Dr David Birbeck

Welcome to my home page. My role as an Academic Developer at City East allows me to work with academic staff about what I am most passionate about, teaching and learning. My interests move about and change over time but three aspects of teaching and learning seem to remain. I am interested in the affective domain of teaching and learning. Particularly, how we might develop courses and programs so that we can rigorously, academically , develop and assess affective learning. Peer review is important to me as a formative development process that enables teachers to simultaneously disseminate their understandings of educative teaching and engaging in collegial review. Peer review is for me a supportive structure that allows teachers to both demonstrate and learn. Lastly, Service Learning which is a form of real world learning that situates students as members of a society and a profession. This is about engaging with people in ways that are not traditionally seen as academic but which, when done thoughtfully and intentionally, leads to learning that can be confronting and meaningful.

I have an interest in Service Learning and am in the process of collecting as many diverse examples of this form of experiential learning from across the University as possible. By disseminating these exemplars I hope to inspire others to recognise the unique learning opportunities that Service Learing creates and build a network of lecturers with this common interest. If you know of a Service Learning course please contact me!

Building Innovation in Teaching and Learning (BuILT)

Service Learning

Paediatric Wellbeing Cluster Research Group: UniSA

Centre for Research in Education, Equity and Work: UniSA

Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia

Invited member for The Centre for Intergenerational Health

PhD 2007 Thesis titled: A Qualitative Investigation into Body Image Perceptions of Boys and Girls Aged Between Five and Six Years in South Australian Schools

BEd (1st class honours)

• Affective domain of teaching and learning
• Children's voices in research.
• Body image development of five and six year old children.

Birbeck, D. (2009), Benchmarking and peer review of teaching practice for the purpose of evidencing excellence in teaching and learning, Journal of ERGO Adelaide University, In Press.

Drummond, M J N., Drummond, C E & Birbeck, D. (2009) Listening to children’s voices in qualitative health research. Journal of Student Wellbeing, In Press.

Birbeck, David J & Drummond, MJN 2007, 'Research with Young Children: Contemplating Methods and Ethics',Journal of Educational Enquiry, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 21-31.

Birbeck, D & Drummond, M 2006, 'Understanding Boys' Bodies and Masculinity in Early Childhood', International Journal of Men's Health, vol. 5, no. 3, Fall 2006, pp.241 - 253.

Birbeck, D & Drummond, M 2006, 'Very Young Children's Body Image: Bodies and minds under construction', International Education Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 423-434.

Birbeck, DJ & Drummond, M 2005, 'Interviewing, and listening to the voices of, very young children on body image and perceptions of self', Early Child Development and Care, vol. 175, no. 6, Augustp. 579-596.

Birbeck, DJ & Drummond, MJN 2003, 'Body Image and the Pre-pubescent Child',Journal of Educational Enquiry, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 31-41.

Invited articles for non-referreed publication

Birbeck, DJ & Drummond MND, “Young Children’s Understanding of the Body and Health”, 2007 Stateing Women’s Health, Women's and Children's Hospital.

Birbeck, D. (2009). Graduate qualities and the affective domain: New horizons to explore. Paper 1, Occasional Papers on Learning and Teaching at UniSA. University of South Australia. Adelaide.

Conference Presentations

Birbeck, D. (2009). Graduate qualities and the affective domain: New horizons to explore. Occasional Papers in Teaching and Learning Conference University of South Australia. Adelaide.

Birbeck, David (2006), Boys and girls body image development, Home Economics Institute of Australia.

Birbeck, D. & Drummond, M. (2005), Very Young Children’s Body Image: Bodies and Minds Under Construction, Education Research Conference, Flinders University

Birbeck, D. (2005), A qualitative investigation of the body image perceptions of boys and girls aged between five and six years, School of Health Sciences Staff Research Seminar Program, University of South Australia.

Birbeck, D. (2004), A qualitative investigation of the physical identity perceptions of boys and girls aged between five and six years, Research Degrees Seminar, University of South Australia.

Birbeck, D. (2003), The abilities of five and six year old children to participate in qualitative research , Research Degrees Seminar, University of South Australia

Keynote speaking engagements

Birbeck, D. (2009), Bodies and minds under construction: development of body image perceptions of 5 and 6 year old children: "Getting it right, starting early: children‟s social development and wellbeing, Healthy Development Adelaide, Adelaide University, Adelaide

Birbeck, D. (2007), Very Young Children’s Body Image: Bodies and Minds Under Construction, Body Image forum, Women’s and Children’s Hospital

2007: Body Image and Eating Disorders: Recommendations to Department of Premier and Cabinet. Invited by the SA Thinker in Residence. Statewide Women’s Health Centre.

Speaking Engagements

2007: University Orientation Program: Birbeck, D (1998) “Pioneers: Understanding students with disabilities.

2006: Tabor College: Body Image and young children

As a reviewer

Journal of Nutrition & Dietetics

ATN assessment conference 2008, 2009