With over a decade of teaching and research experience across Australia and the United States, Dr. Renee Duncan specializes in curriculum design, educational technology, and online learning. She holds an Ed.D. in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, an M.A. from New York University, and a B.A. from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. Dr. Duncan has published in General Music Today and Teaching Music and has presented at state, national, and International conferences for organizations including the International Society for Music Education and the National Association for Music Education.
Dr. Duncan works with universities, departments, and individual educators to help streamline their online courses, digital workflows, and learn new technology tools to reduce stress and technology overwhelm. Her specialties include:
Course mapping and curriculum alignment
Online and hybrid course creation and learning sequence design
Assessment and feedback strategy development
Faculty training in technology-supported pedagogy
Translating disciplinary expertise into engaging digital learning environments
Streamlining digital workflows for sustainable, stress-free teaching
Google Workspace training and organization
Her approach is grounded in research and shaped by real classroom experience. Through her company, EdTech BFF, she partners with institutions and individual educators who want online learning that's well-designed, pedagogically sound, and built to last.
Research
Gunther, J. M., Duncan, R. A., & Jordan, R. C. (2022, November 5). Perceptions of Music Student Teaching During COVID-19 [IRB 22-194, Teachers College Columbia University]. NAfME National Conference 2022, National Harbor, MD, USA.
Duncan, R. A. (2021). Are Schwab's Commonplaces common in music teaching? [Doctoral dissertation, Teachers College Columbia University]. Columbia Academic Commons. https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-z06b-gh52
Publications
Duncan, R. A. (2025) Cognitive Processing in Digital Audio Workstation Composing. General Music Today. (Reprinted from Original, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1177%2F10483713211034441
Duncan, R. A. (2021). Simple strategies for co-planning with students. Teaching Music.
https://digitaleditions.walsworth.com/publication/?m=61045&i=702943&view=articleBrowser&article_id=3998081&ver=html5
Duncan, R. A. (in press). Teaching tone through Google's Spectrogram. Teaching Music.
Refereed Conference Presentations
Duncan, R. A. (2022, November 29). A Webmaster’s Perspective on Refreshing and Renewing Your Online Presence [Conference presentation]. 2nd International Music Livelihoods Symposium, Virtual.
Duncan, R. A., & Rafferty, J. (2022, November 29). Redefining Success [Conference presentation]. 2nd International Music Livelihoods Symposium, Virtual.
Duncan, R. A. (2022, July 20). Desegregating language use in song lyrics: Valuing strong voices from communities of color [Conference presentation]. 35th World Conference of the International Society for Music Education, Virtual.
Duncan, R. A., & Rafferty, J. (2021, December 6). Changing course: Reshaping our musical identities [Conference presentation]. 1st International Music Livelihoods Symposium, Virtual.
Duncan, R. A., & Haddad, K. (2021, April 24) Moving a middle-school music curriculum online: Strategies for success [Conference presentation]. 57th NAfME Eastern Division Biennial In-Service Conference, Virtual.
Workshops and Invited Presentations
Duncan, R. A. (2022, August 14). Four Commonplaces: Reimagining secondary general music curriculum planning [Conference presentation]. NYSSMA Summer Music Conference: Albany, NY.
Duncan, R. A. (2020, December 7). Understanding EdTPA. Session presented at Teachers College Columbia University, New York, USA.
Duncan, R. A. (2020, August 27). Make Google Suite your super sidekick. Session presented at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, New York, USA.
Duncan, R. A. (2017, February 21). Creative ways to teach note-reading without technology. Session presented at Orchestra of St. Luke’s, New York, USA.
Rafferty, J., & Duncan, R. A. (2021, September 7). Teacher Feature with Renee Duncan (Episode 14) [Audio podcast episode]. Take Notes.
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