Career Summary
Biography
Dr Emma Shaw is a Lecturer in the School of Education, and teaches into both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. She is a member of the HERMES History Education Research Network and an Assistant Editor of Historical Encounters: A Journal of Historical Consciousness, Historical Cultures, and History Education. Emma completed her Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Social Science) degree at the University of Newcastle where she graduated with Class I Honours, the University Medal (2012), the Education and Arts Faculty Medal (2012), the HG Duncan Prize (2012), the University of Newcastle Certificate for Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts - Social Sciences (2011), and the Sir Edward Parry Memorial Prize (2009). Emma completed her doctoral studies in 2018.
Emma’s work explores how history manifests, is understood, and is produced by adults in public pedagogic spaces through the lens of a philosophical hermeneutic methodological framework. Examining metahistorical and disciplinary understandings of history more broadly, Emma’s research focuses on learner acquisitions of historical research methodologies and practices, and considers the access to, and re-framing of, historical narratives through the increasing democratisation of historical records and the personalisation of the past. Her current research projects explore the impacts of DNA testing on personal, national, and global identities; and examines how familial trauma narratives are displayed and treated in public spaces in an age of mass migration and displacement.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Hons), University of Newcastle
Keywords
- DNA Testing
- Family History
- Historical Literacy
- History
- History Education
- Public History
- Public Pedagogies
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 390306 | Secondary education | 10 |
| 390301 | Continuing and community education | 40 |
| 390107 | Humanities and social sciences curriculum and pedagogy (excl. economics, business and management) | 50 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|
| Lecturer | University of Newcastle School of Education Australia |
Awards
Distinction
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
G H Duncan Prize in Education The University of Newcastle |
| 2012 |
University Medal The University of Newcastle |
| 2012 |
Honours Class I University of Newcastle |
| 2012 |
Faculty Medal The University of Newcastle |
| 2011 |
University of Newcastle Certificate for Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts - Social Sciences University of Newcastle |
| 2009 |
Sir Edward Parry Memorial Prize Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle, Australia |
Professional
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
DVC(A) Merit List (2020) For Learning and Teaching Excellence The University of Newcastle | Australia |
| 2018 |
DVC(A) Merit List (2018) For Learning and Teaching Excellence Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle, Australia |
Teaching
| Code | Course | Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC2101 |
Introduction to Specialist Studies Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle, Australia |
Tutor | 28/2/2012 - 28/6/2014 |
| EDUC2036 |
Specialist Studies in History 1 Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle, Australia |
Lecturer, tutor | 23/2/2016 - 28/11/2020 |
| EDUC6493 |
Specialist Studies in Society and Culture, Aboriginal Studies, and Studies of Religion Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Coordinator, lecturer, tutor | 28/2/2017 - 26/6/2020 |
| EDUC6536 |
Specialist Studies in History 2 Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Tutor | 23/2/2016 - 22/2/2020 |
| EDUC4991 |
Specialist Studies in Senior Social Sciences College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle |
Course Coordinator | Lecturer | Tutor | 23/2/2021 - 28/5/2021 |
| EDUC4940 |
Research Design and Critique Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Tutor | 25/7/2017 - 15/12/2018 |
| EDUC6252 |
Sociocultural Context for ESL Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Lecturer | 26/2/2019 - 30/7/2019 |
| EDUC4809 |
Historical Consciousness, Public Memory and Nation Building Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Lecturer | 11/7/2017 - 27/6/2017 |
| EDUC1101 |
Curriculum, Assessment, and Pedagogy The University of Newcastle |
Tutor | 26/2/2013 - 18/12/2020 |
| EDUC4093 |
Specialist Studies in Society and Culture, Aboriginal Studies, and Studies of Religion Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Coordinator, lecturer, tutor | 28/2/2017 - 26/6/2020 |
| EDUC6109 |
Integrated Fieldwork Studies Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Coordinator | 26/2/2019 - 29/6/2019 |
| EDUC2181 |
Managing the Learning Environment Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Coordinator, tutor | 22/1/2020 - 26/6/2020 |
| EDUC4136 |
Specialist Studies in History 2 Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Tutor | 23/2/2016 - 31/7/2020 |
| EDUC2103 |
Schooling, Identity, and Society Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Tutor | 26/2/2013 - 28/6/2013 |
| EDUC2151 |
Multiliteracies Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Lecturer, tutor | 24/7/2018 - 29/11/2020 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Chapter (2 outputs)
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| 2022 |
Shaw E, Donnelly D, '(Re)discovering the Familial Past and Its Impact on Historical Consciousness', Focus on Family Historians: How Ancestor Research Affects Self-Understanding and Well-Being, MDPI, Switzerland 57-73 (2022)
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| 2021 |
Shaw E, 'Family History Research as a Transformative Pedagogy', Family History and Historians in Australia and New Zealand. Related Histories, Routledge, New York, NY 165-182 (2021) [B1]
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Journal article (8 outputs)
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| 2021 |
Shaw EL, Donnelly DJ, '(Re)discovering the Familial Past and Its Impact on Historical Consciousness', Genealogy, 5 102-116 (2021) [C1]
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| 2021 |
Shaw EL, Donnelly DJ, 'Micro-narratives of the ancestors: worship, censure, and empathy in family hi(stories)', Rethinking History, 25 207-223 (2021) [C1] Family history research has become one of the most popular pastimes in the world due to digital advances and the resulting democratization of historical records. For many, family ... [more] Family history research has become one of the most popular pastimes in the world due to digital advances and the resulting democratization of historical records. For many, family history research is a heuristic in which to make empathetic connections with their ancestors they will never (and can never) meet due to the barriers of temporal, geographical and intergenerational distance. The resulting family histories reconstruct and re-tell social history through the micro-historical lens of the individual. It has been claimed that this intimate connection between researchers and their familial narrative can heighten empathetic responses and lead to interpretations and assumptions beyond the evidence. This paper examines this proposition by analyzing qualitative data drawn from a large survey that examined the beliefs and practices of Australian family historians. The data supported their use of historical imagination as a catalyst for historical interpretation and meaning-making, and the well-established Ashby and Lee¿s (1987) stages of historical empathy was used to gauge depth of understanding. The research concludes that for many family history researchers, micro-narratives of their ancestors evoked a wide range of empathetic responses ranging from the elementary to the nuanced and sophisticated.
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| 2021 |
Shaw E, 'Historical thinking and family historians: Renovating the house of history?', Historical Encounters: A journal of historical consciousness, historical cultures, and history education, 8 83-96 (2021) [C1]
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| 2020 |
Donnelly DJ, Shaw EL, 'Docudrama as Histotainment : Repackaging Family History in the Digital Age', Public History Review, 27 48-68 (2020) [C1]
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| 2019 |
Shaw E, '"Who We Are, and Why We Do It": A Demographic Overview and the Cited Motivations of Australia's Family Historians', JOURNAL OF FAMILY HISTORY, 45 109-124 (2019) [C1]
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| 2019 |
Donnelly DJ, Parkes RJ, Sharp HL, Shaw EL, 'Remembering Australia s past project: pre-service history teachers, national narratives and historical consciousness', Curriculum Perspectives, 39 159-168 (2019) [C1]
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| 2019 |
Burke R, Shaw E, Baker S, 'Literacy autobiographies in pre-service teacher education: opportunities for therapeutic writing in widening participation contexts', Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 21 151-161 (2019) [C1]
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Conference (7 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2022 |
Shaw E, Ledger S, 'New ways to address the AITSL Standards: Simulation and immersive technologies', Adelaide, Australia (2022)
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| 2021 | Shaw E, 'Family History Research - A Transformative Pedagogy', Online (2021) | ||||
| 2018 | Shaw E, 'Family history research in Australia: Population and research purposes', State library of NSW, Sydney (2018) | ||||
| 2013 |
Parkes RJ, Shaw E, 'That s not who I thought I was! Learning from celebrity encounters with unexpected family history narratives', AARE Conference Proceedings, Adelaide, South Australia (2013) [E3]
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Other (1 outputs)
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| 2015 |
Parkes RJ, Shaw E, 'The Irony of Family History as a Source of Identity', ( issue.32) (2015)
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Thesis / Dissertation (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2018 | Shaw E, "Life in the Past Lane": An exploration of the motives and meta historical understanding of family history researchers., University of Newcastle (2018) |
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 4 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $88,761 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20221 grants / $2,450
CHSF Conference Travel Grant$2,450
Funding body: College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle
| Funding body | College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Scheme | CHSF - Conference Travel Scheme |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2022 |
| Funding Finish | 2022 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
20211 grants / $3,000
CHSF Working Parents Research Relief Scheme$3,000
Funding body: College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle
| Funding body | College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Scheme | CHSF - Working Parents Research Relief Scheme |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2021 |
| Funding Finish | 2021 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
20202 grants / $83,311
Engaging with Traumatic Pasts: Investigating Effective and Affective Pedagogies for Social Inclusion and Reconciliation$70,000
Funding body: Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle
| Funding body | Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | A/Prof R Parkes (Lead); A/Prof H Sharp; Dr D Donnelly; Dr R Burke; Prof C Mathis; Prof N Ammert; Prof S Edling; Dr E Shaw et al |
| Scheme | Research Programs Pilot Scheme |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2020 |
| Funding Finish | 2021 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
The role of muesums as educative resources in preservice teachers' understanding of displacement.$13,311
Funding body: Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle
| Funding body | Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Dr Debra Donnelly (Lead), Dr Rachel Burke and Dr Emma Shaw |
| Scheme | Strategic Network and Pilot Project Grants Scheme |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2020 |
| Funding Finish | 2020 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PhD | Developing Sense of Belonging and Intercultural Competence in the Emerging Multimodal English Language Classroom: A Mixed-Methods Study of COVID-19 Driven Changes to Teaching and Learning and Their Impact on Language Learners from Diverse Sociocultural and Linguistic Backgrounds | PhD (Education), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2021 | PhD | Exploring the Confidence and Perceived Preparedness of Secondary Teachers to Respond to, Manage and Provide Support to Students Who May Be Experiencing Mental Health Issues in the Classroom | PhD (Education), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2020 | PhD | Digging Deeper: An Archaeological Education for Secondary Students in NSW. Investigating Real Archaeology in Ancient History Education; Its Function, History, Integration and Use in Secondary Schools | PhD (Education), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2019 | PhD | Using Historical Sources and Representations in the Teaching of Secondary School History in NSW: Teaching Methodologies and Historical Understanding | PhD (Education), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Honours | Artificial Intelligence in NSW classrooms: Challenges and Affordances | Education, School of Education, The University of Newcastle | Sole Supervisor |
| 2023 | Honours | Student Re-Integration: Educational Support Resources to Assist Students Post-Brain Injury | Education, School of Education, The University of Newcastle | Sole Supervisor |
| 2023 | PhD | Integrating the NSW 7-10 History Syllabus' Skills and Concepts Prescriptions | PhD (Education), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2023 | Honours | (Re)Contesting the past: An exploration of contested spaces in the History (7-10) curriculum and the politicisation of Australia's national history. | Education, School of Education, The University of Newcastle | Sole Supervisor |
| 2022 | PhD | Examining Curricular Innovation in EFL Secondary Schooling: A Chilean Context | PhD (Education), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2019 | Honours | Discourses in Rural Education: A Critical Review of the NSW's Blueprint for Action | Education, Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle, Australia | Co-Supervisor |
News
News • 13 May 2020
Modern teaching techniques shaping students’ learning experience
As an inaugural recipient of a DVC(A) Merit List Award for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Lecturer in the School of Education, Dr Emma Shaw, shares how she uses modern teaching techniques to shape her students’ learning experience.
Dr Emma Shaw
Position
Lecturer
School of Education
College of Human and Social Futures
Contact Details
| emma.shaw@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | (02) 40553024 |
Office
| Room | V-123 |
|---|---|
| Building | V-123 |
| Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |
NEWS • May 13.2020
Modern teaching techniques shaping students’ learning experience
As an inaugural recipient of a DVC(A) Merit List Award for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Lecturer in the School of Education, Dr Emma Shaw, shares how she uses modern teaching techniques to shape her students’ learning experience.