Dr Susanne Owen

Awarded a Doctor of Education qualification from the University of South Australia in 2005, I hold adjunct researcher status in education. My current national consultancy role as a Senior Research Fellow on an ALTC (formerly Carrick funded) grant focuses on national 'Experiential Learning Placements for Pharmacy students'. The current project builds on the successful work from 2007 which has now been funded to follow-up on the recommendations in regard to developing a central online repository for curriculum development and sharing; establishing graduated descriptors for competencies relevant to students and developing quality indicators for experiential placements. This work builds on my doctoral research studies which involved quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches focused on 'Emerging Trends in Teacher Professional Development within a Career Continuum'. My research in Australia and overseas has included coaching, mentoring and study teams, with communities of practice theoretical frameworks applied.

I have over 30 years experience as a primary and secondary school teacher in various states of Australia and overseas, including a decade in high school leadership focused on professional development, performance management, personnel, school planning and middle schooling. I have also held various senior departmental positions in School Development Planning, the South Australian Certificate of Education, Performance Management and Underperformance including policy writing, advisory work with principals, professional development, research and educational reviews. I have worked with the registration board for teachers in a research and consultancy role related to professional teaching standards and led national consultancy work for DEST in teacher workforce planning.

I continue to work as a researcher, consultant and evaluator with professional associations and government agencies, and support school leaders in planning and delivering quality professional development programs. A continuing member of the South Australian Secondary Principals Association, AARE and the Australian College of Educators, I have conducted coaching workshops for leaders and regularly present conference papers, also supporting agencies in research and evaluation tender processes. I have worked with a range of disciplines including law education, speech pathology, podiatry in improving curriculum, competency and accreditation frameworks.

Teacher Learning and Professional Growth website: Contains doctoral thesis and published articles for Susanne Owen

Member, Australian College of Educators (ACE)

Member, South Australian Secondary Principals Association (SASPA)

Member, Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)

Doctor of Education (UniSA)-2005

Master of Education (Curriculum) (University of New England)-1990

Graduate Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)(South Australian College of Advanced Education)-1988

Bachelor of Arts (Music, Politics) (University of Adelaide)-1975

Diploma of Teaching (Murray Park College of Advanced Education)- 1974

Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management (Flinders University)-2004

Graduate Certificate Professional Practice (UniSA) - 1996

Graduate Diploma in Education (Jazz) (South Australia College of Advanced Education) - 1985

• Research and evaluation areas of interest include leadership, professional development, mentoring, coaching, workforce planning, student practicums, beginning teacher induction, registration, professional standards

Publications Journals • Stupans, I. & Owen, S. (2009). Planning and Scaffolding for Learning in Experiential Placements in Australian Pharmacy Schools. Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education. 10 (1). pp. 29-37. • Owen, S. & Stupans, I. (in press). Experiential Placements: Dissemination and Stakeholder Engagement for Action in Preparing Future Pharmacy Professionals. Journal of Learning Design. • Owen, S. & Stupans, I. (2008). Australian Pharmacy Programme Experiential Placements: Comprehensive planning for Assessment and Evaluation. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. August. 1:16. pp. 1-16. • Owen, S. & March, G. (2008). Experiential Placements: Nurturing Interactive Pharmacists by Planning and Scaffolding for Improved Communication. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. Vol 38 (2). June.: pp. 121-125. • Owen, S. & Stupans, I. (in press). Experiential Placements and Scaffolding for Reflection. Learning in Health and Social Care. • Owen, S. & Stupans, I. (2007). Pharmacy Assessment and Building Skills within Placements towards Professional Competencies ATN Evaluation and Assessment conference. Peer reviewed paper presented at Queensland University of Technology. November. [online]. URL: http://www.eac2007.qut.edu.au/proceedings/pOwen_Stupans.pdf (Accessed 24/2/09). • Stupans, I. & Owen, S. (2008).Using Comprehensive Curriculum Planning for Improved Integration between University and Experiential Learning Placements. Peer reviewed paper presented at 11th International Conference on Experiential Learning (ICEL). December. University of Technology. Sydney. • Owen, S. (under review). Organisational Systems and Services for Children of Parents with Mental Illness and Their Families: Processes of Change and Sustainability. Administration and Policy in Mental Health. • Ferguson, A., McAllister, S., Lincoln, M., McAllister, L. & Owen, S. (in press). Can Brief Familiarisation with a New Student Assessment Tool Influence Educators’ Approach to Learning and Teaching?. Advances in Health Sciences Education. • Stupans, I. & Owen, S. (2008). A Student Vote for Alignment in Experiential Placements: Curriculum Design to Meet the Challenge. Paper presented at Australian Technology Network conference. November. Sydney. • Owen, S. (2008). L5 at Work. Leadership Online Professional Learning. Association of Northern Territory School Educational Leaders. Online conference presentation. [online]. URL: http://www.cybertext.net.au/antsel_2008/zday7paper52_owen_2349723.html (Accessed 27/8/08). • Owen, S. (2008). Online learning for school leaders. Professional Educator. Australian Council for Educational Research. November. • Owen, S. (2008). Leaders Learning Online. Leaders Lead L5 at Work. The Australian Educational Leader. Australian Council for Educational Leadership. • Owen, S. (2007). Workforce Planning for Career Stage Professional Development. Unicorn Online Refereed Articles. Canberra: Australian College of Educators. • Owen, S. & the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia (2007). Registration and Professional Teaching Standards for a Futures-Oriented Profession. Unicorn Online Refereed Articles. Canberra: Australian College of Educators. • Owen, S. (2006). Workforce Planning for Career Stage Professional Development. Paper presented at Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), Adelaide. [online]. URL: www.aare.edu.au/06pap/owe06449.pdf (Accessed 27/8/08). • Owen, S. (2006). Situated Researcher Reflections and Professional Learning Journeys. Australian Journal of Adult Learning. Vol 46 (1). April. • Owen, S. (2006). Career Stage Professional Development, Teacher Quality and Professionalism. Unicorn Online Refereed Articles. Canberra: Australian College of Educators • Owen, S. (2006). Mentoring and Coaching. iNet online conference. June 19-26. [online]. URL: www.cybertext.net.au/inet_s2wk4/support_papers/s20_26.htm(Accessed 27/8/08). • Owen, S. (2005). The Power of Collegiality in School-based Professional Development. The Australian Journal of Teacher Education. Vol 30 (1). February. • Owen, S. (2005). Career Stage PD and the National Teacher Quality Agenda. Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), Sydney.[online]. URL: www.aare.edu.au/05pap/owe05069.pdf (Accessed 27/8/08). • Owen, S. (2005). Building Successful Online Learning Communities for Teacher PD. Keynote paper for iNet Global Specialist Schools Trust (UK) New Technologies online • Owen, S. (2005). Collegiality and Collective Thought in Teacher Learning. The International Principal. • Owen, S. (2004). Situativity Theory and Emerging Trends in Teacher Professional Development. International Reflections in Educational Leadership, Vol 8, Issue 2. • Owen, S. (2003). School Based Professional Development -Building Morale, Professionalism and Productive Teacher Learning Practice. Journal of Educational Enquiry, December. • Owen, S. (2003). The Power of Collegiality and Collective Thought in School-based PD. Australian Association for Research in Education AARE. Refereed Conference paper presented in NZ, December. [online]. URL: http://www.aare.edu.au/03pap/owe03049.pdf (Accessed 24/2/09). • Owen, S. (2002). Beyond Tinkering: Situative Teacher Learning for the New Decade. Teachers Colleges Trust. Online conference paper.

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