spaces for developing social skills in children with autism and Down syndrome. Building from this innovative research he founded Next Level Social Skills, an inclusive community for neurodiverse children that uses cooperative video games to build confidence and social capabilities. He is also the founder of Hatt Designs developing educational apps for tablets and smartphones.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewharrison1984
Twitter: @hattdesigns