Philip Smithells Memorial Lecture 2022 (In-Person & Virtual)

IMPORTANT NOTE:

This event will be live streamed. You have the option to attend IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM.

Please see instructions below.

• For those attending the event IN-PERSON, please join us at the University of Auckland, Epsom Campus - J103 Lecture Hall, J Block (74 Epsom Avenue, Epsom, Auckland 1023) at 5pm.
• For those joining the event VIRTUALLY, please refer to the "Online Event Page" to access the URL (which you will have access to once you've registered).

Wayne Smith is an Associate Professor (Honourary) in the Faculty of Education and Social Work, at the University of Auckland. He has been lecturing in health and physical education teacher education for the past 30 years following 10 as a secondary school HPE teacher. His research and major teaching contributions are in critical pedagogy in physical education and skill learning (how we become skillful). His most recent research has focused on pedagogies for social justice in HPE in Sweden, Norway and New Zealand over a period of six years.

The Philip Smithells Memorial Lecture is a prestigious event that honours an outstanding and esteemed pioneer of New Zealand physical education. Launched in 1985, it is given by invitation from the President of Physical Education New Zealand. The University of Auckland is honoured to be hosting this year’s lecture, which will include a response from Professor Richard Tinning.

For more details, please contact Alan Ovens at a.ovens@auckland.ac.nz.