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An introduction to the School of Education at the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, South Australia. Meet the staff and discover what the School is all about and how you can benefit from a qualification from the School of Education
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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
... an introduction
WELCOME fromProfessor Tania Aspland,Head, School of Education
The School of Education at the University of Adelaide is committed to quality programs that are innovative, contemporary and flexible, to meet the professional needs of teachers and education systems in Australia and overseas. The School has a proud history of over 120 years of educational research and teacher education in South Australia.
Our mission is to ensure students graduate with the skills, disposition and knowledge that will allow them to successfully engage young people in learning in the ever changing education environment, both locally and internationally.
The programs offered by the School of Education present opportunities to a range of educationalists including teachers, trainers, academics and educational consultants. The School is expanding into new areas of scholarship, teaching and research engagement based on national priorities such as VET training, curriculum and pedagogical reform, inclusivity in higher education, leadership, IB, History, Languages development and Indigenous Education.
If you wish to become one of the leading Educators in South Australia, Australia or internationally, I invite you to contact us to explore the programs and opportunities offered in the School of Education.
School of Education The University of AdelaideSouth Australia 5005 Australia
T +61 8 8313 0694F +61 8 8313 3604E [email protected] www.education.adelaide.edu.au
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | THE FACULTY OF THE PROFESSIONS
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDEEstablished in 1874, The University of Adelaide is one of Australia’s finest Universities with a strong international reputation.
It enjoys status as a first rate, forward-looking and innovative University. It is directly associated with five Nobel Prize winners and has produced more than 100 Rhodes Scholars. The University regularly attracts more research funding per capita than any other university in Australia.
The University of Adelaide is a member of prestigious Australian ‘Group of Eight’ elite Universities.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONThe School caters to both school leavers looking to take their first steps into tertiary education and those looking to undergo a career change into teaching. No matter whether you enter at an undergraduate or postgraduate level, the school caters for everyone.
A strong nexus between research, teaching and learning underpins the structure of our comprehensive programs and the courses included in them and we are committed to employing academic staff of the highest calibre.
The School has particular strengths in Science, Maths and Technology, Language Teaching, Leadership, Training and Development, ICT Enhanced Teaching, Classroom Management, Research Training, Higher Education, Indigenous Studies, Pedagogical Innovation, Measurement and Assessment and Internationalisation.
Our graduates come away with deep curriculum knowledge and an awareness of socially-just and culturally-inclusive educational and assessment practices, which allows them to engage in local and global community capacity building.
STAFF
ACADEMIC STAFFProfessor Tania AsplandHead of School T: 8303 5692 E: [email protected]
A/Professor Sivakumar Alagumalai Lecturer T: 8303 5630 E: [email protected]
Dr Anthony PottsLecturer T: 8313 0849 E: [email protected]
Dr I Gusti Ngurah DarmawanCo-ordinator International studentsPostgraduate Coordinator T: 8303 5788 E: [email protected]
Mr Michael ColbungLecturer T: 8303 5706 E: [email protected]
Dr Nina MaadadCoordinator B Teach, Yr 1, 2 & 3Co-ordinator Languages EducationT: 8303 3711 E: [email protected]
Dr Robert MatthewsLecturer T: 83030488 E: [email protected]
Dr Meredith ColemanLecturer T: 8303 3734 E: [email protected]
Dr Christine VeldeLecturer T: 8303 5561 E: [email protected]
Dr Linda WestphalenCoordinator Grad DipEd & BT 4th yrT: 8303 3784 E: [email protected]
Dr Margaret SecombeAdjunct LecturerT: 83033746 E: [email protected]
Dr Chris DawsonAdjunct LecturerT: 83034192 E: [email protected]
Dr Francis BenLecturerT: 8303 5631E: [email protected]
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFMs Wendy ZweckSchool Manager T: 8303 3731 E: [email protected]
Dr Margaret ScottSenior AdministratorT: 8303 5892E: [email protected]
Tamara Carter Practicum Placement OfficerT: 8313 1012E: [email protected]
Marie NorrisReception/ Administration OfficerT: 8313 0694E: [email protected]
Andrew TarnowskyjStudent Adviser – Faculty HUBT: 8303 5628E: [email protected]
KEY FACTS
• We offer opportunities to teach internationally as well as locally as a pre-service teacher education student
• Graduating with an education degree of international standing allows our students to teach in countries including Hong Kong, Singapore, England and the USA
• We have increasing numbers of Maths and Science graduates taking up places in the School of Education
• We have some of the best schools in Adelaide and South Australia as our educational partners in teacher education
• Students have opportunities to take up rural placements while engaged in the program
OUR EXPERTISE
Staff in the School of Education contribute to knowledge building in the local and international community across a diverse range of expertise including:
• Curriculum development
• Learning and assessment
• Educational psychology
• Indigenous studies
• Higher education
• Training
• Development and leadership
• Workplace learning
• Pedagogy and assessment
• ESL and language teaching
• Cultural diversity
WE VALUE
High quality teaching that is:
• Culturally inclusive and social responsive in its orientation
• Based on contemporary research
• Pedagogically engaging
• Delivered fl exibility
• Grounded in principles of best practice
• Focused on global interconnectedness through education
• Based on Internationally recognised research achievements
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