Biography

I began my career as a secondary History/English teacher, and spent 18 years working in schools as a classroom teacher. In 2007 I moved into education consultancy, working with schools and groups of teachers on professional learning and the NSW Quality Teaching model. In 2008 I joined the School of Education at the University of Newcastle, where I am based at the Callaghan Campus. I have a strong interest in innovative pedagogy and teacher professional learning, and I continue to work with schools in these areas.

Qualifications

• Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Newcastle, 1989
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Newcastle, 1988
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Newcastle, 1987

Research

Research keywords

• Collegial inquiry
• Learning technologies
• Pedagogy
• Teacher professional learning and development

Research expertise

My key areas of research to date have related to teacher professional learning and pedagogical reform.

I also have a strong interest in pedagogy and emerging learning technologies.

Collaboration

I am currently working with Professor Jenny Gore and Dr Wendy Amosa on an ARC Linkage project, Effective Implementation of Pedagogical Reform (EIPR). This study is designed to investigate an intervention to support pedagogical reform through a process we call the Quality Teaching Rounds. The EIPR study is designed to circumvent difficulties that have long been associated with professional development and pedagogical interventions.

Fields of Research

Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Learning technologies
• Pedagogy
• Professional Practice

Teaching expertise

As an in-service teacher educator, I have a history of teaching in the area of pedagogy across primary and secondary schools contexts. Since beginning at the University of Newcastle in January 2008, I have been responsible for teaching the following courses:

EDUC2101 (Introduction to Specialist Studies -Callaghan Campus)

EDUC2050 (Specialist Studies in English - Callaghan Campus)

EDUC6200 (Productive Classroom Practice - Callaghan Campus and Weblearn)

EDUC1751 (Knowledge and Information Technologies -Callaghan Campus)