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Dr ANNE MARSHALL
Anne
is an Indigenous Australian who works as a practitioner, educator,
facilitator, writer and researcher in the arts, community cultural
planning and development and social ecology – especially
with Indigenous communities. Anne has worked as a graphic designer,
dancer and managed a theatre restaurant. From 1984 to 2001,
Anne lectured and directed at the Universityof Western in the
Theatre Department. She introduced Aboriginal performance in
1989 and in 1997 set up the BA in Aboriginal Studies. Anne
was postgraduate and research coordinator in Performance at
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KIM FLINTOFF
Kim's
current PhD study at Queensland University of Technology is
entitled "Drama Teacher as Game Master: developing
digital games-based process drama as performance" and
reflects his decade long interest in drama and technology.
Additionally Kim is interested in a performative approach to
research and has recently authored the content of an ATN online
module "Practice-led research in the Arts, Media and Design".
Kim teaches Contemporary Performance at Edith Cowan University.
As a co-chair of the IDEA Special Interest Group for Drama
and New Media, Kim has shared his ideas and helped motivate
a range of investigations into the potential of technology
and drama. |
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LIZ DAVIS
Liz has extensive experience in primary education, curriculum
development and teacher training.She has worked as a classroom
teacher, drama consultant, arts practitioner, workshop
leader and writer. She was editor and co-writer of “Exploring
the Worlds of K-6 Drama” for the NSW Department
of Education and Training and wrote for “Drama Journeys” (edited
by Mary Mooney and Jennifer Nicholls). She has been Chairperson
of the Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus Committee at the Board
of Studies. Liz is currently Assistant Principal at Ashfield
Public School in Sydney where she has led initiatives in
drama education and arts learning in a dynamic and ever-changing
multicultural environment.
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Dr CHRISTINE HATTON
Education, Singapore. Her research interests and publications focus on the nature
of drama learning and teaching, gender and identity issues in drama and the
notion of drama as a positive change agent in schools and communities. Christine
has taught in schools and universities in NSW and the UK. She is a former
president of DRAMA NSW, and has served on the Executive of Drama Australia
as Director of Research. |
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