Dr Marthy Watson
| Name | Dr Marthy Watson |
|---|---|
| Email Address | marthy.watson@unisq.edu.au |
| Job Title | Lecturer (Curriculum and Pedagogy - Primary Education) |
| Qualifications | HighEdDip Orange Free State, BA(Hons) Pretoria, MA Free State, PhD USQ |
| Department | School of Education |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8461-0708 |
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Biography
Dr Marthy Watson is a lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy in the School of Education. She has been an arts educator for over 25 years and her career has spanned across diverse geographical contexts, including South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. Her main research interest is focused on reflective practice through arts-based learning, arts integration, and learner engagement. Marthy's recent research focuses on collaborating with primary school teachers in rural and remote Queensland to support them in integrating the arts across the school curriculum. This research is particularly driven by her commitment to enhancing student engagement through the power of the arts and investigating the profound impact of arts-based practices on fostering active learning. Marthy has also worked on numerous research projects supporting culturally and linguistically diverse communities through arts practices. She strongly advocates for the arts and regularly shares her insights with various communities, presents at conferences and conducts arts workshops. Follow her on X @Marthy_Watson
Employment
| Position | Organisation | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Initial Teachers Education / Convenor Professional Experience / Lecturer Curriculum and Pedagogy | University of Southern Queensland | 2019 |
Expertise
Arts-based practice, literacies, well-being and student learning engagement.
Teaching
EDS4250 Literacies Across the Curriculum
EDX4150 Transitions in Post-Compulsory Education
EPA3200 Arts Curriculum and Pedagogy 2: Integrating Arts in the Classroom
EDS4207 Junior Secondary Arts Curriculum & Pedagogy
EDS5207 Junior Secondary Arts Curriculum & Pedagogy
EDU1100 Introduction to Professional Experience
Fields of Research
- 360403. Drama, theatre and performance studies
- 390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development
- 390104. English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL)
- 390412. Teacher and student wellbeing
Professional Membership
| Professional Membership | Year |
|---|---|
| The International Society for Education Through Art -InSEA | |
| Drama Queensland | |
| Drama New Zealand | |
| Australian Association for Research in Education - AARE | |
| International Teaching Artist Collaborative - ITAC |
HighEdDip
Orange Free State
1984
BA(Hons)
Pretoria
2001
MA
Free State
2002
PhD
USQ
2021
Supervision Interests
The Arts
Drama
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Well-being and reflectivity
Current Supervisions
| Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | ||
| The Rhythmic Sounds of Nature: An ecological exploration of how the living environment inspires creative compositions in music | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
| Investigating education for sustainable communities through visual arts practices in early childhood settings | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
| Towards a social imagination in Music Education: An action research case study exploring educating school musicians as social changemakers within an aesthetic educational framework. | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |