School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Ms Lorna Macdonald

Director of Student Experience
Lecturer - Teaching Focused
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Researcher biography

Lorna Macdonald delivers courses at the intersection of design, technology and humanity at The University of Queensland. Her interaction & technology interests lean towards the tangible and physical. Her research focus is on location-based systems & reinventing the value of design frameworks for education.

Featured projects Duration
Designing for location-dependence
Designing the materials of participation

Publications

Journal Article (1)
Conference Papers (2)
Creative Work (1)

Journal Article

Morrison, Ann, Macdonald, Lorna, MacColl, Ian and Simpson, Matthew (2006). The Pedagogical Practice of Locative Experience. Leonardo Electronic Almanac (LEA), 14 (3), 1-3.

Conference Papers

Macdonald, Lorna, Matthews, Ben and Viller, Stephen (2020). Design guidance for location-based play: a review of research frameworks. DRS2020, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11-14 August, 2020. London, United Kingdom: Design Research Society. doi: 10.21606/drs.2020.174
MacDonald, L. (2005). Designing for Location-Dependence. 42nd Digital Arts and Culture Conference 2005, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1-3 December 2005. Copenhagen, Denmark: IT University of Copenhagen.

Creative Work

Macdonald, Lorna (2017). Designing for Location Dependence - A Framework. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.

Areas of research

Human Centred Computing