Education

Texts Mark the Spot: multi-modes, multi-voices, multi-literacies. 6th La Trobe University Children's Literature Conference

The Conference was the 6th Children's Literature Conference that the Faculty of Education, La Trobe University has presented since 1995. It's an opportunity for authors, illustrators and critics to talk with teachers, librarians, students, fans and anyone interested in this big world of literature aimed at kids and young adults.

The conferences also feature an exhibition of illustrators' artwork to show the absolute importance of art, illustration and design in books and storytelling for children. The exhibition will be open til for another week in the Phyllis Palmer Gallery in the Visual Arts building at the Edwards Rd campus. People interested in pursuing a career in writing, illustration or multimedia can find out about the excellent courses available at La Trobe University by logging on to: www.latrobe.edu.au

TBA

Presented by : Alan Williams & Howard Nicholas

Dean's Lecture Series

'Student Responsibility and Classroom Management:
Helping Teachers help Students act Responsibly’

presented by Dr Ramon Lewis, Associate Professor and Head of School, School of Educational Studies

Lecture Information Details

• Paper - Classroom Discipline in Australia, China & Israel (pdf 265kb)
• Paper - Classroom Discipline in Australia (pdf-300kb)
• Paper - Helping Teachers Help Students Act Responsibly (pdf-154kb)
• Paper - Student Resopnsiblitiy and Classroom Discipline: The Students View (pdf-240kb)

Seminar

"Localize Western Teaching Concepts into Chinese EFL Context"

Presented by : Hou Yun Jie (Honarary Visitor)

Seminar

"Supporting culturally and linguistically diverse students in the SES"

Presented by : Julianne East & Alan Williams

October 19

Research Development Series

"Teacher Aggression"

Presented by : Associate Professor Ray Lewis

Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus

Research Development Series

"Digital, 'wired' and ready to go"

Presented by : Professor Margaret Robertson

Research Seminar

"Keeping Connected: A Multidisciplinary investigation of how trauma and chronic illness impact on schooling, identity and social connectivity"

Presented by : Julie White

Sept. 11 (Bendigo)

Sept 21 (Bundoora)

Research Development Series

"Creating a Research Community"

Presented by : Associate Professor Bernie Neville

Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus

Bendigo Campus: IronBark Centre

August 14 (Bendigo)

August 17 (Bundoora)

Research Development Series

Developing your research and publication track record: "Developing the grant application"

Presented by : TBA

Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus

Bendigo Campus: IronBark Centre

June 12 (Bendigo)

June 15 (Bundoora)

Research Development Series

Developing your research and publication track record: "Writing a research proposal"

Presented by : A/Prof Margaret Robertson

Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus

Bendigo Campus: IronBark Centre

May 8 (Bendigo)

May 18 (Bundoora)

Research Development Series

Developing your research and publication track record: "Getting Published - Part B"

Presented by : Prof. Vaughan Prain

Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus

Bendigo Campus: IronBark Centre

Research Seminar

"Primary school teachers' stress and coping in Singapore"

Presented by : Siti Basri

March 16

Research Development Series

Developing your research and publication track record: "Blank spots, blind spots, and methodological questions"

Presented by : Prof. Noel Gough

Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus

Bendigo Campus: IronBark Centre

Leadership Forum

"The Meat in the Sandwich: When to Lead and When to Follow" (Tensions between Leading and Following)

Presented by : Professor Brian Caldwell

At this professional development conference the implications of leadership in the education and other human service sector environments will be discussed. The forum is targeted towards leaders, especially middle level leaders in education and other human service sectors.

Forum Information Brochure & Registration (pdf-61kb)

Cost: $85.00 (all inclusive)

Registration must be received by Friday 2nd March 2007

Enquiries: Gail McNaulty, T 5444 7811

Venue: All Seasons International,
McIvor Road, Bendigo

Time: 1.45pm for 2.00pm start

Research Seminar

"Sustainability of global interchange across tertiary institutions: listening to the other"

Presented by : Howard Nicholas, Lloyd Holliday, Ria Hanewald

April 17 (Bendigo)

April 20 (Bundoora)

Research Development Series

Developing your research and publication track record: "Getting Published - Part A"

Presented by : Prof. Frank Hardman

Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus

Bendigo Campus: IronBark Centre

Dean's Lecture Series

'Who Cares about Human Rights and Genocide? A Major Educational Issue'

presented by Dr Sam Totten, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA.

Dr. Samuel Totten is a genocide scholar based at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He is the co-editor of Genocide Studies and Prevention: an International Journal. He has published widely in the field, with articles appearing in the Journal of Genocide Research, Journal of Human Rights, Genocide Studies and Prevention, and Society. His books include Century of Genocide: Critical Essays and Eyewitness Testimony (New York: Routledge, 2004) and Genocide in Darfur: Investigating the Atrocities in the Sudan (New York: Routledge, forthcoming).

Dr Totten was employed as an English, Social Studies, Drama and Physical Education teacher as Eaglehawk Secondary College, and as an English and Physical Education teacher at East Loddon P-12 from 1976 to 1978.

In July/August 2004, Dr. Totten served as one of the 12 investigators with the U.S. State Department's Darfur Atrocities Documentation Team, which interviewed refugees from Darfur, Sudan, for the express purpose of collecting data in order to ascertain whether genocide had been perpetrated in Darfur. On September 9, 2004, using the data collected by the ADT, U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, declared that Government of Sudan troops and the Janjaweed (Arab militia) had perpetrated genocide in Darfur and was possibly still doing so.

In his lecture Dr Totten focused on the social constructivist role that education can play in issues such as genocide.

Paper - Who Cares About Human Rights? (pdf-87kb)

Research Seminar

"Student misbehaviour, teacher stress, teacher coping, classroom management and student responsibility"

presented by Dr Ramon Lewis at the School of Educational Studies

Research Seminar

'The design and evaluation of a blended curriculum (on campus and online) L2 (Greek) teacher training curriculum'

presented by Dr Salomi Papadima at the School of Educational Studies

Research Seminar

'Personalised learning - what is it, where did it come from and what are its implications?'

presented by Dr Kim Keamy and Dr Howard Nicholas at the School of Educational Studies

Research Seminar

'Student Experiences of the Secondary Graduate Diploma in Education Course.'

presented by Dr Wan Ng, Dr Alan Williams and Dr Howard Nicholas at the School of Educational Studies

Dean's Lecture Series

'Student Responsibility and Classroom Management:
Helping Teachers help Students act Responsibly’

presented by Dr Ramon Lewis, Associate Professor, School of Educational Studies

Lecture Information Details

• Paper - Classroom Discipline in Australia, China & Israel (pdf 265kb)
• Paper - Classroom Discipline in Australia (pdf-300kb)
• Paper - Helping Teachers Help Students Act Responsibly (pdf-154kb)
• Paper - Student Responsibility and Classroom Discipline (pdf-866kb)
• Paper - Student Responsibility and Classroom Discipline: The Students View (pdf-240kb)

Research Seminar

'Introduction to the power of the software AMOS Structural Equation modelling'

And/or Prato July conference presentation - regarding students' beliefs about self and peer assessment in pre-service program

presented by Dr Chris Brew at the School of Educational Studies

Research Seminar

"Learning outcomes" versus "Second language development" : Incommensurate discourses in struggles over equality

Paper - pdf 15.6kb

presented by Dr Helen Moore at the School of Educational Studies

Research Seminar

'Learning : the acquisition or transformation of the mind'

presented by Dr Peta Heywood at the School of Educational Studies

Convened by Dr Audrey Grant

5.00pm - 8.00pm