Rate My Professor Maddie Edwards

Maddie Edwards serves as a Lecturer in the School of Education at Adelaide University, within the College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences. Renowned as an Arts educator, she brings a wealth of international experience as a dance artist, choreographer, rehearsal director, and teacher. Her career encompasses work across schools, universities, and dance institutions, where she has collaborated closely with professional associations such as the Australian Institute of Classical Dance and Dance Hub SA. Edwards is committed to implementing embodied pedagogies that encourage reflective critical thinking among pre-service teachers, dance curriculum faculties, and studio teachers. She champions quality arts education through innovative and engaging learning designs.

A graduate of the Adelaide College of the Arts and the University of South Australia, Edwards' academic and research pursuits center on demystifying and mobilizing the creative process, prioritizing creativity within the curriculum, exploring arts assessment archaeology, and crafting student-centred dance pedagogies suited for the 21st century. In her teaching portfolio, she delivers key courses in arts education, including EDUC 2054 Foundations in Arts Education (taught in 2024 and 2025), EDUC 5143 Foundations for Specialist Arts Educators (2024, 2025), EDUC 5144 Planning and Teaching for Effective Arts Learning (2024, 2025), EDUC 5145 Professional Learning in Arts Education (2024, 2025), EDUC 5252 Curriculum and Pedagogy 2 (Arts and Health and PE) (2024, 2025), EDUC 5271 Reflexive Practice and Professional Experience 1 (2024, 2025), and EDUC 3086 Professional Experience 3: Informed Planning (2024). Her research output includes the publication Carmody, R., Edwards, M., Hatji, S., Shin, A. M., & MacGill, B. (2026). Enhancing Undergraduate Pre-Service Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Arts Education: Integrating Creative Body-Based Learning and an Ethics of Care. Australian Journal of Education.