Dr Sharon Pittaway
Director of Student Engagement
B.Ed (Hons), PhD
Contact Details
| Contact Campus |
Cradle Coast Campus |
| Building |
Cradle Coast Campus |
| Room Reference |
D210 |
| Telephone |
office: +61 3 6430 5283 mob: +61 418 895 382 |
| Fax |
+61 3 6330 4950 |
| Email |
Sharon.Pittaway@utas.edu.au |
Teaching Responsibilities
- ESH102 Foundations of Teaching
- ESH151 Children’s Literature Studies
Publications
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Moss, T. & Pittaway, S. (2012). Student identity construction in online teacher education: A narrative life history approach. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (iFirst), pp. 1-15. [Refereed article]
- Pittaway, SM. (2012). Student and staff engagement: Developing an engagement framework in a Faculty of Education. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 37(4), pp. 37-45. [Refereed article]
- Baker, W., & Pittaway, S. (2012). The application of a student engagement framework to the teaching of music education in an e-learning context in an Australian university. Proceedings of the 4th Paris International Conference on Education, Economy and Society, 23-28 July, Paris, pp. 27-28. [Refereed conference paper]
- Dowden, T., Pittaway, S., Yost, H., & McCarthy, R. (2011). Students’ perceptions of written feedback in teacher education: Ideally feedback is continuing two-way communication that encourages progress. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education: An International Journal, pp. 1-14. [Refereed article]
- Pittaway, S. & Moss, T. (2010, June 17). Starting again: Narratives of academic identity in online teaching. Paper presented at the Academic Identities for the 21st Century Conference, Glasgow, UK.
- Moss, T. & Pittaway, S. (2010, June 16). Changing lives, changing selves: Negotiating the world of online teacher education. Paper presented at the Academic Identities for the 21st Century Conference, Glasgow, UK.
- Dowden, T., Pittaway, S., & Yost, H. (2009). Enhancing written feedback: Partnering with students to find out what type of feedback they like best, Partnerships for Learning on Campus and Beyond, 26 November 2009, Hobart, University of Tasmania, pp. 1. [Conference Extract]
- Pittaway, S., Dowden, T., Wright, A., & Yost, H. (2008). Enhancing the quality of written feedback to (distance) students, Exploring Possibilities for Practice, 4th December 2008, University of Tasmania, pp. 1. [Conference Extract]
- Moss, T., Pittaway, S. & McCarthy, R. (2007). The first year experience: Transition and integration into teacher education, AARE 2006 International Education Research Conference Proceedings, 27 - 30 November 2006, Adelaide, Australia EJ ISBN 1324-9320 [Refereed Conference]
- Pittaway, S. (2007). Discomforting the research spirit: Uncomfortable narratives of being and becoming a researcher, AARE Conference 2007, 27th- 30th November 2006, Adelaide SA. pp. 1-12. ISBN 1324-9339 [Refereed Conference]
- Pittaway, S. (2007). On the radio: Integrating technology as a means of inquiry, Education in the Pacific, 4-7 December 2007, Christchurch New Zealand. [Refereed Conference]
- Pittaway, S. (2007). Marconi's Legacy: Learning Through Radio in Digital Classrooms, In J. Sigafoos & V. Green (Eds.) Technology and Teaching. New York: Nova Science Publishers. pp. 17-26. ISBN 978-1-60021-699-2 [Research Book Chapter]
- Pittaway, S., & Moss, T. (2006). Contextualising student engagement: Orientation and beyond in teacher education, Paper presented at the Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education conference, July 2006
- Pittaway, S. (2005). Legitimate Voices: Young Mothers and Education, Paper presented at Families Matter, 9th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, February 2005, http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/afrc9/pittaway.html
- Pittaway, S. (2005). Legitimate Voices: Teen Mothers [PhD]
Achievements
Sharon is the Faculty’s Director of Student Engagement. This role encompasses the coordination and facilitation of Orientation, Student Engagement Days, and alumni events for the Faculty. In this role, Sharon also coordinates the Education Conversations series, which commenced in 2012 on the Cradle Coast campus and extends to Hobart in 2013.
Sharon is the Chair of the Teacher Education Teaching and Research Group which meets on a regular basis to consider what it means to be an effective teacher educator, how teaching about teaching can happen in an online environment, and ways of supporting staff within the Faculty to continue developing their practice.
Sharon is also convener of the Student Engagement Community of Practice, funded in 2012 by a Grass Roots Community of Practice Teaching Development Grant.
Sharon has taught at the senior secondary level (English, Drama and VET Tourism) and as a specialist drama teacher in primary schools. Over her years in the Faculty, Sharon has consistently been nominated for Teaching Merit awards.
Areas of research interest are:
- Student engagement in higher education
- Student identity construction
- Teacher education
- Oline teacher education
- Narrative methodologies.
Current projects
- 2012: University Teaching Development Grant – Grass Roots Community of Practice – Student Engagement Community of Practice
Current RHD Supervisions
- Co-supervisor: Young, female and looking to the future: Exploring the aspirations of adolescent girls in regional Tasmania
- Co-supervisor: Individualised pathway planning framework in Tasmanian schools
- Primary supervisor: The impact of increasingly sophisticated technology on the engagement of e-learners within teacher education: Empowering tomorrow’s learning facilitators
- Primary supervisor: Creativity, resilience and pre-service teacher education: Perceptions and practice
- Primary supervisor: Teacher disposition and practice: Reflection, awareness and understanding
