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| 8:10-9:10 | REGISTRATION DESK OPEN |
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| 9:10-9:40 | CONFERENCE OPENING |
| 9:40-10:10 | PLENARY SESSION - David Istance, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, France |
| 10:10-10:40 | PLENARY SESSION - Denise Newfield, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; 'The Pippa Stein Memorial Lecture' |
| 10:40-11:10 | TRANSITION TO PARALLEL SESSIONS AND COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:10-11:55 | Talking Circle |
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| Room 1 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
| Room 2 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
| Room 3 | TALKING CIRCLE - |
| Room 4 | Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
| Room 5 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
| Room 6 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
| Room 7 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
| Room 8 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
| Room 9 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
| Room 10 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning; Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
| 12:00-13:40 | Parallel Sessions | ||||||
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| 12:00-12:30 | 12:35-13:05 | 13:10-13:40 | |||||
| Room 1 | Emotional
Intelligence and Professional Education: The Use of Narrative
Journaling Dr. James Smith, Department of Social Work, Washburn University, Topeka, USA Overview: Social Work students enter their professional education program with an “average” level of Emotional Intelligence. A journaling component in undergraduate and graduate curricula may increase academic and practice competence. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Adolescent Students' Views of Factors Affecting Their
Learning Angela Mornane, Education, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia Overview: The focus of this study is understanding student's capacity to withstand setbacks and form positive goals for the future. The purpose was to investigate the beliefs of adolescents. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Impact of Values Education on Student Effects and School Ambience: Results
from Ten Australian Case Studies Prof. Terry Lovat, Education and Arts Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Prof. Ron Toomey, Melbourne, Dr. Neville Clement, Faculty of Education and Arts, Dr Kerry Dally, School of Education, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia Overview: This presentation reports the findings from ten intensive case studies conducted in Australian primary and secondary schools. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 2 | Learning
to Learn to Become an English Teacher: Teaching, Reflecting and
Understanding Which is Which Dr Cristina Escobar, Departament de Didàctica de la Llengua i la Literatura, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: This case-study reconstructs the process undertaken by a TEFL student in a teacher-development course. Its goal is to show how teaching-practice and reflection relate to each other through empirical evidence. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
The Role
of Visual Arts education in Hong Kong in Response to Social Chanllenges
under the New Senior Secondary Curriculum Dr Vanessa Li, Curriculum Development Institute Education Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This paper describes how the new senior secondary Visual Arts curriculum of Hong Kong responds to social challenges. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Reading,
Schooling, and Future Time Perspective: A Small-Scale Study of Five
Academically Successful, Multilingual Young Swedes Ulla Damber, Education, Mid Sweden University, Härnösand, Sweden Overview: An in-depth interview study, of five former participants in two preceding studies focusing successful reading acquisition, will be focused. Links between future time perspective and future-oriented pedagogy will be explored. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||
| Room 3 | Advocating
Peace and Global Art Education: Two Quilts, One World Dr. Rikki Asher, CUNY Queens College, City Universtiy of New York, Flushing, USA Overview: This Peace Quilt exchange began in NY and was carried to rural India. The presentation offers practical examples, exploring “art for peace” locally and globally, augmented by illustrations and discussion. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
From
Teacher Learning to Community Education Prof. Tilla Olivier, Faculty of Education, Research Technology and Innovation Unit., Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Dr. Lesley Wood, Advanced Studies in Education, Neslon Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Overview: Teachers can take action to increase community awareness, making use of video documentary. Their active participation is inspiring and can positively influence their community. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Using a
3-D Multi-User Virtual Environment in the Development of Art-Based
Skills Bee Lian Kehk, Visual and Performing Arts Group National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Paul Lincoln, Visual and Performing Arts Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological Univerisity, Singapore, Singapore Overview: This is a study of the use of a 3D multi-user virtual environment in the development of art-based skills with a group of art trainee teachers. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning | ||||
| Room 4 | Classrooms
with Electronic Walls: An Emerging Collaborative Teaching Learning System
for Effective Distance Education in Nigeria Onaolapo Francisca Oladipo, Computer Science Department Faculty of Natural Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria Overview: This paper describes research and development efforts on building classrooms with electronic walls for a Nigerian tertiary institution. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
A Survey
of Web 2.0 Technologies for Online Classroom Learning Dr. Les Pang, Collegiate Professor raduate School of Management and Technology, University of Maryland, Adelphi, USA Overview: Web 2.0’s potential to support online learning is examined. Wikis, blogs, social networks, podcasting, video sharing websites, and RSS feeds are examined as a learning platform for graduate-level online classes. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Virtually
Real Education and Identity: (Re)Forming New Media
Terminology Dr. Zach Waggoner, Department of English, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA Overview: This presentation is a theoretical exploration of terminology related to virtual and non-virtual identity formation in diegetic spaces. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||||
| Room 5 | Educate
to Empower Women: Effects of Literacy on Women in Pakistan Abida Mahmood, Qurban & Surraya Educational Trust, Department of Education Punjab- Carities Commission Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan Overview: When girls are educated, there are enormous social benefits. Lack of education holds hunger in place. Educating a man is educating an individual, while educating women is educating a family. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
The
Impact of Economic Disadvantage on Acaemic Achievement in Hawaii: A
Multi-Level Analysis Dr. Shuqiang Zhang, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA Overview: A multi-level analysis of the effects of economic disadvantage on reading and mathematics in Hawaii's public schools under the No Child Left Behind mandate. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Citizenship
Education as a New Challenge for Secondary Education: From Theory to
Practices Carolina Guzmán Valenzuela, Juan José González, Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Educativa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: This is a qualitative research study focusing on the subject “Citizen Education” and the manner in which educative agents put into practice their own meanings about citizen education. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | ||||
| Room 6 | A
"Visible" Woman: How a Learning Community Formed around a Deaf-Blind
University Student, and What We Learned Dr. Caroline (Kate) Chanock, Humanities Academic Skills Unit Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Melbourne, Sally Freeman, Equality and Diversity, Michelle Stevens, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Australia Overview: Case study of a Deaf-Blind student and university support staff learning to work together, exploring both practical challenges and intellectual discoveries involved in her learning to write for a B.A. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
The
Language-Learning Beliefs of Students with Disabilities: An Exploratory
Study Dr. Sherri Franklin-Guy, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, California State University, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, USA Overview: This presentation will discuss the results of the author's investigation of the relationship between written language ability and epistemological beliefs. Implications for educators will be discussed. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
A Study
of the On-Task and Off-Task Activity Carried Out by Teenage Learners
During a Content and Language Integrated Learning Task Zoraida Horrillo Godino, Faculty of Education Language and Literature Pedagogy, Open University of Catalonia and University Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: I will present a study on the on-task and off-task activity developed by a mixed-ability class of teenagers while carrying out an oral Content and Language Integrated Learning task Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability | ||||
| Room 7 | Enhancing
Motivation in a Learning Organisation: Using the Balanced
Scorecard Dr. Swati Suhaemi Kurnia, Graduate School, Universitas Persada Indonesia YAI, Jakarta, Indonesia Overview: This study identified motivational styles of the employees before and after the implementation of the balanced scorecard. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
Administrative
Strategies for Developing Assessment Expertise within
Schools Dr. Louis Volante, Faculty of Education, Brock University, Hamilton, Canada Overview: This qualitative study examines the dominant strategies which school administrators utilize in developing assessment expertise within their schools. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management | |||||
| Room 8 | Developing
English Language Teachers' Knowledge about Language Dr. Marie-Therese Jensen, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: The paper describes a study of postgraduate TESOL students' knowledge about language and pedagogy for developing this knowledge. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Embodied
Aesthetics: Evocative Art Criticism Dr. Boyd White, Integrated Studies in Education Faculty of Education, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Overview: This study examines pre-service teachers’ attempts to write evocative art criticism, based on their personal responses to artworks. It combines art criticism, art education theory, and addresses inherent difficulties. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
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| Room 9 | The
Blending of Three Channels for Delivering a Comprehensive and Innovative
Distance Learning Course: T-Learning to Improve Professional Skills for
Intercultural Dialogue Ing. Mikail Feituri, Dr Federica Funghi, International Projects Office, Consorzio FOR.COM. Formazione per la Comunicazione, Rome, Stacy Guidera, International Project Office, Consorzio For.Com. Formazione per la comunicazione, Italy Overview: The TIPS system consists of the integration of three platforms: TV-learning, E-learning, M-learning. These three tools provides effective didactic support whenever and wherever needed, offering flexible and personalized training paths. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Web 2.0:
Who Owns the Data? Rozinah Jamaludin, Bayan Lepas, Waheeb Alsharaabi, Centre for Instructional Technology and Multimedia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Prof. Zoraini Wati Abas, Centre for Instructional Design and Technology, Open University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Prof. T. Ramayah, School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia Overview: An attempt to ensure the ownership of data among undergraduate students using of Web 2.0 technology such as Facebook, wikis and blogs Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Imagination
Methods and Effective Language Communication: Application of the
Enter-Educate Approach to Health Communication Programmes in
Nigeria Dr. Sunday Adejimola Amuseghan, G.S.T Unit, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Nigeria Overview: The paper is about the application of non-traditional methods to health communication programmes in Nigeria. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change | ||||
| Room 10 | Error
Analysis of Cantonese Speakers in Learning Modern Standard Chinese Lexical
System: A Hong Kong Case Study Wai Lau, Shuet Keung, Centre of Language in Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China Overview: This paper discusses the error types of Cantonese learners in learning Modern Standard Chinese lexical terms in Hong Kong. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
Enacted
Learner Identities: A Model for Understanding Disenfranchised Learners
Experience of Formal Education Ruth Wallace, Social Partnerships in Learning Research Consortium School of Education, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia Overview: The results of a recent study has developed a matrix that describes the key features of a learner identity as it changes across the lifespan. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
New
Information Literacies: Helping University Students Critically Evaluate
Information Online Dr. Susan Luckman, School of Communication and Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies (HRISS), University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia Overview: This paper discusses an annotated bibliography assessment tool and reflects upon what insights it offers us into the place of critical thinking and information evaluation in the modern digital age. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 11 | Public
Voices, Public Spheres: Pedagogy for Critical Citizenship and Social
Change Dr. Julie Bolt, English Bronx Community College, University of New York, Bronx, USA Overview: My presentation details practice, research, and theory employed in a course explicitly concerned with critical thinking methodology, transformative Freirian problem posing, and global citizenship called: “Activism, Arts, and Social Change.” Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Peas in a
Pod: Podcasting for Teachers and Learners Debbie de Laps, Professional Association for Secondary English Teachers, Melbourne, Greta Caruso, Kingswood College, Box Hill, Australia Overview: This interactive workshop will demonstrate the use of podcasts to engage secondary students and provide professional learning opportunities for secondary English teachers. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 12 | 'A'
Teacher Space or a Learner Place? Reconsidering the Classroom
Environment Dr. William L. Chandler, Art Education Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, USA Overview: A call to re-envision learning environments in ways that foster students’ engagement in the making of meaning and the development of lifelong habits of mind. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Didactic Contract Between Learners: Opportunities for Language Learning in
a Content and Language Integrated Learning Classroom Natalia Evnitskaya, Language and Literature Teaching Department, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain Overview: This paper analyses “didactic contract between learners” in a Content and Language Integrated Learning classroom from a conversational perspective, giving attention to its characterization and role in foreign language learning. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Dr. Elbie Mwenesongole | ||||
| Room 13 | Professional
Identity and First Year Student Learning Dr. James Garraway, Fundani Centre for Higher Education Development, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape town, South Africa Overview: The relationship between developing professional identity in first year students and learning Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Learning
to Apply and Challenge Psychosocial Theory and Contexts in a Diverse
University Classroom: The Role of Prior Knowledge Dr. Ermien van Pletzen, Language Development Group, Elmi Badenhorst, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Overview: This workshop explores students’ processes of learning to apply and challenge psychological and social theory in light of their prior knowledge and the context of a diverse university classroom. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 14 | A
Multimodal Analysis of a Permanent Museum and a Mobile Museum Display in
South Africa Medee Rall, Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Overview: Research on the semiotic weighting given to different design aspects of museum displays to understand how different aspects museum displays comprise contribute to meaning making. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Effect of
Instruction on Spatial Visualization Ability in Civil Engineering
Students: Learning How to Communicate, Represent and
Mean Soltan-Ali Kazemi, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Overview: The aim of this study was to test whether manipulative and sketching activities could influence spatial ability in engineering students. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Using
Critical Incidents to Create Learning Pathways Between the Real World and
Places of Learning: Findings from a 2 Year Funded Project Aimed at
Improving Understanding and Capability in Key Employability
Skills Dr. Celia Popovic, Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, Prof. Anne Hill, Faculty of Education, Law and Social Sciences, Dr. Carmen Tomas, Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK Overview: Reporting on the experience of creating seven new teaching resources for use in higher education, supporting the development of key employability skills and the methods used to evaluate the project. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 15 | A
Ten-Year Faculty Mentoring Program: Administrator, Mentor, and Mentee
Perspectives Dr. Linda P. Thurston, College of Education, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Dr. Lori Navarrete, School of Education, Nevada State College, Henderson, Dr. Teresa Miller, Department of Educational Leadership, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA Overview: Evaluation of a New Faculty Mentoring Program in a College of Education showed benefits to the mentors, mentees, and the College. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
Our
Schools Aren’t Failing to Teach; They’re Teaching to Fail: Overcoming Our
Lessons of Failure Michael Gerard Austin, Refining & International Marketing, Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia Overview: Classical curriculum designs unwittingly teach leaders to expect failure. Results-Based Development enables leaders to separate themselves from that negative experience and "Get It Right" Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
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| Room 16 | Developing
Academic Literacy in a Second Language through Reading across the
Curriculum Dr. Cecilia K. W. Chun, Carol W. H. Lai, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This presentation will focus on the evaluation of a project on reading across the curriculum in English in Hong Kong. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Functional
Lesson Designs for Senior Phase (Grade 7- 9) Economics Learners with
Limited English Proficiency Dr Gawie Schlebusch, Faculty of Management Sciences School of Teacher Education, Central University of Technology, Welkom, South Africa Overview: Lesson designs to assist Limited English Proficiency learners in the Economics classroom Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
The Role
of Feedback from Assessors in Student-Centred Learning Robyn Thomas, Faculty of Law and Management, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This paper explores ways that feedback to students can be adjusted to increase student-centred learning. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 17 | Faculty's
Acceptance of Computer-Based Technology: Causal Structure Cross-Validation
of an Extended Model Prof. Sahari Nordin, Research Management Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Overview: The objectives of the study were first to validate an extended technology acceptance model, and second to test for structural invariance of the model across faculty’s gender and age. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Learning
to become Higher Education Teachers: Autobiographical
Accounts Dr Montserrat Rifà-Valls, Art Education Faculty of Education, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Prof. Juana M Sancho Gil, Educational Technology, University of Barcelona, Dr. Alejandra Montané, Department of Didactics and Educational Organization, Patricia Hermosilla, Didactics and Educational Organization, Sandra Martínez, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: A workshop for creating personal and professional accounts based on how do we learn to become higher education teachers Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
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| Room Garden Session | David Istance | ||||||
| 13:40-15:10 | LUNCH |
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| 15:10-15:40 | 15:45-16:15 | 16:20-17:20 | 16:55-17:25 | |||||||
| Room 1 | "Donald,
Where's Yer Troosers?": A Hybridized, Bifurcated, Ubiquitous, and
Audacious Constructivist Online Dr. Charles Waggoner, Educational Studies, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, USA Overview: How can a constructivist educator redesign and structure a traditional fifteen-week class into a blended or hybrid delivery system that encompasses authentic learning experiences? Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
From
Learning Styles to Learning in Context: Engaging New Learners in Higher
Education Dr. Robert Ellis, Dr. Robert Allan, Huddersfield, UK Overview: This presentation compares and contrasts the impact of learning styles and contextualised interventions on a group of non traditional university learners. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Learning
to Succeed: The Facts James Nottingham, Sustained Success, Bedlington, Mr Martin Renton, JN Partnership Limited, Berwick Upon Tweed, UK Overview: Feedback, Attitudes, Challenge, Thinking skills, Self esteem (FACTS): these are keys to learning. This interactive workshop will explore innovative and practical ways to develop these with students of all ages. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 2 | Does a
"Flat World" Level the Playing Field? Multiliterate Education in a Small
Canadian Rural Elementary School Peter Weeks, Botha School, Clearview School Division #71, Stettler, Canada Overview: This session examines emerging multiliterate learning practices being explored by a rural K-5 school where stakeholders commit to using multiliterate tools of the 21st century to participate in their world. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Perceptions,
Motivation and Achievement in Language Learning in a Trilingual
City Wai Ha Leung, Centre for Language in Education, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: The study aimed to find out whether the perceived values of three languages the students studying are related to their motivation in language learning, and correlated with their language achievement. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
The
Self-Access e-Learning Mode in Language Learning Hon Kin Kan, Centre for Language in Educaton, Dr Hon Fong Poon, Centre for Language in Education, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This study is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness and sharing the learning experience of 4-year full-time undergraduate students in Chinese writing learning module in the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Code
Switching Patterns among Science Teachers in a Malaysian Seecondary
School Mimi Estonella Mastan, Dr. Nooreiny Maarof, Methodology and Educational Practice, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia Overview: This study looks at the code switching patterns among Science teachers where the medium of instruction has been changed from L1 to L2 (English). Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||||
| Room 3 | First
Steps for Reaching and Teaching Diverse Populations: The Classroom
Ecosystem and Transactional Literary Theory Dr. Mary Bellucci Buckelew, Education & English Departments, West Chester University, West Chester, USA Overview: The presenter will share her theory of the classroom as ecosystem, make the connection to transactional literary theory, and lead attendees through activities designed to build community in diverse classrooms. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Learning
across Specializations: Possibility, Lessons, and More
Questions Prof. Malcolm Field, Communication Design Course School of Media Architecture, Future University, Hakodate, Japan Overview: Technology is fundamental to higher education, but it is mostly limited within rigid academic specializations. Educators should remould the barriers of specialization to help the students utilise the learning opportunities. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Shifting
Teachers' Practices: How Literacy Can Be a Focus for Altering Pedagogical
Practices Dr. Noeline Wright, Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research Professional Studies in Education School of Education, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand Overview: Synthesising emerging themes from a longitudinal research evaluation of professional development programme in secondary schools in New Zealand Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | |||||||
| Room 4 | ICT
Literacy among Secondary School Students in Brunei
Darussalam Dr. Santhiram R. Raman, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, University of Brunei Darussalam, Thian Soo Hoh, Sekolah Menengah Masin (Masin Secondary School), Ministry of Education, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam Overview: This presentation discusses usage, knowledge and attitude of Brunei secondary school students towards learning and using ICT Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Evolution
of a Campus-Wide Intranet Virtual Classroom: The Nnamdi Azikiwe
University, Awka Experience Onaolapo Francisca Oladipo, Computer Science Department Faculty of Natural Science, TAI Alade, Physical Planning Unit, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria Overview: This work describes the experiences and results of designing and implementing a virtual learning environment for Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Nigeria. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Using
Classroom Sound Field Technology to Enhance Learning Dr. Joan Flagg-Williams, Faculty of Education, Atlantic Baptist University, Moncton, Dr. Rhonda L. Rubin, Extra Mural Program-Tantramar Unit, South-East Regional Health Authority, Sackville, Dr. Catherine Aquino-Russell, Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Moncton, Canada Overview: Practical implications from a Canadian research study on classroom sound field amplification technology and problems faced by young children in typical school listening conditions are presented. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Developing
Teachers’ Cultural and Social Sensitivities: Teachers of Adult Literacy
and Numeracy as Ethnographers David Alan Baker, Continuing Professional Education, Institute of Education, London, Brighton, UK Overview: Teacher education that includes literacy as social practices and the training of teachers in ethnographic style research can enable teachers to become socially and culturally sensitive to their learners Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||||
| Room 5 | Exhuming
the Classroom, Undressing the Skeleton Kenneth DiMaggio, Capital Community College, Hartford, USA Overview: A Madagascar exhumation ritual, Famadihana, becomes the blueprint for classroom discourse the same way a Famadihana creates a "dialogue" between the living and the dead. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Collaborative
Partnerships as Re-engagement Strategies: Innovative Education Programs
for Disadvantaged Young People Louise Smith, Capital City Local Leaning & Employment Network, Melbourne, Australia Overview: Alternative education strategies to mainstream pedagogies provide opportunities for innovative tailoring of programs to re-engage young people. This paper provides a case study of a community partnership in Melbourne. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | ||||||||
| Room 6 | Code
Switching for Learning and Negotiating Meaning in an English-Medium
University in South Africa Dr. Moragh Paxton, Language Development Group in Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Overview: A report from a research project which investigated the role that students’ diverse primary languages play in meaning making in informal learning groups in English speaking universities. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
An Action
Research Approach to Integrating Academic Integrity Julianne East, Language and Academic Skills, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: The paper describes an action research project for implementing academic integrity and dealing with plagiarism in order to achieve consistent outcomes across an Australian university. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Global
Citizenship and the Neo-Liberal University Suzanne Marion Fegan, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: The proposal discusses the concept of global citizenship in higher education and evaluates it's viability as a proponent for change. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Education
Reform in Mexico: Decentralization and the Civics
Curriculum Prof. Gloria Contreras, Department of Teacher Education and Administration, University of North Texas, Denton, USA Overview: This is a case study of how Mexican education reform and decentralization resulted in new civics education curriculum for grades 1-6 in the state of Jalisco. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | ||||||
| Room 7 | The True
Impact of Online Education: A Theological Perspective Don Humphreys, Academic Center for Teaching and Learning, Dr. Timothy Gombis, Biblical and Theological Studies, Cedarville University, Cedarville, USA Overview: This presentation investigates the impact that online education has on human personhood, human community and an institution’s mission. Is online education more than just “the wave of the future?” Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
Educational
Challenges for e-Learning in Higher Education in Bulgaria Petar Halachev, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Sofia, Bulgaria Overview: The purpose of this study is evaluating the effective and satisfying e-Learning experience in Bulgarian Universities by interviewing the bachelor students and analysis of the results. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
Living
Local, Thinking Global: Creating and Sustaining Pedagogies Liz Veel, Primary School, Maree Bredhauer, Girraween Primary School, NT Department of Education, Employment and Training, Darwin, Australia Overview: Effective school leadership is about creating and sustaining pedagogies that enable the school community to balance the changing demands of global and local citizenship. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
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| Room 8 | Partnerships
for Excellence in Teacher Education: Community Colleges, School Districts
and the University Dr. Vera Swade, Education School of Education and Social Services, Dr. Carol Walker, School of Education and Social Sciences, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, USA Overview: University partnerships promote academic excellence by a seamless process of associate degrees, leading to education bachelor degrees, leading to "home-grown" teachers in the community. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
An Impact
Evaluation of a Masters TEFL Program in Thailand Dr. Kittitouch Soontornwipast, Master of Arts Program in Teaching English as a Foreign Language Language Institute, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand Overview: This research examined the impact of English teacher education program on its graduates, using quantitative and qualitative methods. Recommendations for improvement of the program and program evaluation process were offered. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Theoretically-Grounded
Action Research As a Strategy for Cultivating Web 2.0
Practitioners Dr. Anita Zijdemans Boudreau, College of Education, Pacific University, Forest Grove, USA Overview: An overview of insights gained from utilizing Action Research as a strategy for systematic implementation and evaluation of a variety of Web 2.0 technologies in teacher and professional development. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Teachers’
Work: A Cross Cultural Analysis of a Profession in Crisis Dr. Eleanor Blair Hilty, Department of Educational Leadership & Foundations, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, USA Overview: School reform efforts have suffered from a lack of insight into the lives and work of teachers. This paper examines data gathered from teachers in the United States and Jamaica. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||||
| Room 9 | Leadership
in Action through Professional Development Dr. Marie Josée Berger, Dr. Renée Forgette-Giroux, Faculty Education, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada Overview: The presentation provides a deep insight of two organizational systems Ontario (Canada) and Belgium that are part of the renewal of effective leadership in education. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
Implementing
Constructionist Learning: Approach of Organizational Learing at Thai
Ceramic Co., Ltd. Juthamas Kaewpijit, Wichai Utsahajit, School of Human Resource Development, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkapi, Thailand Overview: The study explored the implementation of constructionist learning of Thai Ceramic Co., Ltd., Thailand. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
A
Comparative Analysis of Inclusion Practices in the United States and the
Republic of Ireland: An International, Interdisciplinary Perspective of
Teacher Training Dr. Carroll Tyminski, Dr. H. Elizabeth Coyle, Department of Education, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, USA Overview: Higher education institutions can improve teacher training through internationally focused coursework and experiences that develop global perspectives of shared educational concerns such as inclusion. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
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| Room 10 | Technical
Education: A Sure Means to National Greatness Alh. Yinusa Adekola, Electrical Technology Education School of Technical Education, Asaba, M. C. Nwabudike, Electronics, Federal College Of Education, L. C. Chiejile, elec, Federal College of Education, Iloh Gabriel Ogor, Primary Education, Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, Nigeria Overview: Technical education is for skill acquisition of individuals in vocational trades. With it, a country's citizens will contribute their quota, thereby satisfying themselves and fostering national development. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
Notes on
Math Anxiety Among Students: Cause-and-Effect, Pro-and-Con Dr. Gohar Marikyan, Metropolitan Center, State University of New York/Empire State College, New York, USA Overview: Why do some very astute students get so worried when it comes to mathematics? Strategies to address the problem. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
Motivation
for Participation and Resilience of Non-Traditional Adult
Students Emmanuel Jean Francois, Faculty School of Human Services, Springfield College, Tampa, USA Overview: This session examines the relationship between motivation for participation and resilience of non-traditional adult students, factors associated with resilience, and opportunities to use motivational orientations, and resilience scales for retention. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
Being
There: Closing the Gap between Learners and Contextual Knowledge Using
Near-World Scenarios Dr. Edward Peter Errington, Teaching & Learning Development, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia Overview: The author discusses how near-world scenarios can enable learners, as would-be professionals, to bridge the gap between theory and practice in the intended workplace. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning | ||||||
| Room 11 | Introducing
Classroom Rules Using the Jigsaw Technique Siti Mina Tamah, Teacher Training Faculty, Widya Mandala Catholic University, Surabaya, Indonesia Overview: The workshop participants will experience a cooperative class where jigsaw technique is implemented to reveal classroom rules and work out another model of jigsaw classroom. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Peer
Relations and Student Achievement in Norwegian Secondary
Schools Dr. Lihong Huang, Youth Research Group, NOVA - Norwegian Social Research, Oslo, Norway Overview: This paper investigates student peer relation and its influences on academic achievement,using national dataset and applying LISREl technique. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Mind the
Mind: The Importance of Developing Emotional Well-Being in Educational
Contexts Dr. Michael Nagel, Faculty of Science, Health and Education, The University of the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Australia Overview: This paper looks at how stress impacts on emotional well-being and learning. It argues that emotional well-being is a prerequisite for any educational endeavour. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||||
| Room 12 | Improving
Retention and Performance among College Freshman Using Metacognitive
Training: The Metacognitive Expertise Assessment Tool Dr. Katherine Pang, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, USA Overview: The purpose of this presentation is to present findings demonstrating that students who are exposed to metacognitive strategies in the classroom perform better academically. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
An
Experimental Study of Self-Regulated Learning with Gifted
Learners Prof. Prakash Singh, Research, Technology & Innovation Unit Faculty of Education, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Overview: The empirical results discussed in this paper suggest that gifted learners in high schools are capable of self-regulating their own learning through self-monitoring, self-evaluation and self-reinforcement. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Investigating
Ctitical Thinking Skills Practices in Qatari Elementary
Schools Dr. Yassir Semmar, Psychological Sciences Department College of Education, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar Overview: This study examined how government and independent elementary school teachers in Qatar compare on promoting students' critical thinking skills based on Bloom's taxonomy. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
A
Comparative Study of the Responses by International Students towards the
Teaching Strategies Used in an Australian University Shen Chen, School of Education Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia Overview: This paper reports a comparative study on overseas students' responses to the teaching strategies used in Australian universities and its implication of improvement for quality of learning in international education. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||
| Room 13 | Post-Secondary
Vocational Education: A Comparison of Finland and Taiwan Yi-Fen Rosa Tang, Department of Comparative Education, National Chi Nan University, Hung-Che Lee, Taiwan Overview: The study compares the curriculum of post-secondary vocational education in Finland and Taiwan. Five primary differences are found. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Train the
Tutors, or Reinvent the Tutorial? A Critical Action Research Framework
Examining a Tutor Review Process Dr. June Pym, Education Development Unit (Commerce), Carla Fourie, Academic Development Financial Accounting Education Development Unit (Commerce), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Overview: The use of a critical action research framework to examine a tutor review process Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Teaching
Biology or Teaching to the Test? How High Stakes Examinations Affect the
Way Biology Is Taught. Sharon Macpherson, Teacher Preparation Faculty of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada Overview: A presentation and discussion around how teachers balance their need to teach secondary biology in an inquiry focused classroom within the constraints of high stake examinations. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 14 | International
Literacy and Numeracy Testing: Recent Developments, Issues and Emerging
Dilemmas Dr. Peter Kell, Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Dr. Marilyn Kell, School of Education, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, Australia Overview: This is a discussion of international literacy tests - PIRLS, TIMMS and PISA - and the implications of their use on curriculum and teaching. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Equity,
Participation and Opportunity in Desegregated Schools: A Critical Race
Perspective Kiron K. Gokar, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education, Stanger M L Sultan Secondary School, STANGER, Dr. Daisy Pillay, School of Education and Development, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pinetown, South Africa Overview: Desegregation of South African schools resulted in a shift in the demographics of learners. Former racialized schools are sites of assimilation, meriticracy and dysconcious racism. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
First
Notes For a Debate on European Inter/Multicultural Education: Case Study
European Cultural Policies and Education Practices in Three Contemporary
Art Galleries Rafaela Ganga, Institute of Sociology Department of Sociology, The University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Overview: This paper analyses the first theoretic and empirical immersion of a larger research project focus on European cultural policies and education practices in contemporary art galleries. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Teaching
and Learning Through Clinical Writing Genres Dr. Bonnie D. Oglensky, Department of Social Sciences, Social Work Program, Dr. Emily J. Davidson, Physician Assistant Program Department of Health Professions, York College, City University of New York, Jamaica, USA Overview: Aiming to promote habits of thinking and practice that instill professional identity and discipline, this paper describes models for teaching report-writing genres in the Social Work and Physician Assistant professions. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning | ||||||
| Room 15 | Are
Special Education Teachers Still Essential in Australian Education? A
Practitioner’s Perspective for the 21st Century Fiona Forbes, Australian Special Education Association, Perth, Australia Overview: Teachers, especially newly graduated teachers are not being appropriately equipped to teach students with special education needs. This paper explores this theme offering suggestions for a way forward through partnerships. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
LiveLMS:
A Tool for Integrating Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning
Environments Erkan Er, Prof. M. Yaşar Özden, Dr. Ali Arifoğlu, Ankara, Turkey Overview: LiveLMS is an integrated environment which supports synchronous (real-time) learning in online classrooms with asynchronous (any-time) learning capabilities and provides rich set of performance metrics for evaluation. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Do
Educators in the Free State Province of South Africa Engage Learners via
Outcomes Based Teaching Styles? Glynnis Daries, Curriculum Studies, Natalie Le Roux, Dr. Gregory Alexander, Psychology of Education, Dr. Dipane Hlalele, Curriculum Studies, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Overview: Outcomes based teaching styles Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Positive
Behaviour for Learning: Improving Student Behaviour to Enhance Educational
Outcomes Dr. Katrina Barker, School of Education, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: This study examines the effects of a new initiative, Positive Behaviour for Learning, implemented into Australian schools. 2 723 school students from New South Wales, Australia, were surveyed. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||
| Room 16 | Connecting
Modern Medicine with Medieval Humanism: Watching Cristi Puiu’s “The Death
of Mr. Lazarescu” through the Lens of Dante Alighieri’s “The Divine
Comedy” Dr. Robert J. Bonk, Humanities Division, College of Arts & Sciences, Widener University, Chester, USA Overview: By viewing this 2005 Romanian film from Dante’s allegorical perspective, students can gain a unique perspective on their humanistic roles in modern medical practice. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Engaging
with Learners: Learners’ Influence on the Use of Technology to Personalise
Learning Dr. Carol Robinson, Education Research Centre, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK Overview: The paper focuses on how learners’ preferences about ways of learning using digital technologies can influence schools' decisions about teaching, learning and resourcing. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Mediating Role of Achievement Goals in the Relationship Between Perceived
Instrumentality and Cognitive Processing Prof. Raymond Miller, Dr. Barbara Greene, Instructional Psychology & Technology Department of Educational Psychology, Dr. Connie Dillon, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA Overview: This study tested whether perceived instrumentality/future utility value directly influenced cognitive strategy use or whether its effects were mediated by its relationship with achievement goals. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The Use
of Digital Technologies to Provide Creative Learning Opportunities for
Biochemistry Students Dr. Jacqueline Elsom, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK Overview: This session discusses the impact of the introduction of a novel assessment strategy aimed to improved confidence and understanding for undergraduate students studying Biochemistry at the Univeristy of Brighton. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||
| Room 17 | What
Keeps Us Going? Higher Education Faculty Looking for Purposeful
Teaching Prof. Juana M Sancho Gil, Department of Didactics and Educational Management, -, Fernando Hernández, Cultural Pedagogies Unit, University of Barcelona, Dr Cristina Alonso, University of Barcelona, Dr Anna Fores, Dr Joan-Anton Sanchez, Dr Silvina Casablancas, Department of Didactics and Educational Management, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: We discuss how fostering collaborative work among faculty belonging to different fields of knowledge can keep and increase senior faculty enthusiasm for teaching to meet the current higher education challenges. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Metacognitive
Learning Strategies and Epistemological Beliefs of Primary School Teacher
Trainees Dr. Serife Dilek Belet, Department of Elementary Education Faculty of Education, Meral Güven, Education Faculty on Department of Educational Science, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey Overview: Epistemological beliefs and use of metacognitive learning strategies affect autonomous learning of individuals’.In this study primary school teacher trainees’ epistemological beliefs,their use of metacognitive strategies were discussed. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
International
Scholars of the 21st Century: Comparative Visions from Teaching Floors in
Finland and Australia Dr. Meeri Hellstén, School of Education ACES, Macquarie University, Ryde, Australia, Dr. Sari Poikela, Faculty of Education, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland Overview: This presentation reports on students' and teachers' academic and professional visions for the future, and their professional sense of place among the community of scholars of the 21st Century. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Integrating
a Portfolio Approach in Language Learning Cynthia Anderson, Centre de Langues, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland Overview: Integrating a portfolio approach in language learning to promote multi-cultural awareness and foster learner autonomy through the use of self-evaluation. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||
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| Room 1 | Enhancing
Literacy and Numeracy: Teacher Use of Diagnostic Data Dr. Lesley Ljungdahl, University of Technology Sydney, Dr Anne Prescott, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (Education), University of Technology, Sydney, Lindfield, Australia Overview: This research investigates teachers' use of diagnostic testing supported by a software tool designed to enhance students' literacy and numeracy learning. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
What
About Us? Working with Young People to Make the Best of School and
College. Ann Fergusson, Centre for Special Needs Education and Research School of Education, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK Overview: Overview of a participative research project using the voice of the learner to promote inclusion Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
Facilitating
the Organizational Transformation Prof. Enrique Di Lucca, Company Division, Contactos Latino América, Prof. Maria del Carmen G. Chude, Educational Division, Contactos Latino America, Cotia, Brazil Overview: Facilitating transformation is something that requires: 1. liberation from the safe mode 2. an intense state of presence; 3. an atmosphere of truth and openness; 4. an experience of interconnectivity. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
Views of
Parents and School Administrators Regarding Early Childhood Movement
Education: A Report from Turkey Serap Sevimli Celik, Dr. Sadettin Kirazci, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, M. Levent Ince, Physical Education and Sports, Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey Overview: The purpose of this study was to examine the views of parents and school administrators about the preschool movement education and movement education practices served at the preschools. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 2 | Autonomy,
Negotiation and Collaboration: Student Participation in Curriculum
Development Dureshahwar Nazir, English Subjects for Applied Sciences and Textiles Students English Language Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Dr. Valerie Wilson Trower, Department of Historical and Cultural Studies The London College of Fashion, The University of Arts, London, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This study presents a novel approach in which students were asked to participate in redesigning a course curriculum and materials to suit their personal and professional language needs. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Fit for
Work and Fit for Life: Embedding Employability Skills into Mainstream
Provision in Higher Education Pamela Dewis, Julia Sexton, Development and Society, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK Overview: An outline of an approach to learning which aims to enhance students’ employability and life skills through embedding these areas into mainstream provision and evaluating the outcome of this. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Malaysia’s
March towards Science Literacy in Schools: Teachers, Students and the
Focus on Conservation Issues Dr. Ambigapathy Pandian, School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Shanthi Balraj, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Overview: Malaysia’s March towards Science Literacy in Schools: Teachers, Students and the Focus on Conservation Issues Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Transforming
Students: Identity, Media Creativity and Environment Issues in the
Everyday Lives of Secondary School Students in Malaysia Shanthi Balraj, Dr. Ambigapathy Pandian, School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Overview: In the current turbulent times, young people growing up with new media in Malaysia face very challenging moments in making choices about their lives. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 3 | School-University
Collaboration for the Support of Educational Redesign Dr. Judy Peters, Education School of Education Arts and Social Sciences, Magill, Dr. Rosie Le Cornu, Education Arts and Social Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia Overview: This paper presents findings from research that investigated the characteristics of and conditions needed for effective school-university collaboration for educational redesign. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
Managerial
Competencies Preferences Towards Organizational Change Maznah Binti Salleh, Faculty of Management and Economics Management and Marketing, Nik Hazimah Nik Mat, Faculty of Management & Economics Management & Marketing, University Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia Overview: The purpose of the study was to develop a framework that can be used to study the relationship between managerial competencies and preference towards organizational change. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
Institutional
Change at a South African University: Can an Old Dog be Taught New
Tricks? Sheila Vrahimis, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Overview: Conflict and contestation are revealed at a South African university when traditional notions of teaching are challenged and a paradigm shift in educational thinking is proposed Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
Knowledge
of Learning Styles: A Necessary Starting Point for Teaching the Social
Sciences in General and the Sociology of Education in
Particular Maestra Laura Magaña Pastrana, Coordinación de Sociología de la Educación, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Ajusco, México, Mexico Overview: If instead of teaching-learning process we talk about the teaching-learning process, interest will focus on learning styles of students, not preclude the scope of an adequate education. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 4 | "Its
Just Like Being a Student": Making Space for Teachers to
Think Dr. Yvon Appleby, School of Education and Social Science, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK Overview: This paper explores using writing and publication to create legitimate collaborative thinking spaces for teachers. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Value
Education and Curriculum Development in a Post-Apartheid Society: The Case
of South Africa Prof. Arend Carl, Faculty of Education, Stellenbosch University, STELLENBOSCH, South Africa Overview: In this paper an overview will be given to what extent value education is accommodated in the post-apartheid school curriculum. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
The
Nature and the Understanding of the Kinds of Knowledge Involved in the
Praxis of Teaching Prof. Malka Gorodetsky, Department of Education, Ben Gurion University, Judith Barak, Teacher Education, Kaye College of Education, Beer Sheva, Israel Overview: This paper concentrates on the unique features of knowledge of teaching. It is claimed that its growth is mainly horizontal along dimensions of values and time. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Work and
Mentoring Asst. Prof. Torbjorn Vaaland, Department of Early Childhood Education Faculty of Arts and Education, The University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway Overview: Work characterized with interdependence has a positive influence on system driven mentoring for non-academics and a positive influence on socially driven mentoring for academics. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management | ||||
| Room 5 | Engagement
of Students in Poverty: Classrooms that Really Work Dr. Geoff Munns, School of Education, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: Case studies of exemplary teachers of students in poverty in urban and rural locations in Australia and across all ages of schooling Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
A Long
Way Gone: Teaching “Third-World” Texts in a “First-World”
Classroom Dr. Karen Taylor, History, College of Wooster, Wooster, USA Overview: How does a white woman in the “One-Third World” teach students about people suffering the consequences of imperialism in ways that intervene in imperialism rather than re-colonizing the subject? Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Relation
between Clear Aims and Teacher Satisfaction Dr. Betina von Staa, Educational Technology, Positivo Informática, São Paulo, Brazil Overview: Analysis of teacher satisfaction with classes that involve the use of technology, based upon how they formulate the aims of their classes. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||
| Room 6 | The
Moderation of Assessment in Transnational Education: An Off-Shore
Perspective Parvinder Kaur, American Degree Program, Thavamalar Thuraisingam, American Degree Transfer Program, Taylor's University College, Subang Jaya, Malaysia Overview: This qualitative paper investigates the moderation of assessment practices from the perspective of off-shore academics in a transnational education program in Malaysia Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Easing
Anxiety through Increasing Knowledge: Supporting Educators in Inclusive
Settings Dr. Robin A. Wells, Educational Studies, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, USA Overview: Educators are anxious when students with disabilities are included in their classroom. Increased knowledge and exposure to the field of disabilities can lessen anxieties. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
Adolescent’s
Insights on the Academic Literacy Practices in High School: A Case Study
with a School Gang Cristina Aliagas Marin, Dept. de Traducció i Ciències del Llenguatge Grup de recerca sobre Literacitat Crítica i GR@El, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain Overview: This paper explores adolescents’ point of view on the academic literacy practices related to the language and literature subjects. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | |||||
| Room 7 | An
Analysis of the Demands of Teachers and Principals on Educational Sciences
Research Dr. Mustafa Yavuz, Education Sciences Faculty of Education, Selcuk University, Meram, Turkey Overview: The aims of this study include determining how teachers accomplish their research on education and the characteristics they want to see in educational research. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
The
Bodywork of Learning to Teach: Toward a Somatic Framework for Teacher
Education Dr. Stephen Smith, Director of Professional Programs Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada Overview: Teacher education is guided somatically when attention is paid to the comportments of the teaching body and the motional registers of intercorporeal consciousness. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Achieving
“Unity in Diversity”: Combining Efforts for Better Teacher
Training Dr. Melinda Dooly, Dr. Dolors Masats, Department of Didactics of Language, Literature and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: In face of regionalizing and globalising tendencies, teachers must have “intercultural competence”. This presentation will discuss a transnational teacher-training project (JoMiTE 133928-LLP-1-2007-1-NL-ERASMUS-ECDSP) being developed to promote international-minded future teachers. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Technology
Enhanced Higher Education: Student Perceptions Christine Bruff, Faculty of Science and Information Technology, Prof Alison Dean, Faculty of Business and Law, Bruce Cheek, Faculty of Science and IT, John Nolan, Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia Overview: This study explored various university student groups’ perceptions of benefits and sacrifices associated with use of educational technologies, and the overall perceived value of technology use by universities. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||||
| Room 8 | Modeling
Student Essays: Opening a Dialogue Dr. Myrna Dee Marler, Department of English College of Arts & Sciences, Brigham Young University Hawaii, Laie, USA Overview: Modeling student essays for college composition class by writing essays in response to their writing assignments from teacher's point of view, opening dialogue for discussion with students. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Introduction
and Development of a Blog-Based Teaching Portfolio: A Case Study in a
Pre-Service Teacher Education Programme Dr. Eunice Tang, Eddy Li, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: In this presentation, a blog-based e-learning environment and learning community for pre-service language teachers will be introduced. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
The
Practicum and Pre-Service Teachers’ Self-Development Mine Dikdere, Education Faculty, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: This presentation describes the impacts of practicum on pre-service teachers’ self-development and their sense of efficacy during their practicum. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Knowledge
Acquisition Comparison in Thai Metal Forming Saneh Boonrampai, Department of Integrated Product Design and Manufacturing Faculty of Energy and Metallurgy,, King Mongkute University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand Overview: In this paper we aim to show the knowledge acquisition of Thai metal forming die designers by comparing formal and informal learning processes. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||||
| Room 9 | Enhancing
the ESL Knowledge and Instructional Capacity of In-Service Elementary
Teachers in Hawaii Dr. Eva Ponte, Institute for Teacher Education Master of Education in Teaching, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, USA Overview: This paper presents results of a project that trains teachers who work with English as a Second Language learners and provides recommendations for teaching and teacher training. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Perceptions
of Pedagogical Courses in Preparing Future Teachers for the Real
Classroom Belgin Aydin, Education Faculty, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: Perceptions of pre-service teachers on the effectiveness of the pedagogical courses they had throughout their formal education were investigated in this study. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Three
Years into the Teaching Profession: Exploring Trajectories of Professional
Roads Judith Barak, Dr. Ariela Gidron, Kaye College of Education, Adiba Arafat, Kaye College of Education, Talia Weinberger, Teacher Education, Kaye College of Education, Beer Sheva, Israel Overview: Through a narrative analysis of personal and professional stories of beginning teachers, we offer framework for understanding different coping styles as trajectories of professional roads. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Self-Reflection
in the Context of Identification with Audiovisual Fiction
Characters Dr. Jana Krátká, Patrik Vacek, Department of Education Faculty of Education, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Overview: This paper describes research aimed at a form of experiential learning which is based on the process of identification with audiovisual fiction characters. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning | ||||
| Room 10 | First
Year Students and the Academic Library: Making Connections Dr. Ann Grafstein, Dr. Alan Bailin, Dr. Elena Cevallos, Library, Hofstra University, Hempstead, USA Overview: This presentation describes a relationship between the library and the First Year Connections Program at Hofstra University that integrates a library course into the curriculum of the students’ other courses. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
New Doors
to Old Places: Using What Academics Value to Reshape PhDs for Increased
Access Judy Backhouse, School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Overview: Few black South Africans enroll for or graduate with PhDs. I use PhD supervisor’s views to identify essential elements of the PhD and explore ways to increase access and success. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
Professional
Learning from International Collaboration: Mutual Benefits from a
Transformative Teacher Education Initiative in Malaysia Val Warren, School of Education, Bernice Rawlings, Faculty of Humanities, Law and Education, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK Overview: Teacher educators in the UK and Malaysia formed a collaborative partnership to introduce undergraduate training. Professional learning accrued to both parties through knowledge creation rather than knowledge transfer. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
Learning
Cultural Identity through Sculpture Dr. Abdul Halim Husain, Art Department Faculty Of Art And Music, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia Overview: The research is to study the cultural identity of sculpture through cultural theory. The research explores the symbolic meaning based on influence of social system. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning | ||||
| Room 11 | Demonstrating
an Interactive Lecture Using Notes with Gaps Dr. Tom M. Warms, Computer Science and Engineering Abington College, Pennsylvania State University, Abington, USA Overview: I will demonstrate a method for lecturing in which I hand out notes with gaps. I elicit student responses to fill in the gaps, maintaining students' interest and facilitating learning. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Education
for Sustainable Development As a Permanent Process Dr. Nika Golob, Department of Elementary Education Faculty of Education Department of Chemistry Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia Overview: In order to meet the goals of sustainable development, suggestions for the improvement of educational practices will be given. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Virtual
Dialogue between Native and Nonnative English Speakers Dr. Huifen Lin, English Department, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Dr. Fang Yuehchiu, Applied English Department, National Formosa University, Tainan, Taiwan Overview: This paper aims to report the findings of a quasi-experimental study conducted to investigate the effect of input from native and non-native English speakers on EFL learners’ writing achievement. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Are
Projects in the EFL Classroom a Waste of Time? A Research-Based Plea for
Freedom of Choice Dr. Eusebia Iris Muresan, Faculty of Education, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel Overview: This study attempts to explore the link between project work in the EFL classroom and students' performance and motivation. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||
| Room 12 | Undergraduate
Research and Publishing: The Aperio Venture Dr. Joseph Walsh, Department of Classics, Loyola College, Baltimore, USA Overview: Discussion of a series of undergraduate seminars through which students do original scholarship and publish new texts. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Putting
Pieces into Perspective: A Case Study on Exploring School Accountability
for Young Children’s Language and Literacy Growth Sing-pui Chan, Siu-man Wong, Department of Early Childhood Education, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China Overview: Do curriculum-based authentic assessment, and the use of assessment tools constructed by professionals support the accountability requirements of the Government issued performance indicators? Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
The
Implementation of Contemporary Children’s Literature Program (CCL) in
Malaysian Primary Schools: Feedback from Stakeholders Dr. Shireena Basree, The Teaching English as a Second Language Program Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia Overview: This research looks at the implementation of the Contemporary Children's Literature Program in Malaysian Primary Schools, focusing particularly on issues concerning in-service training of teachers, resources and feedbacks from stakeholders. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Learning
Visual Literacies and Subjectivity through the Production of Art and
Digital Media Portfolios Dr Montserrat Rifà-Valls, Art Education Faculty of Education, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: Exploring the learning visual of literacies and students' subjectivities during the process of creating a portfolio from a narrative perspective Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||
| Room 13 | Overcoming
Challenges of Teaching Foster and Adopted Children Dr. Krystyna Teresa Nowak-Fabrykowski, -, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Dr. Pat Piver, Director of MAT program, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, USA Overview: The purpose of this research is to seek suggestions from foster parents’ as to how teachers could help foster and adopted children and their parents Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Developing
a ‘Fit’ Attitude in Primary School Children: How Do Children Regard PE in
School and How Does This Affect Their Attitudes Toward Fitness and
Well-Being? Barry Costas, School of Education, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK Overview: This paper presents primary children's views on sport, health and fitness in the UK. This is presented in terms of opportunities for change with London hosting the 2012 Olympic Games. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Learning
Design Approaches to Curriculum Redesign: A Case Study David Morris, Educational Development Unit, Nottingham, UK Overview: This paper explores the learning design process a practitioner underwent when tasked with re-designing the curriculum for a fully online programme of study for a campus based university UK university Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Teaching
Landscapes - Theory or Practice? Training Archaeology Students in
Britain Dr. Paula J. Gardiner, Department of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Overview: This paper will explore the balance between teaching the theoretical aspects of interpreting landscapes with the practical problems that professional archaeologists will encounter in their working lives. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 14 | Complete
Model of Lifelong Learning Participation: Role of Positive Environments
and Supportive Relationships Dr. Siew Kheng Ng, Singapore, Singapore Overview: By including the role of positive environments and supportive relationships, this paper completes the model of lifelong learning participation described in an earlier paper. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
The
Participation Factors of Postgraduate Students Dr. Faizah A Majid, Postgraduate Department Education Faculty, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia Overview: This study investigated factors of students' participation in a master's programme by adapting Carter's (1992) and Lamb and Brady's (2008) conceptual framework which focuses on social, psychological and physical factors. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
The Role
of Television and Radio Presenters in Promoting Lifelong Learning Concept:
The CyBC Paradigm Maria Vassiliadou, Department of Social and Educational Policy School of Social Sciences, University of Peloponnese, Nicosia, Cyprus Overview: We raise questions about the capacity of media workers in promoting the lifelong learning concept, as they are the liaison, that forms or reflects public consciousness Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
Meeting
the Life Cycle Needs of a Successful Leader Dr. Arthur Shriberg, Department of Management, Xavier University, Cincinnati, USA Overview: From being employed, through settling in, to the performing stage, to preparing for the future, this paper discusses the supports needed for a leader to be successful. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management | ||||
| Room 15 | Reinvigorating
the Bean-Counter: Changing Students’ Perceptions Through Reflective
Educational Practice in an Introductory Accounting
Course Nicholas C. McGuigan, Centre of Accounting, Education and Research, Lincoln University, Christchurch, Thomas Kern, Department of Accountancy and Information Systems, University of Canterbury, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Overview: Drawing on reflective educational theory this paper describes the introduction of a reflective journaling exercise within a business information course in order to enhance student perceptions of course related material. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
An
Analysis of Homicidal Leadership: Causes, Symptoms and
Prevention Dr. Henry J. Findlay, Continuing Education Program, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Dr. Hyacinth E. Findlay, Instructional Leadership, Alabama State University, Montgomery, USA Overview: Homicidal Leadership is a conscious overt or covert effort by leaders aimed at frustrating an employee, which eventually leads to that employee quitting or being forced out of the position. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
Schools
in Changing Times: A Framework for Innovation in School, beyond
Studies Dr. Rajeev Sharma, Ravi J.Matthai Centre for Educational Innovation, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Overview: A framework for innovations in school is proposed which can facilitate holistic development among children in societies which are passing through rapid transition. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management | |||||
| Room 16 | Employability
and Lifelong Learning: How Do We Teach Students to Adapt to a Changing
Society? Angela Jayne Kilpatrick, English Language and Linguistics The School of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK Overview: This paper outlines a new initiative to embed employability into a core curriculum and engage students in the process of lifelong learning. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Peace
Education in Multicultural Schools: An Action Research
Approach Dr. Lyn Snodgrass, Political and Governmental Studies, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Overview: We need to develop new methods and ways of thinking about peace education. The action research approach has obvious benefits because it promotes the relationship between theory and practice. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Management of Student Self- and Peer- Evaluation in
Group-Work Carmine Sellitto, School of Management & Information Systems, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This paper examines the academic literature in order to identify the benefits and peer-assessment practices associated with student group-work activities. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Sex,
Sexuality and Communication Dr. Christina Jordaan, Further Education and Training Educational Psychology Department, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Overview: School sexuality programmes aim to address all the aspects of sexuality including the interpretation and decoding of sexual language. It however appear that sexuality programmes do not achieve this outcome. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 17 | Learning
English through Popular Culture: School-Based Experiences with “ELT
Rap” Evelyn Y Man, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Mr. Franky Kai-cheung Poon, HKRSS Tai Po Secondary School, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This paper presents findings of a hip hop school-resident-artist programme called "ELT Rap" for the learning of English through popular culture Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Quality
Assessment of Digital Educational Materials: The QuADEM
Method Liesbeth Opdenacker, University of Antwerp, Belgium, Mrs Ingrid Stassen, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands, Sarah Vaes, Ghent University, Belgium Overview: This workshop provides an introduction to the QuADEM method: a quality assessment method that focuses on digital educational materials. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Using
Practitioner Research As a Reflective Tool in Vocational Education and
Training Helen Smith, Globalism Research Centre, Sherridan Lee Maxwell, College of Science Engineering and Technology, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: An action research approach was adapted to promote reflective practice amongst vocational education and training teachers capturing elements of their learning design and teaching practice. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||
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| 10:10-10:40 | PLENARY SESSION - J. Félix Angulo Rasco, Lab Analysis of Educational Change (LACE) Group, Spain |
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| Room 1 | Food and
Culture: Using the Study of Foodways to Promote Multicultural
Understanding Jane P. Marshall, Department of Hotel, Restaurant, Institutional Management and Dietetics, Dr. Linda P. Thurston, College of Education, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA Overview: An undergraduate course "Development of American Cuisine" promotes the understanding and appreciation of class, ethnic, and racial contributions to modern American cuisine. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Preservice
Teachers and Formal Learning Theories: Valuations and
Manipulations Dr. Daniel L. White, Teacher Leadership, Roosevelt University, Chicago, USA Overview: Qualitative study explores how nine graduate level preservice teachers make sense of, value, and manipulate formal learning theoretical structures. Implications for teacher education are included. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Driving
Change in Curriculum Design and Assessment in Higher Education:
Inclusivity by Accidental Design Dr. Arthur Morgan, Teaching and Learning Business School, Elizabeth Lloyd-Parkes, Business School Marketing, Lesley Long, Strategy Business School, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, UK Overview: This paper presents research which examines the challenges of re-designing an undergraduate business and management degree to respond to the changing needs of an increasingly diverse and international student population. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Investigation
of Elementary Students’ Geometrical Thinking Reyhan Tekin Sitrava, İstanbul, Mine Isiksal, Education Faculty Elementary Education Department, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, Yusuf Koc, Education Department, Indiana Northwest University, Indiana Northwest, USA Overview: The purpose of this study was to describe and assess students’ geometrical thinking and their problem solving strategies while solving three dimensional geometry problems. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||
| Room 2 | Implementing
a Multi-Pronged Approach to Improving Literacy Outcomes Dr. Kaye Lowe, Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia Overview: Educating parents and carers to help struggling readers is critical to literacy success. After 25 years and a variety of approaches, the exemplary practices of this Australian initiative are shared. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
The
Effectiveness of Peer Evaluation Using Student Self-Generated Rubrics for
Learning Assessment in Tertiary Chinese Writing Programme in Hong
Kong Lydia, Kam-ha Leung, Department of Chinese Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Overview: The promotion of assessment for learning in teaching and learning Chinese writing in tertiary education is the main theme of this study. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Literacy
Pedagogy in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Schools Dr. Jennifer Miller, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This paper presents an empirical study of literacy pedagogy for refugee learners in Australian high schools. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Attempting
Syllabus Cohesion Through the Integration of Language WebQuests into a
Superior Unit Dr. Almudena Fernández, Departamento de Filologías Modernas, Universidad de la Rioja, LOGROÑO, Spain Overview: This paper shows a way of endowing CLILQuests, a type of Language WebQuests, with a larger framework which gives them cohesion and facilitates instruction delivery, among others. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||||
| Room 3 | Transformative
Learning for Pre-Service Teachers: When Too Much Art Education Is Barely
Enough! Mark Selkrig, La Trobe University, Dr. Christine Bottrell, Centre for Regional Education Faculty of Education, La Trobe University., Wodonga, Australia Overview: This paper describes a pre-service teacher education course where the arts are central to learning, and provides educators with confidence, skills and insights to undertake meaningful arts teaching in schools Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Interpreting
Contemporary Art in Art Education Dr. Anne-Marie Emond, Faculte des sciences de l'education, Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada Overview: The paper looks at the responses of adult non-specialist visitors to museums. Visitors’ responses to contemporary art are assessed in relation to their responses to traditional art. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Drawing
Conclusions: The Role of Children's Drawings in the Writing
Process Misty Adoniou, TESL Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia Overview: When asked 'Doesn't your painting interfere with your writing?' author e.e.cummings replied 'On the contrary, they love each other.' This paper examines the synergies between children's drawings and their writing. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Gaming
Literacy: Rethinking Teaching and Learning in the Culturally Diverse Urban
Classroom Dr. Heather Lotherington, Dr. Jennifer Jenson, Faculty of Education, York University, Toronto, Canada Overview: This paper presents a collaborative research project that brings together elementary school teachers with university researchers to design narrative projects that utilize ludic approaches to linguistic inclusion Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||||
| Room 4 | An
Application of Concept Maps in Chemistry: Teaching and Learning of
Chemical Bonding Using Cmaptools Dr Constancio Aguirre-Pérez, Departamento de Pedagogía (Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, CUENCA, Spain Overview: The use of the software Cmaptools in the teaching and learning of the chemical bonding for Teacher Students of Primary Education Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Teaching
Magnetic Attraction to Preschool Children: A Comparison of Different
Approaches Dr. Vasilia Christidou, Dr. Katerina Kazela, Dr. Domna Kakana, Department of Preschool Education, University of Thessaly, Volos, Maria Valakosta, Greece Overview: The paper discribes three different approaches for teaching magnetic attraction to preschool children. The processes adopted and the learning outcomes of the three settings are compared and discussed. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
What
Makes a Good Science Communication Website? Adult and Student Perceptions
in Seven European Countries Dr. Birgit Schroeter, Engineering and Computing, Dr Anna McGee, Department of Psychology, Andrew Quinn, Engineering and Computing, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK Overview: A research investigation into students' perception of science communication websites. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
The
Visual Education Movement: The Emergence of Visual Technology in
Education Dr. Joanna Barbousas, School of Education, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia Overview: This paper examines the discursive practices of visual technology that mobilise power/knowledge configurations which impact on pedagogical practices. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||||||
| Room 5 | Learning
to Use Visual Data to ‘Save Lives’ in the Age of AIDS? Naydene de Lange, Educational Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, Claudia Mitchell, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Thoko Mnisi, Universit y of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Overview: This paper uses a digital archive, a data set of staged photographs of HIV/AIDS stigma, with educators in two rural schools to address HIV/AIDS stigma. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Let Me
Say It My Way: Using Culturally Relevant Research Strategies to Explore
Young Adults’ Experiences of Social and Economic Health Dr. M. Tanya Brann-Barrett, Department of Communication, Cape Breton University, Sydney, Canada Overview: This paper examines ethnographic research strategies that incorporate popular media and art that were used to explore young adults’ experiences of socio-economic health in their economically disadvantaged Atlantic Canadian community. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Moral
Development, Moral Orientation and Personality Types Dr. Bridget Connor, Faculty of Education, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, USA Overview: This session will examine moral development, moral orientation and personality types. Theory will be discussed as well as practical implications for the classroom. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Cultivating
the International: Diversity and Internationalization in the Work of
Pre-Service Teacher Education Candidates’ Autobiographies Dr. Samuel D. Henry, State of Oregon/ Portland State University, Kim Ilosvay, Graduate School of Education, Portland State University, Portland, USA Overview: This research examines student autobiographies for internationalization. It analyzes connections between ‘diversity enrichment’ experiences and ‘international realizations’ and reports how internationalization appears from the perspectives of these teacher candidates. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | ||||||
| Room 6 | Promoting
Road Safety for Preadolescents with Mild Intellectual Disabilities: The
Effect of Cognitive Style and the Role of Attention in the Identification
of Safe and Dangerous Road-Crossing Sites Dr. Anastasia Alevriadou, Department of Early Childhood Education School of Education, University of Western Macedonia, Greece, FLORINA, Greece Overview: The present study tested if there is a relationship among attention, cognitive style and the ability of preadolescents with ID to identify safe and dangerous road-crossing sites. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
A
Srceening for Vulnerability to Learning Disabilities in the First
Grade Cristina Vieira, Ana Matias, Fundação Renascer, Lisboa, Portugal Overview: After building a school screening program, we assessed those areas which might constitute vulnerability to develop later learning disorders and evaluated psychomotor intervention in these areas during one school year. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
Students
with Disabilities, the Learning Process, and Handheld
Technology Dr. Elissa Poel, Department of Special Education/Communication Disorders, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA Overview: This study explored using handheld technology with students with learning disabilities. PDAs and electronic task analyses helped students engage in the learning process, become independent learners, and master course content. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
A Matrix
of Perspectives as a Tool for Reflective Practice in Inclusive
Education Dr. Mandia Mentis, School of Education at Albany, Massey University, Albany, New Zealand Overview: This study investigates the use of a matrix of perspectives as a tool for reflective practice in a postgraduate special education program. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability | ||||||
| Room 7 | Computer
Competencies for Registered Nurses: Curricular Elements in Nursing
Programs in the USA Dr. Dale Mueller, College of Health and Human Services School of Nursing, California State University, Walden University, Upland, Tanya Mueller, East Los Angeles College, Azusa, USA Overview: This study of nursing schools in the USA investigated how computer skills for RN students are supported in program curricula to identify strengths, trends and gaps. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
Lining Up
the Ducks: Personalising Education and the Challenges it Poses for a
School’s Leadership Dr. (Ron) Kim Keamy, Centre for Regional Education Faculty of Education, La Trobe University, Wodonga, Australia Overview: Research into a school's leadership structure reveals tensions arising from constant innovation, including changes that would personalise students' learning, without parallel processes to ensure coherent organisational structures and pedagogical approaches. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
Guiding
Beginning Teachers with Supervision and Professional
Development Dr. Benjamin Kutsyuruba, Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada Overview: This study examined beginning teachers’ perceptions of actual and ideal approaches to supervision and their perceived connection to professional development in selected Canadian and Ukrainian high schools. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management | |||||||
| Room 8 | Mentoring
Preservice Teachers in Primary Mathematics Dr. Peter Hudson, Mathematics Science and Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Overview: A literature-based instrument gathered 147 final-year preservice teachers’ perceptions of their mentors’ practices related to primary mathematics teaching. Mentors (n=44) also articulated mentees’ and mentors’ needs for enhancing mentoring practices. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Implementation
of Assessment for Learning: Transfer Theory into Practice for Mathematics
School Teachers in Hong Kong May, Sok-ching Chan, Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong Overview: The implementation of Bloom’s Taxonomy and Assessment for Learning in classroom teaching. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
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Comparative Investigation of Student Teacher and Mentor Beliefs During
Teaching Practice Dr. Evdokia Karavas, Dr. Mary Drossou, Faculty of English Studies Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Athens, Athens, Greece Overview: This paper will present the results of comparative research focusing on student teachers’ beliefs before and after their teaching practice placements and their mentors’ beliefs. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Thinking
Styles of Teacher Trainees in Four Teacher Training Institutes in
Malaysia May Leng Ho, Science Department, Sarawak Teacher Training Institute, Miri, Dr. Nooreiny Maarof, TESL Programme Faculty of Education Methodology & Educational Practice, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia Overview: This study was an investigation of the thinking styles of 530 teacher trainees in four teacher training institutes in Malaysia which used Sternberg, et al., Thinking Styles Inventory. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||||
| Room 9 | Challenging
Limitations: Using a Competence-Based Approach to Learning as a Mechanism
for Change Tess Green, Health Policy Team, Skills for Health, Dr. Claire Dickerson, Dr. Eddie Blass, School of Education, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK Overview: A case study of a competence-based approach to workforce development resulting in learning at various levels, which in turn led to change for both the organisation, and the individuals concerned. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
Following
the Leader: The Social Character of Learning in the Australian
Army Dr. Steven Talbot, Land Operations Division, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Dr Paddy O’Toole, School of Education, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia Overview: This paper examines the significance of leaders as (co)creators of learning environments within the Australian Army Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
An
Innovative Teaching Approach in Engineering: Mining Education
Australia Dr. Serkan Saydam, Faculty Engineering School of Mining Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Overview: Three Australian mining schools have commenced an innovative approach to educating engineers to establish and conduct collaborative mining education program, create an economically sustainable environment for teaching of mining engineering. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
Enhanced
Student Collaboration in Mining Engineering Through Peer Review of Major
Projects Dr. Rudrajit Mitra, School of Mining Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Overview: This paper reviews the various peer review systems that are currently available for assessing group projects and describes the effectiveness of each of these systems. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change | ||||||
| Room 10 | Wright, Dr. Jennifer; Teacher Agency in the Radiography Curriculum: Aligning Workplace and Academic Discourses Regarding Literacy Requirements | Factors
to Consider in the Selection of Applicants to Universities of Technology:
The Importance of Cognitive Potential and English Language
Proficiency Ute G. Hendrich, Student Counselling & Support, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbylpark, South Africa Overview: This quantitative study explores the roles of cognitive potential, English language proficiency and prior learning in the prediction of first-year academic achievement and the implications thereof. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
Work-Integrated
Learning in Maritime Archaeology: An Australian Approach Mark Staniforth, Maritime Archaeology Program Department of Archaeology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia Overview: Work-integrated learning is seen as one of the most effective ways to motivate students to learn field skills and positive work behaviours. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
Educating
Identities: Teaching, Learning and the Paraprofessional Self Dr. Cathy Leaker, Cultural Studies, New York, Dr. Tina Wagle, Educational Studies Graduate Programs, Empire State College, Buffalo, USA Overview: This qualitatively based study explores the connections between tertiary and workplace learning by analyzing how paraprofessional educators conceptualize and perform their professional identities in an academic setting. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning | ||||||
| Room 11 | The
Whole Person: Foundation English Student Experience at the University of
Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand Dr. Nina Nola, Stephanie.V Wyatt, Foundation Studies, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Overview: Foundation students at Auckland University are nurtured to discover their self-worth through writing a journal. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Problems of Applying Labels of Learning Style to National
Cultures Dr. Kevin Nield, Teaching and Assessment Co-ordinator Faculty of Organisation and Management, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK Overview: This paper examines and questions the application of models of learning styles to national groups. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Problems
and Stress among Foreign Students in an International
Campus Yoong Hon Lee, Business Economics Business School, University of Nottingham, Semenyih, Malaysia Overview: A study investigating problems faced by international and local students at foreign universities and to what extent such issues are significant based on gender, student origin and level of study. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Enhancing
Student Immersion in Negotiation-based Learning Environments Dr. Simon Usherwood, Department of Politics Centre for Learning Development, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Overview: Participant immersion in simulations can be enhanced through alignment of tasks, structures and feedback. This is illustrated with a case-study of a university Politics module on negotiation. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||
| Room 12 | A Case
Study of Positional Student Leadership in Queensland Secondary
Schools Dr. Regan Neumann, Education Queensland (Queensland Government), Brisbane, Australia Overview: This presentation explores what School Captains (student leaders) experienced during their final year of secondary school through the challenging and diverse experiences of positional leadership in Queensland, Australia. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Educating
African Refugee Students: What We Need to Know to Meet the
Challenge Dr. Yatta Kanu, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Overview: This study describes the challenges that adversely affect the ability of African refugee students to integrate and cope with school work in their new countries. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Frameworks
for Creating a Positive Assessment Culture Dr. Juanita Mary Ikuta-Schodde, Assessment and Institutional Research, Capella University, Minneaplis, Dr. Dana Carmichael, Dynamic Learning Consulting, St. Paul, USA Overview: Developing outcome assessments can be controversial among educators. This workshop overviews processes to engage educators in assessment. Participants interested in improving intellectual quality of learners in K-16 should attend. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 13 | Refugee-Centred
Education Dr. Loshini Naidoo, School of Education, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: This presentation evaluates the Refugee Action Support program in terms of its pedagogy, preparation and support of this unique group of learners. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Successful
Inclusion Models for Students with Disabilities Require Strong Site
Leadership: Autism and Behavioral Disorders Create Many Challenges for the
Learning Environment Somer Harding, Chaparral Elementary School, Las Virgenes Unified School District, Calabasas, USA Overview: Inclusion models create unique pressures on the learning environment. The role of the administrator is pivotal in meeting the needs of the educational community. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Developing
Ethical Literacy in Postgraduate Research Dr. Judy Whitmarsh, Centre for Educational and Applied Research, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK Overview: This paper explores the tensions within gaining ethical consent for the multicultural, cross-disciplinary research common to postgraduate theses. It discusses how ethical literacy could be nurtured among diverse student groups. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Interdisciplinary
Counselling and Promotion of Change: What Can Be Done to Secure the
Promotion of Something Else Than More of the Same? Prof. dr. philos. Ove Sandell, Faculty of Health and Social Studies, Østfold University College, Fredrikstad, Norway Overview: Advanced Courses of Supervision where interdisciplinary groups of six persons and a professor interact together for 60 hours. Open evaluation. How to promote something else than more of the same. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||
| Room 14 | A Post
Postmodern View of Art Education Dr. Stuart Richmond, Coordinator of Arts Education Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada Overview: This paper develops a view of art education that takes account of but moves beyond postmodernism. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Issues
of Integration in European and Spanish Dance Curricula and in American
Dance Curricula: Case Comparisons Dr. Tricia Young, Department of Dance College of Visual Arts and Dance, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Jennifer Atkins, USA, Nelida Mones i Mestre, Carmen Gimenez Morte, Conservatorio Superior de Danza, Valencia, Spain, Paloma Torres Overview: This panel will consist of four panelists who will discuss various curricular models in dance degree programs in Europe, Spain, and the United States. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
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| Room 15 | Effect of
Real-Life Context Based Instruction on Remediation of Students'
Misconceptions about Energy Seda Cekic Toroslu, Turk Telokom Anadolu Technics High School, Ministry of National Education, Prof. Bilal Gunes, Gazi Egitim Fakultesi, Fizik Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Gazi Universitesi, Ankara, Turkey Overview: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the real-life context based approach on overcoming the students’ misconceptions related to the “energy” concept. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Pupils'
Perceptions of Learning in Turkey Dr. Cigdem Sahin Taskin, Primary Education Department, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey Overview: This research examines primary school pupils’ perceptions of learning in Turkey and to what extent they perceive learning as important to them. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Barriers
to Learning in Culturally Diverse Groups Dr. Jane Prichard, School of Social Sciences, Southampton, Dr. Melanie Ashleigh, School of Management, Highfield, Sharon M. Holder, Centre for Research on Ageing, School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, Malcolm Hobbs, National Addiction Centre, Division of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, UK Overview: This paper reports on research into barriers to learning in culturally diverse collaborative learning groups. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Public
Health Leadership: Building a Graduate Program and a Culture Dr. Ken Zakariasen, Stream Leader Public Health Sciences School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Overview: A new University of Alberta public health leadership initiative directed its efforts at building both a formal graduate program and a leadership culture, facilitating both through active learning methodologies. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||
| Room 16 | Learning
Goals for a Global Society in View of Western and Vedic Educational
Philosophies, and Latvian Folk Traditions Gunta Oseniece, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia Overview: Learning goals and key concepts within the traditions of Western, Vedic and Latvian folk educational practises have been compared and analyzed and their parallels and divergences are explored. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Schools
at the Internet: How Primary and Secondary Schools Are Developing Their
Web Presence in the Network Society? Dr. Josep Ma. Mominó, Prof. Julio Meneses, Joaquim Martín, Department of Psychology and Education, Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain Overview: The present paper focuses on the main results of an observational research about the schools’ web presence development in the Network Society. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Evaluation
of the Second Instructor Application in Synchronous Discussions in an
Online Course: A Case Study in Turkish Higher Education Kiymet Selvi, Department of Educational Sciences Curriculum and Instruction, Cigdem Suzan Cardak, Curriculum and Instruction Department of Educational Sciences, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: Collaborative teaching in virtual classroom was evaluated based on the views of the students and the instructors in an online course. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The The
Role of of Epistemological Beliefs on Goal Orientation and Study
Strategies Dr. Parvin Kadivar, Education Department, Tarbiat Moallem University, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Overview: The propose of this study was to investigate the role of epistemological beliefs in goal orientation and study strategies among BA students. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||
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| Room 18 | Science
Content Knowledge Gained Through the Use of Slowmation David Macdonald, Dr. Garry Hoban, Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia Overview: Developing pre-service teachers' science content knowledge through the creation of stop motion animations (Slowmations). Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Weblog: A
Collaborative Tool for Learning Academic Reading Dr. Izaham Shah Ismail, TESL Department Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia Overview: This paper will focus on the pedagogical potentials of utilizing weblogs in learning academic reading skills among ESL university students. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Flights
of Innovation: A New Kind of Learning C.S. Tan, Macau Science Learning Center, Macau Inter-University Institute, Macau, Macao Special Administrative Region of China Overview: This presentation will report on the progress of a science module, which is an example where human-centered instructional design and innovation can make an impact in stimulating creativity in education. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
The
Integration of an E-learning Platform in French Curricula at The Chinese
University of Hong Kong: A Successful Challenging
Project Christele Joly, Department of Linguistics and Modern languages, Nathalie Iseli, Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Overview: This case study highlights the social and educational benefits of e-learning. It shows the different possible kinds of use of an e-learning platform in a language course. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||||||
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| Room 1 | Enhancing
Learning of ESL Speaking Skills through Peer Feedback Dr. Nooreiny Maarof, Faculty of Education Department of Methodology & Educational Practice TESL Programme, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia), Bangi, Malaysia Overview: A study on the use of peer feedback among teacher trainees in an ESL speaking task. The participants responded to a survey on their preference for peer or teacher feedback. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Taking a
High Scope Approach in a Turkish Preschool: Assessing the Physical
Environment and the Promotion of Positive Adult-Child
Interaction Selen Durak, Faculty of Architecture, Middle East Technical University, BURSA, Turkey Overview: This paper evaluates the physical environment in a preschool in Turkey and presents results of one of the workshops held with participation of parents, teachers and children. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Best
Practice in Designing and Implementing Community Based Training: Lessons
from the Road Ruth Wallace, Senior Lecturer Social Partnerships in Learning Research Consortium School of Education, Lorraine Sushames, Senior Lecturer Language and Literacy Division, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia Overview: This paper will profile alternative delivery models for adult language and literacy training in remote Indigenous communities which have achieved success through community engagement. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 2 | Community
Learning: An Evaluation of the KidsREAD Programme in
Singapore Dr. Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen, English Language and Literature Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Singapore, Singapore Overview: This paper presents an evaluation of a community-based literacy programme in Singapore for young children from socio-economically disadvantaged families. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Grammar
Magic: A Multisensory Approach to Teaching Grammar Christine Killey, Education and Special Education, Learning Made Easier, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This presentation will explain a unique colour coded grammar system used to aid learning and remembering grammar rules. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
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| Room 3 | Language
Attitudes and Language Use of Californian ESL Students Xiaoping Liang, Linguistics, California State University, Long Beach, USA Overview: This paper reports on how 40 high-school students perceive their use of L1 and L2 in dealing with content and culture learning as well as social interactions in ESL classes. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Which
Benefits Vocabulary Learning and Retention More? Teacher Explanation or
Literacy Activities Chia-Ho Sun, Language Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Bloomington, USA Overview: This study explores whether there is any difference in students' vocabulary learning and retention between receiving teacher explanation after reading a picture book and having literacy activities after a picture-book-reading. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Effective
Thinking in Contextualised English Academic Language Support: Roses in
Bloom Dr. Maureen Lilian Klos, Centre for Extended Studies (Applied Languages), Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Overview: This paper discusses how learners experience an innovative course in English language for specific academic purposes that aims to scaffold cognitive skills in multilingual learners. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||
| Room 4 | From
Scientific Research on Local Seaweeds to Science Classroom: Inquiry-Based
Science Laboratory for Undergraduate Students Piyachat Jittam, Biochemistry Faculty of Science & Institute for Innovation and Development of Learning Process, Pintip Ruenwongsa, Bhinyo Panijpan, Institute for Innovation Development of Learning Process, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Overview: Transforming scientific research on local seaweeds to teach undergraduate science laboratory. To manipulative skills in science, students participated in an inquiry-based learning. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
21st
Century Collaboration, Community and Excellence: Online Course Delivery As
a Progressive and Sustainable Model of Learning for Today Lesley Monette, The Conference of Independent Schools eLearning Consortium, The Conference of Independent Schools, Mary Anne Ballantyne, Technology and Innovation, Bishop Strachan School, Toronto, Canada Overview: Our eLearning model is a unique Consortium specializing in leading 21st Century course design and delivery that is cost sustainable. Based on a collaborative community we develop exemplary online curriculum. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
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| Room 5 | Gender
and Genre Variation in Young Learners’ Writing: Detecting Stereotype
Effects Dr. Eleni Griva, Department of Primary Education School of Eduction, University of Western Macedonia - Greece, Dr. Klio Semoglou, Panayiotis Panteli, Department of Primary Education, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece Overview: This study explores possible variation between male and female primary school students’ writing in various aspects (genre selection, text length and linguistic features). Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Education
for Being: Producing Identities Linda Keesing-Styles, Te Puna Ako (Learning and Teaching Centre) Academic Development, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand Overview: An investigation into the notion of education for 'being' in tertiary education and its role in the production of graduate identities Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Sitting
Comfortably? Exploring Asian Aspirations and Professional
Identity Dr. Deesha Chadha, King's Learning Institute, King's College London, London, UK Overview: In this paper, research is presented highlighting the importance of cultural identity as a requisite component for informing professional values amongst British-Asian students studying dentistry. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | ||||
| Room 6 | Directionality
in Down Syndrome Children: Is There a Difference? Dr. Klio Semoglou, Department of Primary Education, University of Western Macedonia, FLORINA, Dr. Anastasia Alevriadou, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Madedonia - Greece, Florina, Greece Overview: The present study investigates if there is a difference in directionality trends in writing, drawing and whole body movements of Down syndrome children Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
The
Electronic Portfolio in Online Career Development: Creation and
Implementation of E-Portfolios Dr. Bob Barrett, Management Studies, American Public University, Falling Waters, USA Overview: This presentation will provide an overview of creating and implementing an electronic portfolio to assist students with career development plans. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
Preferences
of Children with Reading Difficulties for the Typography and Illustration
in Literacy Materials Myra Thiessen, Dr. Mary C. Dyson, Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, University of Reading, Reading, UK Overview: Understanding what children with reading difficulties like and dislike about their books is an important part of creating reading materials that this group of children will want to read. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability | ||||
| Room 7 | Pre-Service
Visual Arts Education in an Australian Context Dr. Joanna Barbousas, Dr. Karen Maras, School of Education, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia Overview: This paper reports on a Visual Arts Education pre-service primary teacher program. Pre-service teachers research, develop and design authentic visual arts curriculum through an inspection of artist practice. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Can
Business Principles Be Adapted to Higher Education for the Improvment of
Study Support to Diverse Student Cohorts? Anna Brunken, Pamela Delly, Faculty of Law and Management, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This session will demonstrate various management principles (SWOT, environmental scanning, etc) used to redevelop a unit at La Trobe University (Australia) to meet the needs of the diverse student cohort. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
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| Room 8 | How Do
University Teachers Learn to Teach? Analysis and Reflections from a
Phenomenological Approach Carolina Guzmán Valenzuela, Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Educativa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: This research explores the way in which University teachers learn to teach in order to promote learning in all their students. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Cooperative
Learning and Quality Teaching: Early Career Teachers Striving for
Quality Kate Ferguson-Patrick, School of Education, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia Overview: An action research professional development study with early career teachers focussing on cooperative learning and quality teaching. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Stress
and its Relationship to Emotional Intellingence and
Resiliency Dr. Bridget Connor, Dr. Sharon Slear, Faculty of Education, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, USA Overview: This session will revisit emotional intelligence and its relationship to stress and resiliency. Theory, results and practical suggestions for the classroom will be discussed. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||
| Room 9 | Designing
Meaningful Learning Environments for Teachers: The Relationship between
Representational Modes and Thinking Patterns Diane Salmon, Melissa Kelly, National College of Education, National-Louis University, Chicago, USA Overview: This study explores the relationship between three modes of knowledge representation (student discourse, concept mapping, and written narrative analysis) to understand patterns of thinking an online graduate course for teachers. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Providing
Written Assessment Feedback That Students Will Value and
Read Dr. Pamela Parker, Patrick Baughan, Learning Development Centre, City University London, London, UK Overview: This paper will report results from the first stage of a staff development based research project, which involves encouraging staff to provide more meaningful and valuable feedback for their students. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Reflectivity
in Pre-Service Teacher Education: A Bakhtinian Approach Dr. Orly Sela, Department of English Language and Literature, Oranim Academic College of Education, Metulla, Israel Overview: The presentation examines the reflective processes pre-service teachers undergo in the teacher education institution, ending with recommendations for improving these processes. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||
| Room 10 | Adolescent
Egocentrism in a Learning Context Prof. Garfield Bester, Educational Psychology, University of South-Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Overview: An investigation was carried out to measure egocentric behaviour in a learning situation in order to determine how such behaviour develops and how it relates to academic achievement. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Real
World Problems in Developing a Critical Thinking Approach to Learning in
Pharmacology Dr. Roselyn Rose’Meyer, School of Medical Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia Overview: This project developed a range of distinctive activities to engage students in real world problems, to promote learning in the discipline of pharmacology and the development of critical thinking skills Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The X, Y
and Z of Generations in Schools Kenneth Young, Faculty of Science Health and Education School of Science and Education, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Australia Overview: This presentation will explore current understandings of generational distinction. The author highlights generational distinctions in educational settings, with a view to enhancing the teaching and learning experience. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 11 | Divergence
of Immigrants’ Cultural Values and Their Adopted Country’s Norms: An Open
Ground for Educational Disengagement Magdalena Coll, Foreign Language Department (Edgewood College) English Second language Department (Madison Metropolitan School District), Edgewood college and Madison Metropolitan School District, Madison, USA Overview: Addressing the root causes of Hispanic student educational underachievement requires focusing on differently prioritized cultural values and eliminating misunderstanding by communicating with parents in their language of competency : Spanish. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Selecting
and Training Graduate Teaching Assistants: Empowering Potential Colleagues
in the Classroom Dr. Pamela Lewis, H. John Heinz III College of Public Policy and Management/Information Systems, Ryan Menefee, H. John Heinz III College, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA Overview: This presentation will show how selection and training of graduate teaching assistants can empower them to develop into co-teachers in the classroom. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||
| Room 12 | Investigating
the Relationship between Formal Operational Thinking Skills and Science
Achievement of 7th and 8th Grade Primary School Students Akan Deniz Yazgan, Remzi Y. Kincal, Education Studies Curriculum and Instruction Faculty of Education, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey Overview: The aim of this study is to find out whether are there any significant differences between students' science achievement and formal operational thinking skills. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Managing
Overseas Programme Delivery: The Impact of Pedagogical
Diversity Dr. Heather Clay, Business School, Dr. Philip Frame, Workbased Learning Programmes Business School, Middlesex University, London, UK Overview: This interactive workshop will explore the issues associated with delivering degree programs developed in one country and delivered in a range of different cultural milieu. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 13 | Teacher
Professional Development and Student Learning Experience: An Example from
a Taiwanese EFL School Context Dr. Mei-Hui Liu, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan Overview: This yearlong qualitative study revealed the relationships among school teaching culture, teacher professional development and student learning experience in a Taiwanese EFL school context. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Teacher
Professional Development for the Knowledge Society: The Intel® Teach
Advanced Online Program Albena Todorova, Psychology of Excellence in Business and Education Department of Psychology, University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Thomas H. Osburg, Corporate Affairs Group, Intel Corp., Feldkirchen/Munich, Germany Overview: Professional development incorporating individual and collaborative face-to-face and online learning and mentoring can effectively enhance teachers’ attitudes, knowledge and skills for integrating technology in the classroom. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Teachers'
Learning: Committed and Resilient Teachers are More Effective
Practitioners Dr. Martin Jephcote, Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Overview: Committed and resilient teachers are more effective practitioners and enhance students' learning. Teachers matter; they make a difference to students' attainment, achievement and social gains. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||
| Room 14 | A Good
Global Neighbour? Dr. Nicki Hedge, Prof. Penny Enslin, Faculty of Education, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK Overview: Locating higher education as a public good contributing to a more just world and asking what it would mean to be a good global neighbour. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Issues
for Compliance in Education for Young Offenders in UK: Examples from
Research Victoria Knight, Community and Criminal Justice Division, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK Overview: A discussion about the issues of compliance and learning for young offenders Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Writing
New Identities Online: The Flickr Photo Site Prof. David Barton, Literacy Research Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK Overview: A study of people’s writing on the Flickr photo site, exploring language choice, the development of new vernacular practices, informal learning and how people project global identities. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | ||||
| Room 15 | The
Public Curriculum: What Viewers Learn from Media Election
Coverage Prof. Marsha Barber, School of Journalism, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada Overview: This paper explores how television, as a learning tool,has the potential to affect viewers' voting behaviour, and their knowledge, beliefs and values. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
The
Global Classroom: An Opportunity for Empowerment or
Exploitation? Dr. William Pelech, Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada Overview: Participants will share experiences with distance and international education and to explore various developmental and delivery strategies that serve to build capacity and empower communities of learners. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
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| Room 16 | The Role
of Kolb's Learning Styles and Witkin's Cognitive Styles in Choosing
Academic Courses Alireza Homayouni, Islamic Azad University, Bandargaz Branch, Bangargaz, Dr. Parvin Kadivar, Psychology, Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Overview: This research studied the role of Kolb's learning styles (converger, diverger, assimilator, and accommodator) and Witkin's cognitive styles (field dependence and independence) in choosing academic courses. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Educational
Choices and Cultural Taste: A Comparative Study in Three Multi-Racial
Classrooms Dr. Kai-Yuan Ho, Department of Applied English, WuFeng Institute of Technology, Wei-Ju Chen, Graduate Institute of Elementary and Secondary Education, Prof. Ruyu Hung, Department of Education, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan Overview: The study was designed to survey three different classes in different areas, and the data were gathered by observing the students learning and interaction in the three different classrooms. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Development of Citizen Competences since Kindergarten: How Do Assessment
Practices of Childhood Educators and Parents Contribute to Children’s
Development? Dr. Rita Leal, Didactic and Technology Department, University of Aveiro, Prof. Nilza Costa, Aveiro, Portugal Overview: This research systemizes and validates a set of competences that children should developed while attending pre-school education seeking to understand how learning assessment together with family contribute for their development. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
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| Room 18 | Senior
Women Managers in Higher Education: Case Studies from the
UK Prof. Vivienne Griffiths, Department of Educational Research, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK Overview: A study of senior women managers in higher education, including case studies of women professors and senior managers in two UK universities. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
Driving
Organisational Change by Rewarding Quality Teaching Dr. Rosemary Kerr, Martijntje Kulski, Office of Teaching and Learning, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia Overview: This paper reports on the implementation and evaluation of scheme designed to reward quality teaching, foster scholarship of teaching, and enhance the external profile of a large multi-campus Australian university. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
Thinking
about Science: Using Concept Cartoons to Develop Primary Five Pupils'
Conceptual Understanding of Light in One Primary School Dr. Siew Bee Lim, Department of Science and Mathematics Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, Brunei Darussalam Overview: Concept cartoons were used as a teaching strategy and learning approach. The study investigates how effective concept cartoons at challenging and developing pupils' conceptual understanding of 'light'. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
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| Room 1 | Teaching
Controversial Issues Using Museums: Experiences and Case Studies from The
Manchester Museum, United Kingdom Cat Lumb, Secondary Humanities The Manchester Museum, Louise Sutherland, Secondary and Post-16 The Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Overview: A workshop to assist teachers in utilising cultural institutions to teach controversial issues within the curriculum using practical examples. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The Te
Kotahitanga Project: An In-School Professional Development
Project Margot Elizabeth Calder, English Department Te Kotahitanga Facilitation Team, Tauranga Girls’ College, Tauranga, New Zealand Overview: The Te Kotahitanga project aims to raise the achievement of Maori students in New Zealand mainstream secondary schools. I am an in-school facilitator of this project at a large College. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||
| Room 2 | In-Service
Adult Learners’ English Learning Strategies in Taiwan ChianYi Ju, College of Liberal Education, Shu-Te University, Kaohsiung county, Taiwan Overview: English is key to communicate successfully in the global age. This research is aimed to explore adult learners' English learning strategies in Taiwan and provides suggestions in research and practice. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Turn On,
Tune In, and Listen Dr. Kantatip Sinhaneti, Master of Education in Teaching English as an International Language Liberal Arts & Language Center, Shinawatra University, Bangkok, Thailand Overview: This paper is based on special listening lessons I design to teach EFL classes for Thai adults who need further listening practice for their workplace use. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Student
and Teacher Perspective on Using Writing Conferences in EFL College
Composition Classes Dr. Fang Yuehchiu, Department of Applied Foreign Languages, National Formosa University, Yun-lin County, Dr. Hui-fen Lin, English Department, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Overview: The purpose of this study is to investigate and describe the students’ and their teacher’s perspectives on using writing conferences in the multiple-drafting process in writing classes. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||
| Room 3 | Cognitive
Processes in Young Children: Visual, Verbal and Oral
Interrelationships Dr. Christine Bottrell, Faculty of Education, La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga, Australia Overview: A quasi-experimental study of cognitive processes of young children investigated relationships between graphic image-making (linguistic/symbolic) as a stimulus for verbalisation of experience. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
DUPONT | Bologna
Bytes: Higher Education and Personal Development Planning Dr. James Moir, Sociology School of Social & Health Sciences, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, UK Overview: The Bologna Process has led to a focus on student personal development planning and employability. This instrumental approach to learning is paradoxically inner-directed in the face of a globalised world. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 4 | Exploring
Ideas for Innovations in the Educational Technology at a Regional Campus
in Western Australia Dr. J Audy, Faculty of Regional Professional Studies, Edith Cowan University, Bunbury, Australia Overview: This paper focuses on teaching and training of science students at a regional campus in Australia. Improvements are sought via development and use of proprietary softwares for teaching technology-related subjects. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Technology
Strategies in a Consortium Nurse Practitioner Education
Program Suzanne Doucette, School of Nursing Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada Overview: This paper describes a ten-university bilingual-consortium nurse practitioner educational program that uses technology to link rural and urban learners in one provincial program. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Meaningful
Learning in E-Learning Forums: A Case Study of a Long-Distance Teacher
College Course Dr. Amnon Glassner, Ben-Gurion University in the Negev Kaye Academic College of Education Achva College of Education, Dr. Rafi Davidson, Kaye Academic College of Education, Israel Overview: A case study of academic on-line course given in Teacher College to pre- and in-service teachers. Findings show effects of design principles on learning processes and outcomes. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||||
| Room 5 | Education
and Efforts: Building Educational Quality in Postmodernity Dr. Francisco Javier Hinojo Lucena, Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Escolar, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Santiago Alonso García, Sección de Albacete, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Albacete, Prof. Francisco Raso Sánchez, Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Escolar Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Prof. Daniel Garrote Rojas, Sección de Albacete, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Albacete, Prof. Emilia Maria Jimenez Mesas, Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Escolar, Maria Angustias Hinojo Lucena, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain Overview: We give a generic view of Education at the dawn of 21st Century, stating that effort is a fundamental pillar for achieving our objectives in the face of postmodern axiology Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Emphasing
Female Education for Developing Countries Dr. Zühal Çubukçu, Educational Science, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: Towards improving female education in Turkey are carried out by the institutions bound to National Education and the opinions and the feelings of female citizens are stated in this study. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | |||||
| Room 6 | Teacher,
Are You Equipped to Support Me with My Learning Problem? Ansie Lessing, Department Educational Studies, Marike W. de Witt, Teacher Training, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Overview: A reflection on an investigation of teachers’ knowledge about learning disabilities and their ability to support learners with learning disabilities in the inclusive classroom. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
How to
Asses Dyslexia? Assessing Learning in Portuguese Normal Readers and
Dyslexic Children Lénia Carvalhais, Carlos Fernandes da Silva, Department of Education Sciences, Aveiro, Portugal Overview: The aim of this study is to discuss the issues behind reading processes and his implications on learning in children with and without dyslexia. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
Social
Integration of Children with Mild Mental Retardation in the Primary
School Agota Szekeres, Department of Learning Disabilities and Intellectual Disabilities Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Education, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary Overview: This lecture describes the children with mild mental retardation's social, emotional and performance motivated position in integrative classrooms. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability | ||||
| Room 7 | Online
Teacher Education Programs and Their Implications Dr. Amany Saleh, Educational Leadership, Curriculum, and Special Education, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, USA Overview: In this article, the author, a seasoned online educator, questions the wisdom of offering complete teacher education programs online. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
The
Benefits of Observational Writing in the ‘Field’: Becoming a Reflexive
Learner in the Discipline Fay Stevens, Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching, University College London, London, UK Overview: This paper critically considers the benefits of observational writing in the ‘field’ and reflexive approaches to learning and writing in the discipline of archaeology. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Guilty or
Not Guilty? How Nigerian Homes Impede the Aspirations of Nigerian Girls
for Higher Education Dr. Chinedu Okeke, Sociology of Education Unit Department of Educational Foundations Faculty of Education, University of Swaziland, Kwaluseni, Swaziland Overview: This paper is an account of the stories by some Nigerian school girls of their experiences of schooling from the perspective of their homes. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 8 | Meeting
the Needs for Diversity in Teacher Preparation: Using Email Communication
to Enhance the Experiences of Teacher Candidates at Two Non-Racially
Diverse Colleges in Two Regions of the USA Dr. Ernest Oluwole Pratt, Education, Mount Union College, Alliance, USA Overview: This study reports on how teacher candidates from two racially different backgrounds used email communication to learn about each other and share information on their field experiences in the classroom. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Shifting
Power Dynamics in the Classroom: Teachers, Students, Literacy, and
Technology Dr. Elizabeth Petroelje Stolle, Reading and Langauge Arts Program College of Education, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Gustavo E. Fischman, Educational Policy and Curriculum and Instruction, Arizona State University, USA Overview: This study provides key insights into the complex issues teachers face when using technology to enhance literacy learning, specifically addressing the disruption of traditional power structures within the classroom. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Correlation
between Students’ Online Participation and Learning Achievements in
Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Environments Dr. Farhad Daneshgar, Kensington, Christine Van Toorn, School of Information Systems, Technology and Management, University of New South Wales, Babak Abedin, Information Systems, Technology & Management, John Van Toorn, OneSteel, Australia, Sydney, Australia Overview: The level of participation in online groups, and the effectiveness of group collaboration are recognized and researched as dominant factors for enhancing learning outcomes in computer-supported collaborative learning environments. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 9 | LUNDY | Human
Rights Education in Taiwan: Three Case Studies in Multi-Racial
Classrooms Wei-Ju Chen, Graduate Institute of Elementary and Secondary Education, National Chiayi University, Dr. Kai-Yuan Ho, Department of Applied English, WuFeng Institute of Technology, Prof. Ruyu Hung, Department of Education, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan Overview: The study examines how three teachers of different ages and cities apply human rights education in their classrooms. Interviews, classroom observations, and curriculum design and practice were collected as data. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Social
Anxiety Levels and Future Expectations of Teacher Candidates Dr. Abdulkadir Ozturk, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: The aim of this study is to determine the social anxiety levels and future expectations of teacher candidates who will need to establish active communication when they start the profession. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||
| Room 10 | International
Students Speaking Metaphorically about Using Online Information to
Learn Hilary Hughes, Master of Education (Teacher-Librarianship) School of Cultural and Language Studies Faculty of Education, Prof Christine Bruce, Faculty of Science and Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Overview: Examines metaphors international students use to describe their experiences of using online information resources to learn. Draws on recent research findings and demonstrates the power of metaphor in qualitative research. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The New
National Curriculum for Physics in Turkey Prof. Bilal Gunes, Head of Department Gazi Egitim Fakultesi, Fizik Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Gazi Universitesi, Ankara, Turkey Overview: The new physics curricula are being developed and are to be finished by end of the year of 2008. In this study the new physics curriculum will be discussed. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Mucking
In and Mucking Out: Vocational Learning in Animal Care Dr Jane Salisbury, cardiff, Dr. Martin Jephcote, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Overview: The paper considers the ways learning is situated in different spaces and places and the affordances provided by these for students and staff to learn and develop expertise. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 11 | Service
Learning: Opportunities for Deep Learning in Fashion Design and
Merchandising Education Karen Videtic, Department of Fashion Design and Merchandising School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA Overview: Service Learning is the buzz word on college campuses today, and many programs lack strategic course design nor a reflection component to ensure “deep learning”. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Exploring
an Aesthetic Reading in an EFL Context: Integrating Learners’ Experiences
into the Reading Text Josephine Mei-Hsia Dai, English, National Taiwan Normal Unviersity, Ta-Hwa Institute of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan Overview: This paper explores an interactive reading mode in an EFL context based on Rosenblatt's aesthetic proposal and the component framework of Ruddell and Unrau. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
An
Analysis of Curricula of ICT Study Programs Izidor Golob, The Secretariat, Tomaz Pisanski, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia Overview: The paper gives an in-depth analysis of curricula of several ICT study programs in Slovenia. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 12 | Learning
for Teaching: Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of their Preparedness to
Teach in the Middle School Context Suzanne Hudson, Faculty of Education, Caboolture campus, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Overview: This qualitative study investigates the perceptions of preservice teachers' learning and their preparedness for teaching in the middle school context. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Strategies
and Secrets for Effective Tertiary Study: Reading, Understanding, and
Learning in the Academic Setting Dr. Ali Wegner, College of Education School of Maori, Social and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, Prof. Brendan Bartlett, School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia Overview: This research reports on a programme of text structure instruction for first year university students and explores the effects of this instruction on their learning profiles. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
College
Students’ Perceptions of Teaching Strategies that Enhance their
Learning Dr. Hyacinth E. Findlay, Instructional Support Programs College of Education, Alabama State University, Montgomery, USA Overview: In the face of criticisms of college students’ study habits, it is important to determine if methods of teaching impact their study habits and performance. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 13 | Goals of
Chemistry Education as Perceived by Chemistry Teachers: Implications for
Teacher Preparation and Professional Development Edwehna Elinore P. Gayon, Science Teaching Area Division of Curriculum and Instruction College of Education, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines Overview: This paper presents the goals of chemistry education as perceived by chemistry teachers and the implications of such perceptions for teacher preparation and professional development. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Facilitating
Moral Development in Beginning College Students James J. Horan, Unity College, Unity, USA Overview: This session describes a teaching technique that combines instruction in critical thinking with activities designed to facilitate moral development in beginning college students. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
A Sample
Implementation of Teacher Candidates’ Pre-Service
Learning Assist. Prof. Pinar Girmen, Department of Elementary Education College of Education, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: Students of primary school education departments of faculties of education were provided with hands-on experience tasks in literacy courses. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||
| Room 14 | Immigration
and Education: Issues of Inclusion in Cultural and Linguistic Minority
Communities Dr. Nathalie Piquemal, Bathelemy Bolivar, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Overview: This study focuses on the cultural and linguistic discontinuities experienced by francophone immigrants in Western Canada, with special attention to educational contexts. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Mining
Learning Indicators Based on Academic Social Networking Repository: DBLP
Case Study Prof. Jinan Fiaidhi, Department of Computer Science, Lakehead University, Prof. Sabah Mohammed, Lyle Chamarette, Thunder Bay, Canada Overview: Mining and ranking academic relationships from a social network based on semantic web toolkits (e.g. Jena, Pellet) is the research focus of this article. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Beliefs
and Practice in Task-Based Learning Ingrid To, Dr. Eunice Tang, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This paper discusses task-based learning with reference to an experimental study implementing such pedagogy among a group of second language learners in a Hong Kong secondary school. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||
| Room 15 | Understanding
Propensity Towards Participatory Evaluation to Maximise Evaluation-Led
Organizational Change Pernelle Smits, Faculty of Medicine, François Champagne, GRIS Department of Health Administration, University of Montréal, Montréal, Canada Overview: The main topic of this presentation is to present the concept of propensity in the context of evaluation-led organizational change, focusing on cognitive behavioural theories. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
Transformational
Governance: Empowering Organisations through Deliberative
Democracy Pauline Joyce, Transformative Education Research Group School of Science & Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia Overview: This presentation addresses the ‘crisis' in democracy by describing a research process that acknowledges Habermas' call for citizens with communicative competence to re-envision the democratic ideal. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
The
Effect of Grade Level on Elementary School Students’ Motivational Beliefs
in Science Savaş Güngören, Elementary Science Education, National Educational Government Department, Bolu, Semra Sungur, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: This study aimed to investigate the effect of grade level on students’ motivational beliefs in science, and to examine the relationships between students’ motivational beliefs and their science grades. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 16 | The
Examination of Elementary Teachers’ Effectiveness on Using Questions
Strategy in Their Classrooms Isa Korkmaz, Primary Education College of Education, Selcuk University, Meram, Turkey Overview: The aim of this study was to examine elementary teachers’ effectiveness based on using questions strategy in their classrooms. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Modifying
Student Evaluations of Teaching to Improve Practice: A Report on a Project
Carried Out in a Regional Institute of Technology Owen Wade Giles, Faculty of Business and Computing, Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier, New Zealand Overview: A report on a project to modify student evaluations of teaching to reflect the partnership between teachers and learners, and a constructivist approach to teaching and learning. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||
| Room 17 | The
Changing Faces of Outcome-Based Learning: Teaching and Learning
Creativity Grace K. Lau, School of Continuing and Professional Education, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This paper outlines the development of design education in HK, and how outcome-based learning has evolved in the teaching and learning of creative thinking in primary, tertiary and continuing-education levels. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Leadership
for Educational Equity: Overcoming Legacies of Colonialism Prof. J. Ronald Hennings, Canon School District #50, Tucson, USA Overview: Twenty minute formal presentation followed by forty minute Roundtable Dialogue on Leadership Strategies for elimination of persistant and pervasive Academic Achievement Gaps between majority and minority culture students. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
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| Room 18 | A
Small-Scale Study on Bruneian Secondary School Teachers’ Perception of
Mathematics Learning Dr. Madihah Khalid, Department of Science and Mathematics Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam Overview: This study surveys 300 teachers on their perception of teaching and learning of mathematics especially in mathematical thinking, communication and assessment Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Motivation
and the Study Approaches of Educators Who Upgrade Their
Qualifications Prof. Mbotho Gilbert Masitsa, Department of Comparative Education and Education Management Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Overview: An investigation of the study and learning approaches of educators who upgade their qualifications. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Relationship
between Students’ Utilization of Community Learning Resources and Moral
Reasoning Dr Jureeporn Kanjanakaroon, School of Liberal Arts Department of Social and Humanities, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand Overview: The research is to study the relationship between King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi students’ utilization of community learning resources and moral reasoning using quantitative and qualitative methodology. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
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| 9:10-9:40 | PLENARY SESSION - Kris Gutiérrez, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA |
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| 9:40-10:10 | PLENARY SESSION - Thalia Dragonas, University of Athens, Athens, Greece; Anna Frangoudaki, University of Athens, Athens, Greece; 'Bridge Over Troubled Waters: The Muslim Minority and the Politics of Education in Greece' |
| 10:10-10:40 | TRANSITION TO PARALLEL SESSION AND COFFEE BREAK |
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| Room 1 | Discrimination
Practices During Workplace Learning: Their Extent and Impact on Student
Learning and Lives Prof. Labby Ramrathan, School of Education and Development Faculty of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Sathishah Ramrathan, School Liaison and Career Counselling, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa Overview: This paper draws on empirical evidence to identify major forms of discriminatory practices students are exposed to during their workplace learning and its resultant impact on their learning and lives Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Using
Skype for Communication? Why Not for Language Learning? Guliz Turgut, Curriculum and Instruction, Boston College, Boston, USA Overview: This presentation will demonstrate what Skype is, its features, reasons for using it for language learning, and where to find people to exchange language learning experiences. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 2 | Language
Skills Assessment: Electronic Test Application with Second Language
Learners Sandra Andrade Figueiredo, Carlos Fernandes Silva, Department of Educational Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal Overview: Development of a tests battery to assess language skills in Portuguese Second Language. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
“All Are
Not Equal”: Cultural Capital and Cultural Difference in Singapore
Families Dr. Mukhlis Abu Bakar, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore Overview: This paper examines the literacy learning of four children by drawing on Bourdieu's notion of cultural capital. Implications of cultural differences on school performance are discussed. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Jumping
through Hoops: Learners’ Beliefs about Knowledge and Their Impact on
Learning Transfer Jonathan H. Green, Humanities and Language Division, Mahidol University International College, Salaya, Thailand Overview: Undergraduate students may see English for Academic Purposes as a "necessary evil" on the path to graduation. Such beliefs may hinder transfer of learning from EAP to other disciplines. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||
| Room 3 | Children
As Curators: Mapping a Continuum of Aesthetic Development in Visual
Arts Dr. Karen Maras, School of Education, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia Overview: A study which shows how children make sense of the meaning of paintings in art indicating steps teachers can take to support aesthetic development in the art classroom. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Enhancing
Student Experience: Two Case Studies for Integrating, Energizing and
Challenging Students in Art and Design Prof. Kevin Petrie, Arts, Design and Media, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK Overview: Two case studies that can be applied and adapted for a range of subjects (including outside of art and design) and teaching levels (school to higher education). Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
A
Historical, International Comparison of Integrated and Dis-Integrated Arts
in Curriculum and Pedagogy Dr. Teresa Cotner, Department of Art and Art History, California State University, Chico, USA Overview: This paper compares pedagigical and curricular treatment of the arts as integrated and as not (dis-) integrated creative endeavors throughout history and the world. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning | ||||
| Room 4 | Blogging
as a University Tool for Teaching and Learning about
Disability Dr. Sandra Hansmann, Department of Rehabilitation, The Univeristy of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, USA Overview: Weblogs, or blogs, are online publications with applications to learning. This paper describes an undergraduate/graduate university project in rehabilitation using blogs to engage students in local and global disability communities. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
The Basic
Course: Fresh, Sexy Foundations Marsha Mayer, Educational Technology, Friends Academy, Brooklyn, USA Overview: The Basic is a new process for both teachers and students to learn, analyze and engage to think critically, creatively and pluralistically. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Mere
Mortals Creating Worlds: Low Threshold 3D Virtual Environments for
Learning Dr. Peter Robert Albion, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia Overview: The application of 3D virtual environments for learning is facilitated by enabling educators to develop and adapt spaces for their own use. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||||
| Room 5 | The
Bologna Declaration Agreement Impact on U.S. Higher Education:
Recommendations for Integration Dr. Graciela Helguero-Balcells, Teacher Education, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA Overview: With the educational reforms in Europe competition in the global market has made it imperative to make changes in the academic curriculum of colleges and universities in the U.S. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
The
Olympic Games and Multileveled Citizenship Education in a Global Age:
Beijing 2008 Dr. Wing-Wah Law, Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Overview: With reference to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this study explores how the Games as an international multileveled citizenship education project affect students' views of multiple identities in a global age. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Accents
on Teaching? Immigrant Teachers in Australia Prof. Carol Reid, School Of Education Centre for Educational Research, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, Prof. Jock Collins, Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: This paper reports on a research project investigating the experiences of immigrant teachers in Australia. It focuses on issues of accent, language and qualifications recognition. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | ||||
| Room 6 | When
Students Challenge Inclusive Education: A Case Study Dr. Joaquim Melro, Social and Human Sciences Department, Escola Secundária Artística António Arroio, Prof. Margarida César, Departamento de Educação da Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal Overview: This case study aims at discussing how this Portuguese school deals with the cultural and linguistic diversity of its students and its engagement in deaf students’ inclusion Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
A
Developmental Perspective for Special Education Monitoring and
Evaluation Thomas Delaney, Department of Educational Policy and Administration, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, USA Overview: The author presents a developmental perspective of national metrics for special education monitoring and evaluation in the United States, and describes collaborative work with university faculty in Viet Nam. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
T-Learning
as a Vehicle for In-Cell Learning by Prisoners Jean Hine, Community and Criminal Justice, Victoria Knight, Community and Criminal Justice Division, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK Overview: Engaging prisoners who need basic education is difficult. The potential of in-cell learning via interactive digital television and the evaluation of such a project will be discussed. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||||
| Room 7 | Theory
of Mind and Language Development in Deaf Children Levrez Clovis, Developmental Psychology, University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France Overview: Our aim in this research is to study the development of understanding of others’ mental states by deaf children. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
School
Leadership in the USA: Preparing Technology “Power Users” in the
Information Age Dr. Gregory M. Hauser, Department of Educational Leadership, Roosevelt University, Chicago, USA Overview: Use of technology by school leaders and technology training in school leadership preparation programs in USA. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
An
Instrument for the Evaluation of Teaching Monica Vallejo, Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Escolar Facultad de Educación, Dr. M. Begoña Alfageme-González, Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Escolar, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain Overview: we present an instrument to evaluate teaching in Higher Education. It is an instrument centred on collecting information from students, since they are fundamental in evaluating quality of university teaching. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management | ||||
| Room 8 | Pushing
Back the Boundaries: The Case for Advanced Professional
Development Francia Kinchington, Department of Education Leadership and Development School of Education, University of Greenwich, London, UK Overview: The advanced professional development of practising educationalists, framed by reflection and empirical research of their professional context, is seen as a critical to the evidence base of the profession. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Creating
Non-Traditional Multicultural Learning Environments through Cultural
Exchange Dr. Darren Clarke, Rutgers Graduate School of Education, Dr. Saundra Tomlinson-Clarke, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, USA Overview: This research paper will present personal and professional outcomes of learners participating in a cultural exchange between the United States and South Africa Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Graduate
Students as Consultants: Implementing Alternative Teaching Approaches
through Collaborative Partnerships Elaine Laflamme, Dr. Alenoush Saroyan, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Overview: In an educational development intervention at McGill University in Canada, three doctoral students specializing in faculty development offered consultation to newly appointed professors who had minimal formal pedagogical training. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||
| Room 9 | Teaching
the Autistic Artist: A Journey of Discovery through Classroom
Integration Prof. Scott Gordley, Department of Art and Design College of the Arts, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, USA Overview: The development of a relationship between teacher (not clinically trained in teaching autistic students) and a talented artist and student with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
Work-Based
Learning in an End of Life Project in the UK Dr. Judith Ann Jackson, Warwick Medical School, Dr. Judith Purkis, Institute of Health, School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick, Prof. Gillian Lewando Hund, Institute of Health School of Health and Social Studies, Warwick University, Warwick, Dr. Loraiine Blaxter, Institute of Health, School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick, UK Overview: This paper presents three strategies used in work-based learning for nurses in a hospital in the UK within a research study on improving end of life care. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
Learning
to Care with Forked Tongues: Communication and Migrant Peoples' Health
Care Dr. Mershen Pillay, UCT/SKMC, Durban, South Africa Overview: This paper focuses on learning how to deliver effective communication between a multilingual, migrant patient population and multilingual health workers. I argue for increased health care accessibility through effective communication. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change | ||||
| Room 10 | Fostering
Student Learning through Outcomes based Education: Curriculum Challenges
and Implications Dr. Ai Choo Ong, Centre of Learning Teaching and Technology, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This paper presents a description of the implementation of an outcome based approach to curriculum innovation in teacher education in Hong Kong Institute of Edcuation. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The Power
of Performance Based Assessment at the Post-Secondary Level: Implications
for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Dr. Joanne Neal, Faculty of Education, Concordia University College of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Overview: Having post-secondary students engage in demonstrations of their learning requires us to think beyond traditional testing and essay writing as our primary means to assessing. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
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| Room 11 | Project-Based
Experiential Learning: It’s Not Just for Kindergartners Prof. Robert Allen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA Overview: This paper explores the application of project-based, experiential learning to the research university setting. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Transition:
Transformation or Trauma Lynda Measor, School of Applied Social Sciences, Paula Wilcox, Criminology School of Applied Social Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, Dr. Philip Frame, Work Based Learning Programmes Business School, Middlesex University, London, UK Overview: This paper on our empirical research into the transition from college to university considers both 'formal' and 'informal' aspects of the transition and their implications for practice Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The Role
of the Educational Designer in Educational Reform and Curriculum Redesign:
Finding our Place and Defining our Roles Shem Macdonald, Lilian Austin, Faculty of Education, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia Overview: This paper explores how two educational designers have worked with their academic colleagues to carry out educational reform and curriculum redesign in an Australian university setting. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 12 | Efficacy
Belief of Social Studies Teacher Trainees about Character
Education Dr. Cengiz Dönmez, Res. Assist. Ebru Avcı, Department of Elementary Education Social Studies Teaching Program Gazi Faculty of Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: The aim of this study is to determine teacher trainees’ sense of efficacy for the formation of students’ character, studying in Social Studies Department. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
“I Came
with a Notebook and Pens”: A Study of Student Teachers’ Perceptions about
Learning Dr. Bobbie Turniansky, ACE Program, Kibbutz Erez, Dr. Smadar Tuval, ACE Program School Counselor M.Ed. Program, Kaye Academic College of Education, Omer, Israel Overview: Through narrative analysis of student teachers’ journals, we examine their insights about learning in light of our educational intentions. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Linking
University and High School Students: Exploring the Academic Value of
Service Learning Dr. Duncan MacLellan, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada Overview: This presentation examines service learning in an urban school involving university students and Grade 12 students in a variety of settings and reflective exercises. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 13 | Spaces
for Knowledge Generation: A Framework for Designing Student Learning
Environments for the Future Dr. Kay Souter, Faculty Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This paper reports on a project to develop a model for designing student learning environments that is future-focused and will accommodate learner-generated aspects of learning. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Teaching
and Learning across Cultures: Understanding Your Students and Helping Them
to Understand You Helena Sobulis, Preparatory - Year 12, Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, Australia Overview: This paper will explore the impact of culture and cross-cultural differences on teaching and learning as well as issues associated with cross-cultural understanding in the classroom. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Effect of Origami-Based Instruction on Elementary Students’ Spatial
Ability in Mathematics Sedanur Cakmak, Elementary Science and Mathematics Education, Mine Isiksal, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, Yusuf Koc, Faculty of Education, Indiana University Northwest, Northwest, USA Overview: This study investigates effect of origami-based instruction on elementary students’ paper folding test scores as spatial visualization ability in mathematics. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 14 | Maximising
the Moment from Preschool to School: The Place of Multiliteracies and ICT
in the Transition Dr. Cathie Harrison, School of Education, ACU National, Strathfield, Australia Overview: This presentation reports results of an Australian national research project investigating a pedagogy for multiliteracies and ICT in the early years in relation to the transition from preschool to school. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
From
Simulations to Virtuality: Mirroring Tasks for Language
Learning Dr. Joan-Tomàs Pujolà, Department of Language and Literature Education, Universitat de Barcelona, Cristina Palomeque, English Department, Escola Oficial d'Idiomes La Pau, Dr. Miquel Llobera, Department of Language and Literature Education, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: This paper explores the methodological potential for language learning in 3D virtual worlds. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Promoting
and Implementing Environmental Literacy: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis
of "No Child Left Inside" Videos Carmen Daniela Maier, Knowledge Communication Research Group Department of Language and Business Communication School of Business, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark Overview: In order to reflect on the implications of introducing environmental literacy in educational practices, this paper explores how learning in and about natural environment is multimodally promoted in educational videos. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||
| Room 15 | O'Neil, Dr. Ernest D.; The Project Team As a Learning Community: "Riles' Rules for Team Players"; Academy of Educational Development, USAID/Ministry of Education, Yemen Sana'a, Sana'a, Yemen; Overview: This highly interactive workshop focuses on teams as learning communities and, through studies, design and practice, how teams can be transformational for individual members, teams, institutions being served and society.; Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change | Intellectual
Capital Reporting in Educational Establishments: A Complexity-Scientific
Approach to Educational Management Prof. Dr. Andreas Liening, Ewald Mittelstaedt, Associated Centre of Complexity Sciences and Business Education, Technische Universitaet Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany Overview: The need for appropriate managerial concepts is steadily increasing following the growing autonomy of educational establishments in Europe. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management | |||||
| Room 16 | Effect of
Students’ Perception of Workload on the Quality of Learning in Tertiary
Education: A Case Study Laraine Giles, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Eastern Institute of Technology, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Overview: This session discusses the results of a research project considering students' perception of their workload and the effect this has on the quality of their learning at the tertiary level. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
(On the
Road to) Becoming Expert Kerry Anne Montero, School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning Design and Social Context, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This paper describes tertiary youth work students gaining practice experience facilitating group based learning with young people in youth and school settings. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
“Kangaroos
and Reindeers”: Aboriginal and Sámi Children’s Experiences of Learning
Places Prof. Eva Alerby, Education, Dr. Krister Hertting, Research Fellow Education, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden Overview: The paper derives from a joint project between Sweden and Australia. It explores Sámi and Aboriginal children’s experiences of important places for learning in school and in their leisure time. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 17 | The
Influence of Counseling Self-Efficacy on Trainee Counselor
Performance Dr. Wan Marzuki Wan Jaafar, Faculty of Educational Studies, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Prof. Dr. Othman Mohamed, Prof. Ab. Rahim Bakar, Dr. Rohani Ahmad Tarmizi, Malaysia Overview: The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of counseling self-efficacy on counselor performance. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Collaborative
Practices on Alternate Routes to Certification in Initial Teacher
Education Pete Sorensen, Dr. Mary Bailey, Education, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK Overview: This paper examines collaborative practices on different routes to the certification of secondary teachers in England. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | |||||
| Room 18 | Opinions
of Primary School Teacher Candidates with Different Epistemological
Beliefs about Using Metacognitive Learning Strategies Meral Güven, Department of Educational Science Education Faculty, Dr. Serife Dilek Belet, Education Faculty, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey Overview: This research aimed to determine the opinions of primary school teacher candidates who have different epistemological beliefs regarding their use of metacognitive learning strategies. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
From
Emergence to Skilled Second Language Use: Automatic Processing and
Processability Theory Dr. Bruno Di Biase, Dr. Satomi Kawaguchi, School of Humanities and Languages, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: We examine L2 development from emergence to automatization focusing on the nature of the inter-phrasal stage in the oral performance of L2 learners particularly at the pragmatics-syntax interface. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Bilingual
Online Books: Promoting Literacy and Linguistic Growth in English Language
Teaching Ufuk Tuncer, Education Faculty, English Language Teaching Department, Yildiz Turgut, ELT Department Education Faculty, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey Overview: The study investigates the impact of bilingual online books on linguistic growth regarding the development of bilingual learners’ vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension skills Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||
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| Room 1 | Interactive
Workshop: Pedagogical Use of Video in the Classroom Hyangsook Lee, Josh Talbott, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kent State University, Kent, USA Overview: This workshop introduces a pedagogical use of video in the classroom to study how student collaboration and self-reflection occurs in a group setting. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 2 | Students'
Mental Model of Recursion: A Computer-Based Approach Mojtaba Ammari-Allahyari, Institute of Education, The University of Warwick, Coventry, UK Overview: This paper focused on students' difficulties with the concept of recursion through a computer-based design, by investigating their mental model of the concept of recursion. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Language
Study Abroad: Expectations and Experiences Jill Brown, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: The paper discusses inital findings from a study of the expectations and experiences of a number of Hong Kong students during language study abroad. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||
| Room 3 | The
Importance of Escape from Virtual Reality: Observational Drawing in the
Digital Age Jorge Benitez, Department of Communication Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA Overview: Observational drawing enhances conceptual and critical understanding and liberates young artists from the prison of virtual reality. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Using
Emerging Technologies to Promote Student Engagement and Learning in
Agricultural Mathematics Dr. Madan Lal Gupta, School of Land, Crop & Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Overview: This study investigates the impact of emerging technologies (Tablet PC and Clickers) on student engagement and learning in a first-year Agricultural Mathematics course at the University of Queensland, Australia. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||
| Room 4 | Universal
Design Procedures for Teaching Mathematical Word Problem
Solving Dr. Mimi Staulters, Education Department, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, USA Overview: Universal Design (CAST, 2008) applied to mathematical problems reduces print related barriers. Use of technology to support encoding, planning and executing strategies to increase engagement for problem solving is demonstrated. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
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| Room 5 | The
Development of Social Work Interventions to Meet the Needs of Marginalized
Iraqi Refugees in Jordan Dr. Sahar Al-Makhamreh, Social Work Department Princess Rahma University College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Amman, Jordan, Prof. Gillian Lewando Hund, School of Health and Social Studies, The University of Warwick, Covenrty, UK Overview: This paper focus on the significant of utalising participatory research with Iraqi forced migrants in Jordan to understand their relations with the host society. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Citizenship
and Multiple Identities in a Multileveled Polity: The Perspectives of
Students in Beijing, China Dr. Su-Yan Pan, Faculty 0f Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Overview: By investigating Beijing students’ perceptions of multiple identities at global, national, local, and personal dimensions, this study explores factors that influence students’ construction of multiple identities in a multileveled polity. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | ||
| Room 6 | The
Effect of Field Dependent/Field Independent Cognitive Styles and
Motivational Styles on Students’ Conceptual Understanding about Force and
Motion Sedat Karacam, Teacher Education, Ministry of Education, Assist. Prof. Nejla Yuruk, Science Education Programme, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: This study investigates the effects of field dependent/field independent cognitive styles and motivational styles on freshman students’ conceptual understanding of force and motion concepts measured by different assessment techniques. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Online
Portfolios: New Technologies Literacy As an Integral Part of the
Communication Curriculum Dr. José Carlos del Ama, Communication Department, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, USA Overview: This paper shows how the ability to create an online portfolio might stimulate students to explore the different areas in the field of communication. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||
| Room 7 | Beyond
Borderlanders: Universities Extending Their Role in Fostering Creative
Partnerships Within Communities Mark Selkrig, Dr. (Ron) Kim Keamy, Centre for Regional Education Faculty of Education, La Trobe University, Wodonga, Australia Overview: Universities can play an important role in fostering creative partnerships within the communities in which they are situated. Insights from a university-hosted creative partnerships conference are shared in this paper. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Critical
Pedagogy for Civic and Social Responsibility Dr. Megumi Yamasaki, Individualized & Interdisciplinary Studies, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, USA Overview: This paper describes how civic and social responsibility are incorporated in three different university courses to create interdisciplinarity and a variety of learning environments. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | ||
| Room 8 | The
'Class/Teacher' Effects Distortion: A Critique of Purely Positivist
Teacher Effectiveness Research and Inquiry Teacher Effectiveness
Research Andrew Skourdoumbis, Education, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: A critique of purely positivist teacher effectiveness research and inquiry. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Teacher
Change: A Dynamic Interactive Approach Dr. Lex McDonald, School of Educational Psychology and Pedagogy, Victoria, University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Overview: A teacher change model using transfer of learning as a central focus Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||
| Room 9 | Extravagant
Joy: Digital Libraries, the Illusion of Abundance and the Fragmentation of
Learning Mark Woodhouse, Mark Twain Archivist College Archivist Gannett-Tripp Library, Elmira College, Elmira, USA Overview: A discussion of the potential role of the library as a progressive learning institution in the digital environment. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
The
Missing Link: The Importance of Policy Implementation
Research Ruth Slotnick, Adult, Career, & Higher Education Administration, The University of South Florida, Tampa, Tampa, USA Overview: This presentation highlights the importance of policy implementation research for organization change. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change | ||
| Room 10 | Enhancing
Access to English Language in and for the Workplace Pamela Frame, Continuing and Professional Education Institute of Education, University Of London, Anne Greenall, A Further and Adult Community Education College, London, UK Overview: The paper will explore strategies for delivering high-quality ESOL learning in the workplace from the perspectives of employers, employees/learners, education providers and policy makers in the UK. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
Workin'
IT: Web 2.0 Technology and Work Integrated Learning Michael Emslie, Youth Work, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT), Melbourne, Australia Overview: Online reflective journals and peer mentoring are web 2.0 pedagogical tools offering opportunities for new learning while students are engaged in field education. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning | ||
| Room 11 | Confucian or Fusion? Perceptions of Confucian-Heritage Students with Respect to their University Studies in Australia; Frank Gutierrez, School of Systems, Management and Leadership, Dr. Laurel Evelyn Dyson, University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Overview: A phenomenological study of the perceptions of International students from a Confucian cultural background towards their education at an Australian university.; Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity; link: http://cgpublisher.com/conferences/122/proposals/1023/index_html | Quasi-Experimental
Research into the Effects of an International Collaboration Project on
Hong Kong Secondary School Students' Learning Motivation Patrick Hak-Chung Lam, Shatin Tsung Tsin School, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: Learning motivation is assessed in this 6-month quasi-experimental research study on the basis of an international collaboration programme. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 12 | Receiving
and Rendering Back: The Critical Role of Articulation Dr. Michael Marler, English Department, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Laie, USA Overview: Gong and Freedman have energized teaching with their Learner/Teacher and Grand Dialogue Zone pedagogies. These strategies converge in a critical way with the author's work on the role of articulation. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Influential Cultural Factors Associated with the Development of Positive
Student-Teacher Relationships Vikki Seger, Special Education, Char-Em Intermediate School District, Charlevoix, David Anderson, Educational Leadership, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, USA Overview: This study examined the influence of Anglo-Saxon and Native American cultural beliefs and values on effective development of positive teacher-student relationships. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 13 | Educational
Design and Implementation for the Promotion of Self Determination for
Individuals with Intellectual Disability: A Greek Pilot
Study Dr. Lefkothea Kartasidou, Ioannis Agaliotis, Department of Educational and Social Policy, University of Macedonia, Ioanna Dimitriadou, Thessaloniki, Greece Overview: The paper endeavors to introduce the didactic principles of an educational program that was designed and implemented in a Greek Center for Individuals with Intellectual Disability. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Seventh
Grade Students' Misconceptions about Citizenship Concepts Osman Sabancı, Nejla Yuruk, Science Education Programme, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: This study compares seventh grade students who were exposed to traditional instruction and a new curriculum based on constructivism with respect to their conceptual understanding of citizenship concepts. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
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Building of a Professional: Scaffolding Capabilities into a
Degree Dr. Brett Freudenberg, Meadowbrook, Dr. Mark Brimble, Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Craig Cameron, Brisbane, Australia Overview: Research into the affect of a program to systematically develop students' generic capabilities to assist them in their studies and chosen professional careers Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Advancing
the Patchwork Text: The Development of Patchwork Media
Approaches Lydia Arnold, Chelmsford, Tim Williams, Faculty of Education, Anglia Ruskin University, Kevin Thompson, chelmsford, UK Overview: This paper explores how Winter’s (2003) patchwork text approach to assessment has been developed by practitioners who have injected a technology rich approach to develop an associated ‘patchwork media’. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||
| Room 15 | Socially
Shaping Technology with a Group of Adults Living with Intellectual
Disability through the Production of Self-Advocacy Videos Dr. Ann-Louise Davidson, Education Department Educational Technology Program, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada Overview: The production stages of self-advocacy videos with a group of adults with intellectual disabilities in the context a collaborative action research. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
The
Development of Issue-Based Learning on Ethics in a Science
Classroom Washirasorn Saengsuwan, Science Education Center, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Manat Boonprakob, Behavior Science Research Institute, Srinakharinwirot University, Sirinoot Teanrungroj, Computer Center, Srinakharinwirot University, Somson Wongyounoi, Educational and Psychological Test Bureau, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand Overview: This study’s aim is to survey science teachers and students’ opinions on the suitable pedagogy of teaching ethics in the science classroom Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 16 | Metaphors
of Learning and Pedagogy: Consequences for Theory and
Practice Maddalena Taras, Faculty of Education and Society, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK Overview: Metaphors’ power to create theories and links in our understanding has been well documented. Dominant metaphors in curriculum and pedagogic theories reveal consequences for practice Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Strategies
to Ensure That No Motswana Female Leader “Starts from Behind” by Giving
Young Batswana Girls a Head Start at Primary Schools Mpho Pheko, Department of Psychology Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana Overview: Explains how culture and gender socialization in Botswana maintains gender disparity in leadership roles. It also recommends learning and development strategies for equipping young girls with projected future leadership competencies. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 17 | Teacherhood
Perspectives among Beginning Teachers: Class Teachers in the Science
Classroom Dr. Sivbritt Dumbrajs, Joensuu University, Espoo, Dr. Tuula Keinonen, Department of Applied Education, University of Joensuu, Joensuu, Finland Overview: The content of teachers' pedagogical thinking was analyzed and three teacher types could be identified. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Contributions
to Cyberculture from Elementary Education in Mexico Laura Sánchez Rosete, Área "Tecnologias de la Información y Modelos Alternativos, Üniversidad Pedagógica Nacional, México, Mexico Overview: This paper presents results of a diagnostic study of Mexican primary school teachers who have incorporated IT and presents arguments underlying an elementary teacher training program to develop technological competencies. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||
| Room 18 | Strategy
Awareness Raising in Online Reading Dr. Tan Kim Hua, School of Linguistics and Language Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Liaw Meng Lai, Malaysia Overview: This paper concerns the effects of online reading strategies training on Malaysian students in the area of English for Science and Technology in Malaysian classrooms. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
What Is
the Greenhouse Effect? Fifth Graders’ Answers Dr. Sirpa Kärkkäinen, Dr. Tuula Keinonen, Jari Kukkonen, Antti Hurri, Department of Applied Education, Päivi Vesala, Training School at the University of Joensuu, University of Joensuu, Joensuu, Finland Overview: This study explores fifth-graders’ ideas on the greenhouse effect. The pupils’ views were examined in the context of chemistry Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||
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| Room 1 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
| Room 2 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
| Room 3 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
| Room 4 | TALKING CIRCLE - Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
| Room 5 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
| Room 6 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
| Room 7 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
| Room 8 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
| Room 9 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
| Room 10 | TALKING CIRCLE - Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
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| Room 1 | A
Two-Year Study of Stakeholder Perceptions Associated with the Transition
from 8th Grade to High School Dr. Gregory M. Hauser, Dr. Karen Choate, Department of Educational Leadership, Dr Thomas P. Thomas, Department of Secondary Education, Roosevelt University, Chicago, USA Overview: A two-year study investigating student, parent and teacher perceptions associated with the positive and negative aspects associated with the transition from 8th grade to high school. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
An
Educational Intervention to Increase Cultural Competence of Nursing and
Social Work Students in Jordan: The Bedouin Health Module Dr. Fadia Hasna, Bedouin Health Project Faculty of Nursing, Jordan, Dr Mohammed Smeiran, Philadelphia University, Japan, Dr Sahar Almakhamreh, Al Balqa University, Jordan, Dr Salah Alzaroo, University of Warwick, Prof. Gillian Lewando Hund, School of Health and Social Studies, Warwick University, Warwick, UK Overview: This paper presents an educational intervention based on findings of an EU funded research project on Bedouin health in Jordan. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 2 | Reading
Comprehension in Two Cultures Dr. Alastair Sharp, English Department, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China Overview: This presentation will look at recent research which demonstrates the importance of rhetorical patterns in reading comprehension. Data collected in Hong Kong and Namibia will be presented. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Literacy
for Globalised Contexts: Lessons from a Business Programme for Arabic
Learners Harold Galt, United Arab Emirates Overview: What kind of literacy is promoted via learning texts in a globalised world? A critical analysis is offered via the case of an Arabic business programme in the UAE. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||
| Room 3 | Environmental
Landscapes in Children’s Literature Dr. Linda Wason-Ellam, Curriculum Studies, Dr. Peter Purdue, Art and Art History, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada Overview: Children’s engagement with place-specific images and texts bridges the interconnections between story and care for the ecology. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Encouraging
Alphabet and Phonological Awareness in the ECE Setting: What Role Do
Teachers Play? Assoc. Prof Claire McLachlan, Early Years Education School of Arts, Development and Health Education, Massey University College of Education, Dr. Alison Arrow, Education School of Educational Studies, Massey Unversity College of Education, Palmerston North, New Zealand Overview: This paper examines the results of a quasi experimental study of promoting children's alphabetic and phonological awareness in four New Zealand early childhood centres. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||
| Room 4 | Case
Studies of Teaching-Research: Learning Mathematics with Strategy Games
Environment. Dra. Rosich Núria, Departament Mathematics Education, Barcelona, Mora Lluís, Barcelona University, Mataró, Spain Overview: This study refers the way a strategy game, DRAGO, can help pupils from ESO (Obligatory Secondary Teaching) to develop strategies aimed at solving problems. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Wiki-Learning:
Engaging with Deaf Culture through a Wikipedia University
Project Dr. Shawn Patrick Saladin, Department of Rehabilitation, The Univeristy of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, USA Overview: This paper describes an undergraduate student learning project to create and edit Wikipedia entries on Deafness to improve Internet coverage of Deaf-related issues. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||
| Room 5 | Class,
Gender, Work and Fun: Secondary School Student Discourses on Education and
Work in Egypt Hania Sobhy, Department of Politics and International Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK Overview: Student discourses of school, learning and work in public and private schools in Egypt Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
The
Hunting of Treasure with Science Concepts: A Science Center
Experience Nihal Dogan, Seda Cavus, Department of Science Education, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey Overview: This study investigated the effectiveness of sciencecards and meaningful writing as a teaching strategy on students’ understanding of science concepts in science center. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | ||
| Room 6 | School to
Work: Using Active Learning to Teach Business Writing Dr. Cristina Karmas, English Humanities, Graceland University, Lamoni, USA Overview: Application of the active learning model to the business writing classroom (eg, Technical, Business, Professional Writing) helps students develop the skills needed to succeed as workers in the knowledge society. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Reflection
on Directing Undergraduate Research in Mathematics Dr. Jacek Fabrykowski, Mathematics and Statistics, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, USA Overview: The main goal of the program under discussion was to give undergraduate students an experience in doing mathematical research. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||
| Room 7 | To Have
or To Learn? Relationships between Materialism and Learning among Children
in the UK and Hong Kong Lisbeth Ho-Kwan Ku, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Lingnan, Hong Kong Overview: Employing longitudinal and experimental design, three studies investigated the associations among materialism, learning motivation, and learning outcomes among children in Hong Kong and the UK. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
‘Te
Wero, The Challenge’: Providing Students from Ethnic Minorities with
Culturally Appropriate Learning Support During their First Year of
Tertiary Study Margaret Henley, Department of Film, Television & Media Studies, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Overview: In New Zealand tertiary education, indigenous Maori and Polynesian students have an unacceptably high rate of academic under-achievement. Old fashioned teaching and new technology can address these universal equity issues. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | ||
| Room 8 | The
Perceptions of Students' Workload in Science at a New Zealand
Polytechnic Victor Fester, Adam McMillan, Capability Development, The Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand Overview: This presentation summarises both students' and instructors' perceptions of student workload in a selection of science papers at a New Zealand polytechnic. Attempts at quantifying student workload are also shared. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Teacher
Educators and the New Technologies: Maximizing Theory-Practice Connections
Made by Pre-Service Teachers in a Practicum Dr. Joanne Kingsley, Education, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, Canada Overview: Two teacher educators drew on research to refine an e-forum assignment to maximize deep theory-practice connections made by pre-service teachers and deepened their understanding of technological tools in the process. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||
| Room 9 | Creating
Learning Communities for Continuing Professional Development of Teachers
in Higher Education: A European Model? Priscilla Rea, Department for Curriculum Quality and Enhancement, Philip Verrill, Academic Development Department for Curriculum and Quality Enhancement, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK Overview: An interactive workshop to explore understandings of CPD and sharing of experiences for the development of an integrated European model of CPD Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
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| Room 10 | "It Shook
Me to the Core": Should We Teach Professionalism in Academic
Practice? Simon Lygo-Baker, Sharon Markless, King's Learning Institute, King's College London, London, UK Overview: This workshop invites participants to explore themes related to the concept and teaching of professionalism. These themes raise a series of important questions which will be offered for debate. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
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| Room 11 | Views on
the Use of Knowledge Forum: Hong Kong Primary Students’
Perspectives Sally Wai-Yan Wan, Curriculum Development Committee, Patrick Hak-Chung Lam, Shatin Tsung Tsin School, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This study used mixed methodology to investigate the application of Knowledge Forum in a Hong Kong primary school from the perspectives of students. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Pre-Service
Teachers’ Moral Reasoning about Environmental Dilemmas: The Effect of
Dilemma Topic and Information Enhancement Busra Tuncay, Giresun University, Ozgul Yilmaz-Tuzun, Middle East Technichal University, Gaye Teksoz, Department of Elementary Education Faculty of Education, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: In the study, pre-service teachers’ moral reasoning patterns (i.e. ecocentric, anthropocentric, non-environmental) toward environmental dilemmas in addition to effect of dilemma topic and information enhancement is investigated. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||
| Room 12 | Learning
Experience through Diary Writing: A Case Study Dr. Paulo Vieira Nogueira, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Porto University, Dr. Sara Canelhas, Center for Research and Intervention in Education, Porto, Portugal Overview: We carry out a critical reflection on self-education processes structured on writing diaries, namely itinerant diaries. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Teaching
Marketing Strategy through Case Studies: Empirical
Observations Călin Gurău, GSCM - Montpellier Business School, Montpellier, France Overview: Considering the specific case of strategic marketing courses, this paper attempts to define the best pedagogical methodology for using case studies. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 13 | Using
Mini-Lessons in a Less Common Language as a Pedagogical Tool in a Second
Language Acquisition University Course Dr. Maria Angelova, Department of Teacher Education College of Education and Human Services, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, USA Overview: This presentation reports the results of an experiment using mini-lessons in Bulgarian as a pedagogical tool in a Second Language Acquisition course for monolingual future ESL teachers. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Re/Construct
Processes of Pedagogical Supervision: An Experience of Professional
Training in the Context of Early Childhood Education Prof. Deolinda Ribeiro, Supervision Department Early Childhood Teacher Education, Dr. Sara Araújo, Department of Supervision Early Childhood Education, Escola Superior de Educação do Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Porto, Portugal Overview: A training project in supervision is presented, directed to the improvement of competences of supervision. Training methodology and main results are presented, showing impact in the reconstruction of supervisory processes. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||
| Room 14 | The
Teenage Expertise Network: An Online Ethnographic
Methodology Dr. Nicola Frances Johnson, Faculty of Education, Wollongong, Valerie Harwood, Foundations of Education Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Australia Overview: The online innovative methodology places emphasis on a non-linear structure that embraces the complex and unpredictable approaches of teenage twenty-first century youth to net-learning. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Learning
‘New’ Text-Making Practices Online: From Instant Messaging to
Facebooking Dr. Carmen Lee, Department of English, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This paper explores how young people learn from their previous online text-making practices while participating in 'newer' technologies such as Facebook. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||
| Room 15 | A
Development of Rapid Cycling Brassica rapa and Its Use for Promotion of
Scientific Investigation Skills for Lower Secondary
Students Bunyarat Kanhathaisong, Science Education Center, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand Overview: Rapid cycling Brassica rapa is a new biological instructional material in Thai classrooms. Students grow the plant in a warm country as a way of improving their scientific inquiry. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Investigating
the Relationship between Media Literacy Levels, Perceptions of Democracy
and Authoritarian Personality Traits of College Students Akan Deniz Yazgan, Remzi Y. Kincal, Education Studies Curriculum and Instruction Faculty of Education, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey Overview: In this study, it is aimed to examine the correlation between college students’ media literacy levels, democratic intelligence and authoritarian personality traits. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 16 | Developing
a Cross-Curriculum Multicultural K-6 Art Program: Linking Language with
Art Penelope Rae Johnstone, Language Division, Oatley, Kim Popplewell, English as a Second Language, Oatley Public School, Sydney, Australia Overview: This paper presents both teacher and student reflections based on activities undertaken during the developmental stages of a Cross-Curriculum Multicultural K-6 Art Program. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Building
Bridges: Strategies for Successful Transition from Secondary to Tertiary
Education Mark Vines, School of Property, Construction, and Project Management, RMIT University, Jill Vines, Melbourne, Australia Overview: To maximise success for students’ learning through a more robust transition from secondary to tertiary education in non traditional gender Programs. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 17 | Teacher
Stress: An Examination of Factors Influencing Teaching Performance In
Rural Elementary Schools Ross Azura Zahit, Faculty of Cognitive Science and Human Development, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia Overview: This study aims to contribute to knowledge on the factors influencing teaching performance in rural elementary schools teachers. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
The
Restructuring of a University: A Call for the Exhibition of
Transformational Leadership Behaviours Dr. Gift Vinger, Registrar's Division, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein, South Africa Overview: The aim was to measure the level of trasformational leadership among middle managers and determine the extent to which these leaders would be able to initiate and manage restructuring. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management | ||
| Room 18 | The Use
of ICT in School Management and Its Influence on the Teaching-Learning
Activity Georgeta Ion, Carles Sigales Conde, Prof. Julio Meneses, Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain Overview: The present paper focuses on the relationship between the use of ITC in the management activities of the school and the learning-teaching activity Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Seventh
Grade Students’ Translational Skills among Mathematical
Representations Res. Assist. Feride Ozyildirim, Ankara, Sema Ipek, Elementary Mathematics Division, ankara, Oylum Akkus, Elementary Mathematics Education, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: The purpose of this paper is to examine elementary school students’ level of conceptual and translational algebra. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||
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| Room 1 | Internship
As a Beneficial External Learning Environment: A Survey and Case Study of
Accounting Interns and Employers Lara Kessler, Dori Danko, Rita Grant, School of Accounting Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, USA Overview: Surveys and case studies provide insight into developing and maintaining an internship program which provides a valuable external learning environment for undergraduate graduate students. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Effect of Using Multiple Intelligences-Based Activities on the Achievement
and Attitudes towards Science in Tenth Grade in Oman Dr. Sulaiman Al-Balushi, Curriculum and Instruction Department College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Fatema Al-Maqbali, Jameela Bint Thabit Basic School, Minisry of Education, Al-Khod, Oman Overview: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of using multiple intelligences-based activities on chemistry achievement and attitudes towards science. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Cultivating
the Librarian Within: Effectively Integrating Library Instruction into
Freshman Composition Jesse Ulmer, General Education Program, Nancy Fawley, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar, Doha, Qatar Overview: This paper examines ways to successfully integrate library instruction into introductory college composition. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||
| Room 2 | Aligning
Second Language Learning and Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Blended
and Tandem Learning Dr. Satomi Kawaguchi, Dr. Bruno Di Biase, School of Humanities & Languages, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: We present three blended learning online activities in Japanese L2 and Italian L2, aiming to align second language learning and computer-assisted language learning: social networking, tandem learning, and e-movie production. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Web-Based
Pragmatics Programs and Students’ Pragmatic Competence Dr. Chunhong Teng, Michigan State University, Fei Fei, Department of Linguistics and Languages, Michigan State Universituy, East Lansing, USA Overview: This article reports on a study of whether web-based pragmatics programs could help students increase their Chinese pragmatic competence and increase cultural awareness. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Light
and the Uncanny: Two Film Versions of "Wuthering Heights" Dr. Gayla McGlamery, English Department, Loyola College, Baltimore, USA Overview: The presentation is a demonstration of how to introduce students to theoretical issues in adaptation studies by examining the use of light in two film adaptations of "Wuthering Heights." Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||
| Room 3 | Supporting
Home Literacy Practices: Extolling Strategies to Support the Development
of Programs in Informal Settings Dr. Liam Morgan, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: This study explores the views of community workers and the experiences of mothers and carers with early literacy in a range of informal programs. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
A Testing
Time for Teachers: Ask the Experts Dr. Jennifer Rennie, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Dr. Jeanne Gerlach, College of Education, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, USA Overview: This session reports on a collaborative study between the Unites States and Australia relating to how literacy policy mediates the work of teachers and schools. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
The
Power of Storytelling for Creating Socially Inclusive ICTs for
Children Dr. Sarai Lastra, Vice Chancellorship of Information Resources, Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, Puerto Rico Overview: Participatory Design shows the value of storytelling for augmenting the design of inclusive spaces. In this project, stories provide a useful framework for designing an ICT for children. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | |||||
| Room 4 | Information
and Communication Technology for Interactive Learning
Systems Prof. Stoica Marian, Prof. Ghilic-Micu Bogdan, Informatics in Economy Department, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania Overview: The complexity of today’s social systems imposes the need for learning systems that would ensure both performance of the operators and a means to improve learning in the workplace. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Challenges
Facing Future Universities at the Millennium: Links to Work, Citizenship
and Identity Dr. Shapour Fereydouni, Education and Psychology Department College of Humanity, Islamic Azad University - Gachsaran Branch, Gachsaran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Overview: Human for living and continuing life, must be educated. In the formal shape, the universities are responsible for the most parts of this duty. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||||||
| Room 5 | The
Impact of Class and Ethnicity on Education Viewed Through the Lens of
Social Capital Maria Papapolydorou, Department of Lifelong and Comparative Education Institute of Education, University of London, London, UK Overview: How issues of class and ethnicity intermediate social capital and its role on educational achievement. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Paradox
and Parallax: Possibilities for Transformative Learning in an Online
International Trans-Disciplinary Course on Global
Citizenship Dr. Dalene M. Swanson, Department of Secondary Education Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, West Vancouver, Dr. Shelley Jones, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, Terry O'Donovan, Doha, Qatar Overview: The possibility exists, in studying ‘global citizenship’ in an online international trans-disciplinary course ‘commons’, for a highly self-reflexive, thought-provoking, critical and transformative experience for learners. Instructors offer narratives of transformation. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Comparison
of Omniscient Authority Epistemological Beliefs across Environmental
Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics Elif Adibelli, Ozgul Yilmaz-Tuzun, Elementary Education Department, Gaye Teksoz, Elementary Education, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, Marlene Schommer-Atkins, Counseling, Educational and School Psychology, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA Overview: Investigation of pre-service science teachers’ epistemological beliefs in terms of confidence to experts in environmental sciences, physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | |||||
| Room 6 | Sound,
Video, and Mapping: Tools for Innovative Learning Christian McKay, Fine Arts, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, USA Overview: This presentation discusses how professional practice in the visual and media arts can be effectively utilized as an educational tool to promote understanding and interpretation of complex information. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Performativity
and Postmodern Scientific Education Alexandro Escudero Nahon, Facultad de Pedagogía Programa de Doctorado en Educación y Sociología., Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Diana Maria Farias Camero, Chemistry Teaching Research Group Chemistry Department Science Faculty, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia Overview: This paper reflects on scientific education problems in postmodern condition and a possible explanation based on performativity in the curriculum. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Influence
of In-Service Teacher Education Program on Science Teachers’ Views of the
Nature of Science Jale Cakiroglu, Department of Elementary Education, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Nihal Dogan, Department of Science Education, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Kader Bilican, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Seda Cavus, Department of Elementary Education, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Orhan Arslan, Department of Secondary Science And Mathematics Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of in-service education program on elementary science teachers’ views of NOS. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | |||||
| Room 7 | Bringing
Values to the Heart of Schooling: The Values Education Initiative in
Australia, 2002-2009 David Brown, Curriculum Corporation, Julie Mitchell, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Overview: A critical overview of Values Education in Australia in the last seven years and a survey of curriculum materials that have been produced. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
The
Economics of Education: Human Capital Investment and Economic Growth in
Malaysia KU AZAM Tuan Lonik, Economics Section School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia Overview: This study attempts to investigate the relationship between expenditure on education and economic growth in Malaysia. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | ||||||
| Room 8 | The
Teacher Role as Consultant Resource: Identifying and Overcoming the
Challenges Dr John Medcalf, Joanne J. Walker, Faculty of Education, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Overview: This paper examines challenges associated with the development of a national teacher service consultant resource to New Zealand schools, identifying the solutions based on experiences of 1000 trained resource teachers. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
The
Importance of Technological Training for Teachers in Higher
Education Dr. Beatriz Rodríguez López, Filologías Extranjeras y sus Lingüísticas, UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educación da Distancia, Madrid, Dr. Margarita Pino Juste, Didáctica y Organización Escolar, Universidad de Vigo, Tui, Spain Overview: This research has focused on the advantages and disadvantages of the application of technological tools to the teaching and learning process in higher education. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Have
Teachers’ Practices Changed with the Implementation of Computers in
Schools? A Longitudinal Perspective Joanne Orlando, School of Education, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: This paper presents the findings of a qualitative longitudinal study which examines the ways teachers' practices with computers have changed with the implementaion of computers in primary and high schools. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | |||||
| Room 9 | Beginning
Teachers Shape their Own Future: Class Teachers and Science
Instruction Dr. Sivbritt Dumbrajs, Joensuu University, Espoo, Dr. Tuula Keinonen, Department of Applied Education, University of Joensuu, Joensuu, Finland Overview: Young class teachers in a conversation about the school reality they encounter when starting to teach sciences, during which they build a shared understanding of their future. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Using
Concept Maps to Capture Changes in Science Teachers’ Content Knowledge:
Authentic Professional Development for Science Teachers Dr. Barbara Greene, Educational Psychology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Dr. Ian A. Lubin, Department of Educational Psychology, Janis Slater, K20 Center, Dr. Marguerite Keesee, Dr. Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA Overview: Science teachers learned science content from 2-weeks of conducting research with a university scientist. Concept maps were used to measure changes in content knowledge. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Incorporating
Education for Sustainability into a Pre-Service Elementary School
Teachers’ Program Dr. Barbara M Odgers, School of Education Brisbane Campus, Australina Catholic University, Virginia, Australia Overview: This presentation describes the incorporation of education for sustainability into an existing pre-service elementary school teachers' Science & Technology subject Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | |||||
| Room 10 | Power
Dancing: Internalizing the Truth of Critical Pedagogy Dr. Susan M. Leist, English, SUNY College, Buffalo,, Dr. Stanley Kardonsky, Finance and Management, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, USA Overview: The presenters are a longtime teaching team, a scientist and a humanist. Their presentation will demonstrate strategies for actualized power sharing among the classroom community. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Theoretical
Foundations of Online Discussion Pedagogy Dr. Li Zhou, Department of Early Childhood Education, Ohio University_Zanesville, Zanesville, Dr. Da Zhang, Department of Computer Science Technology, Ohio University - Lancaster, Lancaster, USA Overview: This paper 1) summarizes current research on effective pedagogy of asynchronous online discussion and 2) analyzes the theoretical foundations of the recommended pedagogies. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||
| Room 11 | Voices
Off? Using the Student Voice for Reflective Staff Development in a
Whole-Programme Evaluation Process Philip Verrill, Department for Curriculum Quality and Enhancement Academic Development, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK Overview: An interactive workshop exploring how ‘hearing’ the ‘student voice’ can encourage reflective staff development for lecturers resulting in both enhanced practice and an enhanced student learning experience. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
A
Reflection on the Dominant LearningTheories: Behaviourism, Cognitivism and
Constructivism Leckraj Nagowah, Soulakshmee Nagowah, Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of Mauritius, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius Overview: This paper presents a reflection on the three dominant learning theories, behaviourism, cognitivism and constructivism. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||
| Room 12 | Dialogue
and its Discontents: Re-Framing Understanding across
Difference Shilpi Sinha, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Adelphi University, Garden City, USA Overview: I examine how well the cognitive, hermeneutic and relational conceptualizations of dialogue facilitate students' ability to be responsive to difference. I argue that the relational facilitates this ability the best. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Diversity
and the Challenge of Transforming Policy into Practice Cosmo Della Rocca, English Montreal School Board, Montreal, Anita Duwel, Rob Buttars, Education, New Frontiers School Board, Châteauguay, Louise Beaupré, Adult Education and Career Training Centre, Riverside School Board, St. Lambert, Walter Duszara, PROCEDE (Provincial Organization of Continuing Education Directors, English), Montreal, Johanne Brabant, Adult Education and Vocational Training, Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, Rosemère, Ruth Ahern, Western Quebec School Board, PROCEDE (Provincial Organization of Continuing Education Directors, English), Gatineau, Canada Overview: Description of strategies adopted by the English school boards in Quebec, Canada to improve and expand “information, advice and guidance” and “prior learning assessment and recognition” services for adult learners. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
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| Room 13 | Educational
and Political Challenges in Reforming the Education of a Minority
Population in Greece Thalia Dragonas, Social Psychology, University of Athens, Effie Plexousaki, Social Anthropology, Aegean University, Anna Frangoudaki, Sociology of Education, Alexandra Androussou, Educational Psychology, Nelly Askouni, Sociology of Education, University of Athens, Athens, Greece Overview: Educational and Political Challenges in Reforming the Education of a Minority Population in Greece Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 14 | The State
of Art of the Adult Education System in Finland Regarding Mathematics and
Different Student' Experiences Laia Saló i Nevado, Faculty Behavioural Sciences University of Helsinki, Marja-Liisa Hassi, Aino Hannula, Helsinki, Finland Overview: General picture of the Finnish adult education system and its organization. Examples of adults experiences in mathematics education. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
Improving
Students’ Media Literacy: Evaluating “Do Run Do Learn” Junghwa Yoo, Kyungmee Lee, Prof. Yeongmahn You, Department of Educational Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea Overview: This paper demonstrates the significant learning effects of the Do Run Do Learn program, especially as it relates to media literacy. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Doing
Drama to Critically Read Literature Dr Margery Hertzberg, School of Education, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: The ability to critically appraise literature can be more than just oral or written responses, especially for English as an Additional Language learners. Drama can be used in literature programs. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning | |||||
| Room 15 | The
Teachers’ Perceptions about Implemention of Geography Courses Dr Ayhan Akis, Geography, Selcuk University, Turkey Overview: The aim of this study is to evaluate the appropriateness of the newly designed subjects of the geography courses, analysing it in accordance with the new curriculum. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Training
Tomorrow’s Teacher: The Kenyan Government’s Efforts to Respond to
Pre-Service Teacher Training Demands Eunice Sanya Pelini, Paris XII University, Paris, France Overview: This proposal analyses the Kenyan government’s attempts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals on education by evaluating its objectives of the pre-service teacher education curriculum. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||
| Room 16 | From
Institutional Commitment to Classroom Practice: The Challenge of Making
"Diversity" Work Prof. Connie Guberman, Office of the Vice-President Human Resources and Equity, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Overview: This presentation will explore some of the successful strategies at the University Toronto to enable professors to develop more diverse and equitable pedagogical practices and curriculum design Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Factors
and Processes Facilitating the Development of Students' Professional
Competency: A Case Study from Silpakorn University
,Thailand. Dr. Nongnuch Rotjanalert, Department of Psychology and Guidance Faculty of Education, Silpakorn University, Maung, Thailand Overview: The purposes of the research were to study factors and processes facilitating professional competency development in education students. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Service
Learning Strategies in Latin American Politics Prof. Dale Story, Department of Political Science, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, USA Overview: This paper will survey the current literature and strategies of service learning in the teaching of Latin American Politics and describe the author’s approach and sources. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||
| Room 17 | Leadership,
Gender and Organisational Culture at Catalonian Universities: Case
Studies Georgeta Ion, Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of Catalonia, Marina Tomàs Folch, Departamento de Pedagogia Aplicada, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: We present the most relevant findings from two research studies carried out at Catalonian universities, incorporating a gender perspective into the study of university management. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
Nationalism
and Higher Education: Emerging Trends Dr Andrew Harvey, Bendigo Campus, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Australia Overview: The paper examines how higher education is becoming a new front in nation-building, albeit one heavily mediated by global forces. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Global
Perspectives and Global Citizenship: Understanding the Views of Our
Learners Chris Shiel, Centre for Global Perspectives, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK Overview: This paper presents an institution's approach to developing internationalisation through global citizenship, summarising data which shows the students' perspective. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||
| Room 18 | Moodle
and Web 2.0: Tools for a Community of Practice Marta Estella, Service of Language, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: A project to develop a web 2.0 community of practice on the management of multilingualism at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Educating
for (New) South African Citizenship: Engaging Trainee Health Workers with
Issues of Difference Prof. Leslie Swartz, Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, Dr. Vivienne Grace Bozalek, University of the Western Cape, Dr. Ronelle Carolissen, Dr. Brenda Leibowitz, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, Lindsey Nicholls, Brunel Univesrity, Dr. Poul Rohleder, Anglia Ruskin University, UK Overview: Discussion of a blended face to face and online learning university course on community self and identity Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Creating
an African Pilgrimage: The Challenges of Existential
Learning Prof. George Euvrard, Faculty of Education, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa Overview: Researching and developing a space for learning what it means to be fully human from an African perspective. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | |||||
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| Room 1 | Minimal
Link Condition and UG Operation in Second Language
Acquisition Fariba Rahimi Isfahani, English Department Shahrekord Branch, Isfahan, Farshad Kiyoumarsi, Computer, Islamic Azad University, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Overview: The present study is an attempt to investigate whether Minimal Link Condition (MLC) in multiple wh-questions as a UG principle is available to Persian learners of English Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
Distributed
Leadership for School Improvement: Pakistani Cases Studies Azhar Mumtaz Saadi, Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad, Dr. Ashiq Hussain, Punjab Education, Naseer Ahmad Salfi, Education Department Pakistan, Ministry of Education Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan Overview: This study cares for the leadership practices in successful schools in Pakistan. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management | ||
| Room 2 | A
Buddhist View of Leadership for Developing Learning in Community
Organizations Dr. Suvaroj Kemavuthanon, Business School, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok, Thailand Overview: This study is concerned with the role of leadership in developing learning community organizations in Thailand. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
The
Perceptions of Primary School Educators Regarding Inclusive Education in
the Free State Province of South Africa Glynnis Daries, Curriculum Studies, University of Free State, Dr. Gregory Alexander, Dr. Dipane Hlalele, Psychology of Education, Dr Micheal van Wyk, Curriculum Studies, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Overview: This research investigates the perceptions of primary school educators regarding inclusive education in the Free State province of South Africa. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability | ||
| Room 3 | Learning
of Two Artificial Grammar Structures Simultaneously by
Children John David Rudoy, Neuroscience Program Psychology Department, Asst. Prof., Dr Dongsun Yim, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders School of Communication, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA Overview: We investigate the ability of monolingual and bilingual children to learn two artificial grammar structures when sequences drawn from both are shown within the same testing session. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
The
Effects of Prep Listening Classes on the Frequency of Use of Listening
Comprehension Strategy Funda Gercek, English Language The School of Foreign Languages, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: This study compared the statistical difference on listening comprehension strategy use between the group of students who attended prep classes for a year long and the ones who did not. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||
| Room 4 | Pre-Service
Primary Teachers’ Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs and Attitudes toward
Science: The Effect of a Science Methods Course Sule Bayraktar, Primary Education, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey Overview: A study on the impact of a two-semester science methods course on pre-service primary teachers’ science teaching efficacy beliefs (self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectancy) and attitudes toward science. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
STRIDE or
Stumble into YouTube: Students’ and Tutors’ Reflections and Insights into
the Dissertation Experience (STRIDE) Joanna Teague, Learning and Teaching Institute School of Education and Blended Learning Unit CETL, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK Overview: Action research findings on collaboratively designed digital video support by students and supervisors, for students preparing their dissertation at anytime, anywhere and at any pace. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||
| Room 5 | Making It
Their Own: Helping Students Define and Internalize Their
Discipline Dr. Kathy Enger, School of Education, North Dakota State University, Fargo, Lin Enger, English Department, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, Moorhead, USA Overview: In this interactive presentation, we offer strategies that will help students identify the key questions that determine the shape and direction of the discipline they are studying. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 7 | Affective
Education in China's Guangzhou: A Case Study Kai Yuen Cheng, Eadaoin K. P. Hui, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Overview: This paper reports a study which investigates how affective education is conceptualized and realized in contemporary China. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
From
Globalisation to Internationalisation: Stepping Back to Move Forwards in
Advancing Higher Education in Overseas Markets Dr. Eddie Blass, School of Education, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK Overview: By using the MBA as an example, this paper questions whether we should be globalising education on economic grounds, or inter-nationalising to promote learning. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | ||
| Room 8 | Pre-Service
Science Teachers’ Scientific Inquiry in Environmental Field Trip Learning
Context Cihan Gulin Cihangir, Giresun University, Giresun, Ozgul Yilmaz-Tuzun, Elementary Department Faculty of Education, Gaye Teksoz, Elementary Education, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: Environmental content should be integrated in teacher training programs,for fruitful integration of content in programs,it is necessary to encourage pre-service science teachers’ use of inquiry skills in constructing environmental knowledge. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Learning
While Participating in a Malaysian School Community: Development of
Counsellor Trainees Dr. Ruhani Mat Min, Psychology and Counselling, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia Overview: The learning experience encountered by counsellor trainees is very subjective. However this experience partly related to their understanding of their own perceptions and motivation. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 9 | In-Service
Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding the Effectiveness of a School-Based
Professional Development Program Emine Hatun Diken, Science Education Programme, Gazi University, Omer Balibey, The Teacher Education Directorate, Sedat Karacam, Teacher Education Directorate, Ministry of Education, Turkey, Meryem Demir, Pinar Akgul, Science Education Programme, Nejla Yuruk, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: This study investigates in-service teachers' perceptions about a school-based professional development program Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Creating
Synergies across Practices: Bringing together Professional Learning,
Research and Impact Outcomes in a Masters Program Dr. Anne Jasman, School of Education Faculty of Business, Law and Education, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK Overview: This proposal documents the processes, issues and outcomes of a collaborative, self-reflective and participative research study by staff working on a Masters Program in Continuing Professional Development Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||
| Room 10 | Identity
Construction and Learning Processes at Copenhagen Business School: A Study
of International Full-time Students Montse Badia Serrano, Copenhagen Business School, Dr. Claus Nygaard, CBS Learning Lab, Copenahgen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark Overview: This paper analyses the relation between identity construction and learning processes at Copenhagen Business School of the full-time international students. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Towards
a Biological Framework for Learning and Teaching? Dr. Geoff Woolcott, School of Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Overview: Combination of insights from fields such as psychology and sociology with those from integrative biology may offer potentially valuable contributions to the development of a framework for comparing educational philosophies. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 11 | Teaching
and Assessing Supply Chain Modelling Modules in Higher
Education Dr. Nicoleta Tipi, Transport and Logistics Division School of Applied Sciences, The University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK Overview: This is an evaluation of teaching and assessment methods used over a period of 3 years in logistics and supply chain modelling modules in higher education. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Culture
and Identity in the In-Between Space Prof. Angelina Weenie, Indigenous Education, First Nations University of Canada, Regina, Canada Overview: This paper focuses on the conflicts and tensions of culture and identity in the academy. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 12 | New
Organizational, Methodological and Collaborative-Work Challenges Within
the Field of University Teaching Dra. Beatriz Jarauta, Department de Didàctica i Organització Educativa, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Dra Núria Serrat Antolí, UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA, BARCELONA, Dr. Josep Lluís Medina, DEPARTAMENT DIDÀCTICA I ORGANITZACIÓ EDUCATIVA, Barcelona, Spain Overview: The research contributes new ways which university teaching should follow within the frame of the challenges posed by the application of the Bologna Process. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
Getting
to Advanced Low: Preparation for and Efficacy of Oral Proficiency
Testing Dr. Mirta Barrea-Marlys, Department of Foreign Language Studies, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, USA Overview: This paper presents a self-study of an American university's effort to prepare students for the Oral Proficiency Interview, a requirement for national accreditation in the teacher education program. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||
| Room 13 | What Is
the Relationship between the Practice of Shared Leadership and Board
Effectiveness in Higher Education? Dr. H. J. (Tom) Thompson, Olds College, Olds, Canada Overview: The presentation shall provide insight into several governance-related factors which appear to impact board effectiveness and ultimately institutional performance. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
Changing
How Science Students Think: An Inquiry-Based Approach Andrew Donald, Science Department, Marist College Canberra, Dr. Margi Bohm, School of Applied Science, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia Overview: This paper investigates preliminary findings of a three year project that follows a cohort of secondary students as they progress through a structured inquiry-based learning program Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 14 | Legitimate
Practices: An Analysis into the (re)Production of the Future of Higher
Education in Turkey Sezen Bayhan, School of Foreign Languages, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey Overview: Drawing on theories of Pierre Bourdieu and Critical Discourse Analysis, this paper aims to analyse the transformations in Turkish Higher Education and the relationship of that transformation to other fields. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
In at the
Deep End: Experiences of New Academics in Their First Year as University
Lecturers Dr. Roger Levy, Dr. Joy Jarvis, Dr. Claire Dickerson, School of Education, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK Overview: Experiences and reflections of experienced teachers who move into the area of professional practice of university lecturing reveal the nature of differences between professional and academic workplaces Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning | ||
| Room 15 | The
Metaphors Ascribed to the Concepts “Online Course”, “Computer”,
“Instructor”, and “Learner” by PhD Candidates Taking Online
Courses Demet Sever, Department of Educational Sciences, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: A qualitative study in which PhD candidates taking online courses describe their metaphors regarding the concepts "online course", "computer", "instructor", and "learner". Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Young
Children's Path to Conceptual Change in the Context of
Questioning-Exploration-Experience Learning Sing-pui Chan, Mei-lin Cheng, Early Childhood Education, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China Overview: This paper presented a preliminary study into young children’s mechanism of conceptual change in the learning context of Questioning-Exploration-Experience Learning. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 16 | Re-Thinking
Learning Experience in the Flow of Time through
Autoethnography Paola Cinquina, Department of Education Faculty of Fine Art, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: The role of time in the learning process. Analysis of auto-ethnographic documents belonging to different times and relating to the same experience: changes and shifting. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The Role
of Interactive Games and Entertainment in the Creation of Lasting
Knowledge Dr. John Malala, Radio-TV Division, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA Overview: The paper discusses the role of interactive games in education. Students learn and retain better because of the entertainment factor which is linked to interest. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 17 | Teaching
for a New Generation of Students: Understanding the Needs of First-Year
Students in the Learning Process Venicia Flora McGhie, Academic Development Department Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa Overview: This paper is about a new generation of students that are admitted to academic institutions in South Africa, and the different needs that they have in the learning process. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Fostering
Socioscientific Reasoning in Problem-Based Learning: Examining Teacher
Practice Dr. Krista D. Glazewski, College of Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, Dr. Peggy A. Ertmer, College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA Overview: We examined the strategies of a secondary science teacher to determine how she supported students’ reasoning in the context of a socioscientific, problem-based learning environment. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||
| Room 18 | Pedagogical
Utility, Usability and Accessibility Criteria for Selecting Computer-Based
Learning Activities and Functionalities Margarida Romero, R&D Ouak.net UAB. Departament de Psicologia UTM. Laboratoire Travail et Cognition, Université de Toulouse Le Mirail and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Dr. Marta Fuentes, Departament de Psicologia Bàsica Evolutiva i de l'Educació, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: The Internet provides new learning contents and functionalities that could enhance traditional learning contexts. In this workshop, we introduce the pedagogical usability criteria we suggest taking into account. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
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| Room 1 | Teaching
and Learning in Australian University Transnational
Education Anne Chapman, Graduate School of Education, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Overview: This paper reports a study of the perspectives of academics involved in an Australian university transnational programme, regarding quality teaching and learning. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Protocols
for Quality Enhancement: Transnational Educational
Delivery Assoc Prof. David Pyvis, Humanities, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia Overview: This presentation utilises findings from research with academics engaged in the delivery of Australian university transnational education programmes, to propose protocols to enhance the quality of transnational curriculum and pedagogy. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
| Room 2 | Assessing
the Pragmatic Competence of Greek University Students in
English Dr. Angeliki Tzanne, Department of English Language and Literature Faculty of English Studies, Dr. Elly Ifantidou, Dr. Bessie Mitsikopoulou, Department of English Language and Literature Faculty of English Studies, University of Athens, Athens, Greece Overview: This paper discusses a genre-based C2-level language exam designed to primarily assess university students’ L2 pragmatic competence. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Foreign
Language Anxiety and Learning in Interpreter Training
Classes Jackie Xiu Yan, Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This study investigates the impact and sources of language anxiety in Hong Kong tertiary interpretation classes. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
| Room 3 | Making
Academic Connections Through Music, the Universal Language: Learning
Outside the Brick Wall Dr. Elsa T. Valenciano Fager, Music Department, Auburn School District, Auburn, USA Overview: This thesis addresses the learning connections students make through their music experiences, deriving their own conclusions and understanding of the world around them. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Learning
through Story-Telling through Technology: Negotiating Landscapes in Search
of Self Lariane Fonseca, Swinburne Professional Learning, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This presentation will explore the experience of dislocation resulting from a loss of a sense of place using a narrative journey involving fragments of visual memory. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
| Room 4 | The
Impact of Clickers on Student Learning: Student Response Systems in Large
Lectures Dr. Cheryl Bullock, Riley School of Education, Walden University, Champaign, USA Overview: This study investigated the impact of a student response device (dubbed “Clickers”) had on students' motivation in several courses at a large Research One University. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Practices
in Technical Schools: A Look at Learning Situated Susana López Espinoza, Research, Instituto Superior de Ciencias de la Educación, Toluca, Mexico Overview: This investigation will give an alternative look at current practices and show the possibilities for situational learning generated by students in activities related to their field of training. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
| Room 5 | Learning
for Community Development: Exploring the Value of Informal Learning for
Empowerment Annette Rimmer, School of Community, Health Sciences and Social Care, University of Salford, Manchester, UK Overview: A brief look at the importance of informal learning as a means of empowerment in oppressed communities. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
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| Room 6 | New
Colonialism for New Times? Exploring the Potential for Empowering
Partnerships in Postgraduate Teacher Education Dr. Katrina Miller, Postgraduate Professional Development Programme School of Education, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK, Anita Curpen, Mauritius Institute of Education, Reduit, Mauritius Overview: An exploration of questions about re-productive colonial tendencies and the potential for creative empowerment. A case study of a North/South higher education partnership for teacher education. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Collaborative
Online Communication: Establishing Learning Communities for Pre-Service
Teachers in the Field Dr. Anne Drabble, School of Education, Australian Catholic University, Australia Overview: Collaborative online communication can be instrumental in providing support networks and establishing professional communities for pre-service teachers Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
| Room 7 | The
Analysis of New Turkish Science and Technology Curriculum in Terms of STS
Objectives Elif Adibelli, Middle East Technical University, Yasemin Ozdem, Elementary Education Department, Gaziosmanpasa University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: The aim of this paper is to analyze the weight of each STSE objective in the curriculum. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Practice of Distributed Leadership: A Bridge from Social Deprivation to
Academic Attainment? Rosemary McGuinness, School of Education, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK Overview: The paper suggests a link between the practice of distributed leadership and pupil achievement in an area of social deprivation. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
| Room 8 | Training
Community-involved Teachers Dr. Esther Yogev, The Undergraduate Division of the College, Dr. Nir Michaeli, Undergraduate Department School of Education, Kibbutzim College of Education, Tel Aviv, Israel Overview: This paper presents a new model for teacher training that. The uniqueness of the model is in its concept of training the teacher as an educational community leader. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Developing
Effective Professional Development Angela Tohill, St. Macartan's Primary School, Mornington, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This paper highlights the importance of supporting an effective professional learning strategy in an active learning community which recognises needs of each of its learners. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
| Room 9 | RIAMONDA | Targeting
Innovativeness through Informal Learning: The Experience of Lithuanian
SMEs Dr. Raimonda Alonderiene, Kaunas, Dr. Asta Pundziene, Intellectual Capital and Business Competence Department, ISM University of Management and Economics, Lithuania Overview: The paper aims to define the relationship between informal learning and innovativeness in Lithuanian small and medium-sized enterprises Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
| Room 10 | Embracing
Lifelong Learning, or Just the Means to an End? Debra Tyler, Youth Research Centre, University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne, Australia Overview: Young people are determined to follow pathways that will lead to an interesting and fulfilling future lifestyle. They are prepared to return to study to achieve this goal. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
Configuring
Networked Learning through Kelly's Constructive
Alternativism Dr. Judith Enriquez, Learning Technologies, University of North Texas, Denton, USA Overview: This paper elucidates the construct patterns of students’ face-to-face and online learning based on Kelly’s notion of constructive alternativism. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
| Room 11 | What Can
Empirical Images of Scientific Practice Tell Us about the Design of
Learning Environmnents in Schools? Asst. Prof. José Antonio (Tony) Torralba, College of Education Curriculum Studies Department, Univeristy of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA Overview: This paper offers a framework that could help us speculate about ways in which mature scientific practice can inform school science curriculum design. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Retail
Entrepreneurship: Using Simulation to Teach Students the Techniques of
Opening a Small Business Rosalie Regni, Department of Fashion School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA Overview: This presentation will explore and evaluate the merits of retail entrepreneurship as a senior level capstone simulation class in which students use knowledge gained in many other classes. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
| Room 12 | Multiple
Intelligences in Japanese Language Learning Wei Hui Suan, Centre of Foundation Studies and Extension Education, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Dr. Tajularipin Sulaiman, Department of Foundation of Education, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia Overview: This paper discusses the profile of various intelligences and their impact on Japanese language learning. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Learning
in Community: The Importance of Values Paul A. Keown, Policy, Cultural and Social Studies in Education, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand Overview: A research based paper on the role of values in communities of learning and practice Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
| Room 13 | Investigating Cultural Identity of Bilingual Preservice Candidates; Dr. Irma Guadarrama, Professor & Department Chair, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Texas Pan American Edinburg, Texas, USA , Dr. Maria Elena Reyes Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, The University of Texas Pan American Edinburg, TX, USA; Overview: This study reports on a three-year, self-study investigation of university-based bilingual pre-service candidates within the context of program development and improvement.; Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | Affect,
Ethics and the Poetics of Relatedness Linda Hodson, The University of Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia Overview: My research explores the ways in which exceptional teachers engage with their students and engage their students with knowledge Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
| Room 14 | Digital
Native Students and Digital Immigrant Teachers? Teacher and Student Roles
in the New Communication Models Using Moodle María Ángeles García, Departament de Filologia Hispànica Facultat de Formació del Professorat, Dr. Vicenta González, Departament de Filologia Hispànica Facutat de Formació del Professorat, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Dr. Ramos Carmen, Zentrum für Sprachen Stellv. Geschäftsführerin/Spanish als Fremdsprach, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany Overview: Student and teacher traditional roles are undergoing changes in university context with the spread of virtual learning environments. However, students and teachers are not always prepared to assume these changes. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Digital
Libraries and Cooperative Learning Networking: Experiences from the DEAN
Project Pilar Catano, ALDESOC, Madrid, Spain, Dr. Bulent Cavas, Science Education, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey, Mr. Xenofon Strimpis, Livadia, Greece, Teoman Kesercioglu, Ali Gunay Balim, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey Overview: DEAN is an European Union LLP-LdV funded project which aims to create cooperative learning networking in order to build up a digital library with the help of ICT tools. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
| Room 15 | A Needs
Assessment Study: Quality of Education in Rural Schools Pervin Oya Taneri, Educational Sciences Curriculum Development and Instruction, Cennet Engin-Demir, Department of Educational Sciences Faculty of Education, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: The present study aims to examine the quality of education provided by primary schools in a rural area from the perspectives of teachers, students and principals. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Framing of Pedagogic Practice Colwyn Deborah Martin, Curriculum Studies, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Overview: An investigation into Grade 3 learners' experiences of schooling. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
| Room 16 | Beginning
Foreign Language Students’ Motivations and Expectations Dr. Lourdes Sanchez-Lopez, Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA Overview: Presentation describes results and implications of a study where findings about student populations, motivations and expectations help improve foreign languages curricula, retain students and become more attractive to other disciplines. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Preschool
Teachers’ Instruction: Is It Inovative and Creative? Dr. Hashimah Mohd. Yunus, Prof. Nor Hashimah Hashim, Muhammad Zohir Ahmad, School of Educational Studies, Yahya Che Lah, School Of Distance Education, Norlida Ahmad, School of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Malaysia Overview: A study on the innovation and creativity in preschool teachers’ instruction employing both qualitative and quantitative methods was carried out through observation and self-report questionnaire. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
| Room 17 | Disciplinary
Problems among Handicapped Students Dr. Khalim Zainal, Centre For General Studies, National University Of Malaysia, Norshidah Mohamad Salleh, Jabatan Asas, Fakulti Pendidikan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bandar Baru Bangi, Malaysia Overview: This study focuses on these aspects of disciplinary problems: crime behavior, obscene behavior, vandalism, impoliteness, dishonesty and tidiness. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
A
Evaluation Model of Teaching Quality Based on Computing with Linguistic
Variables Dr. Farn-Shing Chen, College of Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Dr. Chen-Tung Chen, College of Management, National United University, Miaoli, Ching- San Lin, Chia-Yu Chuang, Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan Overview: A case study is implemented to measure the teaching quality of the new teacher in Taiwan. The result shows that the proposed model can measure the quality of teaching effectively. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
| Room 18 | Transmission
of Family Cooking Culture in Relation to Healthy Eating: Parents’
Perceptions Dr. Theresa Lai, Department of Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and Technology Technology and Living Division, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China Overview: This paper reports the findings of a Hong Kong study on parents' views regarding the family’s role in the transmission of food preparation skills Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
The
Relation between Teacher Candidates' Learning Styles and Computer Anxiety
and Attitudes towards Technology Dr. Nil Yildiz Duban, Department of Primary Education Faculty of Education, Mersin University, Dr. Gülriz İmer, Mersin, Turkey Overview: The purpose of the study is to determine the relation between the teacher candidates’ learning styles and computer self-efficacy and their attitudes towards technology Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
| Room Garden Session | Challenging
Occupational Health and Safety Education in Schools Helen Stokes, University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne, Hernan Cuervo, Australian Youth Research Centre, Univerity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Overview: Exploring the mismatch between when OHS is taught in schools and when young people start part time work and how young people best learn about OHS Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Changing
the Shape of Learning: A New Virtual Linguistics Lab Provides Students
with Cybertools for the Collaborative Study of Language
Acquisition Christine Gouveia, Department of Education Department of Cognitive Sciences, Dr. Barbara Lust, Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, Dr. Maria Blume, Department of Languages and Linguistics, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, USA Overview: This paper introduces and demonstrates a new Virtual Linguistic Lab to address challenges in understanding how children learn their first language and how adults learn a second. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 1 | Digging
into History: Using a Hands-On Archaeology Study to Learn about Jamestown,
Virginia Jody Seiffert, First Program (Lower School), The Dalton School, New York City, USA Overview: Third graders use an archaeology model to uncover clues to the 1600's. By unearthing artifacts, students piece together the history of Jamestown, Virginia. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
How to
Make It Work? Dr. Rozmeri Basic, Art and Art History, The University of Oklahoma, Dr. Mary Jo Watson, School of Art and Art History, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA Overview: How is it possible to establish a favorable reputation for a new doctoral program in not-so-popular areas of study and recruit the best possible students? Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Students’
Attitudes toward Science Classes in Two Countries: Turkey and
Israel Dr. Bulent Cavas, Science Education, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey, Prof. Ricardo Trumper, Science Education Department Faculty of Science and Science Education, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel, Jale Cakiroglu, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Pinar Cavas, Ege University, Teoman Kesercioglu, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey Overview: This paper presents results from Turkey and Israel on the Relevance of Science Education Project. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 2 | Images
Can Speak (and Teach Too)? Film as Teaching/Learning
Medium Luana Ciavola, Italian Studies Department of International Languages, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Overview: Film for teaching/learning Italian as second language in academic context. Film as didactic instrument and entertaining moment to deliver linguistic and socio-cultural knowledge Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
A Study of
EFL Listening Styles Dr. Huei-Chun Teng, Department of Applied Foreign Languages, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan Overview: The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between listening styles and EFL listening proficiency for Taiwanese college students. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
The
Meanings Attributed to Writing Skills in English by Turkish Children: A
Concept Map Study Dr. Ergin Erginer, Department of Educational Sciences Faculty of Education, Veda Yar, Institute of Social Sciences, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey Overview: The aim of research is to figure out the cognitive processes regarding how the students show an approach to writing competence in English. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||
| Room 3 | Artists as
Travelers in Landscapes of Memory and Time: Researching Ideas of Self
through Personal Narratives of Text and Imagery Dr Adele Flood, Curriculum Development Office of PVC Academic Learning and Teaching, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Overview: This presentation will identify links between memories of place within recorded journal images and finished art works and opportunities for researching ideas of self through these personal narratives. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Foreign
Language Reading Anxiety: Proficiency and Gender Dr. Hulya Ipek, School of Foreign Languages, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: This study investigates whether foreign language reading anxiety of English language students differs in terms of their language proficiency level and gender. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
University
Students’ Satisfaction with Spanish Learning Online and
Face-to-Face Maria Isabel Pena, School of Humanities and Languages, Dr. Alexander S. Yeung, Centre for Educational Research, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: A report on how student satisfaction with Spanish language learning online and face-to-face is associated with communication and acquisition of knowledge and skills for instrumental purposes. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||
| Room 4 | Examining
Gender and Age Differences in Computer Self-Efficacy Dr. Srilata Bhattacharyya, Childhood Development Curriculum & Instruction Ruth Ammon School of Education, Adelphi University, Glen Cove, Dr. Connie Tollett, Little Rock, USA Overview: 103 participants completed a Computer User Self-Efficacy scale regarding computers. Computer experience, familiarity and self efficacy revealed statistically significant main effects. Gender differences were evident. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
The
Effect of a Computerized Writing Program on the Quality of College
Students’ English Compositions Chi-Yen Chiu, Applied Foreign Languages, National Formosa University, Yung Kang, Taiwan Overview: This study investigates the effect of a computerized writing program on the writing quality of college students who will write in multiple drafts in a course of itermediate English writing. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Social
Presence in eLearning: A Case for Animated Pedagogical
Agents Robert Walton, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada Overview: Animated pedagogical agents are used to create social presence in an interactive eLearning object for teacher education. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||||
| Room 5 | Proliferation
of Religious Groups on Nigerian Campuses: Keeping Religious and
Educational Interests Equipoise Dr. Kayode O. Fayokun, Faculty of Law, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda Overview: A study of the phenomenal growth of religious groupings among students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria and attempts to manage ensuing inter-group religious riots. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Effect of
Educational Values and Cultural Tradition in Access to
School Saraswoti Bharati, Agriculture Economics and Agribusiness The United Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan Overview: Educational values in Nepalese Cultural tradition. The perception of educational values at the national and local level and it’s effect on access to school. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Teachers’
Efficacy Beliefs and Perceptions about a New Curriculum Based on Their
Area of Certification, Job Satisfaction, Gender and Participation of an
In-Service Training Isil Isler, Dr. Erdinc Cakiroglu, Elementary Education Department, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: Teachers' efficacy beliefs regarding a new elementary mathematics curriculum has been investigated. Results were compared according to their area of certification, gender, job satisfaction and participation of an in-service training. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||
| Room 6 | Evaluation
of Effects of 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Elementary School Students’ Science
Project Studies on their Academic Success Dr. Tahir Atici, Biology Depatrment, Gazi University, Mustafa Çevik, Ecucation Ministry, Biology Teacher, ANKARA, Dr. Hikmet Katırcıoğlu, Biology Department, Gazi Education Faculty, Dr. Beril Salman Akın, Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Science, Ankara, Turkey Overview: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of elementary school 6th, 7th and 8th grade students’ science project studies on their academic success. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Internationally
Educated Teachers in Atlantic Canada: Stories and Artwork That
Problematize the Taken-for-Granted in Teacher Education Dr. Susan Walsh, Faculty of Education, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Canada Overview: This paper focuses on arts-based research with internationally educated female teachers in Atlantic Canada and draws on feminist poststrucuturalist theory in problematizing taken-for-granted aspects of teacher education. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Professional
Capacity Building through a 1+2 Model of Teacher Development Dr. Denise Beutel, School of Learning and Professional Studies Faculty of Education, Dr. Jennifer Duncan-Howell, School of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Faculty of Education, Prof Kar-Tin Lee, MSTE, Ass. Pro. Nan Bahr, Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Overview: This paper reports on the design and implementation of a 1+2 model of teacher education and ongoing professional learning Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||
| Room 7 | The
Importance of Graduate Training in Entrepreneurship: Study of Entrepreneur
Life Course of Former Students of the Faculty of Human
Kinetics Ana M. Peixoto Naia, Department of Education Sciences Faculty of Human Kinetics, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal Overview: This research work aims to study the role that higher education – study in the Faculty of Human Kinetics, Technical University of Lisbon – can play in entrepreneurship. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
Imagining
Teacher Training Differently Dr. Tamar Ascher Shai, Early Childhood Education, David Yellin Teacher's College, Jerusalem, Israel Overview: In this presentation I will describe one part of an action research study, in which I dealt with the effect that educational belief systems have on teacher practice. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
The
Knots between University and School as Starting Points for the Development
of Teachers’ Practice: A Theoretical Working Hypothesis Based on
Historical-Cultural Psychology Marc Clarà, Teresa Mauri, Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: A constructivist conceptualization of the relations between knowledge and practice of teachers, and its implications for the development of teachers' practice. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||
| Room 8 | Movement
and Emotions in Higher Education Dr. Ofra Walter, Education Special Aid, Tel Hai, Ohalo, Israel Overview: A pilot study was conducted to asses and further develop a program in higher education that contributes to the modification of emotional intelligence competencies using Sherborne Developmental Movement. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Practicing
the Teaching Profession: Different Contexts, Different
Conditions? Dr Karolina Parding, Department of Human Work Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden Overview: An examination of teachers’ working conditions in indigenous contexts. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
A Case
Study of Preservice Science Teachers' Feelings about Teaching the Nature
of Science Kader Bilican, Ataturk University, Jale Cakiroglu, Middle East Technical University, Ceren Tekkaya, Ankara, Turkey Overview: This paper reports the synthesis of three case studies about how preservice science teachers translate the nature of science into instructional planning and classroom practice through Practice Teaching course Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||
| Room 9 | Teaching
and Learning at Research-Intensive Universities: A Critical/Social Realist
Account Prof. Chrissie Boughey, Centre for Higher Education Research, Teaching & Learning, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa Overview: This paper provides a meta-analysis of teaching and learning at five 'research-intensive' South African universities Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
Together:
Identifying and Articulating Professional Skills Dr Kit Thomas, Dr. Joy Jarvis, Sally Graham, School of Education, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK Overview: A workshop demonstrating a process whereby individuals in a School of Education were supported to identify and articulate their professional skills. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
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| Room 10 | Writing
Personal Development Plans Dr. Rodger Charlton, Institute of Clinical Education, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK Overview: Adult learners are responsible for organising their own continuing professional development and so writing a PDP or action plan. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
Repeated
Reading, Wide Reading, and a Typical Instruction Comparison Group:
Relative Effects on the Comprehension, Fluency, and Word Reading of
Adolescents with Reading Disabilities Jade Wexler, The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk; Special Education Department, Austin, Sharon Vaughn, Special Education, Greg Roberts, Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, The University of Texas at Austin, USA Overview: A year long randomized controlled trial fluency intervention study was conducted with secondary students with reading disabilities. Results and implications for instruction will be discussed. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
Using
Immersive Virtual Reality As an Application for Knowledge Dissemination: A
Framework for a Generic i-Teacher Dr. Mostafa Ali, Computer Information Systems Computer Science, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Dr. Ayad Salhieh, Dr. Yaser Khamayseh, Dr. Rami Al-Gharaibeh, Irbid, Jordan Overview: In this paper, we propose a framework for generic i-teacher that can be used as a base for teaching courses using immersive virtual reality. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | ||||
| Room 11 | Maximising
Student Interest and Engagement in Assessment Activities Lester Flockton, Jane White, Educational Assessment Research Unit, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Overview: This workshop explores approaches used by New Zealand’s internationally respected National Education Monitoring Project to maximise high levels of student interest and engagement with assessment activities. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
An
In-Depth Analysis of the Issue of Sense of Belonging at School in the PISA
2003 Mathematical Literacy Study Prof. Kwok-cheung Cheung, Educational Testing and Assessment Research Centre, University of Macau, Macao, China Overview: The sense of belonging at school issue is resolved to inform schools not only to build up minds but also hearts in students they served. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||
| Room 12 | Clinging
to Discredited Beliefs: Understanding Obstacles to Learning Dr. Leah Savion, Department of Philosophy, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA Overview: Understanding the cognitive forces behind our students’ perseverance of naïve conceptions, and tailoring teaching techniques accordingly, provide robust tools for significant learning outcome. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Maternal
Parenting Styles and Adolescents' Socio-Academic
Development Anna Nirmala M Kulasingam, Faculty of Educational Studies, Dr. Roselan Baki, Department of Language and Humanities Education Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Malaysia Overview: This is a qualitative study on parenting styles of Malaysian Chinese mothers and how the styles influence the children's socio-academic development. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||
| Room 13 | Colour,
Space and Environment: An Investigation of Repetition through the
Aestheticisation of Consumer Culture Dr. Mohd Fauzi Sedon, Department of Art Faculty of Art and Music, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia Overview: This research project investigates the aesthetics of consumer culture through an exploration of the use of visual images based on the principle of repetition and mass-production. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
Critical
Visuality: An Analytical Discussion on the Development of Critical Visual
Literacy for Learners’ Empowerment Anahit Falihi, College of Education, Saskatoon, Dr. Linda Wason-Ellam, Curriculum Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Overview: This paper aims to explore the role of visuality in education associated with developing students’ critical and creative thinking, sense of care, responsibility, and academic advancement through critical visual production. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
The
Impact of Extroversion/Introversion Tendencies on EFL Students' English
Oral Production Nasrin Shokrpour, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Ali Mahboudi, English Department, Shiraz University fo Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Overview: This study investigated the relationship between introversion/extroversion tendencies of EFL students and their oral production. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||
| Room 14 | Sustainable
Consumer Education Dr. Ateş Bayazıt Hayta, Department of Family Science and Consumer Education Institute of Educational Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: Consumer education includes the education programmes and tools for every individual in the society to be a clever and conscious consumer as well as citizen. Stream: Others |
Problematizing
Common Sense: Critical Discourse Analysis as a Tool for Unmasking
‘Hiddens’ and ‘Givens’ in Educational Discourses Dr. David Hyatt, EdD Language Learning and Teaching School of Education, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK Overview: This paper looks at the potential for the role of the methodological approach of Critical Discourse Analysis within the field of educational research and for deconstructing educational discourses. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Adult
Leaners in Community Development Programs with a Focus on Learning
Preferences Roslee Abbas, School of Social Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Overview: The overall objective of this study is to determine the adult learning preferences of adult learners participating in community development programs in Sabah, Malaysia. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning | ||||
| Room 15 | Communication:
A Focused Development Tool to Re-Contract Learning in
MultilingualClassrooms Dr. Mershen Pillay, Durban, Prof. Harsha Kathard, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Overview: This paper is focused on the use of communication – as a classroom phenomenon – to engage the development of learning. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Middle
Grade Students’ Geometrical Reasoning: Does Volume Depend on
Area? Mine Isiksal, Elementary Education Department Education Faculty, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Aslihan Osmanoglu, Elementary Mathematics Education Department Education Faculty, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey, Yusuf Koc, Education Department, Indiana Northwest University, Indiana Northwest, USA Overview: In this research study, we aimed to examine 8th grade students’ geometrical reasoning on the relationship between lateral surface area and the volume of the cylinder. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Psychosocial
Support for Vulnerable Rural Primary School Learners Dr. Dipane Hlalele, School of Education, University of the Free State, Phuthaditjhaba, Dr. Veliswe Gasa, Free State Department of Education, Bethlehem, South Africa Overview: This exploratory and descriptive study investigates psychosocial support for vulnerable rural primary school learners in the Free State province of South Africa Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 16 | Diversifying
the Field: Values, Voice, and Identity in Professional
Development Dr. Costanza Eggers-Piérola, Learning and Teaching, Newton, USA Overview: This interactive workshop focuses on culturally and linguistically responsive approaches that support the formation of diverse teachers and learners. Participants will view and discuss video examples of relevant learning strategies. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Instilling
Productive Processes for Architectural Design Prof. Matthew Brehm, Department of Architecture and Interior Design, University of Idaho, Moscow, USA Overview: Curricular revisions to an introductory course on architectural graphics. The revisions instill a productive approach to the work of architectural design encountered in advanced studios. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||
| Room 17 | Englishisation
through English As Lingua Franca: The Cultural Politics of Literacy in
Transnational Higher Education Dr. Yew Lie Koo, School of Language Studies and Linguistics, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia Overview: The globalisation literature highlights the significance of the international flow of ideas and knowledge and the tighter economic integration of countries. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Proposal
of Indicators to Evaluate Social Regulation in Cooperative Learning
Tasks Dr. Ibis M. Alvarez, Department of Basic and Evolutive Educational Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Prof. Maria Cerrato, Girona, Dr. Marta Fuentes, Bacelona, Spain Overview: Evaluating cooperation is considered as an essential within education. However, it is necessary to establish some parameters in order to evaluate social regulation in cooperative learning tasks. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Integrating
the Boardroom and the Classroom: Synthesis and Collaboration of Academic
Inquiry and Professional Pragmatism Brian F. Davies, Audrey de Filippis, School of Architecture and Interior Design College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA Overview: Integrating Fortune 500 executives with undergraduate students and with faculty from design and business demonstrated complimentary synergies for innovation and environmental responsiveness in future retail environments. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
| Room 18 | Life-Skills
and Literacy: Employers’ Perspectives on Staff Learning
Needs Margie Comrie, Department of Communication and Journalism, Nicola Murray, Department of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand Overview: Results from a study of employers’ attitudes to literacy and workplace learning needs in a provincial New Zealand city. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Incorporating
English-Language Cultures into English Learning: Viewpoints from
University English Faculty in Taiwan Dr. Dylan Sung, Applied Linguistics and Language Studies, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li, Pei-Wen Chen, English Division, Cheng-Gong Junior High School, Taiwan Overview: The purpose of this study was to investigate the perspectives of university English faculty in Taiwan on incorporating English-language cultures into their students' English learning. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
An
Alternative Voice: Bilingual Turkish-German Storybooks in German Public
Schools Yusuf Incetas, Language and Literacy Division Curriculum and Instruction Department College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, USA Overview: Bilingual Turkish-German storybooks can help preserve the Turkish minority culture, elevate literacy levels of Turkish students, and form a bridge between the Turkish and German Cultures. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning | ||||
| Room Garden Session | The
effect of Cooperative Leadership Training for vocational high school
students: Courses Based on David Hutchens’s Learning Fable
Series Dr. Farn-Shing Chen, College of Technology, Hui-Wen Chou, Ming-Chao Lee, Industrial Education & Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan Overview: The purpose of the study is to explore the successful factors for leading cross-campus students’ team activities and to discover what factors of help offer for leadership ability training. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Effectiveness of Inquiry-Based, Peer-Mentored Learning on Undergraduate
Student Performance: A Case for Discipline-Specific Learning
Centres Dr. Margi Böhm, Imogen Moore, Faculty of Applied Science, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia Overview: Reports on the results of a program where students voluntarily attend peer-mentored sessions outside of timetabled hours in an effort to improved their understanding of unit specific material. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Perceptions
of Future Language Teachers Related to Their Learning and Studying
Strategies Dr. Feyza Doyran, Department of Foreign Language Education, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: Learning and studying strategies of future teachers are investigated and techniques of becoming more strategic learners are shared in this qualitative research. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||
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| Room 1 | Environmental
Education: Camp as an Alternative Learning Site Prof. Karen Barak, Health,Physical Education, Recreation & Coaching, University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Whitewater, USA Overview: This paper makes a case for creating camp/school partnerships to enhance student learning. Results of Summer Camp Program Survey, Model Curriculum Standards, and camper outcomes will be presented. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Affordance of Web2.0 Tools: Virtual Worlds and Other User-Created Content
Tools in Education Dr. Jonathan Crellin, School of Computing, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK Overview: Using tools such as virtual worlds and other 'web2.0' tools in face to face and distance education: when do they work and when do they fail? Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Influence of a Gap Year on the Academic and Social Mindset of Higher
Education Students Prof Marietha Nieman, Department of Educational Studies College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Overview: This paper reports on a number of higher education students’ perceptions of the influence of their gap year on their academic and social adjustment at university. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||||
| Room 2 | Re-Writing
the Goals of Foreign Language Teaching/Learning: The Achievement of
Multiple Literacies and "Symbolic Competence" Ana López-Sánchez, Spanish Department, Haverford College, Haverford, USA Overview: I will explore the notions of Multiple Literacies, and "Advancedness" as models for teaching foreign languages, as well as discuss the concept of "symbolic competence” (Kramsch, 2008) Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Beyond
Curricular Fossilization: New Challenges and Developments Elena Lanza, Spanish Language Program Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Evanston, Elisa Baena, Heather Colburn, Reyes Morán, Deborah Rosenberg, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Northwestern University, USA Overview: This Colloquium will detail the goals, methods, and outcomes of a departmental curricular audit, and will present the audit as a model for other departments to achieve improved learning outcomes. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
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| Room 3 | Literacy
Practices in Bimodal, Bilingual Preschools Ann Elise Kristoffersen, Skådalen Resource Centre/Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway Overview: A study of how eight deaf children together with eight hearing children get access to literacy in a bimodal bilingual preschool setting. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Receptive
and Productive Communication Strategies Dr. Andrea Carlson, Koryo International College, Dr. Reiko Furuya, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan Overview: This research investigates a bilingual teenager’s receptive and productive communication strategies, particularly in terms of the types of strategies she uses in her weaker language, Japanese. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Can Your
ESL Students Explain Tabular Data? Fostering Information Literacy Through
a Demographic Study of a City Dr. Penny Bealle, Information Literacy Librarian Eastern Campus Library, Suffolk County Community College, Riverhead, USA Overview: This presentation examines how demographic studies help ESL students acquire information literacy skills that are crucial for courses in fields such as the social, natural, and health sciences. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
The
Right Tool for the Right Job: The Influence of Technology and Virtual
Group Dynamics on Collaborative Learning Pam Wright, Faculty of Education, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: An investigation of virtual learning teams, behaviours, patterns of learning and effects of technology. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | |||||||
| Room 4 | Digital
Learning, Analogical Schools Prof. Juana M Sancho Gil, Dr Cristina Alonso, University of Barcelona, Oscar Moltó, Department of Didactics and Educational Management, University of Barcelona, Karla Alonso, Department of Didactics and Eduational Management, Leticia Fraga, Laura Domingo, Department of Didactics and Educational Management, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: This workshop builds on the results of a R&D project whose main aim is to explore continuities and discontinuities between educational policy and school practice in the use of ICT. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Using
Animoto for Language Education Pelin İrgin, Yildiz Turgut, English Language Teaching Department, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey Overview: This workshop aims to introduce Animoto for English Language Teaching to teachers and language learners. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
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| Room 5 | An
Examination of Pre-Service Teacher Preparedness: A Cooperating Teacher
Perspective Dr. Adel Al-Bataineh, Curriculum and Instruction College of Education, Illinos State University, Normal, USA Overview: The focus of this research is to examine the extent to which Secondary Education pre-service teachers are prepared to assume teaching responsibilities as future secondary school teachers. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Developing
an Inquiry-Based Learning Programme for International
Students Dr Tim Corcoran, Dr Jason Sparks, Department of Educational Studies School of Education, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK Overview: This interactive session will report on the development and outcomes of an inquiry-based learning programme designed for international students undertaking a Masters degree in education. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Journeyman
to Master: The Changing Shape of a PGCE Primary Course Wendy Geens, Sharon James, UK Overview: This paper seeks to acknowledge the challenges, impact and the next steps facing a primary PGCE course providing a rounded teaching experience with Masters credits. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||||||
| Room 6 | Critical
Literacy as Resistance: Problematizing Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality
in Secondary Schools Dr. Laraine Wallowitz, Curriculum and Instruction School of Education, Adelphi University, Dr. Robert Linne, Garden City, USA Overview: In this workshop, scholars and teachers will share and discuss ways in which literacy is used as a vehicle for disrupting the status quo. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Turkish
Pre-Service Science Teacher’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge Regarding the
Structure of Matter Sedef Canbazoglu, Havva Demirelli, Science Education Program, Nusret Kavak, Chemistry Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: The purpose of this study was to examine the pre-service science teachers’ competency of pedagogical content knowledge regarding the structure of matter from three pre-service science teachers. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Comparison
of the Level of Teachers’ Confidence in School Administrators in State and
Private Primary Schools Prof. Nezahat Güçlü, Ankara, Çiğdem Evsun Koç, Educational Administration and Supervision, National Education Foundation Gökkuşağı Primary School, Türker Kurt, Educational Administration, Gazi University Educational Sciences Institute, Turkey Overview: The aim of this research is to compare the trust level of the teachers carrying out their duties in state and private primary schools according to teacher’s opinion. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change | ||||||||
| Room 7 | Humanizing
Science and Technology or Alienating the Learners? The Paradox of
Sociology 5213, Science, Technology & Society Dr. Choichiro Yatani, Dept of Social & Behavioural Sciences, State University of New York College of Technology at Alfred, Alfred, USA Overview: A report from a sociology professor whose attempts to humanize science and technology faces the ambivalent challenge of the students seeking career advancement through technology Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
Let’s Go
Work Together! Introducing Intercultural Competencies As a University
Subject in Catalonia, Spain Dr. Assumpta Aneas, Department of Methods of Research in Education, University of Pedagogy, Dr. Alejandra Montané, Department of Didactic and Scholar Organization, Universitat de Barcelona (FINT), Barcelona, Spain Overview: Innovative experience with Intercultural Competencies in higher education at Spanish universities Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
The
Communication Choices of Russian-Speaking Students As the Factors
Influencing Their Acculturation and Academic Achievement: The Case of One
Estonian College Aurika Komsaare, Department of Culture Education Viljandi Culture Academy, University of Tartu, Viljandi, Estonia Overview: Russian-speaking students use two acculturation strategies – separation and integration – simultaneously. The impact of integration-strategy founds its expression in taking over some symbols and rituals of Estonian culture Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation | ||||||||
| Room 8 | The
Preschool Teachers’ Challenges in Teaching and Learning: Training and
Professional Development Dr. Hashimah Mohd. Yunus, School of Educational Studies, Prof. Nor Hashimah Hashim, School Of Educational Studies, Dr. Munirah Ghazali, School of Educational Studies, Yahya Che Lah, School Of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Malaysia Overview: This presentation discusses a study on preschool teachers challenges in relation to their training and professional development which involved both quantitative and qualitative research design. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Pre-service
Elementary Teachers’ Anxiety about Teaching Science: What are the
Triggers? Assist. Prof. Nejla Yuruk, Pinar Akgul, Meryem Demir, Science Education Programme, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: The aim of this study was to investigate the variables that predict or are related with pre-service elementary teachers’ science teaching anxiety. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Online
Professional Communities: Understanding the Effects of Membership on
Teacher Practice Dr. Jennifer Duncan-Howell, School of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Overview: This paper will explore the possible role online communities may play in providing professional learning opportunities for teachers. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Faculty
Development Strategies for Pedagogies of Change Dr. Sonia Gonsalves, Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, USA Overview: Faculty development strategies for preparing a more diverse group of learners for a less certain post-college environment Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | |||||||
| Room 9 | The
Effectiveness of a Computer-Based Art Teaching Program on Space
Representation of Pupils with Cerebral Palsy Dr. Shwuling Lee, Department of Special Education, National Taipei University of Education, Chiihai Tsay, National Homei Experimental School, Taichung, Taiwan Overview: The study investigated the effectiveness of computer-based art teaching on space representation of pupils with cerebral palsy. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
Beginning
English Reading and Young English Learners Dr. Terese Carmen Aceves, Dr. Ignacio Higareda, School of Education, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, Dr. Alexis Filippini, Special Education Department, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA Overview: Spanish speaking students experiencing difficulty learning to read in English were provided with small group instruction. This study examines the characteristics of responsiveness to instruction. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
An
Investigation of the Effect of Balance Education Exercises on Some
Self-Care Skills of the Mentally Retarded Dr. Mehmet Güçlü, School of Physical Education and Sport, Gazi University, Nilgün Demirel, Ankara, Turkey Overview: This research intends to determine the effect of balance education exercises on selected self-care skills of mentally retarded children. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
Using
Technology to Broaden Horizons in Special Education Teacher Preparation
Programs Johnell Bentz, Department of Special Education, University of Illinois, Champaign, Dr. Janetta Fleming Bradley, Teacher Preparation Academy, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, USA Overview: Technology presents benefits for instruction, assessment, information storage, and collaboration. Learning styles are addressed. Web Quests, online instruction, e-portfolios, and student-made videos will be discussed. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | |||||||
| Room 10 | The
Demystification of Knowledge Acquisition: Pedagogical Methodologies of
Language Instruction Applied to the Teaching of Literature Prof. Sandra María Benedet, Department of Literature and Languages, Roosevelt University, Chicago, USA Overview: To make literature accessible, professors must go beyond the transmission of knowledge and instruct students in the processes of knowledge acquisition. Language learning pedagogies provide strategies for achieving this goal. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Making
Academics Explicit and Accessible: A Skills-Based Approach to
Teaching Prof. Deborah Zalesne, School of Law, David Nadvorney, Irene Diamond Professional Skills Center School of Law, City University of New York, Flushing, USA Overview: With a goal of increasing access to higher education, this proposal sets forth a skills-based teaching approach that addresses the range of academic preparation of a diverse population of students. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Engaging
Spaces: An Investigation into Middle School Educational Opportunities
Provided by Innovative and Sustainable Built Environments Ben Cleveland, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This paper discusses a research project exploring the connections between ‘student learning’ and ‘space’, focusing on the ways innovative physical environments can support student learning. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||||
| Room 11 | Changing
the Grading Paradigm: Applying Assessment Techniques to Enhance Student
Engagement Sheryl Van Horne, Cherry Hill, USA Overview: This paper will highlight a new approach to student assessment. Namely, providing students with options within the set of course assignments. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Teachers'
Understandings of their Relationships with Students: Pedagogic
Connectedness Dr. Denise Beutel, Faculty of Education School of Learning and Professional Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Overview: This paper reports on a doctoral study into the nature of pedagogic teacher-student relationships Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Fossil
Detectives: A Case Study of a Numeracy Learning Unit for Gifted and
Talented Australian Aboriginal Children Ed Lewis, School of Education Strathfield Campus, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia Overview: This paper describes how a culturally significant contextual mathematics unit was created and implemented with a group of gifted and talented Aboriginal children in rural Australian schools. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Learning
in Graduate Program Coursework by Means of Reflective
Journals Ian McBean, School of Property Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: The paper examines the role of reflective journals in the capstone subject for a graduate masters program. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||||
| Room 12 | Using
Role Plays to Cultivate Humanity: Critical Teaching of International
Relations Dr. Roderic Pitty, Political Science and International Relations School of Social and Cultural Studies, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Overview: This presentation reviews conditions for effectively using role play tutorials to teach international relations critically, focusing on how to create empathetic imagination of others' choices. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Taiwanese
University Students with Hearing Impairment: A Case Study of Their
Experiences and Factors Contributing to Persistence in Their
Studies Dr. Shu-Fen Lee Chang, Department of Education, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada Overview: This study examines the factors leading to the successful experiences of students with hearing impairment in post-secondary education in Taiwan. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Learning
Chinese Culture in Hong Kong Tertiary Education Prof. Pei-kai Cheng, Chinese Civilisation Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This study investigates the recent pedagogical experiments and changes of learning Chinese culture in Hong Kong tertiary education. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Good
Practices for Assessment of Students’ Competencies in Catalonian
Universities Dr. Teresa Lleixà, Dept. Didàctica de l'Expressió Musica i Corporal, Universitat de Barcelona, Dr. Elena Cano, Universitat de Barcelona, Dr. Jaume Fabregat, Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain Overview: The paper presents the theoretical framework and methodological design developed in order to analysis the best practices for assessing student’s competencies in Catalonian universities. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||||
| Room 13 | On-Line
Tutorial for Spanish Teaching Assistants Maria Eugenia De Luna Villalón, Hispanic Studies, Ana Maria Garcia Allén, Modern Languages and Literatures, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada Overview: This tutorial is a learning tool designed to guide Spanish TA’s in their teaching role as Spanish Instructors in Language courses (Beginners and Intermediate Spanish) at University Level. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
Noticing
the Task-Performance Gap in Spoken Output Zuhal Kıylık, English Language The School of Foreign Languages, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: This descriptive study examined whether noticing would occur when EFL learners looked back at their spoken output. The findings showed that learners mainly focused on grammatical features in their output. Stream: Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies; Languages Education and Second Language Learning |
The
Five-Card Subliminal Magic Thinking Method: A Proven Pre-Writing Strategy
by An Award-Winning Poet and Journalist Prof. Beverly Georgian Merrick, Mass Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates Overview: Are you a writer? Of course, you are; everyone is a writer because WRITING = THINKING. This pre-writing workshop helps you tap into your subliminal self using your six senses. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 14 | Kids,
Education and Crime: Young People's Experiences of School, Education and
Crime Jean Hine, Community and Criminal Justice, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK Overview: Drawing on a range of research undertaken by the author that explored young people’s perspectives on school and crime, this paper will offer new insights into problem behaviours in school. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Pre-service
Teachers’ Perceptions about the Quality of Their Teacher Education
Program Dr. Erdinc Cakiroglu, Elementary Education Department, Middle East Technical University, Dr. Yesim Capa Aydin, Educational Sciences, Middle East Tecnical University, Jale Cakiroglu, Isil Isler, Elementary Education, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: The purpose of this study was to provide feedback to the mathematics and science teacher education programs in terms of pre-service teachers' perceptions which holds a critical responsibility. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Create
Something Extraordinary: Using Web 2.0 Tools to Create, Collaborate,
Communicate and Grow Learning Gail Dyer Miller, Kimberly Pericles, Belmore South Public School, Sydney, Australia Overview: A "hands-on" session using a variety of web 2.0 tools to engage learners in developing their idea and then sharing it on the web. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 15 | Development
of a Problem Solvıng Scale for Chıldren Attendıng Classes 1-5 of Prımary
Educatıon and a Norm Study for Turkey Dr. Arzu Ozyurek, Child Development and Education Institute of Educational Sciences, Karabuk, Prof. Esra Omeroglu, Department of Child Development Education, Gazi University, Prof. Sener Buyukozturk, Educational Sciences Faculty of Education, Başkent University, Prof. Yasemin Aydogan, Basic Education Faculty of Education, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Turkey Overview: In this framework, it has been represented that preparing a Problem Solving Scale for children who are in elementary school (Grades 1-5). Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Im(possible)
Literacies: Integrating Digital Games across Content Areas in Secondary
Education Dr. Sarah Twomey, Curriculum Studies College of Education, Joanna Kobayashi, Master of Education in Teaching College of Education, Julianna Leung, Richard Tumin, Master of Education in Teaching College of Education, University of Hawaii, Karon Hansen, Kaimuki Middle School, Honolulu, USA Overview: This colloquium gives evidence from three classroom-based studies on the effectiveness and challenges of using digital games to deliver secondary school standards-based curriculum across multiple subject areas. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Elimination
of Misconceptions about Electricity through the Use of Concept
Maps Herr GÖKHAN lLGAZ, Department of Primary Teaching Institute of Educational Sciences, Herr Erdinç Öcal, Department of Primary Teaching Institute of Educational Science, Assist. Prof. Dr. Alev Dogan, Administration Institute of Educational Sciences, Assist Pınar Fettahlıoglu, Department of Primary Education Institute of Educational Science, Gazi University, ANKARA, Turkey Overview: The purpose of this study is to determine the misconceptions of 7th grade students related to electricity and investigate the effect of concept mapping to eliminate them. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | ||||||||
| Room 16 | A
Qualitative Research Investigation of Project and Performance Tasks Held
in Primary Schools Prof. M. Bahaddin Acat, Faculty of Education, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Emel Guvey, Faculty of Education Department of Primary Education, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: The aim of this study is to reveal teacher and family opinions related to project and performance tasks held in primary school first grades. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Learning
by Design in Hong Kong: An International Implementation of the Learning by
Design Methodology Jason Downs, Nigel Munro-Smith, School of Management College of Business, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: Discussion of results arising from the implementation of the Learning By Design Methodology of a Western undergraduate course in an international (Eastern) context. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Experiential
Learning: Preparation for Headship Dr. Habibah Yuda Sion, Human Resource Development Division, Ministry of Education, Berakas, Brunei Darussalam Overview: This study examined Head Teachers’ and Deputies’ opinions, feeling and thoughts about how their learning process was driven by their experience. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management | ||||||||
| Room 17 | The ISTE
National Educational Technology Standards and Prospective Primary School
Teachers inTurkey Sayim Aktay, Faculty of Education, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: The purpose of this study is to analyze prospective elementary school teachers’ technology skills, and teaching related properties that they will need to use them in teaching activities. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
A Case
Study of the University Admissions Index As a Predictor of University
Performance among Science Students in Australia Dr. Margi Böhm, Imogen Moore, Faculty of Applied Science, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia Overview: This paper investigates the assumption that university entrance scores such as University Admissions Index is an appropriate measure by which to admit students to university for study in the sciences. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Using
the Cognitive Tutor Authoring Tool to Investigate the Link between the
Approach to Learning and Metacognition Implemented in the Training of
Prospective Primary School Teachers Prof. Psycharis S. Psycharis, Department of Education School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, ATHENS, Evi Botsari, Department of Education, ASPETE, Athens, Greece Overview: The use of cognitive tutors for the instruction of Physics Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
The
Students’ Images and Definitions of the Function Concept from Single
Variable to the Two Variable Functions Tangul Kabael, Elementary Mathematics Education Program, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: The aim of the study is to determine the students’ images and definitions of the function concept before they are taught the two-variable functions Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning | |||||||
| Room 18 | A
University of Puerto Rico Project Redefining Library Practice: Collective
Experience Dr. Jose Sanchez, Graduate School of Information Science and Technologies, University of Puerto Rico, Dra. Julia Velez, Natural Science College Rio Piedras Campus, University Of Rio Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico Overview: A case study about a development of the University of Puerto Rico Libraries Community of Practice and its contribution to improving operational performance and services of academic libraries Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
Towards
an Ecology of Learning: How Children Make Meaning with Digital
Technologies in Out-of-School Settings? Bronya Calderón, Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, London, UK Overview: Children's interaction with digital technology is different in different settings: museums, libraries, club, internet cafe. A sociocultural approach is needed to study its implications. Stream: Organisational Learning, Organisational Change |
Key
Methodological Issues in Training Educators for Educational Use of
ICT Dr. Guillermo Bautista, Ciencias de la educación, Dra. Adriana Ornellas, Informática y Multimedia, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Dra. Anna Forés, Didáctica y Organización Educativa, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Overview: Teacher training and in-service training on educational use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is a key and strategic factor for innovation and change in educational systems. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development | ||||||||
| Room Garden Session | The
Learning Attitudes of Pupils Attending Day-Care Centers after
School Prof. Hsi-Chi Hsiao, Graduate Institute of Business and Administration, Cheng Shiu University, Niaosong, Ming-Chao Lee, National Changhua University, Su-Ling Yang, Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, chunghua, Taiwan Overview: This research aims to understand whether going to day-care center will influence pupils’ attitudes toward learning. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
A Case
Study of a Learner's Transition from Mainstream Schooling to a School for
Learners with Special Education Needs: Lessons for Mainstream
Education Prof. Jace Pillay, Faculty of Education, Marisa Di Terlizzi, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa Overview: This paper traces the experiences of a learner with special educational needs transiting from a mainstream school to a school for learners with special education needs. Stream: Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability |
New
Technologies and Education: Learning with TICs in Mexican Public
Schools Mtra. Carmen de Lourdes Laraque, Area 1. Sociology of Education Department, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico Overview: Description and evaluation of the project Enciclomedia, which allowed Mexican elementary public schools to approach TICs in the 21st century Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Effectiveness
of Different Types of Advisories for Supporting Struggling Secondary
Students Dr. Linda Mabry, Educational Psychology, Washington State University, Vancouver, USA Overview: Empirical evidence from three sites revealed the effectiveness of three different types of advisories for improving the engagement and achievement of struggling secondary school students. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity | |||||||
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| Room 1 | Cross
Cultural Research, Training and Practice Dr. Joan Lesser, Social Work Practice, Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, USA Overview: This paper will address the interweaving of research, practice and training within a cross cultural relational framework. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
The
Effects of Strategy-Based Instruction on Taiwnese College Students'
English Listening Comprehension Dr. Janet Yu-gi Chao, Department of English, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan Overview: EFL listening is the most difficult skill for Taiwanese students. From the related literature, the strategy-based instruction might help Taiwanese students to cope with the demands of authentic English listening. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
| Room 2 | Relationships
among Leader Behaviors, Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Change
of Vocational High School Principals Tsanglang Liang, Chenghei Lu, National Changhua University of Education, Cheungwei Lin, Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Chang hua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan Overview: The main purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among leader behaviors, emotional intelligence, and organizational change of vocational high school principals. Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
Children's
Passage from Kindergarten to Primary School: An Action-Research through
Family and Kindergarten Cooperation Prof. Maria Sakellariou, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece Overview: Cooperation between university researchers, kindergarten teachers and parents in order to facilitate the normal passage of the children from the kindergarten to primary school Stream: Educational Leadership and Management |
| Room 3 | The
Teaching Process Using Cabri Geometry: Primary School Students’ Experience
about Quadrilaterals Dr. Nilufer Y. Kose, Dr. Aynur Ozdaş, Department of Primary Education Faculty of Education, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey Overview: In this study, the primary school 5th grade students’ experience regarding the subject of quadrilaterals by means of Cabri Geometry Software which is one of the dynamic geometry softwares. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Augmented
Toys Technology: An Augmented Reality System for Form 4 Biology Science
Education in Malaysia Dr. Giap Weng Ng, Department of Cognitive Science Faculty of Cognitive Science and Human Development, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia Overview: This paper highlights the educational application for Form 4 Biology Science education learning purposes in Malaysian secondary schools using Augmented Reality technology. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
| Room 4 | Suggested
Exemplary Texts and Instructional Activities Based on the Analysis of the
Historical and Philosophical Dimensions of Hybridization Concept in
Chemistry Textbooks Yuksel Tufan, Nusret Kavak, Science Education, Kevser Yesim Susam, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: This study suggests exemplary texts and instructional activities based on the analysis of the historical and philosophical dimensions of hybridization concept in chemistry textbooks Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
Traditional
Chalk-and-Talk Lectures Online Dr E Canessa, Science Dissemination Unit, ICTP, Trieste, Italy Overview: We report on an automated Linux-based platform, openEyA, that allows to carry out massive recordings of chalkboard lectures and scientific talks, with minimum production and post-production processes. Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
| Room 5 | Perspectives
of Science Teachers: Comparison Between Western Australian and Malaysian
Teachers Dr. Tajularipin Sulaiman, Department of Foundation of Education Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia, Suzieleez Syrene Abdul Rahim, Graduate School of Education, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia Overview: This paper discusses findings of a qualitative study carried out to compare the perspectives of science teachers from Malaysia and Western Australia, focusing on two research questions. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
The
Integration of Literature and the Other Arts: Teaching Literature to
Artistically Talented Young Adults Dr Wei Wei Yeo, Department of Literature in English, The School of the Arts, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Overview: This is a case study of literacy and connected curriculum based on the teaching of Literature at The School of the Arts, Singapore. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
| Room 6 | Work-Ready
Graduates: Work-Integrated Learning at an Australian
University Christine Yap, Newcastle Business School, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia Overview: Australian universities, in recognition of the need for more workplace learning, are developing programs wherein graduates complete a work-integrated learning component in their studies. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
Undergraduate's
Quantitative Skills and Industrial Needs Dr. Siti Aishah Sh. Abdullah, Faculty Technology and Quantitative Science, University Technology MARA, Machang, Malaysia Overview: Our main objective is to investigate gaps between workplaces needs and formal statistical methods taught at tertiary level. Data were obtained from manufacturing,operations and servicing industries. Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning |
| Room 7 | Acculturation
Experiences of Seychellois International Students in an Australian
University: Perceived Receptiveness of the Local Context Sophia Harryba, School of Psychology and Social Sciences, Edith Cowan Univeristy, Dr. Andrew M Guilfoyle, School of Psychology and Social Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia Overview: The essence of an overall ‘loneliness ‘or ‘homesickness’ for Seychellois International Students included academic support, orientations, cultural difference, language, financial pressures, and importantly perceived discrimination. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
‘Education
Based Meritocracy’: Towards a Critique of Post-War Liberal Democracy’s
Most Popular Myth Spyros Themelis, Educational Foundations and Policy Studies Institute of Education, University of London, London, UK Overview: A critique of the popular, post-War proclamation of 'education based meritocracy', based on findings from a mixed methods study in social mobility and education in the North West Greece. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
| Room 8 | The Role
of the "E-Expert" as an Agent of Change Eric Dell, Learning and Teaching Institute School of Education, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK Overview: Insights into how academics from across a university learn about teaching and learning. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
Teaching
about and Working with Whiteness and Difference in the University
Context Dr Jane Durie, Badanami Centre for Indigenous Education, University of Western Sydney, Penrith DC, Australia Overview: This paper explores my research into teaching about whiteness and difference with a focus on relations of power and whiteness as a structure of authority. Stream: Equity, Social Justice and Social Change; Community, Culture, Globalisation |
| Room 9 | Lessons
from Feminist Performance: Strategic Teaching and Learning Interventions
in a South African Drama Department Nicola Cloete, Catherine Duncan, Drama Division School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Overview: This paper seeks to map the ways in which feminist performance theory interfaces with pragmatic approaches to academic readiness and skills development. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
An
Application of Visual Culture Studies: Gender Roles Burçin Türkkan, Şefik Yaşar, Primary Education Department Faculty of Education, Anadolu University Eskişehir, Eskişehir, Turkey Overview: The aim of this study was to find out how visual culture studies can be carried out in a Visual Arts Course in primary schools. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
| Room 10 | Engaging
MBA Students in Problem-Based Learning to Foster Self-Directed
Learning Dr. Janet Chew, School of Business, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia Overview: This paper highlights the inability of postgraduates to problem solve in the ‘real business world’ situation and their limited exposure to self directed learning within the context of professional practice. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Bloom
and the Interactive Whiteboard: A Case Study in Middle-School
Literacy Helen Smith, Globalism Research Centre, RMIT University, Melbourne, Shane Calthorpe, Bell Vue Park Primary School, Victoria, Australia Overview: This paper, developed in collaboration with a grade 5/6 literacy teacher, reports on the way the teacher combined the use of Bloom’s taxonomy and an electronic classroom Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
| Room 11 | Curriculum
Reform in the South African Higher Education Sector Ten Years Down the
Line: A Case Study of the Faculty of Arts, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan
University Prof. Daniel Jordaan, School of Language, Media and Culture Faculty of Arts, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Overview: South African Higher Education curriculum transformation and the development and implementation of a radical programme approach in the Faculty of Arts, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
Teachers
and Technology: Professional Learning and Changing Practice in
Schools Dr. Caroline Daly, Faculty of Culture and Pedagogy, Institute of Education University of London, London, Anne Turvey, Institute of Education, University of London, UK Overview: This paper presents research into the development of teachers’ professional learning, related to embedding technologies in practice. It investigates the impact of working with stakeholders on teachers’ learning Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
| Room 12 | What
Does Good Visual Art Teaching Look Like in a Malaysian Higher Education
Setting? Dr. Md. Nasir Ibrahim, Faculty of Art, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia Overview: This study explores the perceptions of four visual art teacher educators of what constitutes good visual art teaching in a Malaysian higher education setting. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
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| Room 13 | Is a
Direct Approach to Student-Level Engagement Factors the Crucial Missing
Link in Science Education Reform? An International Perspective with New
Zealand As a Case in Point Dr. W. Marc Jackman, School for Studies in Learning, Cognition & Education, The University of Trinidad & Tobago, Valsayn Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, Prof. Michael A. R. Townsend, School of Education at Albany Massey University College of Education, Massey University, Northshore, New Zealand Overview: An argument for the inclusion of a direct approach to addressing debilitating student-level engagement and achievement related factors in science education reform initiatives. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 14 | Identity:
Is Theatre an Asset in Dealing with Hard-to-Reach Youth? Dr. Brenda Elizabeth Munro, Department of Human Ecology, Dr. Shaniff Esmail, Occupational Therapy, Jan Selman, Department of Drama,, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Overview: Research on the effectiveness of using theatre in teaching youth of three identity types about sexual decision making. Stream: Creative Arts and Learning |
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| Room 15 | Middle
School Students’ Difficulties in Locating Fractions on
Number-Lines Huseyin Bahadir Yanik, College of Education-Mathematics Education, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: This study explored middle school students’ difficulties in locating fractions on number lines. Results showed that the majority of students overgeneralized part-whole partitioning strategies to locate fractions on number-lines. Stream: Curriculum and Pedagogy; Student Learning, Learner Experiences, Learner Diversity |
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| Room 16 | Training
People with Disabilities in the Use of IT: A Community
Case Silvia Berenice Fajardo-Flores, Faculty of Telematics, University of Colima, Colima, Mexico Overview: Description of a basic IT course for people with motor disability and visual impairment Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
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| Room 17 | Fifth
Grade Students’ Thinking Process with Repeating Patterns Dr. Dilek Tanisli, Eskişehir, Dr. Aynur Ozdaş, Faculty of Education Department of Primary Education, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: The main purpose of this study is to determine elementary school fifth grade students’ thinking process when dealing with repeating patterns Stream: Technology in Learning; Maths, Science and Technology Learning |
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| Room 18 | Preservice
Teachers Collaborating with Families to Foster Global Literacy
Connections Dr. Nancy A. Chicola, Department of Elementary Education and Reading, School of Education, Dr. Maria Ceprano, School of Education Department of Elementary Education and Reading, State University of New York, College at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA Overview: A paper revealing results of a semester-long implementation of strategies, discussions, and writing project focusing on promoting Family Connections to Global Cultures will be presented. Stream: Teacher Training and Professional Development |
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| 18:55-19:25 | CONFERENCE CLOSING - Bill Cope, Common Ground Publishing, USA |
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