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Mr Hugh Shannon

Faculty of Health,
School - Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Personal

Name
Mr Hugh Shannon
Position(s)
Lecturer
Faculty of Health,
School - Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Discipline *
Human Movement and Sports Science
Phone
+61 7 3138 3577
Fax
+61 7 3138 3980
Email
Location
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Qualifications

Bachelor of Applied Science (HMS - Ed) Honour 1st Class (University of Queensland)

Professional memberships
and associations

Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER)

Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA)

Registered teacher – Queensland College of Teachers (QCT)

Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI)

Keywords

Critical Health Literacy, Health and Physical Education, Health Communication, Health Education, Health Literacy, Health Promotion, Interactive Health Literacy, Mining Industry

* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Biography

Awards

  • 2011 & 2010: Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC): Teaching Excellence Award nominee
  • 2008: Australian Technology Network (ATN): Early Career Academic – Learning and Teaching Symposium, Curtin University (QUT funded place).
  • 2007: QUT Vice-Chancellor’s Performance Award

Research interests

  • Pedagogy and curriculum design – Health Education and Physical Education
  • Health behaviour and determinants
  • Evaluating interactive and critical health literacy
  • Cognitive and affective learning processes
  • Developing efficacy, self-efficacy and altruism through values based education
  • Occupational health promotion

Project highlights

  • Daly, C., Wharton, L. & Shannon, H. (2011-2012). Nauru Health and Physical Education Curriculum Development. The Government of the Republic of Nauru, Department of Education ($80,000).
  • Kavanagh, D., Davids, K., Connolly, J., Stallman, H., White, A., Shannon, H., & Keating, D. (2009). Club Champions Program Training Package. Department of Health and Ageing ($198,000).
This information has been contributed by Mr Hugh Shannon.

Teaching

Teaching highlights

Current undergraduate unit coordination and teaching:

  • HMB292 – Health Education Curriculum Studies 1
  • HMB333 – Child and Adolescent Health
  • HMB396 – Health Education Curriculum Studies 2
  • HMB496 – Health Education Curriculum Studies 3
This information has been contributed by Mr Hugh Shannon.

Experience

Professional practice

  • Queensland College of Teachers (QCT): Registered teacher – Primary, middle and senior learning phases
  • Secondary school teaching experience: Health Education, Physical Education and Science (including positions of added responsibility)
  • Queensland Studies Authority (QSA): State and district review panellist

Community engagement

  • Queensland Studies Authority – Casual Senior Project Officer: Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework (2007)
  • QUT Health Education Teacher Network for alumni and current undergraduate students (2009 – present)
  • SurfAid International Schools Program – Professional development and resources (2008 – present)
  • Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation – 26th International Conference organising committee (2008 – 2009)
  • Brisbane Physical Activity Forum – HMS representative (2006 – 2009)
This information has been contributed by Mr Hugh Shannon.

Publications


For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.