Renee Crawford

Dr Renee Crawford is an educator with several years experience in higher education and as a secondary music classroom, instrumental and ensemble teacher. She is currently a Senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University and a Research and Evaluation Consultant for various organisations. She teaches across secondary discipline methods, teacher education and research education units and has published both nationally and internationally in her field. Her previous positions saw her manage high profile national research projects in collaboration with The University of Melbourne, Victoria University, Australian Council of Education Research and research consultancy Educational Transformations. The significance and nature of the impacts and outcomes of these recent research projects has influenced governmental education, immigration and Arts and culture policy. Her musical interests are in composition, film music, minimalism, the analysis of contemporary Australian music and the use of digital technology in music. She is an advocate for technology used in education in an effective way.

As an advocate for the use of technology in education in an appropriate and contemporary way, her PhD research completed at Monash University was based on the philosophy of authentic learning and technology in music teaching and learning practices.

• Music education and research in music education.
• The philosophy, impact and pedagogy of using technology in music education.
• Holistic and authentic teaching and learning practice.
• Music curriculum development.
• Composition in the classroom.
• Teacher education and professional learning.
• Teaching and learning models.
• The impact of Arts and Music engagement in educational contexts from a sociological and intervention perspective (target groups such as multicultural and disengaged/behavioural).
• The role of the teaching artist in contemporary education.

Research & Evaluation Consultant