Dr Katie Burke

Dr Katie Burke
NameDr Katie Burke
Email Addresskatie.burke@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleSenior Lecturer (Education)
QualificationsGDipEd UNE, MEd USQ, PhD USQ
DepartmentSchool of Education
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1086-8981
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Biography

Katie Burke is a Senior Lecturer in Arts Curriculum and Pedagogy in Initial Teacher Education at the University of Southern Queensland. Katie is known for her research and practice into enhancing online learning for creative and authentic engagement, including her innovative online pedagogy of care, developed to meet the challenges of facilitating online learning, particularly in the creative arts. Her contributions to scholarship in this domain include the facilitation of a national Community of Practice with online arts educators from 6 universities, and her research, scholarship and practice has resulted in the receipt of a national teaching award, alongside Faculty and University-level teaching and research awards.

Employment

PositionOrganisationFromTo
Senior LecturerUniversity of Southern Queensland20202023
LecturerUniversity of Southern Queensland20172019
Associate Lecturer (Sessional)University of Southern Queensland20062017

Expertise

Creative Arts Education; Alternative Education; Online learning; Pedagogical Care

Teaching

EDX1250 Arts Curriculum and Pedagogy 1

EPA3200 Arts Curriculum and Pedagogy 2

Fields of Research

  • 390101. Creative arts, media and communication curriculum and pedagogy
  • 390303. Higher education
  • 390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators

Professional Membership

Professional MembershipYear
Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia
Australian Teacher Education Association
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
GDipEd
UNE
1999
MEd
USQ
2013
PhD
USQ
2018

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
Investigating the teaching of reading among home educating families in the early years of educationAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2021
Understanding the education experiences of Australian students who have attended multiple schools due to regular relocation with a parent in the militaryPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2021

Completed Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCompleted
Women in Voice: The lived experience of female popular musicians in BrisbaneAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2023
Competence, Confidence and Opportunity of Early Career Secondary Teachers to Create Effective Summative AssessmentPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2023
Using the behaviour change wheel to design and test a learning analytics adoption strategy at a regional Australian universityAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2021
The enactment of drama in the arts F-10 curriculum: Connections and controversiesAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2021
Project titleDetailsYear
Grants for Embedded Learning and Teaching StrategiesEnhancing learning engagement and career readiness through the intentional teaching of intellectual virtues in university coursework2022
DateNameAwarding organisationUnderpinning research
2021Q1 Publication award for Early Career ResearcherUniversity of Southern QueenslandVirtual praxis: Constraints, approaches, and innovations of online creative arts teacher educators
2014Australian Postgraduate Award ScholarshipAustralian Government - University of Southern Queensland

Effective teacher-created summative assessment survey results

Brownlie, Nicole, Burke, Katie and van der Laan, Luke. 2023. Effective teacher-created summative assessment survey results. G407.

When constellations align: What early childhood pre-service teachers need from online learning to become confident and competent teachers of the arts

Cain, Melissa, Burke, Katie and Nislev, Eva. 2024. "When constellations align: What early childhood pre-service teachers need from online learning to become confident and competent teachers of the arts." British Educational Research Journal. 50 (1), pp. 331-347. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3924

Online engagement through praxis-based assessment

Burke, Katie and Fanshawe, Melissa. "Online engagement through praxis-based assessment." 2022 Australian Teacher Education Association Conference (2022 ATEA). Online 06 - 08 Jul 2022

Quality indicators of effective teacher-created summative assessment

Brownlie, Nicole, Burke, Katie and van der Laan, Luke. 2024. "Quality indicators of effective teacher-created summative assessment ." Quality Assurance in Education. 32 (1), pp. 30-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-04-2023-0062

Getting hands-on: Praxis-focused assessment to enhance online arts teacher education

Burke, Katie, Baker, William and Hobdell, Glenda. 2023. "Getting hands-on: Praxis-focused assessment to enhance online arts teacher education." Distance Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2023.2198486

Working toward a place-based online pedagogy

Maxwell, Jacinta, Burke, Katie and Salton, Yvonne. 2023. "Working toward a place-based online pedagogy." Journal of Geography in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2023.2198199

When school’s in a caravan on the road to an astonishing world

English, Rebecca English, Burke, Katie and Dale, Naomi. 2023. "When school’s in a caravan on the road to an astonishing world ." EduResearch Matters: A Voice for Australian Education Researchers.

Disciplinary Literacies In The Arts: Semiotic Explorations of Teachers’ Use of Multimodal and Aesthetic Metalanguage

Barton, Georgina, Burke, Katie and Freebody, Peter. 2022. "Disciplinary Literacies In The Arts: Semiotic Explorations of Teachers’ Use of Multimodal and Aesthetic Metalanguage." International Journal of Education and the Arts. 23 (8), pp. 1-22.

Disciplinary Literacies In The Arts: Semiotic Explorations of Teachers' Use of Multimodal and Aesthetic Metalanguage

Barton, Georgina, Burke, Katie and Freebody, Peter. 2022. "Disciplinary Literacies In The Arts: Semiotic Explorations of Teachers' Use of Multimodal and Aesthetic Metalanguage." International Journal of Education and the Arts. 23 (8), pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.26209/ijea23n8

How do homeschoolers approach creative arts learning and how can they be supported? Developing a flexible framework for homeschool contexts

Burke, Katie. 2022. "How do homeschoolers approach creative arts learning and how can they be supported? Developing a flexible framework for homeschool contexts." British Educational Research Journal. 48 (5), pp. 974 - 995. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3804

'I got a badge!' Using badges to promote student engagement

Fanshawe, Melissa and Burke, Katie. 2022. "'I got a badge!' Using badges to promote student engagement." ASCILITE TELall Blog.

The Homeschool Choice: Parents and the Privatization of Education by Kate Henley Averett

Burke, Katie. 2022. "The Homeschool Choice: Parents and the Privatization of Education by Kate Henley Averett." Children and Society: the international journal of childhood and children's services. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12561

Publishing in the academy: An arts-based, metaphorical reflection towards self-care

Barton, Georgina, Bromdal, Annette, Burke, Katie, Fanshawe, Melissa, Farwell, Vicki, Larsen, Ellen and Pillay, Yosheen. 2023. "Publishing in the academy: An arts-based, metaphorical reflection towards self-care." The Australian Educational Researcher. 50 (4), pp. 1105-1126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-022-00547-y

We can’t always measure what matters: revealing opportunities to enhance online student engagement through pedagogical care

Burke, Katie, Fanshawe, Melissa and Tualaulelei, Eseta. 2022. "We can’t always measure what matters: revealing opportunities to enhance online student engagement through pedagogical care." Journal of Further and Higher Education. 46 (3), pp. 287-300. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2021.1909712

The Value of Praxis-Based Assessment to Stimulate Practical Engagement and Classroom Readiness in Online Initial Teacher Education

Burke, Katie and Fanshawe, Melissa. 2021. "The Value of Praxis-Based Assessment to Stimulate Practical Engagement and Classroom Readiness in Online Initial Teacher Education." Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 46 (10), pp. 91-109. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2021v46n10.6

Capacity and opportunity in creating effective summative assessment: The practice based perceptions of early career teachers in Queensland

Brownlie, Nicole, van der Laan, Luke and Burke, Katie. 2021. "Capacity and opportunity in creating effective summative assessment: The practice based perceptions of early career teachers in Queensland." 43rd Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference (HERDSA 2021). Brisbane, Australia 07 - 10 Jul 2021 Australia.

Why practical content really matters for assessment in online learning [Blog post]

Fanshawe, Melissa and Burke, Katie. 2021. "Why practical content really matters for assessment in online learning [Blog post]." EduResearch Matters: A Voice for Australian Education Researchers. 8 March 2021.

Mapping pedagogical touchpoints: Exploring online student engagement and course design

Tualaulelei, Eseta, Burke, Katie, Fanshawe, Melissa and Cameron, Cathy. 2022. "Mapping pedagogical touchpoints: Exploring online student engagement and course design." Active Learning in Higher Education. 23 (3), pp. 189-203. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787421990847

Capacity and opportunity in creating effective summative assessment: the the practice-based perceptions of early career teachers in Queensland

Brownlie, Nicole, Burke, Katie and van der Laan, Luke. 2021. "Capacity and opportunity in creating effective summative assessment: the the practice-based perceptions of early career teachers in Queensland." 43rd Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference (HERDSA 2021). Brisbane, Australia 07 - 10 Jul 2021 Australia.

Acknowledging another face in the virtual crowd: Reimagining the online experience in higher education through an online pedagogy of care

Burke, Katie and Larmar, Stephen. 2021. "Acknowledging another face in the virtual crowd: Reimagining the online experience in higher education through an online pedagogy of care." Journal of Further and Higher Education. 45 (5), pp. 601-615. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2020.1804536

Creating Emotional Engagement in Online Learning

Fanshawe, Melissa, Burke, Katie, Tualaulelei, Eseta and Cameron, Cathy. 2020. "Creating Emotional Engagement in Online Learning." EDUCAUSE Review. 31 August 2020.

Virtual praxis: Constraints, approaches, and innovations of online creative arts teacher educators

Burke, Katie. 2020. "Virtual praxis: Constraints, approaches, and innovations of online creative arts teacher educators." Teaching and Teacher Education. 95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2020.103143

'How can the creative arts possibly be taught online?' Perspectives and experiences of online educators in Australian higher education

Burke, Katie. 2020. "'How can the creative arts possibly be taught online?' Perspectives and experiences of online educators in Australian higher education." Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education. 49 (3), pp. 347-361. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359866X.2020.1777531

The challenges of facilitating arts learning in home education

Burke, Katie. 2019. "The challenges of facilitating arts learning in home education." British Educational Research Journal. 45 (5), pp. 961-978. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3546

The art of home education: an investigation into the impact of context on arts teaching and learning in home education

Burke, Katie and Cleaver, David. 2019. "The art of home education: an investigation into the impact of context on arts teaching and learning in home education." Cambridge Journal of Education. 49 (6), pp. 771-788. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2019.1609416

'Authentic' arts teaching and learning: an investigation into the practices of Australian home educators

Burke, Katie and Cleaver, David. 2018. "'Authentic' arts teaching and learning: an investigation into the practices of Australian home educators." Other Education: The Journal of Educational Alternatives. 7 (1), pp. 18-42.

Exploring arts learning in Australian home education: understanding and improving practice though design-based research

Burke, Katie M.. 2017. Exploring arts learning in Australian home education: understanding and improving practice though design-based research. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/5c0864a7d8a8a

Rising to the challenge: supporting educators without arts experience in the delivery of authentic arts learning

Burke, Katie. 2016. "Rising to the challenge: supporting educators without arts experience in the delivery of authentic arts learning." Baguley, Margaret (ed.) 2016 Australian Association for Research in Education Conference (AARE 2016). Melbourne, Australia 27 Nov - 01 Dec 2016 Melbourne, Australia.

Investigating creative arts practices in Australian home education through design-based research: entering the research maze with the spirit of adventure

Burke, Katie. 2016. "Investigating creative arts practices in Australian home education through design-based research: entering the research maze with the spirit of adventure." Rossi, Dolene, Gacenga, Francis and Danaher, Patrick Alan (ed.) Navigating the education research maze: contextual, conceptual, methodological and transformational challenges and opportunities for researchers. Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 115-130

Home is where the art is: using design-based research to support arts engagement in Australian home education

Burke, Katie. 2016. "Home is where the art is: using design-based research to support arts engagement in Australian home education." Australian Art Education. 37 (2), pp. 133-150.