Professor Christopher Klopper

Professor Christopher Klopper

Dean, ACAP

Qualifications

Doctor of Music, 2005 University of Pretoria, South Africa
Master of Music (specialisation in music education), 2001 University of Pretoria, South Africa
Bachelor of Music (Honours), 2000 University of Pretoria, South Africa
Higher Diploma in Education for the Senior Primary School, 1994 Edgewood College of Education, South Africa

Overview

Professor Christopher Klopper is Dean, ACAP, Australia. His career spanning over 25 years has afforded him 10 years of experience as a music teacher and curriculum leader in South Africa, and 15 years as a teacher educator and leader of learning and teaching in Australian higher education. He has held a number of leadership appointments that have deepened his understanding of the contemporary higher education sector and curriculum design and delivery. This has contributed to his narrative of delivering results on time, on budget and to specification accomplished by his ability to establish strong working partnerships. His scholarly work has realised over 100 publications in the areas of global practices of learning and teaching in higher education; exploitation of digital technologies to enhance learning and teaching, and creative arts education models, approaches and professional practices.

Research

My scholarly work is inextricably interwoven into my teaching practice. My leadership in scholarly activities in learning about teaching is acknowledged internationally through invitations to present at the International Society for Music Education (ISME): Music in schools and teacher education commission 2010& 2012; nationally as the Australian ‘International National Affiliate’ (ISME); national participation in 2 ALTC projects, collaboration with colleagues in successfully being awarded a GU level one L&T Grant (2012-2014) Embedding sustainable peer observation and peer assistance for improving teaching practice at Griffith University: creating a culture and communities of practice to build capabilities, a level two GU L&T Grant (2013) Sustainable Partnerships for Improved Practicums, a level two GU L&T Grant (2011) Capturing Learning: Building staff capacity to improve the
quality and excellence of the student experience during and after lectures, and a level two GU L&T Grant (2010)Teaching and learning @ EPS: A collaborative approach to developing and supporting

Expert Comment Topics
Learning and teaching
Higher education
Exploitation of digital technologies in learning and teaching
Quality assurance of learning and teaching in higher education
Transformation of learning and teaching environments
Christopher Klopper, DMus, MMus, BMus(Hons), Grad Cert. Bus Admin, HDE, SFHEA

Other Qualifications

  • 2002 Certificate in Project Management, Graduate Academy, South Africa
  • 1996 Orff Schulwerk Level II, Orff Society, South Africa
  • 1995 Orff Schulwerk Level I, Orff Society, South Africa

Academic Appointments

  • 2 December 2019 – Academic Director, Griffith College, Navitas Pty Ltd
  • 1 December 2018 – December 2019, Director Griffith Centre for Creative Industries, Griffith University, Arts, Education and Law
  • 1 November 2016 – November 2018, Deputy Dean Learning and Teaching and Associate Professor, Arts, Education and Law Group, Griffith University, Arts, Education and Law
  • 1 November 2015 – 31 October 2016,  Director Curriculum Innovation and Associate Professor, Arts, Education and Law Group, Griffith University, Arts, Education and Law
  • 1 January 2015 – 31 October 2015, Director International Education and Associate Professor, Arts, Education and Law Group, Griffith University, Arts, Education and Law
  • 1 January 2014 – 16 July 2014. Deputy Head of School Learning and Teaching (Acting) Griffith University, School of Education and Professional Studies
  • 2013 – 2015, AEL AQF Compliance Manager Griffith University, AEL Group
  • 2013 – 2015 Director, Postgraduate Studies and HDR,  Griffith University, School of Education and Professional Studies
    http://www.griffith.edu.au/education/school-education-professional- studies/staff/academic-staff/christopher-klopper
  • 2011 Senior Lecturer: Arts Education, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus
    http://www.griffith.edu.au/education/school-education-professional- studies/staff/academic-staff/christopher-klopper
  • 2010 Lecturer: Arts Education Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus
  • 2006 – 2009 Lecturer: Creative Arts Education and Music Education,  Charles Sturt University, NSW, Australia
    http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/teached/staff/klopper_christopher.htm
  • 2004 – 2006 Administrative and Education Manager, Centre for Indigenous Instrumental Music and Dance
    (CIIMDA), South Africa
    http://www.ciimda.org/
  • 2005 – 2006 Part-time Lecturer: Theory and Practical Arts, University of South Africa, South Africa
    http://www.unisa.edu.au/
  • 2002 – 2004 First Education Specialist: Arts and Culture, Gauteng Department of Education, South Africa
    http://www.education.gov.za/
  • 2001 Part-time Lecturer: Group music making, University of Pretoria, South Africa
    http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkcategoryID=1508
  • 2001 – 2002 Teacher: Arts and Culture in the secondary phase, Pretoria Boys High School, South Africa
    http://www.boyshigh.com/
  • 1999 – 2000 Teacher: Music in the primary school, Boteti House School, DEBSWANA, Botswana
    http://www.debeersgroup.com/Inside-De-Beers/Family-of- Companies/Debswana/
  • 1996-1998 Head of Music Department, St John’s DSG, South Africa
    http://www.stjohnsdsg.com/
  • 1995 Teacher: Music and Mathematics, St Charles College, South Africa
    http://www.scc.co.za/index.php

Awards, Fellowships, Major Scholarly Prizes

  • 2020 Senior Fellow Advance Higher Education
  • 2019 Finalist in Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards in learning experience category
  • 2018 Senior Fellow of Griffith Learning and Teaching Academy
  • 2016 Highly Commended Group Excellence in Teaching Award in priority area: Leadership
  • 2013 Highly Commended Group Excellence in Teaching Award in the Arts, Education and Law (AEL): Leadership in teaching for learning and learning about teaching.
  • 2012 Highly Commended Group Excellence in Teaching Award in the Arts, Education and Law (AEL): Teaching to teach with passion
    and purpose.
  • 2011 Group Learning and Teaching Citation in the Arts, Education and Law (AEL)
  • 2010 Sir Samuel Griffith Lectureship Program: Griffith University
  • 2005 Academic Honorary Colours: University Pretoria, South Africa
  • 2004 Doctoral research operating costs: Travelling Institute for music research in South Africa
  • 2004 Doctoral grant holder bursary: National Research Foundation, South Africa- awarded for research activities relating to Doctoral
    research
  • 2003 Academic bursary awarded for DMus: University Pretoria, South Africa
  • 2001 Academic Honorary Colours: University Pretoria, South Africa
  • 2000 Academic bursary awarded for MMus: University Pretoria, South Africa
  • 2000 Academic Honorary Colours: University Pretoria, South Africa

Membership of Learned and Professional Associations

  • 2018 – Member of Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education
  • 2009 – 2014 International fellow researcher to the Musical arts education research entity,  School of Music, North-West University, South Africa
    http://www.nwu.ac.za/opencms/export/NWU/html/research/researchentities/researchentitiespotchefstroom.html
  • 2004 – present. Full member of International Society of Music Education
    http://www.isme.org/index.php
  • 2010 – 2018 Council member of Australian Society of Music Education (Queensland Chapter) Queensland, Australia
    http://www.asmeqld.org.au/index.php?option=com_qcontacts&view=category&catid=42&Itemid=54
  • 2008-2010 Board member of Mitchell Conservatorium of Music, Bathurst, Australia
    http://www.mitchellconservatorium.edu.au/
  • 2008-2010 Ordinary member of Bathurst Arts Council Bathurst, Australia
  • 2006-2008 Member international services of Rotary International Bathurst, Australia
  • 2003-2004 Advisory board member of Music Arts Institute South Africa
  • 2003-2006 Director music action research teams of Pan African Society for Musical Arts Education, South Africa

LEARNING AND TEACHING

‘Context matters’, this is what I tell all students. All learning and teaching experiences take place within a context that will influence and guide the choices teachers make and the actions they take. I too, am a teacher; I need to take context into account when I lead curriculum design and select pedagogical approaches.

When I design and deliver learning experiences, I am uncompromising in the modelling of passion and purpose in teaching for learning. I endeavour to ensure that all learning experiences provide opportunities for all, including myself, to examine from a range of perspectives, our beliefs, attitudes, reasons, intentions, reactions and intellectual processing. We learn together about the intersection and complexity learning and teaching provides to accumulate discipline pedagogical content knowledge.

I believe that my leadership in teaching for learning enabled my identification in the top 10% of student evaluations of teachers at Griffith University during 2010 and 2011. This was recognised by my achieving 2011 Group Learning and Teaching Citation in the Arts, Education and Law (AEL): For sustained passion, purpose, energy and enthusiasm for learning and teaching of Arts Education courses; 2012 Highly Commended Group Excellence in Teaching Award in the Arts, Education and Law (AEL): Teaching to teach with passion and purpose; 2013 Highly Commended Group Excellence in Teaching Award in the Arts, Education and Law (AEL): Leadership in teaching for learning and learning about teaching and 2016 Highly Commended Griffith Award for Excellence in Teaching: priority area of leadership.

RESEARCH / SCHOLARSHIP

My scholarly work is inextricably interwoven into my teaching practice. My leadership in scholarly activities in learning about teaching is acknowledged internationally through invitations to present at the International Society for Music Education (ISME): Music in schools and teacher education commission 2010& 2012; nationally as the Australian ‘International National Affiliate’ (ISME); national participation in 2 ALTC projects, collaboration with colleagues in successfully being awarded a GU level one L&T Grant (2012-2014) Embedding sustainable peer observation and peer assistance for improving teaching practice at Griffith University: creating a culture and communities of practice to build capabilities, a level two GU L&T Grant (2013) Sustainable Partnerships for Improved Practicums, a level two GU L&T Grant (2011) Capturing Learning: Building staff capacity to improve the quality and excellence of the student experience during and after lectures, and a level two GU L&T Grant (2010)
Teaching and learning @ EPS: A collaborative approach to developing and supporting academic sessional staff; and publishing in international and national publications.

Research Outputs

  1. Klopper, C. & Drew. S. (2015). Teaching for learning and learning for teaching Cases of peer review of teaching in Higher Education. Sense: Rotterdam.
  2. Lemon, N., Garvis, S., & Klopper, C. (2014). Representations of working in the Arts: Stories of learning and teaching. London: Intellect.
  3. Klopper, C. & S. Garvis (Ed.) (2011) Tapping into classroom practice of arts education: From inside out. Brisbane: Post Pressed.
PUBLISHED BOOK CHAPTERS
  1. Nguyen, Q. and Klopper, C. (2019) The impact of globalisation on Higher Education: A comparative analysis of Vietnamese and Australian Research Capacity and Policy, in Reforming Vietnamese Higher Education: Global Forces and Local Demands. Springer International Publishing.
  2. Klopper, C., Gillet, A. & Ghada, S. (2017) Technology for learning: Something old, something borrowed, and something new. In Nygaard, C., Branch, J., Bartholomew, P. & Horsted, A. (eds.) Innovative teaching and learning in Higher Education, Faringdon: Libri Publishing, pp. 177-187.
  3. Pendergast, D. Bahr, N. & Klopper, C (2017) Issues related to ensuring systemic change in higher education for international students in the work place. Professional Learning in the Work Place for International Student. Netherlands: Springer, pp. 277-297.
  4. Klopper, C. & Burt, M. (2017) Virtual reality in the classroom and the mandate to bring edutainment to adult learners In Nygaard, C., Branch, J., Bartholomew, P. & Horsted, A. (eds.) Innovative teaching and learning in Higher Education, Faringdon: Libri Publishing, pp. 229-242.
  5. Klopper, C. and Drew, S. (2015) Teaching for Learning and Learning for Teaching: Peer Review of Teaching in Higher Education in Klopper & Drew (eds.)TEACHING FOR LEARNING AND LEARNING FOR TEACHING: PEER review of teaching in Higher Education. Sense Publishers B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Chapter 1, pp. 1-12
  6. Klopper, C. and Drew, S. (2015) Using Most Significant Change to Evaluate Impact of the PRO-Teaching Project in Klopper & Drew (eds.) TEACHING FOR LEARNING AND LEARNING FOR TEACHING: Peer review of teaching in Higher Education. Sense Publishers B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Chapter 15, pp. 247-260.
  7. Klopper, C., Drew, S. and Power, B. (2015) Enhancing Learning by Enhancing Teaching: Peer Assisted Review and Observation for Course and Teaching Quality Improvement in Klopper & Drew (eds.) TEACHING FOR LEARNING AND LEARNING FOR TEACHING: Peer review of teaching in Higher Education Sense Publishers B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Chapter 4, pp. 53-62.
  8. Drew, S., Klopper, C. and Mallit, K. (2015) PRO-Teaching: Sharing Ideas to Develop Capabilities in Klopper & Drew (eds.) TEACHING FOR LEARNING AND LEARNING FOR TEACHING: Peer review of teaching in Higher Education Sense Publishers B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Chapter 3, pp. 35-52.
  9. Drew, S., Klopper, C. and Nulty, D. (2015) Defining and Developing an Approach to the Peer Observation of Teaching in Klopper & Drew (eds.)TEACHING FOR LEARNING AND LEARNING FOR TEACHING: Peer review of teaching in Higher Education. Sense Publishers B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Chapter 2, pp. 13-34.
  10. Power, B. & Klopper, C. (2015) In Lemon, N. (ed.) Everybody can do it – The arts and technology in your classroom: A tool for reflexive practice. Revolutionizing Arts Education in K-12 Classrooms through Technological Integration. Chapter 7, pp. 145-167.
  11. Drew, S. & Klopper, C. (2014) University Learning Spaces and Pedagogic Practices: Conceptions and perceptions. In Nygaard, C., Branch, J., Bartholomew, P. & Scott-Webber, L. (eds.) Learning space design in Higher Education, Faringdon: Libri Publishing. Chapter 7, pp.107-126.
  12. Lemon, N. Garvis. S & Klopper, C. (2014) Listening to stories: a framework and introduction to why it is important to really hear what happens in arts education. In Lemon, N. Garvis. S & Klopper, C. (eds.) Representations of working in the Arts: Stories of learning and teaching. London: Intellect. Chapter 1, pp.6-19.
  13. Klopper, C. (2014) The Lived Experience- Finding joy through working in the arts. In Lemon, N. Garvis. S & Klopper, C. (eds.) Representations of working in the Arts: Stories of learning and teaching. London: Intellect. Chapter 2, pp.20-33.
  14. Klopper, C. (2014) Building capacity and confidence through arts based learning experiences: A whole school approach. In Lemon, N. Garvis. S & Klopper, C. (eds.) Representations of working in the Arts: Stories of learning and teaching. London: Intellect. Chapter 4, pp.59-78.
  15. Garvis, S. & Klopper, C. (2014) Something old, something new, something borrowed but not blue: The educational impact of the arts. In Lemon, N. Garvis. S & Klopper, C. (eds.) Representations of working in the Arts: Stories of learning and teaching. London: Intellect. Chapter 5, pp.79-101.
  16. Klopper, C. & Drew, S. (2013) Teaching for learning, learning for teaching: Triangulating perspectives of teaching quality through peer observation and student evaluation. In Nygaard, C., Courtney, N. & Harvey,L. (Eds.) Quality enhancement of university teaching and learning: theories and cases. Libri Publishing Ltd. Chapter 8, pp.123-144.
  17. Lemon, N., Garvis, S., & Klopper, C. (2013). The Arts . In Pendergast, D. & Garvis, S. (Eds.)Teaching early years: Rethinking curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. Crows Nest, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin. Chapter 8, pp. 146-165.
  18. Klopper, C. & Power, B. (2011). Mend the gap! An overview of classroom-based arts education research in Australia. In C. Klopper & S. Garvis (Ed.), Tapping into classroom practice of arts education: From inside out. Brisbane: Post Pressed.
  19. Klopper, C. & Garvis. S. (2011). Something old, something new, something borrowed but certainly not blue. In C. Klopper & S. Garvis (Ed.), Tapping into classroom practice of arts education: From inside out. Brisbane: Post Pressed.
  20. Potgieter, H.M. and Klopper, C. (2006) Lessons in the musical arts classroom from educators and learners. In: The transformation of musical arts education in South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa, 140-160.
  21. Klopper, C. (2006) Interdisciplinary arts education. In: S. Schoeman and H. Potgieter (Eds.), Musical Arts Education: Research and Practice Book. Pretoria: Paperprint.
  22. Klopper, C. (2006) Steel pan and marimba playing. In: S. Schoeman and H. Potgieter (Eds.), Musical Arts Education: Research and Practice Book. Pretoria: Paperprint.
  23. Klopper, C. (2005). Honouring and Deriving the Wealth of Knowledge Offered by Mother Music in Africa. In P. Shehan Campbell, J. Drummond, P. Dunbar-Hall, K. Howard, H. Schippers & T. Wiggins (Eds.), Cultural Diversity in Music Education: Directions and Challenges for the 21st Century. Brisbane: Australian Academic Press.
  24. Klopper, C. (2005) Linking African sounds through collaborative networking. In A. Herbst (Ed.), Emerging Solutions
    for Musical Arts Education in Africa (pp. 134-142). Cape Town: African Minds.

 

Published Conference Papers

  1. Klopper, C. (2019) Preludial musings: design and delivery considerations of an artrepreneur program of study.
    Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education Conference, Ames, Iowa, USA.
  2. Park, E.; Klopper, C. & Klieve, H. (2019) The lived experience of East-Asian international students as a foreign
    accented speaker in Australian higher education: A case study of challenges and coping strategies. The European
    Conference on Educational Research. Hamburg, Germany.
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  3. Fraser, J.; Klopper, C; & Hood, M. (2019) The Concept of Feedback Orientation in Health Professions Education. The
    Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference, Canberra, ACT.
  4. Fraser, J. Hood, M; & Klopper, C. (2019) The Validation of the Feedback Orientation Scale in Medical Education. The
    Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference, Canberra, ACT.
  5. Klopper, C. & Pendergast, D. (2017) The 3R’s: Reform, Renew, and Reflect. The case for agile leadership,
    responsive innovation and leadership continuity in one Australian School of Education and Professional Studies. The
    Canada International Conference on Education (2017).
  6. Klopper, C., Beamish, W. & Klieve, H. (2017) When words alone don’t speak: A case study of the pedagogical
    possibilities and practicalities of exploiting instructional delivery. The Canada International Conference on Education
    (2017).
  7. McCormack, B. & Klopper, C. (2017) The development of prosody in students with English as an additional language
    or dialect through music. The Canada International Conference on Education (2017).
  8. Klopper, C., Beamish, W. & Klieve, H. (2017) When Words Alone Don’t Speak: Preliminary Findings from a Higher
    Education Program with Innovative Delivery Technologies. International Conference on Advanced Technologies
    Enhancing Education (ICAT2E2017).
  9. McCormack, B. Klopper, C. Westerveld, M. & Kitson. L. (2016) The potential of music to develop the verbal fluency of
    students with English as an Additional Language. 32nd ISME World Conference on Music Education in Glasgow, UK
    from 24-29 July 2016.
  10. Klopper, C. (2012) Classrooms and chat rooms: augmenting music education in initial teacher education, in
    Proceedings of the International Society for Music Education 30th World Conference on Music Education, 15-20 July
    2012, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  11. Klopper, C. & Power, B. (2012) Surgery or Studio: Music Teaching-learning in a Regional Conservatorium, NSW,
    Australia, in Proceedings of the International Society for Music Education 30th World Conference on Music Education,
    15-20 July 2012, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  12. Klopper, C. (2009) Intercultural musicianship: a hybrid form of music across the globe. ASMEXVII National
    Conference. 10-14 July, Launceston, Tasmania.
  13. Klopper, C. & Dachs, N. (2008) Meeting the goals of Te Whariki through music in the early childhood
    curriculum. Early Childhood Australian National Conference, 3-6 October, Canberra.
  14. Klopper, C. (2007) So you gotta teach music! A case for advocacy in regional Australian teacher education. ASME
    XVI 40th Anniversary National Conference, 6-10 July, Perth.
  15. Klopper, C. (2006) It takes a village to perform a dance. 8th international Conference on Cultural Diversity in music
    and dance education (CDIME), 13-16 December, Rotterdam.
  16. Klopper, C. (2006) Prevention of a skewed view of Mother Music in Africa. 27th International Society for Music
    Education, 16-21 July, Kuala Lumpur.
  17. Klopper, C. (2006) Making holistic connections: musical arts education in Africa. 27th International Society for Music
    Education, 12-16 July, Malaysia.
  18. Klopper, C. (2006) Knowledge is power, but power comes through sharing knowledge. 4th Biennial PASMAE
    Conference, 5-9 July, Mozambique.
  19. Klopper, C. (2005) Honouring and deriving the wealth of knowledge offered by Mother Music in Africa: 7th
    International Symposium on Cultural Diversity in Music, 7-10 November, Brisbane.
  20. Klopper, C. & Joseph, D. (2005) Musical arts education in Africa: differentiation, integration and disassociation: 27th
    Annual Australian Association for Research in Music Education (AARME), 24-27 September, Sydney.
  21. Klopper, C. (2004) Linking world sounds through universal networking. 26th International Society for Music
    Education, 11-16 July, Tenerife.
  22. Klopper, C. (2004) The situation of Arts and Culture in South African schools. National Union Educators National
    Conference, 2-5 May, Johannesburg.
  23. Klopper, C. (2003) Linking African sounds through collaborative networking. 3rd PASMAE Conference, 11-16 July,
    Kenya.
  24. Klopper, C. J. (2003) Putting the arts back into Arts and Culture through an interdisciplinary approach: South African
    Society of Education, 25-27 September, Rustenberg.

Creative Works or Performances

  • Hope Johanna in Marimba Music Vol 1 2004 ISBN 0-620-32271-3
  • The glory in Marimba Music Vol 2 2004 ISBN 0-620-32272-1

Other Research Outputs and Non-Refereed Publications

  • Klopper, C. J. (2009) Bringing musical skills to remote schools. Music forum Vol.15 No.2, Feb-April.
  • Klopper, C. J. (2008) Gears of Change. Music in Action Winter 2008 Vol 6 Issue 1.
  • Klopper, C.J. and Turnbull, H. (2007) One song. One day. Count us in. Music in Action, August.
  • Klopper, C.J. (2005) PASMAE 2005 Talking Drum, No 23, September.
  • Klopper, C.J. (2005) Sharing experience: the mouthpiece of musical arts educators. CIIMDA newsletter, No 1, July.
  • Klopper, C.J. and Nzewi, M. (2005) Sangoma Dance Aesthetics: Choreographing spirituality. DVD/Video with educational booklet, June.
  • Klopper, C.J. (2005) Root yourself. African rhythms, September.
  • Klopper, C.J. (2004) South African Music Teacher Society, September, Letter regarding Arts and Culture Concerns.
  • Klopper, C.J. (2004) South African Music Teacher Society, Centre for Indigenous African Instrumental Music and Dance Practices News, September.
  • Klopper, C.J. (2004) Centre for Indigenous African Instrumental Music and Dance. Talking Drum, No 22, December.

SERVICE

Activity within professional organisations is important to the professional growth of other professionals within my field either by researching, publishing and presenting new information or serving on committees to help implement changes within the organisation. My curriculum vitae reveals the extensive experience I have received in pedagogical theory and professional practice through teaching arts education related subjects at state and private schools, and undergraduate and postgraduate arts education courses in South Africa and Australia. It also reveals the many leadership roles I have played in education and the wider community and the involvement I have with both National and International organisations. I am committed to teaching, research and community and corporate citizenship, and more importantly I am committed to how these three entities effectively intersect to support my career. Teaching and learning are not one off experiences- they are life-long experiences achieved through facilitating engaging, motivating and intellectually stimulating learning experiences (teaching for learning) and through the scholarship of learning and teaching (learning about teaching).

My achievements in leading learning and teaching demonstrate my alignment to the Principles to promote excellence in learning and teaching practices at Griffith University 1 integrating the experience of teaching with the scholarship of research and producing scholarly products out of those activities and leading wide scale curriculum renewal and reform. I believe that the constructivist approach coalesced with my approach to leading teaching for learning and learning about teaching affords a unique and meaningful contribution to the mission of the University.

 

Service to the School/Centre/Department

2012 Chair of EPS Student Success Advisory Team: Working Party
2011 Program Cluster Leader Bachelor of Education (Primary)
2011 Program Convenor Bachelor of Education (Primary) Gold Coast
2011 Program Convenor Certificate Education Studies
2010 Deputy Program Convenor: Bachelor Education Primary
2010 Shadow First Year Advisor
2010 Course convenor 1011EPS, 7603EPS, 1015EPS, 7605EPS, 7607EPS, 7604EPS, 7606EPS
2010 Teaching and learning committee
2010 Bachelor Education Primary review committee
2010- School experience day 2010
2008-2009 Project manager for the scoping document and business plan for the Associate Degree in Music Education
2007-2009 Bachelor of Education Honours Management Committee- Chair
2007-2009 Chair of School of Teacher Education Ethics Committee- establish and coordinate
2007-2009 Bachelor of Education Primary: Honours Course Coordinator
2007-2009 School of Teacher Education Board – member
2006-2009 Faculty of Education Research and Graduate Studies Committee- member
2006-2009 Founding musical director of CSU Voices- University Choir

 

Service to the Group and/or University

2018 Nominated AEL Representative HR Strategy and Innovation
2018 Appointed to the Virtual Learning Environment Board
2017- Nominated AEL Lead Griffith Graduates of Influence
2017 Nominated AEL Representative Personal competency assessment implementation group
2018 Nominated AEL Representative Turnitin authorship investigation group
2018 Nominated AEL Representative Academic Committee Review Implementation Group
2017 – Nominated AEL Representative on the Master of Development Studies Working Party
2017 – Nominated AEL Representative on the GOLDOC Griffith University Committee
2016 – Nominated AEL Representative on the University Programs Committee
2016 – Griffith University Working Party Orientation
2016 – Griffith University Working Party e-Portfolios
2016 – Griffith University Working Party Employability
2013 – 2016 AEL HDR Forum
2014 – 2015 Griffith University Human Research Ethics Committee
2013 – 2014 AEL Australian Qualifications Framework Compliance Manager
2014 – 2015 Griffith Graduate Board of Research: nominated member AEL
2010-2018 Griffith Institute of Education Research- Full member
2010-2019 Tertiary Studies XPO
2010- Griffith Open day

 

External Service to Profession/Discipline

2015 – Panel Chair for AITSL Accreditation of Initial Teacher Education Programs of Study
2017 – Director Yarranlea Independent State School
2014 EAIE-AIEA Leadership roundtable (The EAIE is the European centre for expertise, networking and resources in the internationalisation of higher education).
2014 – AITSL National Panel Member for Initial teacher Education program accreditation
2010 – 2013 Teacher Education Industry Advisory Group- liaison School of Education and Professional studies and TEIAG
2015 – Panel Chair for AITSL Accreditation of Initial Teacher Education Programs of Study
2017 – Director Yarranlea Independent State School
2014 EAIE-AIEA Leadership roundtable (The EAIE is the European centre for expertise, networking and resources in the internationalisation of higher education).
2014 – AITSL National Panel Member for Initial teacher Education program accreditation
2012 – 2014 International Society for Music Education (MISTEC): Music in schools and teacher education commission
2004 – International Society for Music Education: Member of standing advocacy committee (July 2004 – present)
2011 – 2013 Australian Society for Music Education: Co-opted council member for the Australian Society of Music Education (ASME) Queensland Chapter
2013 – Griffith Education Advisory Coalition
2012 – Review board member International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
2011 – 2014 International fellow researcher affiliated to the Musical arts education research entity for the School of Music, North-West University, RSA
2010 Initiator, establisher and implementer of The Arts in practice symposium 2010: promoting learning across the arts
2010 Representative School of Education and Professional Studies- Teacher Education Industry Advisor Group- School of Education and Professional Studies
2010 Member of organising committee for the Australian Society Music Education Conference 2011
2008- Review board member International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

 

 

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