The University of Sydney
Congratulations to CRLI PhD student, Dwayne Ripley, who has received a Research Training Program (RTP) stipend for his studies. RTP's Stipend Scholarships are Commonwealth Government scholarships awarded to students of exceptional research potential to undertake a higher degree by research at an Australian university.
Dwayne comes from a background working in edtech startups. He is now finishing his Masters dissertation in the Masters of Learning Sciences and Technology program, where he is studying how learning sciences research gets applied in industry.
Dwayne: I study the variance in how edtech entrepreneurs access and apply research in the learning sciences.
Dwayne: My research has been motivated by my own personal experiences in edtech startups as well as a practical desire to help inform strategies for making research in the learning sciences accessible to a larger demographic.