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Dr Jill Smith
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Dr Jill Smith |
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Introduction
Dr Jill Smith is Principal Lecturer in the School of Arts, Languages and Literacies. She is Co-ordinator and Lecturer of Art and Art History in the Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) programme, and teaches in the postgraduate programme.
Qualifications
- EdD – The University of Auckland
- MEd – University of South Australia
- DipFA – Elam School of Fine Arts, The University of Auckland
- DipTchg – Secondary Teachers College, Auckland
Educational history
- 1969-79 Head of Art Department, Papatoetoe High School
- 1980-87 Lecturer in Visual Arts, Secondary Teachers College, Auckland
- 1988-2002 Senior/Principal Lecturer, Auckland College of Education
- 2003- Principal Lecturer, Faculty of Education, The University of Auckland
In 2006, to mark the 125th Jubilee of Teacher Education in Auckland the University of Auckland honoured Dr Smith’s contribution to art education by commissioning New Zealand artist, Glenda Randerson, to paint her portrait. It is on display at the Faculty of Education.
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Awards
- 2006 – The University of Auckland Staff Amalgamation Scholarship, to complete doctoral thesis
- 2002 – Inaugural National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award for ‘sustained excellence’ in teaching, New Zealand Government
View Jill's Tertiary Teaching Excellence Teaching Profile - 2002 – Auckland College of Education Tertiary Teaching Award
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Research and professional interests
A Pākehā New Zealander, Dr Smith’s research, teaching, and art practice focus upon the relationships between art, culture, policy, and curriculum. Her three key areas of interest are:
- Biculturalism, including the issue of non-indigenous teachers working with indigenous knowledge: Her masters thesis, Biculturalism: The relationship between bicultural education policy and art education practice in secondary schools in Aotearoa New Zealand, reported on case study research in secondary schools.
- Multiculturalism, diversity and difference: Her doctoral thesis, Art education in New Zealand: Issues of culture, diversity and difference, reported on case study research in secondary schools.
- A/r/tography: a theoretical model in which research, teaching, and art practice are interconnected. This model was applied in Dr Smith’s solo exhibition, Talking my way through culture, in 2007.
For article and CD-ROM (14 x colour images) see: Smith, J. (2007). Art works as a re-presentation of research. Waikato Journal of Education: Special Issue on Creative Research in the Arts, 13, 7-32.
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Current teaching
- EDPROFST 723 Visual Arts Education in New Zealand
- EDCURSEC 648 Visual Arts Education 1
- EDCURSEC 649 Visual Arts Education 2
- EDCURSEC 650 Visual Arts Education 3
- EDCURSEC 655A Art History Education
Professional links
- International consultant on Editorial Boards of Australian Art Education and Multicultural Education Review.
- Member of International Society for Education through Art (InSEA), Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators (ANZAAE), NZARE
University Committees served on
- Member of Faculty of Education Small Scale Research Grants (SSRG) Committee
- Chair of Research Committee, School of Arts, Languages and Literacies
- Education representative (2007-08) inaugural Advisory Board, University of Auckland’s Centre for New Zealand Art, Research and Discovery (CNZARD)
Recent publications
Books
- Smith, J. & Smith, P. (2001). Making connections: John Bevan Ford, Māori artist. Wellington: Gilt Edge.
Chapters in books
- Smith, J. (2009, in press). The ‘single-artefact’ approach to material culture studies: A perspective from New Zealand. In P. Bolin & D. Blandy (Eds.), Matter matters: Art education and material culture studies. Reston, VA: National Art Education Association.
- Smith, J. (2009, in press).Teaching about indigenous forms of knowledge: Insights from non-indigenous teachers of visual arts education in New Zealand. In O. Kwo (Ed.), Teachers as learners: Critical discourse on challenges and opportunities. Netherlands: CERC-Springer.
- Smith, J. (2008). How culturally inclusive is visual arts education in secondary schools in New Zealand? In P. Smith (Ed.), The arts in education: Critical perspectives from teacher educators (pp. 57-74). Auckland: Faculty of Education, The University of Auckland.
- Smith, J. (2006). A case study: The dilemmas of biculturalism in education policy and visual arts education practice in Aotearoa-New Zealand. In T. Townsend & R. Bates (Eds.), Handbook of teacher education: Globalization, standards and professionalism in times of change (pp.479-493). The Netherlands: Springer.
Journal articles
- Smith, J. (2009, next issue). The A/R/T connection: Linking art practice, research and teaching. International Journal for Education through Art.
- Smith, J., & Warden, C. (2009, next issue). Historical research: Perspectives on political history as a key factor in shaping art education in New Zealand. Australian Art Education.
- Smith, J. (2009, in press). Art education in New Zealand: Historical antecedents and the contemporary context. Canadian Review of Art Education, 19-36.
- Smith, J. (2008). Art education in New Zealand: Framing the past / Locating the present / Questioning the future. Australian Art Education, 31(2), 100-117.
- Smith, J. (2007). A case study: Issues of culture, diversity and difference in art education in New Zealand. Waikato Journal of Education: Special Issue on Creative Research in the Arts, 13, 181-196.
- Smith, J. (2007). Art works as a re-presentation of research. Waikato Journal of Education: Special Issue on Creative Research in the Arts, 13, 7-32.
Conference presentations
- Smith, J. Engaging with a/r/tography: Interconnecting art practice, research and teaching. Presented at the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators’ (ANZAAE) Biennial Conference, Dunedin, April 20-24, 2009.
- Smith, J. Cultural inclusion in the New Zealand classroom. Invited Chair of Roundtable Symposium, Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators’ (ANZAAE) Biennial Conference, Dunedin, April 20-24, 2009.
- Smith, J. Art, culture and curriculum: Perspectives of an artist/educator. Keynote address presented at the ‘Artists-in-Residence’ Conference for Early Childhood and Early Primary Teachers, Wellington, 22 April, 2008.
- Smith, J. “Talking my way through culture”: Research as art practice. 32nd International Society of Education through Art (InSEA) World Congress, Osaka, 2-5 August, 2008. Published in the International Conference Proceedings CD-Rom, pe011, pp. 1-10.
- Smith, J. Questions of culture, diversity and difference in art education in New Zealand. Featured presentation, Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators’ (ANZAAE) Biennial Conference, Wellington, 3 July, 2007.
Creative Works
- Smith, J. (2007). “Talking my way through culture”. Solo exhibition, Blue Orange Gallery, 30 September-21 October, 2007; Catalogue, ISBN: 978-0-473-12636-0. Auckland: Jill Smith and North Shore Trust, 2007.
