Professor Joce Nuttall leads the Teacher Education Research Concentration in the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education at the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne. Joce was a primary school teacher and childcare centre director prior to becoming a teacher, educator and researcher. Her research is concerned with the professional learning of early childhood educators, particularly in child care. Joce’s current Australian Research Council grant focuses on the work of leaders in fostering practice development from a systems perspective. Her work is informed by cultural-historical activity theory, and recent publications include an analysis of the professional motives of early childhood teachers adopting digital technologies for children’s learning through play. Joce is Immediate Past President of the Australian Teacher Education Association and a member of the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) Board.