Upitis, Rena

Researcher Title
Professor Emeritus

Research Focus
Use of digital tools to support arts learning; teacher professional development in arts education; school architecture; development of symbol systems; benefits of the arts for students, teachers, and communities.

Key Collaborators
Brook, J.; Abrami, P. C.; Varela, W.

Top Cited Paper (past 5 years)

Upitis, R., Boese, K., Abrami, P.C. (2021) Student Experiences with a Digital Tool for Music Practice and Learning. The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences, 20(3). Available at: https://www.europeanpublisher.com/en/article/10.15405/ejsbs.224

2nd Top Cited Paper (past 5 years)

Upitis, R. & Abrami, P.C. (2017). Cadenza: An Online Tool for Transforming Music Learning. The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences, 1(1), 2261-2270. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312014044_Cadenza_An_Online_Tool_for_Transforming_Music_Learning

3rd Top Cited Paper (past 5 years)

Upitis, R. & Brook, J. (2017). How much professional development is enough? Meeting the needs of independent music teachers learning to use a digital tool. International Journal of Music Education, 35(1). Available at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0255761415619426

Department
Faculty of Education

Affiliation
Queen's University

rena.upitis@queensu.ca

Phone Number

613-533-6212

Address
Faculty of Education, Duncan McArthur Hall, 511 Union Street, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7M 5R7 Canada