Rate My Professor Michael Henderson

Professor Michael Henderson serves as Professor of Digital Futures in the Faculty of Education at Monash University and Director of the Hub for Educational Design and Innovation (HEDI). A world expert in digital education, his research focuses on learning design and the effective integration of digital technologies in teaching and learning across early childhood, schools, higher education, and professional contexts. Key areas include assessment and feedback practices, creative risk taking, AI applications in education, online safety, and instructional media design. He has secured funding from ARC Discovery and Linkage projects, the Spencer Foundation, and Office for Learning and Teaching grants, such as Feedback for Learning: Closing the Assessment Loop and What Works and Why: Understanding Successful Technology-Enabled Learning. Henderson has edited influential books including The Impact of Feedback in Higher Education: Improving Assessment Outcomes for Learners (2019) and Teaching and Digital Technologies: Big Issues and Critical Questions (2015). With over 200 research outputs, his work on assessment feedback and AI has significantly influenced research, practice, policy, and national standards.