DrRebecca Cairns

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation

  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
  • +61 3 522 78204 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

TEACHING EXPERTISE

My teaching involves gradute researcher supervision and initial teacher education in Humanities. At present, I am the Unit Chair for History Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years in the Master of Teaching, and Humanities Through Experiential Learning in the Bachelor of Primary Education.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    Current units:
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    EHI702 History Curriculum Inquiry
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    EEO101 Humanities through Experiential Pedagogy
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Where Do You Draw the Line? GenAI and International Students in Australian Higher Education
    Ghazalossadat Fatemi - School of Education
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    A narrative study of international secondary school students from China in Australia: their major academic learning experiences, inspirations and challenges.
    Delan Lin - School of Education
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    How can art history improve body image in school-aged girls?
    Phillipa Boettcher - School of Education
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    What is the problem represented to be in Australian education: a discourse analysis of the Australian education declarations between 1989 ? 2020
    Kimberley Bettinson McCay - School of Education
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Does Primary School Education Foster Curiosity? Investigating Influences on Australian Teachers and Students
    Mario Chrisanthou - School of Education
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Supporting Curriculum Reform Enactment Through Teacher-Focused Intervention in Vanuatu
    Elvie Tamata - School of Education - 2026