Dr Robyn Gibson
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PhD(RMIT) Associate Dean, Undergraduate and Graduate-entry Programs Lecturer, Visual and Creative Arts |
Email: Phone: +61 2 9351 6423 Fax: +61 2 9351 4580 Building.Room: A35.412 |
Research interests
Educational systems: administration, management and leadership
- Preschool and primary education
Research on teaching and learning
- Creative and performing arts
Keywords
primary education, creative-arts education
Professional biography
Robyn completed her master's at Ohio State University before undertaking her PhD in Australia. She has been a primary-school teacher, art/craft specialist and tertiary educator in Australia and the US.
Her doctoral thesis explored the relationship between Surrealism and fashion, specifically the creative collaborations between the Surrealist, Salvador Dali and fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli.
After completing her PhD in 2001, Robyn lectured extensively in a range of tertiary environments: nationally in fashion and textile design at both RMIT and the Melbourne College of Fashion; and internationally in the Human Ecology College at Ohio State University, the College of Education at the University of Houston and the College of Education at the University of Memphis.
Robyn writes about primary-school education in the visual and creative arts. Her current research focuses on children's attitudes to art, art making and art education. Her other academic research – which uses interdisciplinary methodologies, including arts-informed inquiry – is primarily concerned with the social, cultural and historical aspects of dress.
A major research interest is the connection between art and fashion during the 20th century.
Robyn has three times been nominated for the faculty's Excellence in Teaching Award, including in 2007, when she won.
Awards
Best Thesis Award 1991, Department of Textiles and Clothing, Ohio State University
Excellence in Teaching Award 2007, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
Outstanding Thesis Award 1991, College of Human Ecology, Ohio State University
Current research students
| Project title | Degree | Research student |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | PhD | Victoria Campbell |
| Art museum experiences in the early years. | PhD | Lea Mai |
| The liberation of the intellect: Re-discovering the Phoenicians. | MPhil | Suzanne Mansour |
Selected publications
Journal articles
- Gibson, R. (2008). Primary-age children's attitudes to art, art making and art education. International Journal of Education through Art, 4(2), 177–193.
- Gibson, R, Ewing, R. (2006). Integrating the creative arts (with INTEGRITY). Policy and Practice in Education, 12(1), 29–43.
Conference papers
- Ewing, R, Gibson, R. (2006). Enhancing ‘storying’ through through drama and literary texts. Using the Creative Arts to improve teaching and learning . In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Arts in Society. Edinburgh, 15/08/06-18/08/06.
- Gibson, R, Ewing, R. (2005). Transforming Teaching and Learning in Tertiary Contexts. In 3rd International Conference on Imagination and Education: engaging the imagination in teaching and learning . Vancouver, 13/07/05-16/07/05.