Mark is an Associate Professor in Education and the Arts. His research and scholarly work focus on the changing nature of educators' work, their identities, lived experiences and how educators navigate the ecologies of their respective learning environments.

Linked to this focus is an interest in the ways concepts of arts learning, creativities and professional learning are interpreted and promoted in education contexts. He engages with digital and arts-informed methods in these research domains to probe the uneasy tensions and intersections that influence change, capacity building and agency of individuals and communities. He is always keen to work, talk and collaborate with others who have an interest in these areas.

Mark has received several awards for university teaching and research. Based on his particular expertise in pedagogical approaches to digital and blended learning, Mark in his role of Director, Digital Engagement, supported faculty in cultural change related to engagement with digital education. He led the Academic Group, Arts and Humanities Education, formally known as Artistic and Creative Education (ACE) at MGSE. Mark also successfully coordinated the University of Melbourne's flagship initial teacher preparation, Master of Teaching Secondary Program, and various teacher education programs at other institutions.

As well as working in higher education, Mark's professional experience includes teaching and leadership roles in primary and secondary schools, and sexual health education in the community health sector. He is also a practicing artist, having participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions and several community-based arts projects. Mark's knowledge, advocacy, and leadership in his fields of expertise have been recognized with invitations to advise Victorian Government Departments including Creative Victoria and the Department of Education and Training, along with The Australia Council for the Arts. He has been a Board Member of Regional Arts Victoria (RAV) and Vice-president of Art Education Australia, (AEA). Mark was awarded life membership by RAV in acknowledgement of his leadership, outstanding work and advocacy for arts development and education. He has been a World Councillor for The International Society for Education through Art (InSEA), an official partner of UNESCO. Mark is also a Churchill Fellow, in recognition of his contribution and research related to regional arts development and education.

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