Mrs Janette Grenfell |
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| Position | Lecturer | |
| janette.grenfell@deakin.edu.au | ||
| Area | School of Education | |
| Phone | +61 3 522 71442 | |
| Campus | Geelong | |
| Location | ic 3.203 | |
| Role and profile |
Lecturer in Art Education Arts Education Discipline Group Co-ordinator |
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| Teaching responsibilities |
Jenny teaches in the following Visual art Discipline and Art education units in Early Childhood, Primary, Post Primary and Post Graduate courses in the School of Education. She is Unit Chair of a number of these units. ECE306 Young Children's Art and Drama EEA 211 Navigating the Visual World EEA212 Visual Culture: Image, Meaning and Context. ECA409 Teaching the Arts in Primary Schools ECA410 Primary Arts Education Focussed Study : Visual art ECA431 Arts Education Discipline Study 1 : Visual Art. The Middle Years ECA432 Arts Education Discipline Study 2: Visual Art. VCE ECA433 Arts Education Discipline Study 3: Experiencing the Visual arts ECA434 Arts Education Discipline Study 4: Concepts and Bases of Art EEA710 Individuals and Social Contexts: The Arts ECP711 The Arts in early Childhood and Primary Education |
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| Research interests |
Immersive interfaces for art education teaching and learning in mixed reality virtual and real world environments Immersive MUVEs ( Multi User Virtual Environments) to enhance student engagement and participation through collaboration,role playing and simulations in Art education. Digital technologies in art education E-learning and distance education Teaching with emerging technologies Visual literacies |
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| Current research projects |
Evaluating effective art teaching strategies in an augmented reality and multi user virtual environments. |
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| Service to the University, discipline or community |
Teaching and Learning Committee Faculty of Arts and Education (2008) Teaching and learning Committee ,School of Education (2008) Teaching and Learning Coordinators Committee School of Education (2008) Deakin University Academic Programs Committee ( 2007) Deakin University Vice-Chancellor’s Prizes Committee Faculty Board (2007) |
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| Awards |
2003 WJC Banks Award for Distinguished Contribution to Teaching and Learning. 2006 Deakin Nominee for ALTC Citation for Excellence in Teaching 2007 Appointed Teaching Scholar 2008 Fellow College of Distinguished Deakin Educators |
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| Qualifications | TSTC Melb., HDT (Sec), Melb, BA LaT. | |
| Memberships |
Member of the College of Distinguished Deakin Educators (2007) Foundation member Australian Institute of Art Education (1972) Member Art Education Australia Member Art Education Victoria. (1990) Invited Member DEHub: Innovation in distance education, Virtual Worlds Working Group. 2010- Member Regional and Rural Education and Communities Research Group. CREFI. School of Education. Deakin University. Earlychildhood Emerging Researchers Group School of Education . Deakin University. Art Education Teaching and Research Group |
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| Conferences |
Grenfell,J. (2011) "The best of all worlds: Immersive interfaces for Art Education Teaching and Learning in mixed reality Virtual and Real World Environments" Refereed paper accepted Canada International Conference on Education CICE Toronto Canada April 4-7 2011 Grenfell,,J. (2010) Through the Looking Glass: Teaching and Learning in Blended Immersive Multiuser Virtual and Real World Environments. A paper presented at the Enhancing Learning Experiences in Higher Education : International Conference 2-3 Dec 2010 University of Hong Kong ( Accepted for publication in Conference proceedings) Grenfell.J, (2010). Teaching Art Education in Blended Immersive Multiuser Virtual and Real World Environments. A paper presented at the South-East Pacific InSEA Regional Conference of Art Education, Melbourne, Australia, October 14-16, 2010 Grenfell, J. and Warren, I. (2010) ‘Virtual Worlds to Enhance Student Engagement’, The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, vol, 6, no. 1, pp. 25-39 Grenfell, J. and Warren, I. (2010) ‘Virtual Worlds to Enhance Student Engagement’ A paper presented at the Sixth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society Free University Berlin, Germany, January 15-17 http://www.2010.techandsoc.com/index.html Grenfell,J. (2009) Student Participation in Immersive Virtual and Real Life Art Education. A paper presented at the 10th Bi–annual Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators (ANZAAE) Conference 2009 Dunedin New Zealand April 20-24 Grenfell,J., (2008) A postcard from second life: developing a virtual world teaching and learning environment . A paper presented at Create World Conference Griffith University Brisbane QLD. http://createworld2008.edublogs.org/ Grenfell,J., (2008) ‘Discover Your Second Life’. Paper presented at the Australasian Virtual Worlds Conference 2008 , a mixed reality environment with people attending in both the real and virtual environments, at Swinburne University of Technology. Melbourne November 28 & 29 2008. http://avww08.eventbrite.com/ Grenfell,J., (2008) Arts Education in a Virtual Universe . A postcard from Second Life, A paper presented at the Deakin Teaching and Learning Conference hosted by the Deakin Institute of Teaching and Learning Melbourne. Book Chapter Grenfell,J.,(2012).Immersive Interfaces for Art education Teaching and Learning in mixed reality Virtual and real World Environments in Gaul Emil, Kárpáti Andrea, Pataky Gabriella, Illés Anikó Editors. (2012): A MŰVÉSZETOKTATÁS TEREI. Tanulmányok a vizuális nevelés nemzetközi szakirodalmából. Nemzeti Tankönyvkiadó, Budapest (Title in English: SPACES OF ART EDUCATION. International Studies On Art Education). National Textbook Publishing House, Budapest. Grenfell,J.,& Warren,I., (2011) Through the Looking Glass: Immersive Interfaces for Participant Engagement in Blended E-Learning Environments in Holt, D, Segrave,S,, & Cybulski,J. (eds). Professional Education Using E-Simulations: Benefits of Blended Learning Design, IGI Global Publishers 701 E Chocolate Avenue, Suite200.Hershey PA 17033-1240. USA |
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