Rate My Professor Felix Nobis

Nobis earned his PhD from Monash University in 2012, with a thesis titled The Presence of the Storyteller in Contemporary Practice and a Lost Tradition, exploring comparative storytelling practices in medieval and modern contexts. He previously obtained an MA in Old and Middle English from University College Cork in 2000, focusing on A Question of Faith: The Corpus Christi Cycle as Theatrical Event and Religious Experience, and a BA in English and History from the same university in 1998. His academic interests encompass Beowulf, medieval theatre, acting techniques, storytelling, work-integrated learning (WIL), and playwriting. Nobis has authored publications on performance-making, acting, and educational strategies, including "Dropping a part: The changing relationship of midlife actors with their profession" in About Performance (2015), "Performing chemistry: The benefits of bonding theatre and science" in Education in Chemistry (2017, co-authored), and "Leveraging a diverse collaboration in tertiary education to develop capability for workplace innovation" in the European Journal of Workplace Innovation (2023, co-authored). He supervises Honours and PhD candidates in areas such as orality, storytelling practices, directing, medieval performance, playwriting, and performance making. His contributions to teaching excellence are recognized through awards including the Australian Award for University Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2020) for fostering intercultural, interdisciplinary, and teamwork skills via innovative pedagogies; Vice-Chancellor's Citation (2018); Faculty of Arts Education Fellowship (2018); Faculty Citation (2017); and Interfaculty Transformation Grants (2017-2019). Currently, his research focuses on Work Integrated Learning, where he serves as Coordinator in the Faculty of Arts.