Dr Hardy Ernst
Lecturer
School of Biomedical Sciences
+61 7 336 51047
Researcher biography
My research interests lie in discipline-based Scholarship of Teaching and Learning where I have a consistent record of grants, publications and awards for teaching excellence.
I pursue student engagement through interactive lecturing, blended learning, scenario-based mobile learning, and student-generated learning. I am the co-president of the Australian & New Zealand Mobile Learning Group, and a member of the International Association for Mobile Learning, the Australian Physiological Society (AuPS), the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australia (HERDSA) and the UQ School of Biomedical Sciences Innovation in Biomedical Teaching and Learning group, and am internationally recognized for my work on active learning and student-generated multimedia, and in the development of mobile learning applications in the biomedical sciences.
Journal Articles
Whiting, Harrison, Blackmore, Conner, Vitali, Julian, Langfield, Tracey, Colthorpe, Kay, Ernst, Hardy and Ainscough, Louise (2022). Theories of Blended Learning: A Novel Approach to Tertiary Neuroanatomy. International Journal of Higher Education, 11 (4), 191-200. doi: 10.5430/ijhe.v11n4p192
Colthorpe, Kay, Gray, Harrison, Ainscough, Louise and Ernst, Hardy (2020). Drivers for authenticity: student approaches and responses to an authentic assessment task. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 46 (7), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/02602938.2020.1845298
Gray, Harrison, Colthorpe, Kay, Ernst, Hardy and Ainscough, Louise (2020). Professional identity of undergraduate occupational therapy students. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 4 (1). doi: 10.26681/jote.2020.040102
Vasudeva, Sanjay, Colthorpe, Kay, Ernst, Hardy and Lam, Kai Wei (2019). How biomedical science students use their mobile devices for learning. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 11 (3), 38-54. doi: 10.4018/IJMBL.2019070103
McGahan, William T., Ernst, Hardy and Dyson, Laurel Evelyn (2016). Individual learning strategies and choice in student-generated multimedia. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 8 (3), 1-18. doi: 10.4018/IJMBL.2016070101
Ernst, Hardy, McGahan, William T. and Harrison, John (2015). Questionable benefit of visual and peer mediated learning on overall learning outcomes of a first-year physiology course. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 7 (1), 25-40. doi: 10.4018/ijmbl.2015010103
Ernst, Hardy, Harrison, John and Griffin, David (2013). Anywhere, anytime, with any device: scenario-based mobile learning in biomedical sciences. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 7 (2), 99-112. doi: 10.1504/IJMLO.2013.055617
Harrison, John and Ernst, Hardy (2012). First year communication and physiology classes collaborate for iTunesU content creation: A practice report. International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 3 (1), 75-82. doi: 10.5204/intjfyhe.v3i1.73
Ernst, Hardy and Harrison, John (2012). Active mlearning opportunities offered by a prototype template of a new web-based SBLiTM interface for smart phones. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 6 (1), 1-7. doi: 10.1504/IJMLO.2012.046878
Ernst, Hardy, Harrison, John and Colthorpe, Kay (2012). Mobile learning materials as a 'prompt' for participation in physiology practical classes. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 6 (1), 25-37. doi: 10.1504/IJMLO.2012.046880
Ernst, Hardy and Colthorpe, Kay (2008). Expanding voluntary active-learning opportunities for pharmacy students in a respiratory physiology module. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 72 (2) 28, Article Number: 28. doi: 10.5688/aj720228
Ernst, H and Colthorpe, K (2007). The efficacy of interactive lecturing for students with diverse science backgrounds. Advances In Physiology Education, 31 (1), 41-44. doi: 10.1152/advan.00107.2006
Conference Papers
Colthorpe, Kay, Gray, Harrison, Ernst, Hardy and Ainscough, Louise (2019). How authentic is it? Evaluating the products of an authentic assessment task. International Conference on Higher Education Advances, Valencia, Spain, 26-28 June 2019. Valencia, Spain: Universitat Politècnica València. doi: 10.4995/head19.2019.9067
Vasudeva, Sanjay, Colthorpe, Kay and Ernst, Hardy (2017). Student-initiated mobile learning in higher education. 16th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, mLearn 2017, Larnaca, Cyprus, October 30-1, 2017. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3136907.3136914
Ernst, Hardy, McGahan, William and Harrison, John (2014). Iterative approach to implicit student-generated mobile learning to promote visual literacy and peer mediated learning. Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand, 24-26 November 2014. Dunedin, New Zealand: ascilite.
Ernst, Hardy, Harrison, John and Griffin, David (2012). Iterative design and delivery of high impact, multiple platform, scenario-based interactive mobile learning activities in the health sciences.. 11th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2012), Helsinki, 16-18 October 2012. Aachen, Germany: Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen * Lehrstuhl Informatik V.
Ernst, Hardy and Harrison, John (2011). The use of mobile learning to develop understanding of biomedical sciences. 10th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, Beijing, China, 18-21 October 2011. Beijing, China: Beijing Normal University.
Hardy, Ernst, Good, Jonathon, Colthorpe, Kay, Myatt, Paula and Andrews, Trish (2008). Enhancing students’ learning experience through mLearning; using VODcasts to motivate and engage students?. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) 2008 International Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, 1-4 July 2008. Milperra, NSW, Australia: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
Ernst, H. G. G. and Colthorpe, K. L. (2005). The effectivness of increased learning interactivity in large-class lectures. Effective Teaching and Learning Conference, Logan Campus, 4-5 Nov. 2004. Logan, Australia: Griffith Institute for Higher Education.
Colthorpe, K. L. and Ernst, H. G. G. (2005). Using Increased interactivity and student presentations during Physiology laboratory sessions to improve active learning and conceptual understanding. Effective Teaching and Learning Conference, Logan Campus, 4-5 Nov. 2004. Logan, Australia: Griffith Institute for Higher Education.
Conference Item
Good, J. P., Ernst, H., Farrand, K. and Colthorpe, K. (2008). Do students with a strong preference toward the reading/writing learning style underperform in student-centred, inquiry-based laboratory classes?. 31st Annual Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, 1-4 July 2008.