Dr Adele Nye
Fixed Term Lecturer, Faculty of The Professions, School of Education
Qualifications
BA, Grad Dip Tert Ed, M.Litt, PhD (UNE)
Contact
| Email: | anye@une.edu.au |
| Room: | FEHPS (E7) 235 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3171 (or +61 2 6773 3171 overseas) |
Adele is member of the Education Contexts group within the School of Education
Areas of Teaching
Society and Education, Aboriginal Education, Curriculum and the Social Context of Schooling, Learning in Social Movements, Adult Education and Higher Education, Research Methods.
Research interests
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Historical learning, Thinking and Practice
Adult Education
Digital Humanities
Gender and Education
Material Culture
Current Supervision
Co-Supervising a PhD candidate researching Informal Learning.
Current Research Project
The Gateway to the Future: A Community Moodle Portal for UNE Students Enrolled in the BA.
Publications (recent)
Nye, A. (forthcoming). Locating the artifact in historical thinking. In Proceedings of A National Symposium: Building Bridges for Historical Learning: connecting teacher education and museum education. Canberra, Australia: University of Canberra.
Nye, A. & Hughes-Warrington, M., Roe, J., Russell, P., Deacon, D. & Kiem, P. (2011). Exploring Historical Thinking and Agency with Undergraduate History Students. Studies in Higher Education, 36(7), 763-780.
Nye, A., Hughes-Warrington, M., Roe, J., Russell, P., Peel, M., Deacon, D., Laugesen, A. & Kiem, P. (2009). Historical thinking in Higher Education: Staff and student perceptions of the nature of historical thinking. History Australia, 6(3), 73.1-73.18.
Higher Education Reports
Nye, A. (2008). Learning Outcomes in History: An analysis of online statements from history departments in Australian universities, prepared for Historical Thinking in Higher Education Steering Committee Macquarie University, NSW.
Nye, A. (2008). Why Study History? An analysis of online statements from history Departments in Australian Universities, prepared for the Historical Thinking in Higher Education Steering Committee, Macquarie University. NSW.
Nye, A. (2013). Consolidating Strengths and Innovations: An investigation of National Standards and Units in History at the University of New England, prepared for School of Humanities, University of New England, NSW.
Conference Presentations (recent)
Nye, A. (2012, July). First Year Higher Education Students and the Strategic Importance of Australian History. Paper to be presented at the Australian Historical Association Biennial Conference, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
Nye A. (2012 December). The Bachelor of Arts Community Portal: Student Engagement and Communities of Practice. Joint Australian Association for research in Education and Asia Pacific Education Research Association Conference (AARE – APERA 2012) University of Sydney. Sydney, NSW.
Nye, A. (2012). Reflections on Teaching Aspects of Gender to Pre-Service Teaching. Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association (AWGSA), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Nye, A. (2012) Historical Inscriptions of the self, places and the artifacts of our lives: connecting historical practice and education. Buildings, Books and Blackboards: Intersecting Narratives. The Australian and New Zealand History of Education Society (ANZHES), RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC
Nye, A. (2011, March). Locating the Artifact in Historical Thinking. Paper presented at the National Symposium: Building Bridges for historical learning: connecting teacher education and museum education, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia.
Nye, A. (2011, July). The Verges of a Discipline: History in Higher Education. Paper presented at the Australian Historical Association Regional Conference, Launceston, Australia.
Nye, A. (2010, May). Undertaking a national disciplinary-based research project: an exploration of Historical Thinking in Higher Education. Paper presented at the Education Seminars, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
Nye, A. (2010, June). Historical Thinking in Higher Education: A discussion of the findings of a national scoping study. Paper presented at the Classics and History Seminar Series, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
Nye, A. (2010, July). Conversations with History postgraduates and early career academics: Stories of professional development and emergent identity. Paper presented at the Australian Historical Association Biennial Conference, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Nye, A. (2010, September). Pedagogical Conversations for the Implementation of Assessment and Standards in the history discipline. Paper presented at the UNE Futures Colloquium, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
Nye, A. (2010, November). I say this is about you, this is about your history, it is about who you are. It is about the world in which you live. Paper presented at the International Australian Studies Conference, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Affiliations
Australian Historical Association [AHA]
Professional Historians Association NSW [PHA]
Australian Studies Association [ASA]
Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association [AWGSA]
Australian and New Zealand History of Education Society [ANZHES]
Society for Research in Higher Education [SRHE]
Committee memberships and other roles
Adjunct Lecturer in School of History and Classics, Department of Humanities UNE
Bachelor of Arts and Associated Degrees Course Advisory Board UNE
History Course Advisory Board UNE
Research Training Working Group, School of Education UNE
Writing for Publication Group, School of Education UNE
Aboriginal Education Working Group, School of Education, UNE
Armidale Pine Forest Management Committee.