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Professional And Personal Pathways To Teaching In Immersion Programs, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is available.

Advancing The Next Generation Of Higher Education Scholars: An Examination Of One Doctoral Classroom, Caroline Turner, Jonathan Wood, Rebecca A. Neal, Idara Essien, Aaron Coe, Gabriel Escontrias Jr.

Rebecca Neal

An Evolving Service-Learning Model Of Critical Engagement For The Assessment-Phobic: Striving Towards Meaningful Growth Of Pedagogy And Program, Julia Van Der Ryn, Thomas Burke

Julia van der Ryn

No abstract provided.

Building Community Relationships Through Collaboration, Sherwood Thompson

Sherwood Thompson

No abstract provided.

Using Mobile Devices To Extend The Classroom, Chris Haskell

Chris Haskell

The popularity, power, and availability of mobile devices make them powerful tools in the hands of millennial learners. Many teens and preteens are currently using cell phones and mobile devices daily to communicate. When combined with popular social networking tools, iPods, handheld devices and mobile phones can support traditional instruction. This session will outline the benefits to using mobile devices and social networking sites together.

Second Life: Breaking The Classroom Metaphor, Chris Haskell

Chris Haskell

As we develop instructional systems using Second Life and other virtual worlds, learners find droning lectures, stale slide presentations, and instructional methodologies that are 10 years behind the current thinking. This session will discuss and demonstrate learning by doing in proxy-based learning environments using constructivist and social learning theory approaches to teaching in Second Life and other virtual environments. Participants should bring laptops with Second Life to participate in demonstrations.

The Real Thing, Elizabeth Kleinhenz

Dr Elizabeth Kleinhenz

The author, an educational researcher who has not taught in a school for almost 10 years, agreed to take over a colleague's German classes for a week while the colleague holidayed overseas. The author recounts her experience of teaching in the 'real world' of schooling over these five days, including her interaction with the students and faculty, staff meetings, doubts about her linguistic capabilities, finding out how the school's leaders perceived their role, curriculum.

We Don’T Want To Go Around Unwritten: Understanding Our Students Through Meaningful And Culturally Welcoming Writing Assignments, Susan Adams

Susan Adams

Workshop presented at the Indiana Teachers of Writing Annual Conference, October 2009.

Troubling The Waters: Alterity In The Experienced Curriculum Of English Language Learners And Special Education Students, Susan Adams

Susan Adams

Presentation at the 30th Annual Bergamo Conference on Curriculum Theory and Classroom Practice, Dayton, OH, October 2009.

Using Web-Based Video To Build And Support Your Curriculum, Chris Haskell

Chris Haskell

This session will identify critical factors and challenges associated with utilizing existing resources as well as producing and disseminating personal and classroom web-based video. The presenter will discuss and demonstrate the process of creating and publishing persistent video resources online including technical requirements, norms, and current levels of usage. At the University level, Haskell uses web-based video to supplement instruction and promote student reflection. Utilizing Internet-based video as a persistent resource, Mr. Haskell was able to increase interest, bolster recruitment and participation, and secure school support for his high school percussion program. Using web-based video, the Reno high school promoted …

Student Staff: A Village Philosophy, Lisa Caughron

Lisa Caughron

No abstract provided.

Investing In Teacher Quality: A Model For Strengthening The Teaching Profession In Australia, Stephen Dinham, Lawrence Ingvarson, Elizabeth Kleinhenz

Dr Elizabeth Kleinhenz

No abstract provided.

Paradigms Of Aall Work: A Practical Exploration Of Contradictions And Convergences, Bronwyn James, Alisa Percy

Alisa Percy, PhD

No abstract provided.

Tourism And The Third Sector: Shifting Values, Changing Relationships, William Feighery

William Feighery

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Student Reading Proficiency On Pisa Mathematics Items – A Dif Study Across Countries, Ray Adams, Luc Le

Dr Luc Tu Le

No abstract provided.

Closing The Achievement Gap For English Language Learners Through Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.

Australia And Indonesia: Near Yet Very Far!, Julie Kos

Dr Julie Kos

No abstract provided.

Assessment: Lessons From Learning Research?, Geoff Masters

Prof Geoff Masters AO

Keynote Address 1 - (includes video).

Integrating An Opencourseware And Institutional Repository, Heather Leary, Brett Shelton

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

This presentation was given at the 2009 Open Education Conference in Vancouver, BC. It shows how and why Utah State University chose to archive their OpenCourseWare. This was done in their Institutional Repository, DigitalCommons@USU. The presentation emphasizes the importance of the Open Education community to work with Librarians.

How To Effectively Collaborate With Educators Working In High Performance Learning Environments, Sherwood Thompson

Sherwood Thompson

No abstract provided.

Critical Literacy With English Language Learners, Susan Adams, Kathryn Brooks

Susan Adams

Workshop presented at the Reggio Collaborative Conference, Indianapolis, IN, August 2009.

Google Tools: Creative Options For Faculty And Students, Sandie Waters, Suzy Cox

Sandie H Waters

We begin our presentation with an overview of Google Tools and the benefits of using them in your classroom. We will discuss methods to increase student access to information, decrease workloads, and create collaborative opportunities. With the current economic times, budgets are feeling the strain, as are teachers and faculty in Higher Education settings. With web 2.0 tools, specifically Google Tools, we are empowered to use the technology to decrease our budgets, create a paperless environment, and introduce collaborative learning environments into our curriculum.

Our research serves to legitimize teachers in order to empower them to encourage our digital natives …

Educational Access In Lao P.D.R.: When Does Minority Status Matter For Hmong Students?, Leena Her

Leena N. Her

No abstract is currently available.

Brief Evaluation Of The Building Relationships Through Intercultural Dialogue And Growing Engagement (Bridge) Project: Phase One Visit One., Julie Kos

Dr Julie Kos

Submitted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to the Asia Education Foundation.

Leveraging Web-Based Video For Learning, Chris Haskell

Chris Haskell

No abstract provided.

How To Spark Passion And Excitement In Student Learners, Sherwood Thompson

Sherwood Thompson

No abstract provided.

Getting Boys To Read: A Look At The Research And The Books They Love, Carrie Lynn Cooper Dean Of Libraries, Kathy Cox Watson

Kathy Cox Watson

This session focuses on what the research says about males as readers and introduces the audience to great boy books and other types of text that appeals to male readers. The presenters have chosen titles from the Kentucky Bluegrass Awards program that are of interest to young male readers. Presenters also introduce and promote Kentucky’s children’s choice reading program, the Kentucky Bluegrass Awards. To misquote George Ella Lyon, the presenters woudl like to get boys to "shake hands with a book."

Increasing Competition For University And The Challenge Of Access For Government School Students--Case Study, Daniel Edwards

Dr Daniel Edwards

There is a wide variety of universities, university campuses and university courses in Australia available to those interested in pursuing a higher edu- cation degree. This paper examines the impact of increasing competition for entrance to university on the educational outcomes for students from the govern- ment school sector. Using Melbourne as a case study, the research shows that, over a four-year period of increased competition, entry to some of the more aca- demically accessible university campuses in the city became more difficult and this disproportionately affected the opportunities for university entrance among some groups. Despite the fact that there …

Exploring Galileo: Search Strategies And Teaching Tips For Teachers, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

No abstract provided.

Quality Of Education In Madrasah: Phase 1 – Findings From Pilot Study One., Julie Kos, Dita Nugroho, Petra Lietz

Dr Julie Kos

Submitted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to Contractor Strategic Advisory Services (CSAS).