Workshops and seminars in The Professions
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2009 seminars and workshops
E-learning in pre-service teacher education: creating spaces for critically engaging with the theory/practice relationship in infant and toddler care
When: 11.00 - 12.00 Thursday 19 February
Venue: Room 205 Education Building
Presenter: Dr Susan Edwards (Monash University)
Listen to ...
Professor Geoff Crisp at UNE (Oct 2008) speaking about "Interactive e-Assessment: more than just multiple-choice"
This presentation will examine how contemporary perspectives on e-learning can be used to create critically engaging learning experiences for pre-service teachers. Creating opportunities for pre-service educators to critically engage with contemporary perspectives in early childhood is likely to relate to their later capacity to provide quality early learning experiences for young children. Conducted within a unit of study associated with infant and toddler care, these experiences suggest potential for supporting pre-service teachers to articulate a strongly grounded perspective on the relationship between theory and practice when working with very young children. Dr Susan Edwards, of Monash University, is an expert in e-learning, particularly in Early Childhood Education (ECE). She has many outstanding and innovative examples of her practices and development of on-line units in ECE that she is willing to share with us. Dr Edwards has won numerous awards for her innovative approach to e-learning in higher education, including the 2004 Monash University Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Online Learning, a 2006 citation from the Australian Teaching and Learning Council and the 2007 Monash University Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Dr Edwards has also published in the area of e-learning and teaching education, including in A* and A journals, such as Teaching and Teacher Education and Technology, Pedagogy and Education.
Contact Margaret Brooks (x2564) with any questions.
ALTC Evaluation Framework
When: Tuesday 17 February
Venue: TBA
Presenter: Dr Rick Cummings (Murdoch Uni)
Rick works in educational development and evaluation and is a former director of the Teaching and Learning Centre at Murdoch University.He has worked in the area of educational development for over 12 years and program evaluation for nearly 25 years, including three years as President of the Australasian Evaluation Society. He currently heads Murdoch¹s ALTC Support Unit and has extensive experience in ALTC grants as a project leader, reference group member and evaluator. He co-authored, with Paul Chesterton of the Australian Catholic University, the ALTC resource for evaluating grant projects. The Evaluation Framework is a requirement for all project applicants to address and consider. Dr Cummings was responsible for writing the Framework for ALTC. Link here for ALTC's evaluation resources.
Stepping Into Science
When: Saturday 31 January, 3.00am - 9.00am (Yes this is correct!)
Where: Common Room, Milton Building
Presenter: Sue Gregory (Phone x5054) will be taking her avatar to this online conference featuring science and virtual worlds.
The session will explore the possibilities of using virtual worlds to learn about and teach science. The conference will take place entirely in Second Life and will feature a keynote and panel discussion as well as small breakout sessions, field trips and an opportunity participate in a live broadcast from Second Life. This online conference provides a great opportunity for anyone interested in exploring the latest in science education using 3D, immersive, virtual worlds. Again, Sue Gregory will be taking her avatar to the conference and if you would like to see what she does there, you are more than welcome to come along.
Second Life Orientation Session
Presenter: Sue Gregory (Phone x5054)
When: Thursday 29 January, 1.30pm-3.30pm (approx finishing time)
Venue: Room 224 Education Building
This session will introduce you to Second Life - how to walk, talk, fly and teleport. Learn what you might need to know to attend a virtual lecture. Sue Gregory, from the School of Education, will control an avatar (a virtual being) whilst attending a virtual orientation session being conducted from the US in Second Life. You will be able to see and hear the session. At the conclusion of the orientation, Sue will be available to discuss possibilities with interested people on how they could use Second Life in their teaching. Sue can share the experiences that she had with her ICT education students.
Past seminars and workshops (2008)
| Date | Time | Venue | Presenter | Title |
| 8 August | 11am-1pm or 2-4pm | Lecture Theatre 133 | Dr Torgen Reiners, Hamburg University | Are we ready for Virtual Worlds? Do we need a SecondLife? |
| 12 August | 1.30-3.30pm | Rm 224 | Prof Mike Keppel, Charles Sturt University | What the future issues are for distance education and what is currently “hot” in distance education |
| 8 September | 12 - 1.30pm | Rm 224 | Professor Ron Oliver, Edith Cowan University | The place of ICT in contemporary university programs |
| 24 October | 1.00pm - 3.00pm | Rm 224 (Curriculum Centre) Education Building | Professor Geoff Crisp, University of Adelaide | Hosted by the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA) |