Biography
Dr Fiona Westbrook is an Early Childhood Education (ECE) Lecturer at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand. Her research focuses on ECE teachers’ political dialogues, marginalised voices, satire and workforce political issues, guided by Mikhail Bakhtin’s dialogism. Dr Westbrook explores these dynamics through social networks and digital visualities, contributing to visual pedagogies and post-digital possibilities. She is also developing research projects on AI image creation as narrative storytelling, engaging with symposiums, talks, and podcasts to explore AI’s intersection with education. This work aims to integrate AI technologies into visual pedagogies, enhancing narrative techniques and educational practices.
Dr Westbrook currently serves as Vice President of the Association for Visual Pedagogies, co-edits the Video Journal of Educational Pedagogy (VJEP), and has developed initiatives like the AUT-ECE Newsletter to strengthen sector partnerships.
Panel Presentation (2024) | Navigating AI in Higher Education: Multiple Perspectives from Policy to Practice
