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Dr Katie Burke

Dr Katie Burke
Name Katie Burke
Pronoun She/Her/Hers
Position Senior Lecturer (Education)
Section School of Education
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 3470 4316
Extension 4316
Email
Qualifications GDipEd UNE , MEd USQ , PhD USQ

Katie Burke is a Senior Lecturer in Arts Curriculum and Pedagogy in Initial Teacher Education at the University of Southern Queensland. Katie is known for her research and practice into enhancing online learning for creative and authentic engagement, including her innovative online pedagogy of care, developed to meet the challenges of facilitating online learning, particularly in the creative arts. Her contributions to scholarship in this domain include the facilitation of a national Community of Practice with online arts educators, and her research, scholarship and practice has resulted in the receipt of a National teaching citation, alongside a Faculty research award. Katie is also the Academic Integrity Officer for the School of Education.


  • Higher Education ( 130103 )
  • Creative Arts, Media and Communication Curriculum and Pedagogy ( 130201 )
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators ( 130313 )
  • Teacher Education And Professional Development Of Educators ( 390307 )
  • Higher Education ( 390303 )
  • Creative Arts ( 390101 )
  • Education Systems ( 390300 )
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy ( 390100 )

Creative Arts Education
Online learning
Pedagogical Care
Alternative Education
Sociocultural theory


Australian Teacher Education Association
Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia


Hervey Bay Future School Academic Advisor and Committee Member
Regional Arts Development Fund Committee Member - Fraser Coast


EDX1250 Arts Curriculum and Pedagogy
EDM8006 Curriculum and Pedagogical Studies 2: Arts and Tecnologies


15 Years


6 Years


Academic Integrity Officer (School of Education)


  • Higher Education ( 130103 )
  • Creative Arts, Media and Communication Curriculum and Pedagogy ( 130201 )
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators ( 130313 )
  • Teacher Education And Professional Development Of Educators ( 390307 )
  • Higher Education ( 390303 )
  • Creative Arts ( 390101 )
  • Education Systems ( 390300 )
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy ( 390100 )