Agenda and other details
9:00 am – 5:00 pm,
Friday 15 September 2017
La Trobe University City Campus,
Boardroom, Level 20, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne [Map].
If you are lost or have questions, please phone Jonathan O’Donnell on 0425 755 829.
This workshop brings together twenty key people interested in discussing and sharing their expertise. It is designed to increase networks and bring people together to share practice and process. Basically, how – and why – do you do the things you do?
The key theme for the 2017 workshop is building communities.
- Creating and sustaining research communities.
- The manifestations and actions of #circleofniceness.
- Practical insights into developing collaborations.
Past #Whispercons: 2015 | 2016.
Program for 2017
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Track two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 am | Introductions | ||
| 09:40 am | Circle of niceness | Tseen Khoo | We have lots of breakout space, so take some time to kick back, continue that fascinating discussion or just escape from the madding crowd. |
| 10:20 am | Morning tea: 20 minutes | ||
| 10:40 am | Building communities | Nigel Palmer | |
| 11:20 am | Collaborations in research | Narelle Lemon | |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch: 1 hour | ||
| 01:00 pm | Industry partners | Jason Downs | |
| 01:40 pm | Crowdfunding | Jonathan O’Donnell | |
| 02:20 pm | Caring for ourselves | Rosey Chang | |
| 03:00 pm | Afternoon tea: 30 minutes | ||
| 03:30 pm | Leadership | Denise Meredyth | |
| 04:10 pm | What next? | Jonathan O’Donnell | |
| 04:35 pm | Wrap up |
Key participants
Tseen Khoo, Co-convener
- Co-founder, Research Whisperer.
- Research Education and Development (RED), La Trobe University.
Tseen has written on research funding issues, early career researcher experiences, alternative academic streams, and racial diversity issues in Australia. Since its creation in 2006, she has been the convenor of the Asian Australian Studies Research Network (AASRN).
Tseen on LinkedIn | Tseen on Twitter (@tseenster) | Tseen on Instagram (@tseenster) | ORCID: 0000-0002-5447-061X.
Narelle Lemon, Co-convener
- Founder, Chat with Rellypops.
- Founder #MuseumEdOz.
- Founder #exploreandcreatestories.
- Associate Professor in Education (Professional Experience) at Swinburne University of Technology.
Narelle focuses on engagement and participation in the areas of teacher and learner capacity building and cultural organisations in galleries, museums and other alternative education settings; social media for professional development including Twitter, Pinterest, blogging and Instagram; and working in academia.
Narelle on LinkedIn | Narelle on Twitter (@rellypops) | Narelle on Instagram (@rellypops) | ORCID: 0000-0003-1396-5488.
Kylie Budge
- Founder, art matters now.
- Research Theme Fellow, Urban Living & Society, Western Sydney University.
Kylie researches the intersections between people and technology and society as a cultural geographer/ethnographer. She has an interest in how these connections manifest to produce new knowledge about communication and cultural practices. Her interests include digital and material cultures of art and design; cultural institutions, their audiences and social media; cultures of making; identity; creativity; cultural theory and theories of value.
Kylie on LinkedIn | Kylie on Twitter (@kyliebudge) | Kylie on Instagram (@kyliebudge) | ORCID: 0000-0002-3783-5111.
Inger Mewburn
- Founder, Thesis Whisperer.
- Director of Research Training, Australian National University.
Inger has been specialising in the study of research education and research student support since 2005. Prior to this she lectured in architecture in various universities and worked in architecture offices for around a decade. Her main areas of research interest are doctoral education theory and practice, research practice and policy, design teaching and online education.
Inger on LinkedIn | Inger on Twitter (@thesiswhisperer) | ORCID: 0000-0003-0683-5255.
Jonathan O’Donnell
- Co-founder, Research Whisperer.
- Research Developer, Design and Social Context, RMIT University.
Jonathan specialises in finding funding for interesting people. At RMIT he works with artists, designers, educators, architects, fashion designers, writers, poets, media scholars, social scientists and humanities researchers. He is currently researching the use of crowdfunding to finance university research.
Jonathan on LinkedIn | Jonathan on Twitter (@jod999) | Jonathan on Instagram (@jodonnell999) | ORCID: 0000-0001-5435-235X.
Attendees
Eva Alisic, Accident Research Centre, Monash University.
- Eva on LinkedIn | Eva on Twitter (@EvaAlisic) | Eva’s blog | ORCID: 0000-0002-7225-606X
Claire Beale, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University.
- Claire on LinkedIn | Claire on Twitter (@planbtextiles) | Claire on Instagram (plan_b_textiles).
Tim Cahill, Policy, Programs & Evaluations, KPMG.
- Tim on LinkedIn | Tim on Twitter (@timcahill_phd).
Rosemary Chang, Scholarship of Learning and Teaching, RMIT University.
- Rosemary on LinkedIn | Rosemary on Twitter (@RoseyChang) | Rosie’s site | ORCID: 0000-0002-6426-4836.
Joanne Cys, Art, Architecture and Design, University of South Australia.
Kristy Davidson, Monash Art Design & Architecture, Monash University.
- Kristy on Twitter (@MADA_RDC) | ORCID: 0000-0002-7886-1180
Jason Downs, School of Management, RMIT University.
- Jason on LinkedIn | Jason on Twitter (@jasondowns) | Jason’s site | ORCID: 0000-0003-2480-8701.
Natasha Dwyer, College of Arts & Education, Victoria University.
Katherine Firth, Research, Education and Development (RED) team, La Trobe University.
- Katherine on LinkedIn | Katherine on Twitter (@katrinafee) | Katherine’s blog | ORCID: 0000-0002-7599-8093.
Kate Highfield, Department of Education, Swinburne University.
- Kate on LinkedIn | Kate on Twitter (@KateyTwit) | ORCID: 0000-0003-0167-5248
Sharon McDonough, Faculty of Education and Arts, Federation University.
- Sharon on Twitter (@sharon_mcd).
Denise Meredyth, Education, Arts and Social Sciences, University of South Australia.
- Denise on LinkedIn | Denise on Twitter (@denisemeredyth) | ORCID: 0000-0002-8587-9880
Nigel Palmer, Neoliberal Subject, Australian National University & RMIT University.
- Nigel on LinkedIn | Nigel on Twitter (@nontweetingNP) | ORCID: 0000-0001-9903-7177.
Stuart Palmer, Faculty of Science, Engineering & Built Environment, Deakin University.
- Stuart on LinkedIn | Stuart on Twitter (@s_palm) | Stuart’s site | ORCID: 0000-0002-2517-0597.
