Arts, Culture and Education


2009-10-26 17:30: Empathetic Creativity: The Product of Empathetic Attunement (Dr. Frederick Seddon)

2009-11-11 16:30: How does one teach creativity? (Professor Keith Sawyer, Washington University, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.)

2009-11-23 10:30: Creativity and English: Exploring possibilities (Pam Burnard: Cambridge University, Situating creativity in the arts and education; Janet Maybin: The Open University, Analysing children's creative use of talk)

2009-11-30 17:00: Creativity: So, what is it? (Professor Keith Sawyer , Washington University, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA)

2010-01-27 16:30: The curse of creativity: Applied music research in CIRCLE (David Hargreaves, Centre for International Research in Creativity and Leaning in Education Roehampton University)

2010-01-29 17:30: Identity, aspirations and motivation in musicians (Dr. Don Lebler, Queensland Conservatorium,Griffith University, Brisbane, Rosie Burt-Perkins, Royal College of Music, London, Prof. Susan Hallam, Institute of Education, University of London, Dr. Andrea Creech, Institute of Education, University of London,)

2010-02-11 17:15: Music and Creativity II: Elaborate displays (Edward Jessen, Royal College of Music)

2010-02-25 17:15: Music and Creativity III: Composing in the age of diversity (Speaker to be confirmed)

2010-03-17 16:00: 'Title case’  The Use of 'Tools' for Nurturing and Assessing Creativity (Dr Kevin Bryon)

2010-03-23 14:00: Mobile Learning, Creativity and Schools - a New Zealand  perspective (John Eyles. Research and Alliances Leader at Telecom New Zealand, Visiting Fellow at AUT University and Chair of the EON Foundation.)

2010-07-21 16:00: Children as Cultural Creators - An Australian Perspective (Clare McFadden)

2010-11-17 16:30: Exploring young people's artistic worlds (Professor Susan O'Neill, Simon fraser University, Vancouver Canada)

2011-02-09 16:30: Scripting social interaction: Improvisation, performance, and Western 'art' music (Professor Nicholas Cook, Faculty of Music)

2011-02-14 16:30: Creative Identity in Music Teaching and Learning (Clint Randles, Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of South Florida School of Music)

2011-03-04 15:30: Musical Learning as Social Reconstruction. Music and Origin in the Eyes of Immigrant Parents (Ylva Hofvander Trulsson, Academy of Music, Lund University, Sweden)

2011-03-07 16:30: Raving in the classroom: DJing, MCing and the value of the 'dex' for low-achieving and disaffected boys (Pete Dale, University of Newcastle)

2011-03-14 16:30: Class Remobility- the Reconstruction of Capital Through Musical Fostering (Ylva Hofvander Trulsson, Academy of Music, Lund University, Sweden)

2011-09-26 14:00: Musicians without borders (Laura Hassler, DIRECTOR)

2011-10-06 12:30: From “teaching” to “learning”: E-learning has changed the focus of music education. The current situation and the development of digital music education trends in mainland China (Xie Jiaxing, Professor and Director of the Music Research Institute of the China Conservatory)

2011-10-17 16:30: 'MUSICAL IDENTITIES IN TRANSITION: SOLO-PIANO STUDENTS' ACCOUNTS OF ENTERING THE ACADEMY' (KAREN LITTLETON, THE OPEN UNIVERSITY, UK)

2012-01-09 16:30: Collaborating across genre boundaries - the creative process (Robert Davidson, University of Queensland)

2012-01-25 16:30: Capturing complexity: An interdisciplinary review of movement capture technologies in the arts, humanities, and social sciences (Dr Tyler Denmead, University of Lincoln)

2012-02-06 16:30: DJs and MCs in the classroom: perhaps a glimpse of justice for disaffected inner-city youth? (Pete Dale, University of Newcastle)

2012-02-08 16:30: Kit Drummers and the Snowball Self: A socio-cultural-psychological perspective on identity and learning realisation (Gareth Dylan Smith, London Institute of Contemporary Music Performance)

2012-02-15 16:30: Children take the Lead. Which way to go? What does it mean? What if I don’t like it or understand? (Ruth Sapsed, Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination)

2012-02-22 16:30: To do or not do? When ‘what’ and ‘how’ no longer counts (Jan Ferm, Artistic Leader, Teacher and Composer, School of Music, Lulec, University of Sweden)

2012-06-07 16:30: New Media Musicianship: Inspiring practices and implications for music and arts education (Alex Ruthmann, Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Massachusetts Lowell)

2012-06-14 12:30: "Musical Kaleidoscope: Soundings of Enquiry" (Inaugural music performances from a variety of traditions, featuring Education Faculty staff and students)

2012-09-18 14:00: Engagement in different contexts: What enables or restricts the Artist Teacher? (Neryl Jeanneret & Robert Brown, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne)

2012-09-24 14:00: One-to-one pedagogy: exploring supervisory practices in music research training (SCOTT HARRISON,  Queensland Conservatorium,Griffith University, Australia )

2012-10-17 16:30: Engaging Educators in the Open Learning Revolution (David Price, O.B.E (speaker, writer, project manager, strategic advisor, educator))

2013-01-23 16:30: 'I was born in a cat’s cave.' Working with authorship and imagination in early childhood outdoor learning (Deb Wilenski and Kate Cowan)

2013-02-06 16:30: Keeping values in sight:Reflection and evaluation tools from an arts organisation’s perspective (Ruth Sapsed, CCI Director )

2013-02-13 17:00: Globalization and Music Education  (Dr Jose Luis Arostegui, University of Granada, Spain )

2013-02-27 17:00: Teaching Music to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding and Perspectives (Dr Ryan Hourigan, Ball State University, US )

2013-03-13 17:00: Interpersonal Dynamics in Learning Across the Lifespan (Dr Andrea Creech, Institute of Education, University of London)

2013-03-14 12:30: Children as investments: Middle-class parents' struggle for class reproduction or reconstruction.  (Dr Ylva Hofvander Trulsson, Sweden, Lund University)

2013-03-25 16:00: Up Hill and Down Dale: The trials and triumphs of research and research training in music and music education (Associate Professor Scott Harrison, Australia, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University)

2013-04-16 17:00: The Poetics of Teaching Art  (Dr Patricia Cardona, (INBA-CENIDID) (Spanish) )

2013-04-17 15:00: In the Looking Glass of Education:  Music in the School Curriculum—When Two Worlds Meet (Dr. Hildegard Froehlich, USA, University of North Texas)

2013-04-17 17:00: New Methods for Teaching Music Composition (Dr Julio Estrada, Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico (Spanish) )

2013-04-24 17:00: What can Teachers Learn from Popular Musicians  (Dr Lucy Green, Institute of Education, University of London )

2013-05-08 11:30: Between pleasure and pain in conducting a research process. Reflections on a journey of ‘learning by writing’ (Dr Heidi Partti, Finland, University of the Arts, Helsinki, Sibelius Academy)

2013-05-08 13:00: Standing ‘on our own two feet’: the story of a practitioner based research project with a primary-aged extra-curricular instrumental group ( Kathryn Andrews )

2013-05-08 15:00: Every picture tells a story: Using children’s drawings in educational research (Dr Andrea Creech, Institute of Education, London)

2013-05-08 17:00: Keeping the World in Mind: Cultural Diversity in Music Education  (Dr Patricia Shehan Campbell, University of Washington, US)

2013-06-12 16:00: Curriculum design and assessment practices for measuring contemporary musical learning (Dr Diane Hughes, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia)

2013-07-04 16:00: ‘Mixing It Up: A Blended Approach to Practice-based Research Training in Music’ (Professor Paul Draper, Australia, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University)

2013-09-11 17:00: “The psychological skills of music performance: The missing link in the training of performing artists” (Dr. Jon Skidmore,  Brigham Young University, Utah)

2013-09-18 17:00: “Transmission and Transformation of Cantonese Opera in Hong Kong:  From School Education to Professional Training” (Dr. Bo Wah Leung, Institute of Education, Hong Kong)

2013-09-25 17:00: “Musical Lifespans And The Complexities of Adult Learning” (Dr. Kari K. Veblen, University of Western Ontario, Canada)

2013-10-02 17:00: “Motor learning and music teaching” (Claudio Forcada, Studio Forcada, London)

2013-10-10 16:30: A role for the e-portfolio in educating the professional musician (not the music teacher) (Diana Blom, University of Western Sydney and Matthew Hitchcock, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University)

2013-10-24 16:30: Evaluating music creativity through an assessment rubric (Diana Blom, Ian Stevenson and John Encarnacao)

2013-10-30 17:00: “Transformative music engagement: Making music learning matter” (Dr. Susan A. O’Neill, Simon Fraser University, Canada)

2013-11-06 17:00: “Facing the music: An investigation of musicians’ physical and mental responses” (Dr. Aaron Williamon, Royal College of Music, London)

2013-11-13 17:00: “Changing attitudes and teaching strategies in music education classrooms to bring out the best in our students and teachers” (Dr. Yaroslav Senyshyn,  Simon Fraser University, Canada)

2013-11-14 16:00: From “Music for the Banal” to “The Listening Museum”; An examination of listening through found objects and site-specific work (Vanessa Tomlinson , Associate Professor in Music at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University)

2013-11-27 17:00: “Learning and the development of musical expertise” (Dr. Susan Hallam, Institute of Education, London)

2016-03-18 17:00: Play Like A Girl (Mindy Abovitz)

2016-05-21 09:00: Horse Tales: Writing the Equine in Children’s Literature (K. M. Peyton, Meg Rosoff, Jane Badger, Susanna Forrest)

2017-03-18 09:00: 3rd Cambridge Symposium on Cognitive Approaches to Children’s Literature (Professor Karen Coats (Illinois State University), Professor Rosalind Ridley (University of Cambridge))

2017-05-30 17:30: Book Launch: From Tongue To Text (Dr Debbie Pullinger)

2017-06-08 16:00: Mastering the time in music performance (and elsewhere): Reconnecting with the past, feeling the future and enjoying the present  (Dr László Stachó, Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest & Faculty of Music, University of Szeged)