• Director of the Learning, Instruction & Technology Lab and Professor of Educational Psychology, School of Education, The University of Queensland

Professor Jason Lodge is the Director of the Learning, Instruction, and Technology Lab and Professor of Educational Psychology in the School of Education at The University of Queensland. He is also the Founding Chair of the Learning and Instruction Society of Australasia (LISA).

Jason explores the cognitive, metacognitive, and emotional aspects of learning, particularly with digital technologies, including AI. He also serves as an expert advisor to the Australian Government and the OECD on the use of technology in education.

Experience

  • 2025–present
    Professor, The University of Queensland
  • 2018–2024
    Associate professor, The University of Queensland
  • 2016–2017
    Senior Lecturer , University of Melbourne
  • 2014–2016
    Research Fellow (Learning Sciences), University of Melbourne
  • 2011–2014
    Lecturer, Learning, Griffith University
  • 2010–2010
    Associate Lecturer, Psychology, Queensland University of Technology
  • 2004–2009
    Sessional Lecturer and Principal Tutor, Psychology, James Cook University

Education

  • 2016 
    University of Sydney, Master of Learning Sciences and Technology
  • 2013 
    Monash University, Graduate Certificate in Business (Management)
  • 2012 
    James Cook University , PhD (Psychological Science)
  • 2011 
    Macquarie University , Master of Higher Education
  • 2009 
    James Cook University , Graduate Certificate in Education (Tertiary Teaching)
  • 2003 
    James Cook University , Bachelor of Psychology (Hons)

Professional Memberships

  • Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE)
  • Society for Learning Analytics Research
  • Higher Education Research & Development Society of Australasia
  • Australian Psychological Society
  • Psychonomic Society

Research Areas

  • Higher Education (130103)
  • Learning Sciences (130309)
  • Educational Psychology (170103)
  • Educational Technology And Computing (130306)

Contact Jason for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration