Teaching Strengths
Mr Fletcher Clarke
Lecturer
School of Education
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
Fletcher Clarke is a Lecturer in Health & Physical Education. He has responsibility for leading the development and delivery of a range of courses for School of Education and Human Movement students. He is passionate about Health & Physical Education teacher education and helps students develop crucial employability skills. His research interests are in digital education strategies and pre-service teachger readiness/employability, deriving from a belief that educators should role model contemporary approaches to education to enhance employability for graduates in a digital society.
Having completed a double degree of the Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement & Health Studies) and Bachelor of Education (Middle/Secondary) in 2011, he began working in Northern Area schools delivering a range of topics within Health and Physical Education, Science and Mathematics. His passion for teaching extended into a role at the University of South Australia working with a range of students across a number of courses - primarily, the Master of Teaching (Middle/Secondary HPE) and Bachelor of Human Movement.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 - ongoing | Lecturer | Adelaide University |
| 2020 - 2026 | Lecturer | University of South Australia |
| 2018 - 2020 | Online Course Facilitator | University of South Australia |
| 2014 - 2018 | Sessional Tutor | University of South Australia |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Teaching Award | Teacher of the Year (Mid Career) - UniSA Education Futures Staff Excellence Awards | University of South Australia | Australia | - |
| 2018 | Teaching Award | Outstanding Student Evaluation Attainment Award - Postgraduate Teaching | University of South Australia | Australia | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Australia | Australia | Master of Education | |
| University of South Australia | Australia | Bachelor of Education (Middle/Secondary) | |
| University of South Australia | Australia | Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement and Health Studies) |
Courses I teach
- EDUC 5141 Advanced Pedagogies in Health and Physical Education (2025)
- EDUC 5167 Health and Physical Education for Secondary Teaching 1 (2025)
- EDUC 5168 Health and Physical Education for Secondary Teaching 2 (2025)
- EDUC 5169 Health and Physical Education for Secondary Teaching 3 (2025)
- EDUC 5271 Reflexive Practice and Professional Experience 1 (2025)
- HLTH 1013 Fitness and Lifestyle Management (2025)
- HLTH 1027 Principles of Teaching and Coaching (2025)
- SPRC 1010 Introduction to Physical Activity for Health (2025)
- EDUC 5141 Advanced Pedagogies in Health and Physical Education (2024)
- EDUC 5167 Health and Physical Education for Secondary Teaching 1 (2024)
- EDUC 5169 Health and Physical Education for Secondary Teaching 3 (2024)
- EDUC 5271 Reflexive Practice and Professional Experience 1 (2024)
- EDUC 5294 Reflexive Practice and Professional Experience 2: Inquiry into Practice (2024)
- HLTH 1013 Fitness and Lifestyle Management (2024)
- HLTH 1027 Principles of Teaching and Coaching (2024)
- SPRC 1010 Introduction to Physical Activity for Health (2024)
Programs I'm associated with
- MMET - Master of Teaching
- LHPE - Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours)
- IBHT - Bachelor of Human Movement
- DDHE - Diploma in Health