My earliest recollections of creative practice….. Due to the ill health of my mother and her need for many medical operations over an extended period, I lived in a very dark house for the first seven (7) years on my life. With the curtains and blinds drawn shut the majority of the time, and bedrooms doors closed, I...
Category: Self
All things related to self and the development of the self
Introduction to Audio Engineering
Welcome to Audio Engineering and the world of studios. A studio represents different things to different people. Some see it as a technical place to track and mix artists’ expression (Burgess 2014; Burgess 2013; Burgess 1997). Others see a studio as an instrument, in which to develop an artist’s ideas into something more, possibly fusing several musical...
Mixing Part 1
(Solid State Logic SL4064G+ 2010) This blog post commences a series on Mixing Audio. The Mixing Process Background As outlined in my Pre-Production Plan (Page, 2010) blog several months ago, lets return to the basics. It is the goal of the audio industry to facilitate to the realisation of recorded artefacts – recorded and then distributed...
So what is a Learning Organisation?
Education & Training Philosophy and Practice Series – Part 2 Introduction I have engaged in education and training practice for about two decades now. I have been fortunate to have studied, facilitated and taught across eras, cultures, continents, industries and disciplines. As a result I have diverse experience, and most importantly I believe, perspective of...
Education & Training Session Plans Part 6
Education & Training Philosophy and Practice Series – Part 1f Introduction I have engaged in education and training practice for about a decade. I have been fortunate to have studied, facilitated and taught across eras, cultures, continents, industries and disciplines. As a result I have diverse experience, and most importantly I believe, perspective of education...
Education & Training Session Plans Part 5
Education & Training Philosophy and Practice Series – Part 1e Introduction I have engaged in education and training practice for about a decade. I have been fortunate to have studied, facilitated and taught across eras, cultures, continents, industries and disciplines. As a result I have diverse experience, and most importantly I believe, perspective of education...
Leadership Part 5
Doctorate of Philosophy (Education) proposal Further to my previous 3 part blog series International Edcuation and Leadership, I decided to embark on a Doctorate of Philosophy in Education. The following represents my Doctoral Research Study proposal submitted in October 2000, and accepted by Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane Australia. ...
Leadership Part 4
Summary: Changing Agendas in Leadership In my last blog in this series, I attempted to analyse the QRITC institutional situation, showing how two issues of ‘Leadership and Management: Changing Agendas in Education’ can impact the effective delivery of quality contemporary commercial education. The issues I chose were: the debate between centralised and decentralised management forms (Smyth:1993:1)...
Leadership Part 3
Changing Agendas in Leadership The following essay represents an analysis of a current leadership issue in an organisational context, referencing appropriate literature. Glossary of Terms ARI – Australian Racing Industry QRI – Queensland Racing Industry QRITC – Queensland Racing Industry Training Centre SBM – Site – Based Management Introduction It would seem that economic rationalism...
Leadership Part 2
What is 21st Century Leadership? Many have attempted to define what leadership is. Galbraith for example: “All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.” (Galbraith:1977b)...