Dr Ian Thomson

From 1973 through to 2010 I taught in rural and remote schools in Australia, the Philippines and the Cook Islands. My teaching was generally in the middle years, however I have taught students from reception through to post secondary.  Teaching areas have been predominantly in science, technology, agriculture and horticulture. I have also taught in other subject domains such as history and physical education. I have held principal and assistant principal leadership positions in three R-12 rural schools. In 2010 I joined UniSA as a lecturer in Anangu education where I worked in the Anangu Tertiary Education Program located at Pukatja on the APY Lands, until 2016. My role since 2016 has been primarily in working with students in the Master of Teaching programat UniSA. 

I completed my Doctor of Education in 2020 and since then I have begun writing about my experiences using Bhabha's concept of the Third Space. I undertake many visits to students on placement in order to view them in action and to refine the teaching and learning in the programs that I coordinate.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Education University of South Australia

• Master of Leadership and Management in Education The University of Newcastle

• Bachelor of Agricultural Science The University of Melbourne

• Diploma of Education Melbourne College of Education