Brett Lamb – Curriculum Vitae

B.Arts (Journalism)/B.Ed (Primary/Secondary)

Innovative and dedicated teacher of Media and English with a focus on the use of technology in the classroom and the development of engaging curriculum material. He is coauthor of the VCE Media textbook Heinemann Media.

East Doncaster Secondary College (2007-2012)

Developed and implemented curriculum material for VCE Media and English classes. Strong emphasis on the use of information technology in the media classroom, enabling students to express themselves with sophistication in digital media. Maintained the Media related website www.lessonbucket.com.

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority

As a prominent Media educator, I have worked for the VCAA in a number of different capacities.

  • Rewriting the VCE Media Study Design “Advice for Teachers’ for 2012.

  • Rewriting the VCE Media Study Design for 2012.

  • Research Report on VCE Media Study Design, 2009.

  • VCAA Top Screen, Selection Panelist, 2006-2009.

  • VCE Media Examination Assessor, 2005.

Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM)

I have presented a number of seminars and workshop for ATOM as well as writing sample assessment tasks and articles for the ATOM publication Screen Education.

  • Headstart Media Units 1&2, Graduate House, 2011.

  • ATOM Student Exam Revision Seminar, Geelong College, 2011.

  • ATOM Student Exam Revision Seminar, Victoria University, 2011.

  • Narrative, Media Exam Revision for Teachers, 2011.

  • ‘Big Damn Heroes: The Language of Action’, Screen Futures Summit, Melbourne, 2011.

  • ‘Spray-painting the Town Gold: Art vs Commerce in Exit Through the Gift Shop‘, Screen Education, Issue 62, 2011.

  • ‘Whedonesque Women’, Screen Education, Issue 61, Autumn 2011.

  • ATOM VCE Media SAC Pack, 2011.

  • Adobe After Effects for Teachers, Wesley College, 2010.

  • Whedonesque Women, ATOM State Conference, 2010.

  • ‘We all go a little bit mad sometimes.’: Psycho in the Media Classroom, ATOM State Conference, 2010.

  • ‘She’s in Fashion: Studying representation in The September Issues’, Screen Education, Issue 58, Winter 2010.

  • Media Influence Exam Revision, 2010.

  • ATOM Student Exam Revision Seminars, Victoria University, 2010.

  • Teaching Unit 1 Media, 2010.

  • Resourcing a Media Program, ATOM PD, 2009.

  • Representative on VIT World Teachers Day Selection Panel.

  • Media Exam Conference for Students, Victorian University, 2009.

  • After Effects for Teachers, Wesley College, 2009.

  • Unit 2 Media for Teachers, 2009.

  • Media Exam Conference for Students, St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School, 2008.

  • Media Exam Conference for Students, Toorak College, 2008.

  • Teaching Unit 2 Media, 2008.

  • VELS Media for Teachers, 2008

  • MyFace: Authenticity in the Age of Photoshop, ATOM State Conference, 2007.

  • MySpace and Facebook: Representation, Audience and Communities, ATOM State Conference, 2007.

  • Media Exam Conference for Students, Monash University Gippsland, 2007.

  • Media Exam Conference for Teachers, Victoria University, 2007.

  • Enhance TV ATOM Awards Judge, Multimedia and Short Films, 2007.

  • Advanced Final Cut Pro for Teachers, Professional Development Seminar, 2007.

  • Final Cut Express for Teachers, Professional Development Seminar, 2005/2007.

  • Comics in the Classroom, ATOM State Conference, 2006.

  • Bullets and Blood: Making Film Noir Shorts, ATOM State Conference, 2006.

  • VCE Exam Revision Lecture, Toorak College, 2006.

  • VCE Exam Revision Lecture, RMIT, 2006.

  • Superhero Narratives in VCE Media, ATOM State Conference, 2005.

Leongatha Secondary College (2001-2006)

Developed and implemented curriculum material for VCE Media and English classes. Strong emphasis on the use of information technology in the media classroom, enabling students to express themselves with sophistication in digital media. Responsibilities included: ICT in the Curriculum Coordinator (2006), Year Eight Coordinator (2004-2005).