| Post: | Senior Lecturer in Education (Education) |
| Location: | Essex House Eh 249 |
| Email: | D.R.Mackrill@sussex.ac.uk |
Telephone numbers | |
| Internal: | 7614 |
| UK: | (01273) 877614 |
| International: | +44 1273 877614 |
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Role
Duncan is a Senior Lecturer in Education, the PGCE Leader and PGCE Secondary Music Curricuum Tutor. He came to Sussex following 18 years teaching in secondary education. In 2005 he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the HE Academy.
As well as leading the PGCE and his curriculum role at Sussex, Duncan's main interests are in the integration, application and development of ICT in education, and particularly, music. This has involved him in delivering workshops and training courses for many teachers, in addition to developing resources. He has also been involved in developing music specific AfL materials published by the DfES.
Duncan has developed the use of the Virtual Learning Environment on the PGCE course, to support students more effectively and develop their own learning. He is interested in the use and implementation of ePortfolios and has developed a simple, portable USB drive version, specifically for use by trainee teachers. He is now completing work on a design and model with the potential for use with trainees, Newly Qualified Teachers and other students.
In 2004, Duncan received a university Teaching Award and in September 2005 he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy in recognition for excellence in teaching.
In the last couple of years he has become increasingly involved in researching spirituality in music education and in particular, with teachers in the music classroom. He also contributes to music education magazines.
Recent / Current Projects
- Development and integration of ICT in the music curriculum
- Becta funded research: Personalised Learning - the learner perspective and their influence on demand
- Investigating ePortfolio models and developing a USB drive ePortfolio for ITE
Duncan's main teaching commitments are on the secondary music PGCE course and generic Professional Studies sessions across all seven subjects of the PGCE Course.
Harris, Diana and Mackrill, Duncan (2013) Sound escapes: images of spirituality from music teachers and students. International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 18 (2). pp. 188-199. ISSN 1364-436X
Mackrill, Duncan (2009) Book Reviews:- 'Sounds like a good idea: using audio technology in the classroom' by Mike Kinnaird. Music Education Research, 11 (3). pp. 393-394. ISSN 1461-3808
Mackrill, Duncan (2009) The integration of ICT in the music classroom. In: A Practical Guide to Teaching Music in the Secondary Schools. Routledge Teaching Guides . Routledge, Oxon, pp. 54-62. ISBN 9780415482585
Mackrill, Duncan and Murray, Andy (2009) Becta guidance document for teachers, parents and pupils on the use of ICT in music at Key Stage 3. Documentation. British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA).
Mackrill, Duncan and Taylor, Stephen (2008) FlashPort: The Next Generation In E-Portfolios? - The Use of Portable Applications as e-Portfolio Tools in Teacher Education. Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 6 (6). pp. 80-85. ISSN 1690-4524
Robinson, Carol, Sebba, Judy, Mackrill, Duncan and Higgins, Steve (2008) Personalising Learning: the learner perspective and their influence on demand. Documentation. British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA), Coventry.