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Dr Rita Prestigiacomo

Dr Rita Prestigiacomo

Lecturer
Engineering
Grad Sch: Biomedical Eng

Dr Rita Prestigiacomo is a Lecturer (Nexus Fellow) at the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, where she previously worked as an academic developer and a post-doctoral fellow. With a PhD in Education from the University of Sydney, she brings a rich background in teaching. Dr. Prestigiacomo areas of expertise include curriculum development, reflective teaching and learning practices, student engagement, group work and co-design work, all underpinned by a practical approach bridging theory and practice. 
E-mail
r.prestigiacomo@unsw.edu.au
  • Book Chapters | 2025
    Carbajal-Carrera B; Prestigiacomo R, 2025, 'Rhizomatic approaches: A response to hierarchies, linearity, and isolation in language learning', in Routledge Handbook of Endangered and Minority Languages, pp. 392 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003439493-29
    Book Chapters | 2024
    Prestigiacomo R; Markauskaite L, 2024, 'What Does “to Design” Mean? Teachers' Experiences of a Co-Design Initiative', in Creating Design Knowledge in Educational Theory, Methods and Practice, Routledge (Taylor & Francis), http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003391432-22
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Nikolic S; Quince Z; Lidfors Lindqvist A; Neal P; Grundy S; Tahmasebinia F; Rios S; Burridge J; Petkoff K; Chowdhury AA; Lee WSL; Prestigiacomo R; Fernando H; Lok P; Symes M, 2025, 'Project-work Artificial Intelligence Integration Framework (PAIIF): Developing a CDIO-based framework for educational integration', STEM Education, 5, pp. 310 - 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/steme.2025016
    Journal articles | 2024
    Prestigiacomo R; Chan CCB; Kark L, 2024, 'A biomedical engineering curriculum development: A qualitative study engaging four stakeholders', European Journal of Education, 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12632
    Journal articles | 2021
    Prestigiacomo R, 2021, 'Generalized derivations preserving Engel condition in prime and semiprime rings', Journal of Algebra and its Applications, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219498821500419
    Journal articles | 2020
    Prestigiacomo R; Hunter J; Knight S; Maldonado RM; Lockyer L, 2020, 'Data in practice: A participatory approach to understanding pre-service teachers’ perspectives', Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 36, pp. 107 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.14742/AJET.6388
  • Conference Papers | 2020
    Prestigiacomo R; Hadgraft R; Hunter J; Locker L; Knight S; Van Den Hoven E; Martinez-Maldonado R, 2020, 'Learning-centred translucence: An approach to understand how teachers talk about classroom data', in ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, pp. 100 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3375462.3375475
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Prestigiacomo R, 2020, 'Higher-education language teachers learning how to design learning tasks in which augmented reality is used', in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Conference Cscl, pp. 2691 - 2692