Nelson, Naomi

Position: Lecturer
Study area: Education
Location: Mount Helen Campus, H Building, Room T318
Phone: 5327 9440
Email: naomi.nelson@federation.edu.au

Qualifications

Master of Education - University of Melbourne – 2016

Specialist Certificate of Literacy Leadership – University of Melbourne – 2016

Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Teaching – University of Ballarat – 2001

Teaching

Course(s)

• Bachelor of Education

Units

• Literacy and Numeracy (EDBED1011)
• Thinking, Learning and Creativity (EDBED1008)

Biography

Naomi Nelson is a lecturer and literacy coordinator at Federation University, Mount Helen. She educates pre-service teachers and works with colleagues to deliver contemporary and engaging literacy courses. Beginning her career as a primary teacher, Naomi’s experience in education spans 18 years where she has held various positions specialising in the literacy field. Naomi was a literacy coach for the Grampians Regional Office, literacy leader at a Melbourne primary school and a literacy consultant for the Catholic Education Office, Melbourne. Naomi is a PhD student at the University of Tasmania researching the potential effects of medium on reading comprehension.

Areas of expertise

• Literacy teaching and learning
• Literacy Leadership
• Numeracy teaching and learning
• Coaching for professional development

Research interests

• Japanese lesson study for teacher professional development
• Oral language and literacy development

Publications

Book chapter

Burke J., Sellings P., Nelson N. (2020) Pre-service Teacher Perceptions of LANTITE: Complexity Theory in Action?. In: Fox J., Alexander C., Aspland T. (eds) Teacher Education in Globalised Times. Springer, Singapore

Associations

• Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA)
• Australian Literacy Educator's Association (ALEA)
• Mathematics Association Victoria (MAV)