Teacher Education Fellow (Lecturer)
MEd (Cant), BEd (Otago), DTchg
Southland Campus
Tel +64 3 211 6815
Email alli.mckenzie@otago.ac.nz
Biography
I have been a teacher educator at the University of Otago, College of Education, Invercargill Campus since 2004. Prior to that I have been a tutor in the Department of Sport and Exercise at the Southern Institute of Technology, a lecturer at the Christchurch College of Education, a physical education and health advisor in Canterbury and Southland, a secondary teacher, a Head of Department in Dance, and a primary school teacher with positions in various schools.
I actively engage in opportunities to advance The Arts and Physical Education and Health in schools and participate in community physical activity, leisure and cultural pursuits.
My teaching at UOCE focuses on primary education in the curriculum areas of Physical Education, Health, Dance, Drama, Visual Arts, Technology and Maths. I also conduct Subject Studies in Visual Art, Children in Action and have been involved in Secondary Physical Education.
Teaching Areas
- Physical Education
- Health Education
- Dance Education
- Drama Education
- Visual Arts Education
- Technology
- Maths Education
- Professional Practice
- Subject Studies in Visual Arts and Children in Action
Research Interests
- The effects of nature on holistic health
- Integration of curriculum areas and effective pedagogy