Tara Brabazon podcast

Tara and Steve introduce their new doctoral student, Sunny Rue Chivaura.  Sunny talks about her project and its value to contemporary Australia.  However there is also clear attention to how the theoretical work being completed in this doctorate will demonstrate a major reassessment of Stuart Hall's scholarship.  

Mick, Steve and Tara celebrate the arrival of 107 pages of research on memes.  Steve and Tara acknowledge the achievement, but also push Mick to complete this large and remarkable section of his work.

Julie Lancaster introduces her doctoral study in inclusive education.  She probes how inclusive education - as a paradigm, trope and practice - operates in preservice education and beyond.

James Deehan, PhD student in the School of Teacher Education at Charles Sturt presents the impact of science experiences and beliefs on science teaching.

Anne McLeod explores the volatile and dynamic space of 'professional development' and 'professional learning' in Australian teacher education.

Mark, Steve and Tara discuss the reading programme of a doctorate and how to maintain the excitement while not being overwhelmed.  The importance of note taking and annotated bibliographies are discussed.

Andrea Salamon, a doctoral candidate in the School of Teacher Education at Charles Sturt University, explores the gaps between expectations and outcomes, theories and practice, when considering the capabilities of infants.

Tara, Steve and Mark talk about one of those extraordinary doctoral meetings, determining what we are NOT going to include in the PhD.  If such decisions can be made early, years can be saved from a student's candidature.

Tara and Steve discuss the strengths and challenges involved in completing an interdisciplinary doctorate.

Tara and Steve reflect on their use of Skype in the supervision of PhD students.  They discuss Skype's use as a synchronous and asynchronous tool, and its specific value for busy postgraduates, busy supervisors and regional education.

Tara, Steve and Mick talk about the value of taking a break - taking a holiday - in the midst of a doctorate.

Anne, Steve and Tara continue their Derrida journey.  Anne recognizes the best use of deconstruction for her project.

Dr Bev Moriarty and Ms Maria Bennet present an innovative pilot of a cultural education programme for first year students.

Tara introduces our new doctoral student, Mark Brown.  Mark's PhD is developing a new way of thinking about movement and music, inverting the conventional relationship to create object (body) triggered compositions.

Dr Deb Clarke helps early career SoTL (Scholarship of Learning and Teaching) scholars to manage the learning and teaching literature.

Tara talks with the music educator and music education consultant Oriana Zanon and the CSU School of Teacher Education Secretary Anthony Wallis about the major changes being enacted to music education at the University.  They discuss the current challenges facing music education in Australia, and how a new future and new opportunities are emerging for teacher education students in and through musi...

Tara Brabazon introduces third tier cities.  These small urban environments confront particular challenges and opportunities.  Tara reveals the international literature in this field to enable these small places to summon big ideas.

Steve and Tara talk about Aca-twitter.  How do academics use Twitter and how can it assist early career, mid-career and senior scholars in their teaching and research? They talk about the gathering of research materials, receiving feedback and returning intellectual generosity to the neo-liberal academy.

Professor Sharynne McLeod introduces her research project, Sound Start Study.  She explores the options for intervention in the early years to understand and assist children with speech development.

Mick, Tara and Steve probe the key problem for doctoral students:  when is enough reading actually enough?  When should a PhD student stop reading on a particular topic?

Dr Richard Liu challenges our expectations of assessment through the application of multimodality.

This workshop, presented by Bruce Cameron (Director of Easy Access Australia Publishing) and Naul Nunnari (Manager, Event Access and Inclusion, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet) assists profit and non-profit organization to create accessible events.  A range of strategies are offered that are both clear and easy to implement.  

Anne, Steve and Tara consider the intellectual, political and social management of the binary opposition HOME and SCHOOL.  What is the impact on this binary opposition for early childhood education?  Steve proposes that Anne investigates Derrida and does deconstruction properly, rather than using it as a synonym for 'analysis.'

Mick, Steve and Tara are back together working through Mick's meme chapter.  He has been on an Althusserian journey.  They discussed the relationship between ISAs, RSAs, statism and anti-statism.  But the fear of the tea towel overshadowed much of the meeting.  Wives of theorists have to be cautious in the kitchen...

Dr Geoff Pearson, a senior lecturer in Law at Manchester University, presented an innovative seminar on behalf of the School of Teacher Education and CSU Law.  Geoff explored the specific challenges and profound benefits of ethnography.  He then demonstrated the benefits of ethnography in the study of English football fans.