Dr. Geof William Hill
Geof holds a Reader position in the School of Education and Social Work (HELS).
Previously he held a Senior Researcher position as Coordinator of Research Supervisor professional development at Queensland University of Technology (Australia). He facilitated online and face-to-face communities of practice for academics to help them advance their understanding and practice of research supervision.
The interest in the field of Research Supervision Practice inquiry emerged from his doctoral inquiry into Higher Education Degree Research practices (Hill, 2002) and, over the course of his tenure in this position he instigated a new online professional development program for research supervisor professional development at Queensland University of Technology. He also developed an online professional development program for research supervisors in Southern Cross University (add Australia) Graduate School of Management and launched the Wordpress blog The Research Supervisor's Friend. https://supervisorsfriend.wordpress.com/
Concurrent with his Senior Researcher position at QUT, Geof managed a management consultancy (The Investigative Practitioner) which specialised in professionals undertaking research into their professional practice. Through this consultancy he provided research supervisor professional development both in Australia and in other international countries, including the UK.
An initiative in his own research practice involved publishing his research in cabaret. This started within his doctoral inquiry and continued as a specialist form of expression in his post-doctoral work. More broadly he has worked internationally with research students and academics to advance the ideas of creative ways of research publication. This has been undertaken using his blog and also in visiting academic appointments at several international universities.
Current Activity
- Research supervision of PhD and professional doctorate students
- Delivering and managing university wide professional development communities of practice around research supervision and writing and editing the Research Supervisor’s friend
- Faculty Learning Group around using performative modes of research dissemination
Areas of Expertise
- Action inquiry/research
- Practitioner inquiry
- Practice-led inquiry
- Creative research publication
Qualifications
- 2017 Ph.D. Queensland University – Thesis topic: “The use of reflective and critically reflective practice by business professionals”
- 2002 Ed. D Queensland University of Technology - Thesis topic: “Promoting congruence between the inquiry paradigm and the associated practices of higher degree research”
- 1997 MSc (Hon) University of Western Sydney - Thesis topic: “an inquiry into human sculpture as a tool for use in the dramatistic approach”
- 1984 Post Graduate Diploma in Communication - Australian Film and Television School]
- 1984 Post Graduate Diploma in Social Communication - University of Western Sydney (Australia)
- 1981 B.A. (Psychology) - Melbourne (Australia) University
Teaching
- Post Graduate Certificate in Research Practice and Education Doctorate: Critical Perspectives 1&2, Pilot Inquiry
- Guest Lectures in Performative Inquiry, Action Inquiry, Practice-led Inquiry
Research
- Research Supervision practices
- Research publication
- Creative and performative research
- Research Gate profile
- LinkedIn profile
Postgraduate Supervision
Supervision of PhD students and professional doctoral candidates investigating:
- Teaching Creative Writing in the School Curriculum – Rebecca Snape
- How art-based pedagogies empower critical social work practice education – David Collins
- Exploring professional identity; the journey to ‘being’ and ‘becoming’- a cabaret – Juliette Gaunt
- Speech and Language – Placement Education – Fiona Wilcox
- Inclusion or lack of inclusion? A case study approach to Practitioners’ differing attitudes towards primary mainstream school inclusion for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). – Sarya Begum
- An Investigation into How Religious Beliefs of Academic Staff Impact on Their Experience in Higher Education- Saphiya Rajer
- Introduction of Innovations in Higher Education – Kevin Crimmons
- Teaching Design – George Hart
- Exhibitions and Art Rooms: A study of contemporary art exhibition practice and its potential for creative learning.– Jean Dyson
- Supporting Mexico’s Sustainable Development Through Exploring Innovative Approaches to the Product Design Curriculum in Higher Education. – Martha Lopez
- Can Continuing Professional Development (CPD) maintain Healthcare Practitioners professional status?- Tracey Cutler
- A person centred enquiry into the unique experience of Operating Department Practitioners (ODP’s) and their engagement with Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Publications
Hill, G. (2018, February) Research Supervision that supports creative expression in the doctoral degree. UKCGE Seminar, Doing the Doctorate Differently: Creative Methodologies/Pedagogies, Birmingham City University.
Hill, G. (2018, January) Human sculpture: A tool for use in the context of the “Dramatistic approach” to organisational communication. Graduate Business School, Birmingham City University.
Hill, G. (2018, January) What happens when a researcher wants to publish differently? : A vision of the possibilities – Cabaret as academic discourse. Key Note for Coventry University January 19th 2018
Cowdell, F., Collins, D., Cutler, T., Garbett, G., Gaunt, J., Hill, G., Jenkins, R., Kaur, B., Mitchell, S., McKnight, L., Meares, C., Tarman, A. and Thomas-Carruthers, K. (January 19th, January 24th) Journeys that embrace creativity through performative research dissemination – an installation. Coventry University Centre for Research Capability and Development, ‘Disrupting Research Practices’ event on January 19th 2018 and Birmingham City University C Sharr conference on January 24th 2018
Hill, G. (2017, December) Changing Supervisory Practices - a case for transformative inquiry. SRHE International Conference on Research into Higher Education, Newport, South Wales, United Kingdom.
Hill, G. (2017, November) Facilitating Academic Communities of practice. Developing Teaching Excellence: Supporting and Developing the Work of Groups and Teams. Staff and Educational Development (SEDA) Conference, Cardiff, Wales.
Hill, G. and Vaughan, S. (2018). Conversations about research supervision – enabling and accrediting a Community of Practice model for research degree supervisor development. Innovations in Education and Teaching http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/riie20/current
Hill, G. (2017, March, June, July and October) What happens when a researcher wants to publish differently? : A vision of the possibilities – Cabaret as academic discourse [cabaret tour]. Brighton University March 23rd; Nottingham Trent University; June 27th; Birmingham City University July 7th
Hill, G. (2017). Cabaret for research and as research dissemination. In Norton, L. and Arnold, L. (Eds) Case studies of action research. Higher Education Authority
Kendall, A., French, A., Hill, G., McKnight, L., Warren, P. and Lambert, L. (July, 2017). Re-imagining educational research dissemination. 5th Summer Institute in Qualitative Research: Putting Theory to Work, Manchester Metropolitan University: Manchester, U.K.
Hill, G. (2017, July) Celebrating research supervisory practice through practitioner inquiry. Centre for Studies in Practice and Culture in Education (CSPACE), Birmingham City University, School of Education Conference. Birmingham, U.K.
Hill, G. (2017) Supervising practice-based doctorates. In Resources for Supervisors, (Taylor, S. Ed.) United Kingdom Council for Graduate Education, London: U.K.
Hill, G. and Vaughan, S. (2017) Facilitators handbook and toolkit for the Communities of Practice around research supervision. The Centre for the study of practice and culture in Education. Birmingham City University.
Hill, G. (2017) The use of reflective and critically reflective practice by business professionals. Business School. (Doctoral Dissertation) Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland.
Eley, M. and Hill, G. (2017). Structuring storytelling in management practice. The International Journal of Professional Management http://ipmajournal.com/ , 12(3), 9-13.
Lloyd, C. and Hill, G. (2017). Stories as a process for Organisational and Management Inquiry. The International Journal of Professional Management, http://ipmajournal.com/, 12(3), 14-21.
Hill, G. and Vaughan, S. (2017 April) Cirque du Research Supervision: New approaches for Research Supervisor Professional Development. 3rd International Conference on Developments in Doctoral Education The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon. U.K.
Hill, G. (2017, March). Performative Inquiry – cabaret. Birmingham City University P G Certificate in Research Practice (Arts Design and Media Faculty).
Hill, G. (2016, October and December). What happens when a researcher wants to publish differently? : A vision of the possibilities – Cabaret as academic discourse. Birmingham City University (October 17th), Dublin City University (October 24th) and Oxford Brookes University (December 15th), Ireland and U.K.
Hill, G. (2016, November 30th). Performative Inquiry – cabaret. Birmingham City University P G Certificate in Research Practice (Arts Design and Media Faculty).
Hill, G. and Vaughan, S. (2016, December 7-9th). Troubling conversations around research supervision: what do supervisors bring to and want from supervisor development? SRHE International Conference on Research into Higher Education, Newport, South Wales, United Kingdom
Hill, G. and Vaughan, S., (2016, November 30th). Conversations about research supervision – enabling and accrediting a Community of Practice model for research degree supervisor development. Surviving and Thriving - Effective Innovation and Collaboration in the New Higher Education. Staff and Educational Development (SEDA) Conference, Brighton, U.K.
Lloyd, C. and Hill, G. (2016, September 1-2nd). Making the intangible tangible: Stories as a process for Organisational and Management inquiry. Empowering the Intangible, Artistry of Management and Organisations Conference, Bled, Slovenia.
Hill, G. and Armstrong, T. (2016, July 22nd). Towards a Community of Practice – enabling conversations about research supervision, The practice of supervision within the Ed. D and Professional Doctorate context Colloquium . BCU School of Education, Birmingham, U.K July.
Hill, G. (2016, July 14th). Assessment and Feedback from the practitioner inquiry lens: A vision of the pedagogical possibilities. Birmingham City University HELS Staff Learning & Teaching Conference: Assessment & Feedback, Birmingham, U.K.
Vaughan, S. and Hill, G. (2016, July 11th). Towards a Community of Practice – enabling conversations about research supervision in ADM Pedagogies, Centre for Studies in Practice and Culture in Education (CSPACE), Birmingham City University, School of Education Conference. Birmingham, U.K.
Vaughan, S. and Hill, G. (2016, July). Towards a Community of Practice – enabling conversations about research supervision. Achieving excellence in Masters and Doctoral education programme. UKCGE, Liverpool, U.K.
Hill, G. (2016, January) Articulating practice through provenance: An innovate session. International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement. Glasgow, Scotland.
Hill, G. (2015, July) Provenance and reflexivity: Scaffolds in a vision of practitioner investigation. Invited keynote/cabaret for Pedagogies, Practitioners and Identities in Education Conference, Birmingham City University, School of Education Conference. Birmingham, U.K.
Hill, G. (2015) Strategies for evidencing the Frascatian notion of systematic creative work contributing to the body of knowledge: an example in ‘academic’ cabaret. 21(2), 150-175.
Hill, G. and Lloyd, C. (2015) A practice-led inquiry into the use of still images as a tool for reflective practice and organisational inquiry. International Journal of Professional Management, 10(2).
Hill, G. (2015) Cycles of Action and Reflection. In Coghlan, D. & Brydon-Miller, M (Eds) The SAGE Encyclopaedia of Action Research. Thousand Oaks, Calif: U.S.A. (pp234-239)
Hill, G. (2014, September) Reflecting on, reflexing on and investigating professional practice – a vision of practice improvement. Enhancing Practice 2014. Toronto, Canada.
Hill, G. (2014) Research cabaret: come hear the music play. Invited article for The Conversation https://theconversation.com/research-cabaret-come-hear-the-music-play-27010
Hill, G. (April, 2014) What happens when a researcher wants to publish differently? : A vision of the possibilities – Cabaret as academic discourse. Quality in Supervision Conference. Adelaide: Australia.
And subsequently published in Picard, M & McCulloch, A. (Eds) Proceedings of the 11th Biennial Quality in Postgraduate Research (QPR) Conference. Adelaide, Australia.
Hill, G. (2014) Cabaret as Academic Discourse. In Brown, S. (Ed) Learning, teaching and assessment in higher education: global perspectives, London: U.K.: Palgrave McMillan.
Hill, G. (2013, September) Can Cabaret be considered as a catalyst for reflective practice? Reflective Practitioner Conference, Swansea: Wales.
Hill, G. (2013, September) What happens when a researcher wants to publish differently?. Seminar series (in cabaret) Brighton University, Birmingham City University and Coventry University: U.K.
Lloyd, C. and Hill, G. (2013) Human Sculpture, a creative and reflective learning tool for groups and organisations. International Journal of Professional Management, 8(5), 67-75.
Hill, G (2013, February) Writing the Dissertation presented at the Pharmacy Faculty Research Higher Degree Day, PACE, Dutton Park, Brisbane.
Hill, G. (2012) Making use of your Prior Knowledge of research supervision to start building your repertoire of research supervision practice. FIRST, ATN Universities www.fIRST.edu.au
Hill, G. (2012, May & June) What happens when a student wants to do something different in their dissertation? – Cabaret as academic writing. Inaugural Global Storytelling Conference, Prague: Chezk Republick and HEA Conference, Wolverhampton, U.K.
Hill, G. (2012, February) Making the most of your research supervisor. PhD Orientation seminar. University of Queensland School of Pharmacy
Hill, G. (2012) Giving feedback on student (academic writing) drafts. Originally published on the research supervisor’s friend February 21st 2011 as ‘why do research supervisors provide feedback on samples of student academic writing?’ and subsequently republished on world.edu on July 20th 2012
Hill, G. (2012, January) Maintaining the Momentum in the (Professional) Doctorate Journey. EdD Orientation seminar Queensland University of Technology
Hill, G (2011) Reflecting on and Investigating Research Supervision. Queensland University of Technology (on-line professional development program)
Hill, G. (2011-13) The (Research) Supervisor’s friend. Wordpress blog http://supervisorsfriend.wordpress.com/
Hill, G. (2011) Diffracting the practices of research supervision. In Kumar, V & Lee, A (eds) Connecting the Local, Regional and International in Doctoral Education, Serdang, Universiti Putra Malaysia Press.
Hill, G. (2011, January) The Finish Line in The Thesis Whisperer. Mewburn, I. (Ed) Wordpress blog http://thesiswhisperer.wordpress.com
Hill, G. (2011, June) Pedagogy of feedback on student academic writing: research supervisor practices for the end of the research degree candidature. European Association for Teaching of Academic Writing, Limerick: Ireland
Hill, G. (2011, July) Higher Degree Research Supervision. Queensland University of Technology ECARD (workshop)
Hill, G. (2011, August) Five strategies to help your research student to write in The Thesis Whisperer. Mewburn, I. (Ed) Wordpress blog http://thesiswhisperer.wordpress.com
Hill, G. (2010, June) Research as a career (or a significant part of one). Master of Architecture Research Conference. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. Australia.
Hill, G. and Walsh, S. (2010) Graduate Research capabilities – a new agenda for research supervisors. Australian Journal of Career Development, 19(3).
Hill, G. (2010b, April) Diffracting the practices of research supervision. International Doctoral Education and Research Network Conference. Kuala Lumpa: Malaysia.
Hill, G. (2010a, April) Research Supervisor Capability Development for Neophyte Research Supervisors Quality in Supervision Conference. Adelaide: Australia.
Hill, G. (2009, December) Reflective practice into practice based research: strategies for migration. Inaugural Experience-based Learning Conference, Sydney, Australia
Hill, G. (2009, September) Higher Degree Research Supervision. Queensland University of Technology ECARD (workshop)
Hill, G. (2009, August) Project Planning. Queensland University of Technology (workshop)
Hill, G. (2009, June) Do I hear a Waltz? : Cabaret and its use in engaging audience discussion about university learning and teaching? Australian Society of Music Education National Conference, Launceston, Australia
Hill, G. (2009, June ) Transition to Research Supervision. Queensland University of Technology. (workshop).
Hill, G (2008) A Tale of Two ConferencesALAR14 (2), 13-18
O’Connell, M. and Hill, G (2008) An Un-conferenceALAR14 (2), 4-12
Hill, G. (2008) Supervising Practice Based Research. Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation and Development 5 (4) pp 78-87
Hill, G. (2008, December) Do I hear a Waltz? : Cabaret and its use in engaging audience discussion about university learning and teaching? 11th International Conference on Experiential Learning. University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Hill, G. and Dillon, P. (2008, September) Knowledge Management: a model to guide practice in research supervision. iPED Conference. Coventry:U.K.
Hill, G. (2008, April) Problematising “good” HDR Supervision: Developing a framework for a research supervision curriculum. Quality in Supervision Conference. Adelaide: Australia.
Hill, G. (2008, April) Supervising Practice Based ResearchQuality in Supervision Conference. Adelaide: Australia.
Hill, G. (2008) Engaging practitioners in change of practice – The importance of Reconnaissance. ALAR 13(1), 18-31
Hill, G. (2007) Investigating Research Supervision practice. Southern Cross University Doctoral Research Centre. (on-line publication) 2nd Edition.
Price, R., Henderson, D., Spooner-Lane, R. and Hill, G. (2007) Practice to Theory: Co-supervisors stories. International Journal of Research Supervision. 1(1), 39-51
Hill, G. (2007) Making the assessment criteria explicit through writing feedback: A pedagogical approach to developing academic writing.International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning. 3(1), 59-66.
Hill, G. (2007, September) Making the assessment criteria explicit through writing feedback: A pedagogical approach to developing academic writing.The 3rd International Conference on Pedagogies and Learning: Meanings emerge in Practice.(refereed papers)
Hill, G. (2007, August) Engaging practitioners in change of practice – The importance of Reconnaissance. ALARPM Conference (Refereed papers), Adelaide.
Aspland, T and Hill, G. (May, 2007). The Scholarship of Teaching at University of Sunshine Coast: Pathways, Pedagogical Possibilities and Professional Positioning. Vice Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Colloquium University of Sunshine Coast. Sippy Downs: Australia
Hill, G. (2006) Investigating Research Supervision practice. Southern Cross Graduate Business School Doctoral Research Centre. (on-line publication)
Sankaran, S., Hill, G. and Swepson, P. (2006) Should Action Research Theses be examined using a developmental approach adopted by US universities? ALAR 11(2), 28-48
Hill, G., Burnett, R., Dillon, P. and Willcox, J. (2006) Practitioner Investigation Methodologies. The Investigative Practitioner, Brisbane, Australia
Hill, G. (2006, June) What is Research? CALCCS Research Day Griffith University, Brisbane Australia
Hill, G (2006, May) Helping a Student to Write a Thesis. QUT Carseldine, Research Colloquium, Brisbane, Australia.
Hill, G (2006, May) Practitioner Investigation. SCU, Graduate School of Management DBA Colloquium, Tweed Heads, Australia.
Hill, G (2006, May) Models of Supervision (Practitioner Investigation) QUT, Quality in Postgraduate Supervision, Brisbane, Australia.
Hill, G. (2006, April) Changing Supervisor practice using on-line Communities of Practice. Quality in Supervision Conference. Adelaide: Australia.
Hill, G., Sankaran, S., and Swepson, P. (2006, April) Knowledge Creation for the Testers. Quality in Supervision Conference. Adelaide: Australia.
Hill, G (2005) Storytelling as Action InquiryALAR,10 (2), 68-83
Hill, G. (2005, September) Storytelling as Inquiry. ALARPM Conference, Sydney.
Hill, G. and Greener, E. (2005, September) Retention Pedagogies. OLT Conference, Queensland University of Technology Brisbane: Australia
Sankaran, S., Swepson, P. and Hill, G. (2005) Do Research Thesis Examiners need training? Practitioner stories. The Qualitative Report, 10 (4), 817-835.
Hill, G (2005, June) Reflecting on the lived experiences of facilitating Communities of Practice. Reflective Practitioner Conference, Gloucester: UK
Hill, G (2005, February) Communities of Practice – Groups of Reflective Practitioners. Reflective Practitioner Conference, Perth: Australia
Hill, G. and Burnett, R. (2004, October) How to blow your own trumpet. Dissemination of project learning. Vision and Voice Conference, Brisbane, Australia.
Hill, G. (2003, October) Electronic conversations as a vehicle for sustaining e-learning to improve supervisory practice. 16th Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia Biennial Forum, Canberra: Australia
Hill, G., Aspland, T. and Chapman, H. (2003, July) Journeying postgraduate supervision.
HERDSA Conference, Christchurch: New Zealand
Hill, G. (December, 2002). Reflecting on professional practice with a cracked mirror: Productive Pedagogy experiences. Australian Association for Research in Education Conference. Brisbane, Australia.
Burnett, R. and Hill, G. (2002, October) Dealing with an immunity to the Technology Bug IDEA Conference. Brisbane, Australia.
Hill, G. and Bruce-Ferguson, P. (July, 2002) Conversations around difference in thesis presentation: who is marginalised? HERDSA Conference, Perth, Australia.
Aspland, T., Hill, G. & Chapman, H. (Eds) (2002) Journeying Postgraduate Supervision. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane: Australia.
Hill, G (2002) Storytelling as inquiry. ALAR, 7(1).
Hill, G (2002) Promoting congruence between the inquiry paradigm and the associated practices of higher degree research. Education Faculty. (Doctoral Dissertation) Brisbane: Australia, Queensland University of Technology.
Hill, G. (2001a). “Educational Cabaret.” ALAR, 6(1).
Hill, G. W. (October, 2001). Paris to Brisbane: A journey to illuminate ‘storytelling as inquiry’. Reflecting on the Philosophy Cafes/Facilitating a participative action research methodology. A.L.A.R.P.M, Brisbane, Australia.
Hill, G. (September, 2000). Living and inquiring in the EdD. 3rd Biennial International Conference on Professional Doctorates, Armidale, Australia.
Hill, G. (October, 2000). Critical Reflection of Professional Practice. Practitioner Forum, Brisbane, Australia.
Hill, G. (December, 2000a). The Inner Game of Thesis Writing. A.A.R.E., Sydney, Australia.
Hill, G. (December, 2000b). When the inquirer is 'the other': The dilemmas of telling one's own story. A.A.R.E., Sydney, Australia.
Hill, G. (December, 1999). Searching for Signs of congruent (research) practice in a post positivist world. Professional Doctorate Seminar, Brisbane, Australia.
Hill, G. (March, 1998). Searching for Signs of congruent (research) practice in a post positivist world. P.A.R.A.P.E.T., Brisbane, Australia.
Hill, G. (June, 1998). Searching for Signs of congruent (research) practice in a post positivist world. A.L.A.R.P.M, Brisbane, Australia.
Hill, G. (1997). An inquiry into 'Human Sculpture' as a tool for use in the Dramatistic Approach to Organisational Communication. Social Ecology. (M.Sc(Hon) dissertation) Sydney, Australia, University of Western Sydney.
Hill, G. W. (June, 1996). Sharing the experience of doing post-graduate Action Research. A.L.A.R.P.M., Brisbane, Australia.
Links and Social Media
The research supervisors friend (blog).