Associate Professor Leicha Bragg is the Associate Dean Learning and Teaching at Victoria University (VU) Online in the College of Arts, Business, Law, Education and IT.

Associate Professor Leicha Bragg has worked in Higher Education with academics, and preservice and practising teachers, for over two decades. Leicha heads the Business and Education portfolios, providing quality and assurance for the development and end-to-end delivery of Education, Business, and Financial Planning programs in the Master degrees, Graduate Diplomas, Graduate Certificates, and Bachelor degrees. Her current role draws on her extensive research and experience in providing high quality academic education and pedagogical support in the online learning space.

Leicha is the author of 80+ journal articles and four teacher resource books, including a widely used Higher Education mathematics education text. Leicha was the Project Director for the Department of Education (Victoria, Australia) Birth to Level 10 Numeracy Guide, and co- developed the Mathscots series of animations and resources for schools and families. Leicha’s current collaborative research projects focus on: Online Adult Teaching and Learning; Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice; Mathematical Games; and, Online Professional Development.

Leicha has been successful in obtaining collaborative research income that totals more than $500,000 (AUD).

Areas of expertise

  • Adult learning and teaching
  • Online learning
  • Digital technologies
  • Initial teacher education (ITE) and teacher professional development
  • Mathematics education
  • Research methods (QUAL QUAN MIX)

Contact details

(03) 9919 5381

Teaching responsibilities

Coordination

  • Master of Teaching (Primary Education)
  • Master of Teaching (Secondary Education)
  • Master of Business Administration
  • Master of Business Administration Change Management
  • Master of Business Administration Finance
  • Master of Financial Planning
  • Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning
  • Graduate Certificate of Financial Planning
  • Graduate Certificate in Business
  • Graduate Certificate in Change Management
  • Graduate Certificate in Finance
  • Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
  • Bachelor of Business

Supervision

  • 4 PhD completions
  • 5 Masters completions

Research grants

  • Engaging families in mathematics education. Department of Education and Training, Victorian State Government. 2020 ($13,183)
  • The Birth to Level 10 Numeracy Guide, PLMs and OER. Department of Education and Training, Victorian State Government. 2019 ($45,329)
  • The Mathscots Animation Series. Department of Education and Training, Victorian State Government. 2019 ($24 909)
  • The Birth to Level 10 Numeracy Guide. Department of Education and Training, Victorian State Government. 2018 ($229 570)
  • ReSolve Mathematics by Inquiry Project. Australian Academy of Science and Australia Association of Mathematics Teachers. 2017 ($123 000)

Publications

Refereed journal articles

  • Russo, J., Kalogeropoulos, P., Bragg, L. A., & Heyeres, M. (2024). Non-Digital Games That Promote Mathematical Learning in Primary Years Students: A Systematic Review. Education Sciences, 14(2), 200.
  • Russo, J., Bragg, L., Russo, T., Minas, M. (2023). Identifying the Characteristics of Non-Digital Mathematical Games Most Valued by Educators. Education Sciences, 13(30), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13010030
  • Walsh, C., Bragg, L., Muir, T., & Oates, G. (2022). Unleashing adult learners’ numeracy agency through self- determined online professional development. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 23(3), 240-258.
  • Herbert, S., Vale, C., White, P., & Bragg, L. A. (2022). Engagement with a formative assessment rubric: A case of mathematical reasoning. International Journal of Educational Research, 111, Article 101899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2021.101899
  • Bragg, L. A., Walsh, C. & Heyeres, M. (2021). Successful design and delivery of online professional development for teachers: A systematic review of the literature. Computers & Education, 166, Article 104158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2021.104158

Books

  • Reys, R., Linquist, M., Lamdin, D. V., Smith, N. L., Rogers, A., Bragg, L. A., Cooke, A., Fanshawe, M., & Gronow, M. (2021). Helping Children Learn Mathematics. 4th Australian Edition. Brisbane, Queensland: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
  • Muir, T., Livy, S., Bragg, L. A., Clarke, J., Wells, J., & Attard, C. (2017). Engaging with mathematics through picture books. Melbourne, Australia: Teaching Solutions.
  • Bragg, L. A. & Skinner, M. (2011). Geocaching: A mathematical treasure hunt. Middle and upper primary. Bayswater, Australia: Teachers First Choice.
  • Bragg, L. A. & Skinner, M. (2011). Geocaching: Math in the environment. Grades 4-8. Bayswater, Australia: Teachers First Choice

Conference presentations

  • Bragg, L. A. (2022). Five principles for educationally rich mathematical games. Infinite Ideas Online Numeracy Festival
  • Bragg, L. A. (2021). Engaging Students through Teaching Mathematics for Social justice. Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers Early Years and Middle Years Conference
  • Bragg, L. A. (2021). Fostering School-Home Connections; and, Mathematical Reasoning. Infinite Ideas Online Numeracy Festival
  • Bragg, L. A. (2020). A 2020 vision for Engaging in Mathematics: Teaching Mathematics for Social justice. The Mathematical Association of Victoria Annual Conference
  • Bragg, L. A. (2019). Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice. Australian Catholic University Annual Mathematics Conference

Professional memberships

  • International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
  • Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
  • The Mathematical Association of Victoria
  • British Columbia Association of Math Teachers, Canada