BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Virtual Webinar! series 7: Ways of Creatively ‘Me-searching’ a nd ‘Re-searching’ as Practitioner-based and Practice-based Researchers - Dr. Pamela Burnard and research panelists Chrysovalentini Konstantinou\ , Stephen Fairbanks\, Susmita Pujara and Sarah Upjohn\, University of Camb ridge DTSTART:20140219T170000Z DTEND:20140219T183000Z UID:TALK50436@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:Lucian Stephenson DESCRIPTION:The Series of Webinars for Professional Development in the Art s aims to provide opportunities for college students\, professors\, practi tioners and researchers to participate in webinars with internationally re cognized leaders and experts in music and arts education. This program has strengthened international collaboration among educational and research i nstitutions in Argentina\, Canada\, Cyprus\, Brazil\, England\, Mexico and the United States. Initiated in February 2010 at the Universidad Autónom a de Chihuahua\, the Seventh Series is also simultaneously transmitted at the University of Cambridge\, Ball State University\, Benedictine Universi ty\, Simon Fraser Unviersity\, University of London\, Universidad Veracruz ana\, Gettysburg College\, Conservatorio de Música de Chihuahua\, Univer sidade do Estado de Santa Catarina\, Instituto Universitario Nacional del Arte\, University of Cyprus\, SEEECH\, and IIIECH. You are cordially invi ted to participate in this collaborative effort to bring the latest advanc es in music and arts education research\, and their implications for pract ice in the arts.\n\n*Abstract*\n\nArts practitioners and artists are incre asingly developing diverse research practices and in doing so have the pot ential to contribute ground-breaking analysis and construction of new form s of knowledge and creativities. Arts practice is increasingly being accep ted as a form of research (i.e. practice-based research). Practitioner res earch\, and the importance of arts educators learning about their practice \, is also increasingly recognized as central to the development of arts e ducation in school and community contexts. In this session Pam will provid e a strong theoretical framework for these fields of research with identif ication of questions and issues underpinning the concept of ‘practice’ as it applies in cultural\, educational and community sites. Sharing prec ious insights from recent experiences and reflections on research journeyi ng\, a panel of research students (PhD\, EdD and Masters who work as teach ers\, artists\, interdisciplinary practitioners) will join Pam and share s napshots of their ‘me-researching’ and ‘re-searching’.\n\n*Pamela Burnard* is internationally known for her creativities research. She resea rches the spaces between education and industry\, creative partnerships\, creative learning and teaching\, assessing creativity and the sociology of music education. She is convener of the Commonwealth Creativities in Inte rcultural Arts Network (http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/cce/initiatives/ projects/cian/) and co-convener of the BERA Creativity SIG.\n\n*Chrysovale ntini Konstantinou* is at the final changes of her PhD (Doctor of Philosop hy in Education) at the Faculty of Education\, University of Cambridge\, w here she completed her MPhil in Educational Research in 2010. Prior to com ing to Cambridge\, Chrysovalentini completed her teacher training at the U niversity of Cyprus. Her research interests include primary music educatio n\, technology\, creativity and teacher thinking and change. \n\n*Stephen Fairbanks*\, a full time research student on the Educational Research Mast ers route at the Faculty of Education\, University of Cambridge\, has a ba ckground as an American public school music teacher who has a specialty in working with orchestras. He is pursuing research exploring the relationsh ip between social justice and cultural transformation by studying music ed ucation programmes modelled after Venezuela’s El Sistema.\n\n*Susmita Pu jara*\, a part time research student on the Masters in Arts\, Creativities \, Education and Culture (ACEC) route at the Faculty of Education\, Univer sity of Cambridge\, has a background in performance\, choreography and dra ma/dance facilitation. She was associate director at Pan Intercultural A rts for 10 years\, creating projects to empower young refugees through int erdisciplinary arts. Her research interests include: interdisciplinary and collaborative arts practice\, interculturalism in education and social em powerment through the arts. She has just begun her journey as researcher a nd her topic will explore the challenges of representing the body as pract ice.\n\n*Sarah Upjohn* is a part time educational doctorate student resear cher student in her third year at the Faculty of Education\, University of Cambridge\, and full time physiotherapy practitioner. Sarah’s working t o change perception and practice concerning injury prevention and performa nce wellness in elite young instrumental musicians at a specialist music s chool. LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, Ro om 2S7 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR