Kathryn Coleman is an artist, researcher and senior lecturer in Visual Arts and Design Teacher Secondary Education at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. In this episode, she shared her insights into the integration of digital pedagogies for authentic learning experience, and new opportunities for learners that arise from the online environment. Host: Xia Cui Guest Speaker: Kathryn Coleman Editor and producer: Xia Cui ..read more

In this episode, Arts Teaching Excellence Award winner Elena Balcaite chatted about her students centred teaching approach, and how to unpack complexity to make theory heavy subjects engaging. Host: Xia Cui Guest Speaker: Elena Balcaite Editor & producer: Xia Cui ..read more

Dr. Wendy Haslem teaches in the Screen Studies program. She is also the Program Director for Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne. In this episode, she chats to host Wajeehah about what changes Covid-19 has brought to the Bachelor of Arts, as well as to her own subjects. Host: Wajeehah Aayeshah Guest speaker: Wendy Haslem Editor: Xia Cui ..read more

Ruonan teaches Chinese language subjects at the Asia Institute. In this episode, she shares her insights in how to engage students and enhance their sense of community both in class, and out of class. Guest speaker: Ruonan Zeng Host and episode editor: Xia Cui ..read more

What's it like teaching indigenous studies during the pandemic? How to develop the linguistic competence in discussing indigenous issues and navigating difficult topics? Lily Brown shares her insights in this episode. Host: Wajeehah Aayeshah Guest speaker: Lily Brown ..read more

In this episode, David McInnis chats about his blended-learning approach which combines unique online content with active, performance-oriented activities in seminars, which is his response to the challenge: how should Shakespeare be taught in Australia today? David McInnis is Associate Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama at the University of Melbourne. He also won the Barbara Falk Award for Teaching Excellence for this initiative. Host: Wajeehah Aayeshah Guest speaker: David McInnis Editor: Xia Cui ..read more

Can we suppose an object might have its own character, a life of its own? A purpose and function beyond decoration or ornament? In this 5th episode of The Art of Looking series, Olivia Meehan explores the biography of an object by listening to it! Resources and Links BBC Sunday Feature: Cristiani and Her Cello Classic FM: Case Notes: the award-winning true crime podcast: The stolen Stradivarius Collection Pieces The Metropolitan Museum of Art "The Gould" Violin, 1693; "The Antonius" Violin, 1711; "The Francesca" Violin, 1694 Ashmolean Museum Oxford The ‘Messiah’ Violin, 1716 The Grainger ..read more

In this time of isolation, Olivia Meehan thought it might be interesting to consider the art of looking, the practice of seeing and describing, and in the case of podcasts, the serenity of just listening. In this 3rd episode of her series to explore the Museum From Home programs, she will be taking us to Musée du Louvre, and in particular, Le Printemps, painting by Théodore Rousseau. At the end of the episode is Robyn Archer's reading of Swann's Way, In Search of Lost Time, by Marcel Proust. Resources and notes: Musée du Louvre https://www.louvre.fr/en/homepage Musée du Louvre Online Tours ..read more

Dr Angela Daly is a senior lecturer at Strathclyde Law School. She is co-director of the Strathclyde Centre for Internet Law & Policy, and she also directs the fully online, distance learning LLM/PgDip in Internet Law & Policy/Information Technology & Telecommunications Law. In this episode she chats with host Wajeehah Aeyeshah about her experience during the lock down, the teaching, the martial arts, and in particular, the topic of data safety. Host: Wajeehah Aeyeshah Guest speaker: Angela Daly Editor and producer: Xia cui ..read more

In this 4th episode of The Art of Looking series, Olivia Meehan takes us to The Blue House Museum in Mexico. Listen to how she sees the Blue House, and enjoy an interspersed audio feast of Robyn Archer's reading from Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo. Resources and Links: Museo Frida Kahlo – The Blue House https://www.museofridakahlo.org.mx/en/the-blue-house/ Virtual Tour https://www.museofridakahlo.org.mx/en/the-blue-house/multimedia/ Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up A fresh perspective on Kahlo's compelling life story through her most intimate personal belongings https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibi ..read more