Hotseating: Christine Hatton


In the hot seat this week is Christine Hatton. Christine is a lecturer in the school of education at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Christine’s work has centred around teaching, research and professional learning in Drama Education in schools. She has led workshops and created resources for teachers and regularly gives professional development workshops for teachers on playbuilding, using technologies in drama and curriculum planning and assessment. She regularly presents at conferences in Australia and internationally. Christine has a longstanding interest in the nature of teaching and learning in drama and the arts – drawn from her PhD study on transformative learning and teaching in drama. She is interested in the way research can capture and allow analysis of the nuances of what drama teachers do, what works and what makes a difference to students' lives in complex times and contexts. So pour yourself a cup of tea, sit back, relax and enjoy this conversation on drama education with Christine Hatton