ABSTRACT
In this chapter, I reflect on my experiences as a drama in education (DIE) teacher and facilitator. As DIE teachers and facilitators, there is a need to look back and reflect on our approaches, strategies and experiences, and to use such reflection to look forward and work on improving our practice. This not only concretises the practice of DIE but also facilitates a deeper understanding of DIE and its theorisation. I therefore reflect on the approaches and strategies that I have employed in the teaching of DIE at Lupane State University, with particular focus on lesson delivery approaches and facilitation. I seek to reflect on the challenges and opportunities that I have encountered as a DIE teacher and facilitator for university students and how I have negotiated past the former and maximised on the latter. Challenges include constrained time frames, infrastructural and spatial challenges and negotiating past dilemmas that litter higher-education learning spaces. Opportunities include tapping into the students’ rich cultural background that includes song, dance and dramatisations.
