27 March 2013 - National curriculum experts

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As the Federal government works through the various aspects of the draft national curriculum, the following Monash University experts are available to comment:

General national curriculum commentary
Professor John Loughran, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 439 610 326 or John.Loughran@monash.edu,or

Associate Professor Debbie Corrigan, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 427 685 772 or Debbie.Corrigan@monash.edu, or

Dr David Zyngier, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 411 693 867 or David.Zyngier@monash.edu

English curriculum
Dr Scott Bulfin, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 03 9905 9006 or Scott.Bulfin@monash.edu, or

Dr Jennifer Rennie, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 03 9904 4332 or Jennifer.Rennie@monash.edu 

Mathematics curriculum
Professor Mike Askew, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 433 964 568 or Mike.Askew@monash.edu, or

Professor Peter Sullivan, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 417 377 378 or Peter.Sullivan@monash.edu 

Science and technology curriculum
Associate Professor Debbie Corrigan, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 427 685 772 or Debbie.Corrigan@monash.edu, or

Professor Neil Selwyn, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 3 9902 9076 or Neil.Selwyn@monash.edu

Digital technologies curriculum
Dr Michael Henderson, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 03 9903 4840 or Michael.Henderson@monash.edu 

Science curriculum
Associate Professor Debra Panizzon, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 3 9905 0175 or Debra.Panizzon@monash.edu 

Literacy curriculum (reading/literacy practices)
Dr Evan Ortlieb, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 3 9904 4661 or Evan.Ortlieb@monash.edu  

Civics and Citizenship curriculum
Dr Libby Tudball, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 425 712 724 or Libby.Tudball@monash.edu

Language curriculum
Pedagogy and assessment
Dr Anna Filipi, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 3 9905 1108 or Anna.Filipi@monash.edu 

Developing an Asian language curriculum
Dr Dat Bao, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 404 394 073 or Dat.Bao@monash.edu 

Is the decline in Asian language studies putting Australia at a disadvantage?
Professor Bruce Jacobs, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Contact details: +61 409 500 413 or Bruce.Jacobs@monash.edu

History curriculum
Dr Rosalie Triolo, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 3 9905 2875 or Rosalie.Triolo@monash.edu, or

Associate Professor Tony Taylor, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 429 944 964 or tony.taylor@monash.edu 

Putting the primary school art curriculum into practice
Geraldine Burke, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Contact details: +61 424 276 835 or Geraldine.Burke@monash.edu

Music education curriculum
Dr Peter de Vries, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 3 9904 4400 or Peter.DeVries@monash.edu 

Drama curriculum
Dr Rachel Forgasz, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 3 9905 9006 or Rachel.Forgasz@monash.edu

Health and Physical Education
Physical activity, health and health literacy
Dr Laura Alfrey, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 03 9904 4421 or Laura.Alfrey@monash.edu

Swimming and water safety
“I believe it is pertinent from the beginnings of school and the latest Shape draft paper does seem to have overlooked its presence.”
Dr Tim Lynch, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 420 596 364 or or Timothy.Lynch@monash.edu 

Special/inclusive education
Dr Penny Round, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 400 957 374 or Penny.Round@monash.edu 

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