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2009 

  • ACODE is the Australasian Council of Open and Distance eLearning. ACU is a member of the Council. Every two years the ACODE Institute is held. The topic for 2009 is focused on leadership in relation to learning and teaching and the use of technologies to support this. Participants will develop an understanding of effective leadership in the Higher Education context. Participants will apply their knowledge to case studies focused on approaches to leading the introduction and use of learning technologies in educational settings as well as a major project. An interactive program has been developed by the Institute Faculty that is based on the Educause 'Making The Case' model. The ACODE Learning Technologies Leadership Institute is an intensive four day program, 30 August - 3 September 2009, Outrigger Twin Towns Resort. Contact Ann Applebee for details (ann.applebee@acu.edu.au).

 

  • Dare to Lead invites you to attend the 2009 National Early Childhood Conference, 'What a Difference a Good Start Makes', Friday 11 September 2009, Rydges Hotel, Melbourne. The conference will bring together school leaders, teachers, community members, students, academics, consultants, advisors and system representatives. Registration closing date is Friday 4 September. For conference details and registration forms, go to www.daretolead.edu.au. For program enquiries, contact Brian Giles-Browne at Brian.giles-browne@pa.edu.au.

 

  • Ausakai 09 - Charles Sturt University, Bathurst Campus, 17-18 September 2009. The theme for the third annual Australian Sakai conference is 'Sakai as a Scholarly Environment: Pedagogy, Systems, Processes and Outcomes'. Online submission of presentation, poster and workshop abstracts will open shortly. Please note the following key dates: Call for abstracts closes 6 July 2009. Acceptance notifications: week commencing 31 July 2009. Further information can be found at: www.csu.edu.au/division/landt/ausakai09/ausakai09.htm

 

  • Joint Conference 2009 (LDA/RSTAQ/SPELD), 'Consult and Collaborate: a holistic approach to learning needs'. Call for Papers and Workshops NOW. The Biennial 2009 Joint Conference for Learning Difficulties hosted by combined associations SPELD (Association for Specific Learning Difficulties), RSTAQ (Remedial and Support Teachers Association of Queensland) and LDA (Learning Difficulties Australia) is planned for 18-19 September, Brisbane. All submissions should be sent electronically in MS Word format to the Conference Coordinator at conference@rstaq.asn.au 

 

 

  • The Australian Systemic Functional Linguistics Association Annual Conference will be held at Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove Campus, Brisbane, 28 September - 2 October, 2009. There is a pre-conference institute for teachers on Monday 28 & Tuesday 29 September, and a research conference on 30 September to 2 October. The pre-institute offers workshops for teachers and teacher educators on the application of grammar to early years, primary and secondary key learning areas, relevant for the Australian English Curriculum. For further information contact Garry Collins at gazco48@bigpond.net.au. 

 

  • Education for Sustainability, 30 September - 2 October 2009 in the 'green' city of Karlsruhe, Germany. This event will take education and environmental policy makers, government institutions, international agencies, non-governmental organisations, education institutions, teachers and environmental professionals through the need for greening the education, and then discuss effective initiatives that governments, education institutions and development organisations need to take and can take to provide sustainable knowledge, skills, values and practices in the classrooms and in the communities. For further information, please see the event details at http://www.etechgermany.com/GreeningEducationEvent.pdf or contact Etech Germany Program, Dürkheimer Str. 24, D - 76187 Karlsruhe. Email: mail@etechgermany.com 

 

  • The Australian Council for Adult Literacy 32nd Annual Conference, 'From Strength to Strength', 1-3 October 2009, hosted by the Western Australian Adult Literacy Council, Fremantle, WA. Featuring the following key addresses: "What counts, who counts: Developing understandings of numeracy teaching from international and cross-cultural experiences", by Dave Baker from the London Institute of Education in the UK, where he is a Reader in Adult Literacy and post-16 Mathematics; and "Beyond schooling: Towards a more adult LLN curriculum", by Dr Rob McCormack from Victoria University in Melbourne, where he has established teams of student rovers employed as peer mentors to assist other students in the Learning Commons. For further conference details visit www.acal.edu.au.

 

  • The Australian Curriculum Studies Bienneal Conference, 'Curriculum: a national conversation', 2-4 October 2009, Hotel Realm, Canberra. Go to the website www.acsa.edu.au for more details.

 

  • The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education presents the inaugural conference, 'Social Inclusion in Education: Participation and Partnerships for Social Inclusion in Education', Thursday 22 to Friday 23 October 2009, Swissotel, Sydney. The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education is a research centre established to facilitate the study of student equity policy and practice in Australian higher education and in related fields, and to lead the development of new knowledge in these fields. The centre is funded by DEEWR and hosted by the University of South Australia. In higher education and in response to the Bradley Review, the Federal Government has set a national goal that by 2020, 20% of higher education enrolments should come from people from low socio-economic status backgrounds. In addition, $108 million has been set aside to facilitate Partnership Activities between universities, schools and vocational education and training providers, to assist in attracting low SES students into higher education. The inaugural Social Inclusion in Education conference will provide participants with an opportunity to share insights on how to best collaborate to develop coherent multi-sector understandings of and commitments to social inclusion in education. For more information contact Crystal Allen, Conference Manager, on 02 9080 4231 or crystal.allen@informa.com.au.

 

  • The 4th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2009), Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE UK/RI Section, 9–12 November 2009, London, UK (www.icitst.org). The ICITST is an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practical implementation of secured Internet transactions and to fostering discussions on information technology evolution. The ICITST aims to provide a highly professional and comparative academic research forum that promotes collaborative excellence between academia and industry. The objectives of the ICITST are to bridge the knowledge gap between academia and industry, promote research esteem in secured Internet transactions and the importance of information technology evolution to secured transactions.

 

  • ATN Assessment Conference on 'Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Assessment in Different Dimensions', 19-20 November 2009, RMIT, Melbourne. Topics include: Assessing with technologies; Assessing authentically; Feedback, moderation and quality; Assessing in the disciplines. The conference is utilising an online submission system to manage submissions of abstracts and full papers. The Conference program committee will consider contributions in the form of: paper for peer review and presentation; non-refereed paper presentation; workshop (generally 1 hour); roundtable or seminar (generally 1 hour); poster or other creative works. Abstracts are due on 24 June! There are various categories of submission, go to the website for information: http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/atnassessment09/contributions. For all queries, email atnassessment09@rmit.edu.au. Conference postal address: ATN Assessment Conference, c/- Learning and Teaching Unit, RMIT University, PO Box 2476V, Melbourne VIC 3001. 

 

  • 'Colloquium on Internationalising Learning and Teaching in Academic Settings: Engagement, Collaboration and Sustainability', Monday 23 November 2009, coordinated by the Faculty of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney. Call for papers now open (for program details go to: www.proflearn.edsw.usyd.edu.au/conferences/2009/index.shtml). The Faculty of Education and Social Work invites colleagues (staff and students) from all disciplines to share ideas in this one-day colloquium. As part of the commitment to internationalisation, the Faculty of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney is continuing to have a conversation about developing its capacity and refining its academic (research and teaching) and administrative practices. Proposals addressing the colloquium themes are being sought from academic teaching and research staff, undergraduate and postgraduate university students, general staff and colleagues leading internationalisation initiatives. All abstracts should be approximately 300 words for 20 minute presentations, and must conform to APA fifth edition standards. Presenters will be offered the opportunity of having their papers peer-reviewed. Key themes include: Supervising international students; Internationalising the classroom; Intercultural communication; Internationalisation and inclusion; International partnerships to enhance learning and teaching. Keynote speaker is Hans de Wit (International higher education consultant, The Netherlands). For more information on proposal submission and registration to attend please visit the colloquium web page, or contact Britt Arnaud in the Division of Professional Learning by email: b.arnaud@edfac.usyd.edu.au

 

  • Australian Association for Research in Education – International Education Research Conference, Sunday 29 November to Thursday 3 December 2009, Canberra. Proposals close 15 May 2009. Submit via OCS - http://ocs.sfu.ca/aare/index.php/index/index

 

  • ascilite 2009: 'Same Places, Different Spaces', 6-9 December 2009, Auckland, New Zealand. Jointly hosted by The University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology, the 26th annual ascilite conference will be held at The University of Auckland, Owen Glenn Building. Information including critical dates, 'Call for Proposals' and submission guidelines have now been posted on the website. The 'My Review' proposal submission system opens at the end of June. Deadline for paper, workshop, symposia and interactive session proposals close: 14 August 2009. Deadline for poster presentation proposals due: 16 October 2009. Conference registrations open: 3 August 2009. Deadline for early bird registration closes: 31 October 2009. Conference registrations close: 16 November 2009. Visit and bookmark the conference web site: www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/auckland09/ 

 

  • E-BLA (Experience-Based Learning Association (Australasia)) inaugural conference to be held at the University of Technology in Sydney between 7-9 December 2009: 'Traversing the marshes: bridging theory and practice in experience-based learning. Where has your learning and teaching journey taken you, across the highlands, in the marshes and swamps, across fragile eco-systems or into an entirely new terrain?' Accepted Papers, Workshops and Poster submissions will form the major part of the conference program. They will be of a high professional standard and refereed by a committee of authorities in this field. Information about submission of proposals is available at: www.e-bla.com. Please email Megan Le Clus (megan.leclus@curtin.edu.au) to register your interest.

 

  • 23rd World Congress on Reading: 'Leading & Learning in Literacy', 12-15 July 2010, Auckland, New Zealand. General information: Deadline for paper submissions - 22 July 2009. Notification of acceptance status to be emailed - 12 November 2009. More information is on the website: www.reading.org/General/Conferences/WorldCongress.aspx 

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