Simon Order
Senior Lecturer
School of Arts
Murdoch University
Australia
Biography
Simon’s research specialises in two main areas. First, radio studies, which includes radio production, community media, Australian community radio and radio public policy. Second, music technology studies, which includes user-interface usability, student creativity in sound production studies, music technology in teaching and learning. His professional background includes audio production roles in the U.K. television and music industry, radio station manager and professional photographer. Simon continues his professional practice as a composer and producer of electronic music. As former Academic Director of Media and Mass Communications for Murdoch University in Dubai, Simon developed the United Arab Emirates’ premier tertiary media education centre. Simon now teaches units in radio broadcasting, sound production and music technology. Outside of work, his interests include long distance running, endurance road cycling, science fiction film & TV, vampires and music composition.
Research Interest
Simon’s current research focuses on notions of value and evidence-based policy making for community radio in Western Australia
Publications
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Order, S. (2016). The liminal music studio: between the geographical and the virtual. Critical Arts, 30(3), 428-445. doi: 10.1080/02560046.2016.1205331. Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02560046.2016.1205331
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Order, S., & O’Mahony, L. (2017). Building a purposeful identity in the older adult volunteer space: a case study of community radio station 6RPH (Radio Print-Handicapped). Communication Research and Practice, 3(1), 31-44. doi:10.1080/22041451.2017.1271971. Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/22041451.2017.1271971
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Order, Simon., Murray, Leo., Prince, Jon., Hobson, Julia., De Freitas, Sara. 2017. “Remixing Creativity in Learning and Learning of Creativity: A Case Study of Audio Remix Practice with Undergraduate Studentsâ€, Asia Pacific Media Educator no. 27 (2): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/1326365X17728827. Available at http://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/gXgxX7ktDBjMmWeJ6V6X/full
