Dr Terry Byers

Biography

Terry Byers (PhD, MLI and BEd) is currently the Director of the Centenary Library and Innovation in Learning at the Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie) in Brisbane, Queensland. He oversees the strategic direction and operation of the Centenary Library and works with teachers to understand better their pedagogical practice in technology-enabled and contemporary learning environments and how this affects learning experiences and outcomes. Terry is also a Research Fellow on the 2016-2019 Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project Innovative Learning Environments and Teacher Change’. He recently completed his PhD dissertation in conjunction with the ‘Evaluating 21st Century Learning Environments’ ARC Linkage project focusing on empirical evidence of the impact of innovative learning environments. His thesis, in which he was awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award, derived quantitative methods to ascertain the empirical impact of different learning spaces on teachers and students.

Featured projects

• Anglican Church Grammar School New Generation Learning Spaces (NGLS) Project
• Innovative Learning Environments & Teacher Change