Dr Jennifer Rennie - Researcher Profile

Biography

Jennifer Rennie is a senior lecturer at Monash University where she teaches in undergraduate and postgraduate programs in teacher education.  Her significant research contributions are in the fields of Reading Instruction, Primary English Education and Indigenous literacies.  She is currently the Managing Editor for the Australian Journal of Language and Literacy.

Research & Supervision Interests

Rennie's significant research interests are in the fields of Reading Instruction, Primary English Education and Indigenous literacies.

Keywords

Indigenous literacy, literacy, reading, , new teachers work

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: James Cook University

Year awarded: 2005

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (HONOURS)

Institution: Murdoch University

Year awarded: 1993

Publications

Books

Rennie, J. (ed), 2011, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy (AJLL), Australian Literacy Educators' Association, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

Rennie, J. (ed), 2011, The Australian Educational Researcher (Guest Editor of Special Issue), Springer, The Netherlands.

Rennie, J.A., 2008, Oral Reading: The Silent Debate, VDM, Germany.

Rennie, J.A. (ed), 2006, Voices, Vibes, Visions: Hearing the Voices - Feeling the Vibes - Capturing the Visions. Proceedings of the Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE) and the Australian Literacy Educators Association (ALEA) Conference 2006, CDU Press, Darwin NT Australia.

Rennie, J.A., Sinclair, K., Szarkowicz, D., 2004, Pathways to Expertise, Charles Darwin University Press, Darwin, NT, Australia.

Book Chapters

Rennie, J.A., 2010, Rethinking literacy in culturally diverse classrooms, in Multiliteracies and Technology Enhanced Education: Social Practice and the Global Classroom, eds Darren L. Pullen & David R. Cole, Information Science Publishing, United States of America, pp. 83-99.

Rennie, J.A., Theriot, S., 2010, The Troika, student wellbeing and literacy education, in Teacher Education and Values Pedagogy: A Student Wellbeing Approach, eds Ron Toomey, Terry Lovat, Neville Clement and Kerry Dally, David Barlow Publishing, NSW, Australia, pp. 121-134.

Rennie, J.A., Patterson, A., 2010, Young Australians reading in a digital world, in Multiliteracies in Motion: Current Theory and Practice, eds David R. Cole and Darren L. Pullen, Routledge, USA & UK, pp. 207-223.

Rennie, J.A., 2009, "If you see a bubble coming up": Reading and writing the landscape, in Landscapes and Learning: Place Studies for a Global World, eds Margaret Somerville, Kerith Power and Phoenix de Carteret, Sense, Rotterdam, Netherlands, pp. 89-100.

Rennie, J.A., 2004, Teaching reading: Oral reading practices as a pedagogical tool in the primary school, in Literacy: Major Themes in Education, eds David Wray, Routledge Falmer, UK, pp. 424-438.

Journal Articles

Somerville, M., Rennie, J.A., 2012, Mobilising community? Place, identity formation and new teachers' learning, Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education [P], vol 33, issue 2, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 193-206.

Rennie, J., 2011, Learning to read: a professional learning journey, The Australian Educational Researcher [P], vol 38, issue 2, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 221-238.

Rennie, J.A., 2009, Diversity in different times, Literacy Learning: The Middle Years [P], vol 17, issue 3, Australian Literacy Educators' Association, Norwood, South Australia, pp. 11-17.

Rennie, J.A., Doecke, B., Patterson, A.J., 2009, Editorial, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy [P], vol 32, issue 1, Australian Literacy Educators' Association Ltd, South Australia, pp. 5-6.

Rennie, J.A., Patterson, A.J., Doecke, B., 2009, Editorial, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy [P], vol 32, issue 3, Australian Literacy Educators' Association, South Australia, pp. 187-188.

Rennie, J.A., Patterson, A.J., Doecke, B., 2009, Editorial, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy [P], vol 32, issue 2, Australian Literacy Educators' Association, South Australia, pp. 93-94.

Harper, H., Rennie, J.A., 2009, 'I had to go out and get myself a book on grammar': A study of pre-service teachers' knowledge about language, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy [P], vol 32, issue 1, Australian Literacy Educators' Association, Norwood, South Australia, pp. 22-37.

Rennie, J.A., 2009, Multiliteracies and diversity in education: New pedagogies for expanding landscapes, Annah Healy (Ed.) (Book Review), Australian Educational Researcher [P], vol 36, issue 1, Australian Association for Research in Education, Australia, pp. 111-112.

Rennie, J.A., Patterson, A., 2008, Reading and identity: The google generation, Literacy Learning: the Middle Years, vol 16, issue 2, Australian Literacy Educators' Association, Australia, pp. 53-58.

Rennie, J.A., 2006, Meeting kids at the school gate: the literacy and numeracy practices of a remote Indigenous community, The Australian Educational Researcher, vol 33, issue 3, Australian Association for Research, Brisbane Qld Australia, pp. 123-142.

Rennie, J.A., Patterson, A., 2006, Reading and viewing choices of adolescents in regional Northern Australia: issues of identity, The International Journal of Learning, vol 12, issue 3, Common Ground Publishing Pty Ltd, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 283-290.

Rennie, J.A., 2006, wRiting remotely different, Literacy Learning: The Middle Years, vol 14, issue 2, Australian Literacy Educators' Association, Norwood SA Australia, pp. 53-59.

Rennie, J.A., Falk, I., 2005, Community literate and numerate practices: making the connections to school, The International Journal of Learning, vol 12, issue 4, Common Ground Publishing Pty Ltd, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 219-228.

Rennie, J.A., 2004, Oral reading: Constructing school readers, Learning Communities: international journal of adult and vocational learning, vol 1, issue 1, Centre for Research and Learning in Regional Australia, Australia, pp. 35-44.

Rennie, J.A., 2000, Teaching reading: oral reading practices as a pedagogical tool in the primary school, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, vol 23, issue 3, Lythrum Press, pp. 197-211.

Conference Proceedings

Rennie, J.A., 2008, Reading and writing the landscape, AARE Conference 2007, 25 November 2007 - 29 November 2007, The Australian association for research in education, Coldstream Vic Australia, pp. 1-10.

Rennie, J.A., Harper, H., 2006, KAL that counts: an investigative study into preservice teachers' knowledge about language, Making Teaching Public; Reforms in Teacher Education: Proceedings of the 2006 Australian Teacher Education Association Conference, 5 July 2006 to 8 July 2006, Australian Teacher Education Association, Edith Cowan University Perth WA Australia, pp. 365-375.

Rennie, J.A., 2006, Literally remote: identity, knowledge and learning, Proceedings of the National Conference on Future Directions in Literary, 3 March 2006 to 4 March 2006, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 177-187.

Harper, H., Rennie, J.A., 2005, 'I learned grammar through copying off the board': A study into pre-service teachers' knowledge about language, Teacher Education: Local and Global, 06/07/2005 - 09/07/2005, ATEA, http://www.atea.edu.au/ConfPapers/ATEACONF2005V2.pdf, pp. 207-213.

Rennie, J.A., 2005, Listening to Children Read: What do we learn about reading?, Pleasurable Learning, Passionate Teaching and Provocative Debates, 01/07/2005 - 04/07/2005, ALEA, http://www.alea.edu.au/conf/papers2005/list.htm, pp. 1-20.

Rennie, J.A., Szarkowicz, D., 2004, Careers in education: developing inside and outside the classroom, Making Spaces: Regenerating the Profession: Proceedings of the 2004 Australian Teacher Education National Conference, 7 July 2004 to 10 July 2004, Australian Teacher Education Association, Bathurst, NSW, pp. 11-19.

Rennie, J.A., 2004, Ethical considerations : tensions between research proposals and their implementation, Continuity and Change: Educational Transitions International Conference Proceedings, 27 November 2003 to 28 November 2003, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, p. 1.

Other

Doecke, B., Parr, G.B., North, S.M., Gale, T., Long, M.G., Mitchell, J., Rennie, J.A., Williams, J., 2008, National Mapping of Teacher Professional Learning Project, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) / Faculty of Education, Monash, Canberra, ACT, Australia, pp. 1-244.

Rennie, J.A., Wallace, R., Falk, I., Wignell, P., 2005, Discontinuities in Literacy and numeracy practices between indigenous community schooling and urban high school, Department of Education, Science and Training, Australia, pp. 1-121.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Conversing & traversing literature: How do at-risk students talk about their readings of literature?.

Supervisors:

Rennie, J (Main), Ortlieb, E (Associate).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Engaging students.

Supervisors:

Bulfin, S (Joint), Rennie, J (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Teachers as Readers.

Supervisors:

Rennie, J (Main).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The effectiveness of synthetic phonics in teaching the foundations skills for beginner readers.

Supervisors:

Rennie, J (Main).