Teaching Strengths
Ms Robyn Carmody
Lecturer
School of Education
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
Robyn is an Arts educator and Arts curriculum specialist with 20 years of experience teaching Visual Arts in both primary and secondary settings in South Australia and Victoria. Robyn is active in the Arts Professional Association community and is currently a committee member of Art Education Australia. Robyn's recent experience has been as an Associate Lecturer in Arts Education at Flinders University and at the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) as the Curriculum Specialist for The Arts which included the 2021 review and refinement of the Australian Curriculum and the development of professional learning and resources to support the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: The Arts. Robyn's research interests include curriculum design and development and authentic assessment. Robyn is passionate about advocating for, promoting, and supporting quality arts education for all students across Australia through supporting all teachers to develop a deep appreciation of the benefits of the arts for themselves and their students.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - 2025 | Teaching Academic | University of South Australia |
| 2023 - 2023 | Associate Lecturer in Education | Flinders University |
| 2020 - 2022 | Curriculum Specialist: The Arts | Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) |
| 2019 - 2022 | Teacher | Prince Alfred College |
| 2008 - 2018 | Teacher | Blackfriars Priory School |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 - 2020 | University of Melbourne | Australia | Master of Education in Evidence-Based Teaching |
| 1999 - 2000 | University of South Australia | Australia | Bachelor of Education - Secondary |
| 1993 - 1996 | University of South Australia | Australia | Bachelor of Visual Arts |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Working with Children Check | South Australian Government | Australia |
Courses I teach
- EDUC 2054 Foundations in Arts Education (2025)
- EDUC 3086 Professional Experience 3: Informed Planning (HP) (2025)
- EDUC 4227 Production, Presentation and Audience in Arts Education (2025)
- EDUC 4230 Arts Curriculum 2 (2025)
- EDUC 4245 Professional Experience 4 (Honours): Inquiry into Practice (2025)
- EDUC 5252 Curriculum and Pedagogy 2 (Arts and Health and PE) (2025)
- EDUC 5294 Reflexive Practice and Professional Experience 2: Inquiry into Practice (2025)
- EDUC 1113 Introduction to Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (2024)
- EDUC 2054 Foundations in Arts Education (2024)
- EDUC 3086 Professional Experience 3: Informed Planning (HP) (2024)
- EDUC 4230 Arts Curriculum 2 (2024)
- EDUC 4245 Professional Experience 4 (Honours): Inquiry into Practice (2024)
- EDUC 5252 Curriculum and Pedagogy 2 (Arts and Health and PE) (2024)
- EDUC 5294 Reflexive Practice and Professional Experience 2: Inquiry into Practice (2024)
Programs I'm associated with
- LHPE - Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours)
- LHSE - Bachelor of Secondary Education (Honours)
- LHSE - Bachelor of Secondary Education (Honours)
- MMET - Master of Teaching
| Date | Role | Board name | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Board Member | Art Education Australia | Art Education Australia | Australia |
| Date | Institution | Department | Organisation Type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Department for Education | Education | - | Australia |