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DrLlewellyn Wishart

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education

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  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education
  • +61 3 522 78915 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

Llewellyn holds professional qualifications in early childhood, adult and
movement education. His teaching experience at Deakin University has been
cross disciplinary within the Bachelor of Health & Physical Education,
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Dance), Bachelor of Early Childhood Education,
Bachelor of Education (Early Years), Graduate Diploma Early Childhood Education and Master of Teaching programs.

He is a Certified Body-Mind Centering Practitioner, professional practice
member of Body-Mind Centering Association (BMCA Inc.), Registered Somatic
Movement Educator (RSME) with ISMETA and holds a Doctor of Education (Ed D)
degree from University of New England (UNE); Llewellyn is an active researcher
in the areas of movement education, physical activity, blue-green space, nature-based learning
and the design of early childhood outdoor environments.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Senior Lecturer
    Deakin University, School of Education

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Education
    University of New England, Armidale, Australia
  • Master of Education (Adult Education)
    Univ. of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  • GCHE Exempt
    Deakin University
  • Graduate Diploma (Movement & Dance)
    University of Melbourne
  • Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood)
    Royal Melb Inst. of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
  • Graduate Diploma in Vocational & Workplace Learning
    Univ. of Technology Sydney
  • Bachelor of Arts
    Macquarie University

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certified Body-Mind Centering Practitioner®
    School for Body-Mind Centering, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
    Body-Mind Centering® is an innovative educative approach to health, movement and bodywork for infants, children and adults (BMCA 2017). Developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, it is an experiential study based on the embodiment and application of anatomical, physiological, psychophysical and developmental principles, utilizing movement, touch, voice and mind. (School for Body-Mind Centering, 2017).
  • Registered Somatic Movement Educator
    International Somatic Movement Education & Therapy Association (ISMETA)
    Somatic Movement Education is an emerging profession with applications in the fields of healthcare, education, social justice and the arts. The purpose of somatic movement education and therapy is to enhance human functioning and body-mind integration through movement awareness. RSME's adhere to a Code of Ethics, Scope of Practice and Standards of Practice (ISMETA, 2024).

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Education systems
  • Specialist studies in education
  • Urban and regional planning
  • Human geography
  • Curriculum and pedagogy
  • Early childhood education

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Arts and Education

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Education