Ian is an experienced teacher educator, with significant experience teaching Outdoor Education and Physical Education within both secondary schools and tertiary institutions, currently working as a Lecturer in Outdoor Recreation/Education at Victoria University.

Ian has designed, developed, and delivered numerous Outdoor Education courses and programs and is committed and passionate about providing excellent teaching and learning opportunities. His sustained and evaluated approaches to teaching and learning have been recognised through a Vice-Chancellor citation for “Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning”.

Following the completion of his Master’s which investigated the effect an Outdoor Education experience had on secondary school students learning capacity in English, Ian has continued his active role in research activities. Ian is currently undertaking his PhD at Federation University Australia, which focusses on the development of professional identity of outdoor educators.

Ian has also conducted research that explores young adults socialisation into outdoor education activities, and has investigated tertiary outdoor education students learning experience. Ian has shared his research and teaching practice at State, National and International conferences.

Portfolios

Areas of expertise

  • Pedagogy and education
  • Teaching and learning
  • experiential learning
  • Outdoor education
  • Collaborative learning
  • Place-based education
  • Identity development
  • Senses in education

Contact details

[email protected]

Teaching responsibilities

Coordination

  • SOL2001 River Environments 1
  • SOL2002 Bush Environments
  • SOL2010 Natural Environments 2
  • SOL3000 Leading, Facilitating, and Interpreting Natural Environments
  • SSM3002 Outdoor and Environmental Philosophy
  • SOL3003 Risk Management in Natural Environments

Teaching

  • SOL2001 River Environments 1
  • SOL2002 Bush Environments
  • SOL2010 Natural Environments 2
  • SOL3000 Leading, Facilitating, and Interpreting Natural Environments
  • SSM3002 Outdoor and Environmental Philosophy
  • SOL3003 Risk Management in Natural Environments

Publications

Refereed journal articles

  • Neville, I. A., Petrass, L. A., & Ben, F. (2023). Cross disciplinary teaching: A pedagogical model to support teachers in the development and implementation of outdoor learning opportunities. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 26(1), 1-21.
  • Neville, I. A., Petrass, L. A., & Ben, F. (2023). The impact of an outdoor learning experience on the development of English creative writing skills: An action research case study of year 7 and 8 secondary school students in Australia. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 23(2), 132-145.
  • Neville, I. A., & Petrass, L. A. (2023). Review of children’s environmental identity development: negotiating inner and outer tensions in natural world socialization, authored by Carie Green.
  • Neville, I. A. (2021). Review of Rethinking outdoor, experiential and informal education: Beyond the confines by Tony Jeffs and Jon Ord: Routledge, 2018, ISBN: 978-0-415-70311-6.

Conference presentations

  • Neville, I.A. (2024). Outdoor Education Teacher Identity Development from pre-service to early years of teaching: An Australian perspective. International Outdoor Education Research Conference, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Neville, I.A. (2024). Developing a teacher identity in the outdoor education context: A systematic review of the literature. International Outdoor Education Research Conference, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Neville, I.A. (2023). Unleashing student potential: Harnessing the power of reflection. Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Monash University, Melbourne.
  • Neville, I.A., Archbold, T. & Stokes, A. (2023). Beyond the campfire... reflections before, during and after. Outdoors Victoria Conference, Lilydale.
  • Neville, I.A. (2022). Exploring socialisation into Outdoor Education: The impact on tertiary Outdoor Education students’ knowledge, attitude and perceived competence. National Outdoor Education Conference, Blue Mountains, Australia.
  • Neville, I.A. (2022). The impact of online learning on Outdoor Education undergraduates during COVID-19: Optimising future learning opportunities. National Outdoor Education Conference, Blue Mountains, Australia.
  • Neville, I.A. (2018). Integrating outdoor education, English and a whole lot of opportunity. National Outdoor Education Conference, Hobart, Australia.
  • Neville, I.A. (2018). The future of outdoor education is in the education. Outdoors Victoria Conference, Victoria University, Australia.

Professional memberships

  • Victorian Institute of Teaching
  • Outdoors Victoria
  • Paddle Australia
  • Australian Tertiary Outdoor Education Network

Industry experience

  • Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Research Committee – CoSHE, Victoria University
  • Australian Tertiary Outdoor and Environmental Network
  • Panel Member – ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies
  • Tertiary and TAFE Institutions Network – Outdoors Victoria
  • Paddle Victoria Advisory Group
  • Outdoor Education Victorian Curriculum Working Group