I research literacy, pedagogy and spaces of learning from a relational socio-material perspective, drawing on actor network theory to study the ‘intra-actions’ of humans, texts, space and materials in teaching and learning practices. I am an English specialist with expertise in digital media and literature for children and young people, who lectures in in the primary and secondary teacher education courses at the University of South Australia. My doctoral study was a critical analysis of the ‘21st century learner’ which investigated the networks of discourse and practice that circulated in a middle school around the subjectivity of the learner as ‘new’. This study explored pedagogy, literacy and agency... Read more
About me
I research literacy, pedagogy and spaces of learning from a relational socio-material perspective, drawing on actor network theory to study the ‘intra-actions’ of humans, texts, space and materials in teaching and learning practices. I am an English specialist with expertise in digital media and literature for children and young people, who lectures in in the primary and secondary teacher education courses at the University of South Australia. My doctoral study was a critical analysis of the ‘21st century learner’ which investigated the networks of discourse and practice that circulated in a middle school around the subjectivity of the learner as ‘new’. This study explored pedagogy, literacy and agency as the performance of networks of people, texts, technologies and spaces. I have published articles and conference papers about interdisciplinary collaboration, digital literacies, and children's literature. In my recent research I investigated the use of blogging as literacies of dialogue and interaction in hybrid learning spaces and I am currently researching methods of interpreting literature through transmediation in higher education and school contexts. In my current role as Program Director of the Bachelor of Secondary Education (Honours) and Master of Teaching (Secondary) I am actively reviewing curriculum and assessment practices through collaborative inquiry with teacher educators. I consult with schools and professional associations about inclusive teaching and learning practices including approaches to differentiation across the curriculum.
About me
ALEA Australian Literacy Educators Association
State Director ALEA South Australia
Publications Director of ALEA National
Co-convener AATE/ALEA Conference 2024 Adelaide
About me
Doctor of Education University of South Australia
Master of Education (Literacy and Language Education) University of South Australia
University of South Australia
Flinders University
SA Department for Education Schools
Independent Schools (SA)
Special Issue of Australian Journal of Language and Literacy (Guest Editor) 'Stories that matter and the matter of stories'
Collaborative narratives - using a design thinking inquiry based approach in a higher education context
Digital literacy trailblazers - learning from teachers who are exloring and experimenting with digital tools in the English curriculum
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Sound Scaping: A preliminary exploration of noise and its impact on student learning in situ, Australian Acoustical Society - Education Grant, 01/12/2019 - 30/03/2022
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
2
1
5
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| 2023 |
Open access
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
3
2
3
|
| 2020 |
Open access
7
3
3
|
| 2019 |
Open access
6
3
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
2
1
5
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
2
2
|
| 2023 |
Open access
|
| 2023 |
Open access
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
3
2
3
|
| 2020 |
Open access
7
3
3
|
| 2019 |
Open access
6
3
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Open access
|
Research
Special Issue of Australian Journal of Language and Literacy (Guest Editor) 'Stories that matter and the matter of stories'
Collaborative narratives - using a design thinking inquiry based approach in a higher education context
Digital literacy trailblazers - learning from teachers who are exloring and experimenting with digital tools in the English curriculum
2022: President ALEA South Australia
2021: Acting President ALEA (National)
2019- 2021: State Director ALEA South Australia (Australian Literacy Educators' Association)
2023-2024: Publications Director ALEA National
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Arizona State University | UNITED STATES |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| WSP Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Publications DirectorAustralian Literacy Educators' Association |
2024 |
Publications DirectorAustralian Literacy Educators' Association |
2023 |
PresidentAustralian Literacy Educators Association |
2022 |
Publications DirectorAustralian Literacy Educators' Association |
2022 |
PresidentAustralian Literacy Educators Association |
2021 |
Acting PresidentAustralian Literacy Educators Association (ALEA) |
2020 |
Regional ChairInternational Literacy Association |
2020 |
State Director, SAAustralian Literacy Educators Association (ALEA) |
2020 |
State Director, SAAustralian Literacy Educators Association (ALEA) |
2019 |
MemberSouth Australian English Teachers Association (SAETA) |
2018 |
State Director, SAAustralian Literacy Educators Association (ALEA) |
2018 |
Teaching interests include - teaching in the English curriculum, literature and transmediation, digital media in primary and secondary English curriculum, inclusive literacy teaching, differentiation and personalisation across the curriculum, digital tools in English teaching, dialogic pedagogy and flexible use of classroom spaces.
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 111766 - Exploring the use of Philosophy as a means to enhancing Critical and Creative Thinking | Current |
| Pedagogies for Diversity | Current |
| Pedagogies for Diversity | Current |
| The Networks, Associated Practices, and Value Creation of Social Learning Amongst Teachers Engaged in Practitioner Research | Current |
| What kind or quality of leadership which are effective in achieving improvement in student learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy | Current |
