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NEWS AND EVENTS

 

English2Go ‘Thinking (inter)nationally, acting locally’ - 5 May 2012
English2Go is a mini-conference open to researchers and teachers with an interest in research-inspired teaching and teaching-inspired research. Come along and hear keynote addresses by Peter Freebody, Lorraine Graham and Len Unsworth on matters of national curriculum, new understandings about the basics and on multimodal English. Be inspired by the work of local teachers on issues such as grammar and creative writing, boys and English, rhetorically-inspired teaching of persuasion, drama and HSC English.

CONFERENCE DETAILS
Venue Room 224, Education Building, University of New England
Saturday 5 May 2012, 8.30am - 4.30pm

RSVP to Associate Professor Mary Macken-Horarik (phone: +61 2 6773 3562; email: mmackenh@une.edu.au)

See attached flyer for details.

 

CREME research on ABC Catalyst - 17 February 2011
The show highlights the work of Professor Len Unsworth's ARC Linkage project with Dr Angela Thomas, Dr Paul Chandler and Annemaree O’Brien on children’s digital multimodal animation authoring. Thanks are extended to Annemaree for much of the groundwork with the ABC in Melbourne in relation to the Catalyst report.  (Link to Catalyst story archive and video)


New postgraduate program in 2011 - Master of Education (Literature and New Literacies)
This course offers prospective students the opportunity to access cutting edge research in the area of multiliteracies education.  The teaching team includes internationally recognised experts in the fields of multiliteracies education, technology and literacy, primary and secondary school English curriculum, functional grammar and discourse, visual literacy, children’s literature and multimedia communication. The course will bring together units of study crucial to understanding the place of new literacies in primary and secondary education.
In the context of the National English Curriculum, with its emphasis on Language, Literature and Literacy, the course will provide the opportunity for teachers to upgrade their skills and professional qualifications especially in regard to knowledge about language, grammar K-12 and multimodal communication. This course will afford opportunities for local, national and international research networks to be developed and offer a range of research pathways for students in areas such as grammar and multiliteracies. Link to course information

 

PAST EVENTS

 13-14 Feb 2012

Research Conversations
Forum for postgraduate research students in CREME

21-23 Sep 2011

Australian Systemic Functional Linguistics Association (ASFLA) Conference, University of New England, Armidale NSW
The Centre for Research in English and Multiliteracies Research (CREME) at the University of New England and the Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA) Northern NSW Branch have the pleasure of hosting the 2011 ASFLA national conference here in Armidale. For more information, please visit the conference website at http://conferencecompany.com.au/asfla2011

20 Sep 2011

Education Day: Australian Systemic Functional Linguistics Association(ASFLA) Conference
University of New England, Armidale NSW [Link to the website]

21 Jun 2011

A good enough grammatics for Teacher Education: Research Forum

Australian Catholic University, Strathfield Campus

16 & 30 May 2011

Professional learning workshops for teachers: Persuasive writing (Assessment)
Presenter: Dr Susan Feez
4:00-6:00 pm Room 248, Education Building E7, University of New England [Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA) with the School of Education, UNE]

02 Apr 2011

Professional Development:  Grammar & Writing in NAPLAN, the National Curriculum and your classroom
Presenters: A/Prof. Mary Macken-Horarik, Prof. Len Unsworth
9:00 - 3:30 pm Room 224, Education Building E7, University of New England

09-10 Feb 2011

Professional learning workshops for teachers: Persuasive writing
Presenter: Dr Susan Feez
4.00 - 6.00 pm Room 248, Education Building E7
[Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA) with the School of Education, UNE]

17 Jan 2011

Research Seminar: Research Conversations
Forum for postgraduate research students in CREME

06 Nov 2010

Professional Development Workshop: Conversations about text: Grammar and teaching
Presenters: Joanne Rossbridge and Kathy Rushton
9.30 - 12.00 Room 224, Education Building E7

Familiarity with grammar is essential when using language for a range of purposes and audiences as this knowledge supports appropriate language choices. Grammatical knowledge therefore supports students to develop reading and writing in all curriculum areas. As a result of the NAPLAN, BST and ELLA tests many teachers have recognised the need to learn more about the grammatical features of texts.
In this workshop we will use a functional model of language to consider the grammatical features of a particular genre or text type – a persuasive text. Participants will have the opportunity to identify how the audience and purpose of a text is defined by the grammar. They will also be supported to analyse persuasive texts, identify grammatical features and become familiar with some strategies for teaching grammatical features in context.
[Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA) with the School of Education, UNE]

09 Jun 2010

Guest speaker: Prof. Peter Freebody
Professorial Research Fellow, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Sydney.

Literacy and disciplinarity in the middle and secondary years: How knowledge puts reading and writing to work
2.30 – 3.30 pm Room 224, Education Building E7

Synopsis: In this presentation Peter Freebody will summarise interim findings from his research studies on literacy across the various curriculum areas. The need for a strong theorisation of disciplinary knowledge will be discussed and examples from classroom lessons will be analysed. The presentation will address the implications of the view presented in terms of teacher education and research priorities.

High stakes reading capabilities in school: Comprehension in a curriculum-specific domain
4.00 – 5.30 pm Room 224, Education Building E7

Synopsis: In this presentation the topic of reading comprehension will be revisited from the perspective of curriculum-specific literacy practices. Research on comprehension over the last 35 years will be reviewed and the ways in which middle and secondary school teachers do and could teach comprehension will be explored.
[Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA) with the School of Education, UNE]

19 May 2010

Professional Development Workshop: Making Multimodal Meaning with Kahootz
Presenters: Dr. Paul Chandler and Annemaree O’Brien

A one-day professional development program exploring how visuals, 3D space and sound can be used effectively to communicate meaning in creating a multimodal text. This program assumes that participants have a working knowledge of Kahootz.
[Hosted by CREME in conjunction with the project 'Teaching effective 3D authoring in the middle years' project of Prof. Len Unsworth and Dr Angela Thomas.]

17 May 2010

Professional Development Workshop: Kahootz 3 Beginner Training
Presenters: Dr. Paul Chandler and Annemaree O’Brien

A one-day professional development program covering an overview of Kahootz 3; navigation; object library; swatching; animation; keypointing; adding, recording and importing sound; exporting Kahootz file as movies; and more. Examples of curriculum use in primary and secondary schools.
[Hosted by CREME in conjunction with the project 'Teaching effective 3D authoring in the middle years' project of Prof. Len Unsworth and Dr Angela Thomas.]

27-29 Sep 2006

ASFLA 2006 National Conference
Multimodal Texts & Multiliteracies: Semiotic Theory & Practical Pedagogy
School of Education, University of New England, Armidale NSW. http://www.une.edu.au/campus/confco/asfla2006/
[Australian Systemic Functional Linguistics Association (ASFLA) in association with the School of Education UNE and Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA).]

14 Feb 2006

Research Seminar: Interfacing Research and Teaching in ICT and Multiliteracies Education
Presenters: Dr. Angela Thomas (The University of Sydney) & Prof. Len Unsworth (UNE)
School of Education, University of New England. Lecture Theatre 111.