Dr. Geof William Hill

Reader

School of Education and Social Work

Email:: Geof.hill@bcu.ac.uk

Geof holds a Reader position in the School of Education (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.

This field of inquiry emerged from his doctoral inquiry into Higher Education Degree Research practices 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 led an online professional development program for research supervisors in Southern Cross University Graduate School of Management. He also launched the Wordpress blog The Research Supervisor's Friend.

Concurrent with his Senior Researcher position, he managed a management consultancy 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

Areas of Expertise

Qualifications

Teaching

Research

Postgraduate Supervision

Publications

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 11^th 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 21^st 2011 as ‘why do research supervisors provide feedback on samples of student academic writing?’ and subsequently republished on world.edu on July 20^th 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? 11^th 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) 2^nd 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 3^rd 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. 16^th 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.