DrPiper Rodd

Lecturer In Education

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education

  • Lecturer In Education
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education
  • +61 3 924 43907 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Piper has two decades of secondary and tertiary teaching experience. She has a
varied and eclectic teaching background, spanning the cognate disciplines of
Australian Studies, history, sociology and education. The connecting thread of
her teaching interest is concerned with exploring issues of social justice
within Australian society. Currently, she draws on her critical knowledge of
Australian history to inform her interest in contemporary policy and social
justice in the pedagogical practice of education for adult learners.

Broadly, her teaching interests focus on the
sociology of education and the systemic and structural factors that shape
people's experiences as adult learners. She teaches adult learner pedagogies to those working higher education.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    Piper teaches mainly in the Graduate Certificate of Higher Education Learning and Teaching. She also teaches the history and philosophy of education within the Bachelor of Arts (BA). In the past, she has taught in the Associate Degrees of Arts and Education, proudly supporting students' entry into university education through considered, explicit and critical pedagogies designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in their futures.
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    Piper teaches about student-centred pedagogies in HE in the Graduate Certificate of Higher Education, Teaching and Learning
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Exploring relationships between critical reflection and teacher agency
    Thomas Dylan Mahoney - School of Education
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Breaking Barriers: Unveiling the True Value of Vocational Education and Training (VET) Professional Development
    Christopher Thomas Ward - School of Education
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Young People's Aspirations and Hopes for Higher Education and Employability in Nepal
    Jiwan Dhungana - School of Education
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Exploring the Role of Australian VET Policies and Public Providers in Supporting Young Refugees Displaced by Climate Change
    Humera Khan - School of Education
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Micro-Resistance in the Neoliberal University: How Educators and Students Find Spaces for Critical Reflection in Social Entrepreneurship Education
    Roderick David Rothwell - School of Education
  • CURRENT MASTERS SUPERVISION
    Constructing "Quality": Neoliberalism, Governmentality and TAFE Policy in the Kirby and Deveson Reviews
    Joshua Davidson - School of Education
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Educational Experiences of Incarcerated Girls: Epistemic Injustice at the Nexus of the Education and Carceral Systems
    Emilie Owens - School of Education - 2026
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Establishing a Context-responsive Inquiry Approach in Senior Secondary Biology
    Amrita Kamath - School of Education - 2024