Research interests
*Creative Nonfiction and the essay form
*Associational narrative/storytelling using virtual world scenarios
*Working with freelance artists, creative teams and arts industry - cross-disciplinary applied research projects
*Developing and managing fiction and nonfiction book projects - working in collaborations
Teaching interests
Undergraduate
BA (Professional and Creative Writing)
- Creative Nonfiction
- Writing for Professional Practice
Professional and Creative Writing Honours: Writing Manifestos, Creative Nonfiction research projects
Cross-disciplinary
Freelancing in the Arts - cross-disciplinary work-integrated learning
Postgraduate coursework
Creative Enterprise development
Creative Industries Internships and work-integrated learning
Research projects
Units taught
ALW223, ALW394 - Creative Nonfiction
ALR715 New Ventures in Creative Enterprise
ACC201 Freelancing in the Arts
ALW729 Writing for Communication Media
ALX721 Creative Industries Internships
Conferences
2013
Freeman, R. and Le Rossignol, K. 2013 ‘Disruption and Resonance in the Personal Essay’, 28-30 June, Great Writing, UK
Le Rossignol, K. 2013 ‘Virtual Villages: Networking a Global Archipelago’, International Conference on Future Directions in the Humanities, 19-21 June, Budapest, Hungary
2012
Freeman, R. and Le Rossignol, K. 2012 ‘Fragmented Encounters with Creative Nonfiction’ at 17th National Conference of AAWP Encounters: place | situation | context, 25-27 November 2012, Deakin University, Geelong
Le Rossignol, K. 2012 ‘Archipelago Design, Associational Narrative and VIrtual Learning Environments’, 19th International Conference on Learning, 14-16 August 2012, London Institute of Education, University of London, London UK
2011
Le Rossignol, K. 2011 ‘Towards Deakinopolis: a cross-disciplinary and cross-faculty simulation development’ at Educating the professions: new curricula, new pedagogies and new technologies, Teaching and Learning Nov 2-3 2011, Deakin University, Burwood Vic.
Le Rossignol, K. 2011 ‘Strategic Resource Design – Virtualopolis and the interactive virtual team scenario’ at 1st Global Conference Experiential Learning in Virtual Worlds, 20 to 22 March 2011, Prague, Czech Republic
2010
Freeman, R and Le Rossignol, K, ‘Creative nonfiction: framing the nexus between literary fiction and journalism’ at Tertiary Writing Network: Writing the Future, 2-3 December 2010, Victoria University, Wellington, NZ
Le Rossignol, K, ‘Strategic Resource Design – Virtualopolis and the interactive virtual team scenario’ at The Changing Face of Education 5th ERGA Conference, 23-24 September 2010, University of Adelaide, South Australia
Le Rossignol, K. 2010 ‘Creative experiential collaborations in communications courses for the net generation’, at Reshaping Higher Education Conference, 6-9 July 2010, HERDSA, Melbourne, Australia
Le Rossignol, K and Osborne, A, 2010 ‘Internationalising beyond the curriculum - exploring models to engage with international students’ aspirations and expectations’ at Internationalisation of the Curriculum for Global Citizenship: Policies, Practices and Pitfalls Conference, 17-18 June 2010, CICIN, Oxford Brookes University, UK
2009
Le Rossignol, K. 2009 ‘Social Entrepreneurship and Experiential Learning’, at International Conference – Harnessing Entrepreneurial Potential of Women for Economic Growth, Manipal, India, January 2009, Manipal Institute of Management/ASCENT (Asian Centre for Entrepreneurial Initiatives)
Le Rossignol, K. 2009 ‘Designing Collaborative e-Learning for the Net Generation’, presented at International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference IADIS e-Learning 2009 Portugal 2009
Le Rossignol, K. 2009 Experienced stories: ways of seeing/learning Refereed abstract Double Dialogues conference 11/12 December 2009 – Hidden Stories
2008
Le Rossignol, K. 2008 ‘Designing Blended Learning in Higher Education: The Neomillenial Learner and mediated immersion’, 6th International Conference on New Directions in Humanities, Istanbul, Turkey July 15-18 2008
Freeman, R. and Le Rossignol, K., 'Taking Risks: Workplace Learning and the Writing Student', Australian Association of Writing Programs Conference Creativity and Uncertainty, UTS Sydney, November 27-29 2008
Research groups
Creative Arts Emerging Research Group, Flows and Catchments - Deakin University
Virtual Worlds Working Group - Australia
Experiential Learning in Virtual Worlds Steering Group - Interdisciplinary.net, UK
Awards
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Teaching Excellence (2008)
Publications
Antonia Liguori, Lindsey McEwen, Karen Le Rossignol, Sharron Kraus, Michael Wilson
(2024), pp. 1-8, Journal of Extreme Events, Singapore, Singapore, C1
A career ecosystem approach to developing student agency through ePortfolio storymaking
Karen Le Rossignol, Karen Le Rossignol, Meghan Kelly, Meghan Kelly
(2023), pp. 158-175, Establishing and Maintaining Sustainable Career Ecosystems for University Students and Graduates, B1
13 ways of looking at lockdown
Karen Le Rossignol
(2023), Vol. 27, pp. 1-4, TEXT Poetry and Extremity, Brisbane, Qld., JO3
Digital Storyworlds : Transformative Ways to Play
Karen Le Rossignol
(2022), pp. 302-319, Handbook of Research on Acquiring 21st Century Literacy Skills Through Game-Based Learning, Hershey, PA, B1
Professional transitions: The eportfolio as a curated digital narrative
Meghan Kelly, Karen Le Rossignol
(2022), Vol. 36, pp. 784-794, Industry and Higher Education, London, Eng., C1
Domestic noir: Fictionalising trauma survival
Karen Le Rossignol, Julia Harris
(2022), Vol. 26, pp. 0-15, TEXT, Nathan, Qld., C1
Antonia Liguori, Karen Le Rossignol, Sharron Kraus, Lindsey McEwen, Michael Wilson
(2022), Vol. 9, pp. 1-24, Journal of Extreme Events, Singapore, C1
Transformative eLearning and Portfolio Careers in Higher Education
Karen Le Rossignol, Meghan Kelly
(2021), pp. 263-278, eLearning engagement in a transformative social learning environment, Hershey, Pa., B1
Karen Le Rossignol
(2020), Zoom, COVID lockdown 2 days previously - originally planned for Richardson Room, Kyneton Town Hall, Kyneton, JC2
Karen Le Rossignol
(2019), Vol. 57, pp. 1-14, Text, Gold Coast, Qld., C1
C Atherton, K Le Rossignol
(2016), pp. 303-321, Internacionalizacao do curriculo, [Brasil], B1
Dreaming well-being into being: dualities of virtual-actual communities
K Le Rossignol
(2015), pp. 155-176, Spatiality and symbolic expression: on the links between place and culture, Basingstoke, Eng., B1
R Freeman, K Le Rossignol
(2015), Vol. 19, pp. 1-1, Text: journal of writing and writing programs, Nathan, Qld., C1
Disruption and resonance in the personal essay
R Freeman, K Le Rossignol
(2015), Vol. 12, pp. 384-397, New writing: the international journal for the practice and theory of creative writing, London, Eng., C1
Virtual villages: networking the global archipelago
K Le Rossignol
(2014), pp. 1-9, At the edge of the rift, Witney, England, B1
K Le Rossignol
(2014), pp. 1-16, Engaging Hybrid and Blended Learning in Higher Education, Champaign, Ill., B1
Rhetoric and reality: critical perspectives on education in a 3D virtual world
S Gregory, B Gregory, D Wood, D Butler, S Pasfield-Neofitou, M Hearns, S Se Freitas, H Farley, I Warren, L Jacka, F Stokes-Thompson, R Cox, P Crowther, C Atkins, M McDonald, T Reiners, L Wood, J Sim, S Grant, C Campbell, M Hillier, G Meredith, C Steel, J Jegathesan, J Zagami, S Sukunesan, B Gaukrodger, S Schutt, K Le Rossignol, M Hill, P Rive, W Xiangyu
(2014), pp. 279-289, ASCILITE 2014 : Proceeding of the 31st Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, Dunedin, New Zealand, E1
The Virtualopolis archipelago: creatively interconnecting work-based virtual scenarios
K Le Rossignol
(2013), pp. 151-169, Experiential learning in virtual worlds, Oxfordshire, England, B1
Understanding aspirations and expectations of international students in Australian higher education
F Azmat, A Osborne, K Le Rossignol, U Jogulu, R Rentschler, I Robottom, V Malathy
(2013), Vol. 33, pp. 97-111, Asia Pacific journal of education, Oxon, England, C1
S Gregory, B Gregory, T Reiners, A Fardinpour, M Hillier, M Lee, L Jacka, D Butler, D Holloway, S Grant, M Hearns, K Flintoff, J Jegathesan, D Ellis, M McDonald, F Stokes-Thompson, B Gaukrodger, J Zagami, C Campbell, X Wang, J Salinas, S Loke, S Scutter, C Newman, N Gu, S Schutt, H Farley, A Bogdanovych, T Trescak, S Simoff, C Steel, P Neuendorf, M Bower, L McKeown Orwin, T Kerr, I Warren, D Wood, C Miller, S Mathews, D Linegar, V Knox, Y Masters, R Brown, G Meredith, C Atkins, A Giovanangeli, K Le Rossignol, A Cram, E Muir-Cochrane, A Basu, M Jacobson, I Larson
(2013), pp. 312-324, Electric Dreams: 30th ASCILITE Conference, Sydney, NSW - Macquarie University, E1
Clarifying creative nonfiction through the personal essay
R Freeman, K Le Rossignol
(2012), Vol. 15, pp. 1-11, Text, Nathan, QLD., C1
Sustaining the future through virtual worlds
S Gregory, B Gregory, M Hillier, L Jacka, S Schutt, D Ellis, F Stokes-Thompson, D Wood, Y Masters, H Farley, L Orwin, I Stupans, S Scutter, I Warren, C Steel, P Neuendorf, M Bower, C Miller, S Mathews, D Butler, M Hearns, J Garcia, J Jegathesan, R Brown, G Meredith, E Muir-Cochran, K Flintoff, S Grant, C Atkins, B Gaukrodger, A Giovanangeli, K Le Rossignol, I Larson, A Cram, D Linegar, X Wang, T Muir, J Grenfell, B Cleland, E Piallat, A Williams, L Hay, N Gu, A McCarthy, S Simoff, A Bogdanovych
(2012), pp. 361-368, ascilite 2012 : Future Challenges, Sustainable Futures : proceedings of the 2012 Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education conference, Wellington, N. Z., E1
Archipelago design : virtualopolis and the interactive virtual team scenario
K Le Rossignol
(2011), pp. 147-154, Experiential learning in virtual worlds, Witney, England, B1
Experiential learning through virtual scenarios
K Le Rossignol
(2010), pp. 300-313, Interaction in communication technologies and virtual learning environments : human factors, Hershey, Pa., B1
Taking risks- experiential learning and the writing student
R Freeman, K Le Rossignol
(2010), Vol. 50, pp. 75-99, Australian journal of adult learning, Canberra, A.C.T., C1
Designing blended learning in higher education : the neomillenial learner and mediated immersion
K Le Rossignol
(2009), Vol. 6, pp. 53-60, International journal of the humanities, Altona, Vic., C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Industry and Other Funding
Researching and Writing The Wintringham Story
Dr Karen Le Rossignol, Prof Clare Bradford
ANZCT Grant - William Buckland (no longer relevant)
- 2009: $40,000
Supervisions
Christian John Dyson Hayes
Thesis entitled: Designing Narrative Spatiality Systems for Indie Video Games
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Tasha Haines
Thesis entitled: Redemptive Hybridism in Post-postmodern Fiction
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Kristin Henry
Thesis entitled: Clans and Tribes: attachment networks of older Australian women
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts