Jane Hunter

• Biography
• Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
• Awards and Recognition
• Selected Publications
• Contact Details

Biography

In February 2010 I joined the academic staff in Primary Education in the School of Education at the University of Western Sydney. Prior to this appointment I worked as a Senior Officer in various technology, professional teaching standards and curriculum projects in the NSW Department of Education and Training. I am particularly interested in technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK), new media, Productive Pedagogies and Quality Teaching, civics and citizenship, teacher professional learning, and the induction of new teachers into the profession.

For many years I taught in the Master of Teaching and Overseas Trained Teachers Program at the University of Sydney, and immediately before that position I was a teacher in schools in NSW, the ACT and the United Kingdom.

The challenge of how teachers’ effectively embed new technologies into learning is a particular focus of my research. The opportunity to work alongside teachers in classrooms in various professional learning projects in recent years has been invaluable, and I endeavour to 'model' what I have learned from this experience in my own teaching practice. Interested in ‘student voice’ and practitioner research, I am a keen member of the Coalition of Knowledge Building Schools. I belong to various professional teaching associations and co-ordinate the Australian Academic Research in Education SIG for information and communication technologies.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

My research expertise is in technological pedagogical content knowledge; new technologies including interactive whiteboards, digital resources, young people and social media; teacher professional learning and civics and citizenship.

My teaching expertise is in HSIE, English, new media, Quality Teaching and teacher professional learning.

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Awards and Recognition

In 2008 I was awarded an RTS place to conduct my PhD study on “Exploring technology integration in teachers’ classrooms in NSW schools”.

In 1999 I was awarded the Faculty of Education Teaching Excellence Award at the University of Sydney.

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Selected Publications

Books/chapters

Hunter, J. and Mitchell, J. (2011) Chapter 13 - The Insider and Outsider Model of Professional Learning. In Mockler, N. & Sachs, J. (Ed), Rethinking Educational Practice Through Reflexive Inquiry. New York: Springer

Hunter, J. and Jimenez, S. (2004) Civics and Citizenship education: What pedagogy? What possibilities? In Marsh, C.J. (Ed) ACSA 20-20 Vision: 20 articles from 20 years capturing curriculum debate in Australia. Canberra: Australian Curriculum Studies Association

Journal articles

Hunter, J. (2011) Connected learning in an Australian technology program:  a case study. International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2 (1), 66-74

Hunter, J. (2010) Using blogs in the social education context and an Australian learning tools project, The Social Educator, 28 (3), 11-16

Mitchell, J., Hunter, J. and Mockler, N. (2010). Connecting classrooms in rural communities through interactive whiteboards Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 26 (Special issue, 4), pp. 464-476. http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet26/mitchell.html

Hunter, J. and Corish, S. (2010). blogED in the Connected Classrooms Program is for pedagogy and student learning, Scan 29(3), pp. 6–11.

Hunter, J. (2008). Connected Classrooms creating learning communities using video conferencing technology and Quality Teaching. Scan 27(4), November, 4-7

Hunter, J. (2007). Fresh equation: quality digital resources + interactive whiteboards + collaborative tools = engaging pedagogy for the classroom. Learning, media and technology, 32(3), 245-260

Hunter, J. (2006). New Teaching and Learning Exchange. Scan, 25(4), November, 38- 41

Groundwater-Smith, S. and Hunter, J. (2000). Whole School Inquiry: Evidence Based Practice. Journal of Inservice Education, 26(3), 583-600

Hunter, J. and Jimenez, S. (1999). Civics and citizenship education: What pedagogy? What possibilities? Curriculum Perspectives, 19(3), 19-29

Hunter, J. and Hatton, N. (1998). Approaches to teaching the writing of cases: experiences with preservice Master of Teaching students, Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 26(3), 235-245.

Conference papers

Hunter, J. (2010) Nina’s Harry Potter Board: case study of how dynamic and static elements supercharge learning in the gifted classroom. Paper presented at Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Melbourne

Mitchell, J., Hunter, J. and Mockler, N. (2009). Partnerships in school-based research for student learning and professional learning: e2 – new media, new pedagogy, new knowledge. Paper presented at Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Canberra

Hunter, J. (2007). Engaging pedagogy using the fresh technology equation. Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Fremantle

Hunter, J. (2006). Equation: digital resources + interactive whiteboards + collaborative tools = transformative pedagogy for the classroom. Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Adelaide

Hunter, J. (2006). The Ne(x)t Generation. Paper presented at the 13th National Curriculum Corporation Conference, Adelaide

Hunter, J. and Williams, C. (2006). Mentored teacher learning, pedagogy and standards. Paper presented at the American Association for Education Research Conference, San Diego

Hunter, J. (2004). One bite at a time - learning from evidence. Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Melbourne

Hunter, J. (2002). Symposium: Challenging evidence in evidence based practice: where are we with practitioner inquiry in education. Presented the paper "Teacher professional learning: you tell us what you need!" at British Educational Research Association Conference, Exeter

Hunter, J. (2000). HSIE: Teachers giving students the tools to understand society Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Sydney

Mainstrean education publications

Hunter, J. (2008). Listening to Young People in a Digital Age, Education Quarterly, Spring, 12-18

Hunter, J. (2006). The Ne(x)t Generation, Education Quarterly, Winter, 23-4

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