Publications

A selection of my research publications, conference contributions, institutional papers and professional articles exploring digital education, artificial intelligence, educational quality assurance and the responsible use of technology. Entries distinguish sole-authored work, co-authorship, contributions to institutional publications and conference presentations; links lead to the original sources.

Academic author identifier: ORCID 0009-0007-0705-4078.

Research publications

AI Adoption Among Europe’s School Evaluators: Awareness and Challenges (2025). Malta Journal of Education, 6(1), 22–43. Peer-reviewed research examining European school evaluators’ awareness and acceptance of AI, drawing on the Technology Acceptance Model.

Institutional papers and expert contributions

Computational Thinking in the Curriculum (2017). Directorate for Digital Literacy & Transversal Skills, Malta. Authored discussion and guidance paper setting out the rationale, core concepts, proposed learning outcomes and practical approaches for embedding computational thinking across the curriculum.
Making informed choices on digital education content: EU guidelines for teachers and educators (2026). European Commission. Expert-group contribution; acknowledged by name among members of the Expert Group on Digital Education Content. The European Commission is the corporate author of these guidelines, which provide practical criteria for selecting, creating, using and evaluating digital learning materials.

Conference abstracts and presentations

Understanding Stakeholder Awareness and Acceptance of Technology, Including Artificial Intelligence in School External Evaluation (2024). Abstract published in the Book of Abstracts, 5th Annual Symposium of the Institute for Education, Minds and Machines Unite: The AI Symposium, 23 October 2024, p. 5. Also available: conference presentation slides, entitled Understanding Stakeholder Awareness and Integration of AI in School External Evaluation. This work subsequently informed the 2025 journal article listed above.

Newspaper and professional articles

Digital Sovereignty: Are We in Control of Our Digital Future? (2026). Times of Malta. Reflections on digital infrastructure, data and technological autonomy in Europe.
Digital addiction: time to step up (2025). Times of Malta. The impact of persuasive digital design on young people and the responsibilities of educators and policymakers.
Educators and responsible use of technology (2020). Times of Malta. The importance of responsible and meaningful classroom technology integration.
Malta in top place at EU Code Week (2019). Times of Malta. Co-authored with Grazio Grixti; reporting on Malta’s participation in European coding activities.
An outstanding Codeweek 2018 for Malta! (2018). Malta Digital Skills and Jobs Platform. Co-authored with Nadette Zerafa; on school participation and computational thinking.
Use of IT in schools across Europe (2007). Times of Malta. An account of a Comenius school collaboration involving technology-supported learning across Europe.

Educational resources and presentations

Digital Literacy and Adult Education (2017). EPALE – Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe. An educational presentation on using digital tools, virtual reality and robotics in adult basic skills education.