Jo Dane

Lecturer

Qualifications

• In progress PhD Monash (Topic: “New Generation Learning Environments for Higher Education”)
• GradCert (Higher Education) Monash
• BA(Interior Design) South Australia Institute of Technology

Statement

Jo Dane is third year coordinator in the Bachelor of Interior Architecture degree program at Monash University. Prior to teaching, Jo graduated from the South Australian Institute of Technology and worked for 15 years as an interior architect, designing and implementing large-scale corporate fit-out projects.

While completing the Monash University Graduate Certificate of Higher Education, she became interested in how tertiary student learning is affected by their physical place of learning, with emphasis on the social context of their learning experience. This evolved into a postgraduate research topic, and more recently, PhD candidature.

Jo has published national and international papers as well as presented at a number of conferences, largely through her membership of TEFMA, CEFPI and SCUP.

Research/Professional activities

Awards

DIA Interior Design Awards: Spatial Research Group, for The Solivoid Project

• 2006 Best of State Award – Victoria for Commercial Interior Design
• 2006 National Award for Hospitality Interior Design
• 2006 National Award for Interior Design Excellence & Innovation
• 2006 Commendation, Colour in Commercial Interiors

Conferences & Forums

• "Where is the Learning"
  Society of College & University Planning
  Annual International Conference, SCUP-40, "Planning, Linking, Learning", Washington D.C.
  July 23 rd - 27 th July 2005
  Presentation accepted and scheduled
  First author with A/Pr Peter Jamieson and sole presenter "Creating Learning Communities in the Knowledge Age: Australian University Developments"
• TEFMA Victorian Chapter
  Sponsored event for Victorian members
  Invited as guest speaker to discuss the state of Higher Education Learning Environments
  8 th December 2004
• Tertiary Education Management Conference 2004
  Hobart, Tasmania
  26 - 29 September 2004
  Sole author and presenter "Designing Environments that Stimulate Student-Centred Learning"
• 'Architectures for Education for the Future'
  UIA Committee, UNESCO, the Chilean Ministry of Education, and the Chilean Associations of Architects Santiago, Chile
  11-14 November 2003 Co-authored paper with Dr. Peter Jamieson and Dr. Kenn Fisher "Developing a Teaching-Learning Studio to Inform the Campus Design Process"

Exhibitions & Installations

• Designex 2005
  Collaborative, interdisciplinary design of coffee lounge installation at Melbourne Exhibition Centre, 21-23 rd April 2005 Monash University

Refereed Conferences

• Design Research Society & Monash University Conference: Futureground
  16-21 November 2004
  Refereed conference & publication Co-authored paper and presentation with Darragh O'Brien: "Bathing the Dog"

Refereed Publications

• AAIR Conference 2005
  Theme: Institutional Research, Innovation and Change in Universities of the 21st Century.
  Refereed Journal paper and Conference proceedings 23rd November 2005
  Co-authored paper with Associate Professor Peter Jamieson and Peter Lippman. "Moving Beyond the Classroom: Accommodating the changing pedagogy of higher education".
• Griffith Institute of Higher Education 2004
  Effective Teaching and Learning Conference, refereed paper pending Co-authored paper with A/Pr Peter Jamieson & Ms. Mia O'Brien "Building Learning Communities: Constructing appropriate teaching and learning spaces"
• IDEA Journal 2004
  (Interior Designers/Interior Architects Educators Association)
  Refereed journal, sole author "Cooperative Learning in an Interior Architecture Studio"

Selection Research Publication

• Invited guest speaker, Carrick Institute ‘Spaces and Places for Learning’ seminar. “From Design to Occupancy of New Generation Learning Environments”. QUT, Brisbane, 29th September 2007.
• Dane, J. (2007) “Pedagogy First”, Insidenewsletter, winter edition, p13-15. TEFMA.
• Dane, J. (2006) “The Lecture Theatre: White Elephant or Blue Ribbon Space?” Presentation for TEM Conference, Sydney, 27-30th August, 2006.
• Dane, J. (2006) “Aligning Pedagogy & Place for Higher Education”. Presentation for CEFPI Australasian conference, Adelaide, 7-9th May 2006.
• Dane, J. (2004), “Designing Environments that Stimulate Student-Centred Learning” Tertiary Education Management Conference 2004, Hobart, Tasmania, 26 – 29 September 2004.
• Dane, J. (2004), ”Cooperative Learning in an Interior Architecture Studio” IDEA Journal 2004, (Interior Designers/Interior Architects Educators Association).

Others

• Current member of Society of College and University Planners (SCUP)
• Current member of Tertiary Education Facility Managers Association (TEFMA)
• Current member of Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI)

Professional Experience

• 1993 - 2000: Woods Bagot Pty. Ltd. Melbourne
  Senior Interior Designer
  Project Leader for major interior design fit-out projects:
• 1990 - 1993: Cato Design Inc. Melbourne
  Interior Designer
• 1989 - 1990: Fiona Ennis Design Pty. Ltd. Melbourne
  Interior Designer
• 1988 - 1989: Woods Bagot Pty. Ltd. Melbourne
  Junior Interior Designer