Deb Clarke

Professorial Staff

Associate Professor Deb Clarke

EdD, MEd, BEd, DipTch

Associate Professor
Bathurst
Building 1431 Room 2.9

Deb is an Associate Professor. She teaches in a range of undergraduate courses and supervises Honours and PhD students. Deb has worked at five NSW tertiary institutions and previous to her academic life was a Health and Physical Education teacher and Faculty Director in NSW secondary schools. Deb is interested in improving the quality of learning and teaching in Higher Education. Deb was an author of the Personal and Social Capacity General Capability of the Australian Curriculum, and author of the NSW Board of Studies Years 7-10 and Stage 6 PDHPE syllabuses.

Deb teaches in the disciplines of Health and Physical Education at undergraduate level and research methods at postgraduate level. Subjects include:

  • Contemporary Perspectives of Health,
  • Curriculum Method PDHPE,
  • Educational Research: Culture, design & development,
  • Educational Research: Methods & Practices, and
  • Education Honours Dissertation.

Deb's research relates to learning and teaching in higher education, scholarship of teaching and learning, Indigenous Education, authentic assessment, Australian curriculum particularly the General Capabilities, and communities of practice.

Grants:

  • Clarke, D., Partridge, L., & Petersen, L. (July 2014). Higher Education, Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA). Strategic Funding Grant. New Scholars Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Online Module Development. $5000
  • Clarke, D., Partridge, L., & Petersen, L. (2013). Higher Education, Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA). Seeding Grant. Design of New Scholars Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Seminar Series $2500
  • Associate Editor Higher Education, Research and Development (HERD) Journal 2014-2017 (ERA A* rated journal)
  • Elected member of Higher Education, Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Executive Committee 2011-2015
  • Elected Treasurer, Higher Education, Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) 2011-2015
  • Inaugural Chair, New Scholars Portfolio HERDSA 2011-2015
  • Co-Chair HERDSA Special Interest Group: Students as Researchers (July 2014-)
  • School of Teacher Education Representative on Faculty of Arts and Education Courses Committee 2015-2016
  • Member of School of Teacher Education Learning and Teaching Committee

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