Nicole Green
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of The Professions, School of Education
Qualifications
BEd Early Childhood (QUT, Brisbane); MEd Early Childhood (UAlberta, Canada); PhD Curriculum Studies (UAlberta, Canada)
Contact
| Email: | nicole.green@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Milton Building (E6) |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3885 (or +61 2 6773 3885 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 5078 |
Nicole is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, Faculty of the Professions, and a member of the Early Childhood Education team.
Areas of Teaching
EDEC344 Families and Early Childhood Education
EDEC345 Play in Learning Environment
EDUC591 Research Methods (Guest lecturer; Semester 1 and Semester 2)
Graduate Certificate in History Curriculum (Course Co-Developer; Course Co-Coordinator)
EDSS568 Historical Literacies and Pedagogies
EDSS576 Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Assessment
I teach from the belief that learning occurs in places which are dynamic and social. It is critical that I facilitate engagement in a safe learning community that provides opportunities for students to appreciate and build upon their prior experience, knowledge and questions; to make connections between theory and practice; to extend their thinking and construct new understandings.
Online teaching and learning at UNE has required me to attend closely to my teaching and learning strategies and approaches so as to remain true to my philosophy, and to continually open up possibilities for students to be more critically reflective and sharing; to continue to encourage students to ask new questions, challenge old beliefs, and deepen their understanding of learners, pedagogy and themselves as teachers and learners.
I strive to create communities of dialogue as a facilitator and guide who presents learning opportunities which encourage individual and group exploration. It is my plan to continue to clarify and elaborate upon my own understandings about effective learning experiences for students and to continue to explore my own professional and personal self. What is important in my work is the systematic exploration of ways in which I can truly adopt a teacher/scholar model in which my research informs my teaching and vice versa.
Research interests
My research interests include inquiring within early childhood communities focused on reconceptualization and deconstructing ‘quality’, children’s active and authentic participation in research, space and place, enacting teacher education pedagogy, and alternative approaches to education.
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Affiliations
New England Regional Representative, Early Childhood Australia, New South Wales Branch
University of New England Regional Representative, Professional Experience Council (NSW)
University of New England Regional Co-Representative, Early Childhood Teacher Education Council (NSW)
International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (IAACS), Executive Member
Board of Teacher Registration (Queensland)
Golden Key National Honour Society (Lifetime Membership)