Centre for Research in Education (CREd)
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CREd Seminar Series
Every Friday the Centre for Research in Education (CREd) holds workshops and seminars with presentations by members of the various CREd Research Groups as well as visiting scholars from interstate and overseas. Such events provide unique opportunities to keep abreast of current research and progress within the various fields.
The CREd Seminar Series continue to provide opportunities for:
a) Academics to share what they are up to in their research projects: such as
work in progress, problematisations, issues with analysis and theory building,
methodological and ethical quandries
b) Post graduate students to present their latest writing to a supportive audience
c) Visiting researchers to talk about their research work.
CREd encourages all of its students and researchers to participate.
ATEA Conference 2012
The 2012 Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) Conference will be held at Stamford Grand, Glenelg, in Adelaide from Sunday 1 July to Wednesday 4 July 2012.
Early Bird Registrations due by May 21st
ATEA 2012 Conference Registration
In line with the upcoming Olympic Games the 2012 Conference theme is:
Going for Gold! Reshaping teacher education for the future
The program will explore the following topics:
PAST
Research – exploring what’s worked
and providing the evidence
PRESENT
Challenges – standards, outcomes and
assessment
FUTURE
Sustainable practices – professional
learning and leadership
Pathways and Partnerships – what lies
ahead for educators?
Technology – working smarter to
enhance learning
The following Keynote Speakers have been confirmed (details still to come):
Professor
Marie Brennan Victoria University
Professor Kay Livingstone University of Glasgow
A Keynote Symposium will also be held with members from the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) led by Dr Graeme Hall exploring the National approach to teacher education programs and standards.
All details and dates can be found on the ATEA 2012 Conference website
Mohan Chinnappan Seminar
The Need for Conceptual-Procedural Confluence in Mathematics Teacher Knowledge
Professor Mohan Chinnappan
Associate Head of the School of Education (Research)
Friday 4th May
2.30 – 3.30pm
Room C1-60, Magill Campus
In this presentation Mohan will examine one aspect of mathematics knowledge for teaching by considering the conceptual and procedural character of that knowledge within the domain of fractions. The principal argument is that both dimensions are important to support numeracy but the challenge for classroom teachers and teacher educators is how best to develop this blend of knowledge. Evidence from recent research by Mohan and his colleagues suggest that a microgenetic study of modelling of complex mathematics concepts by beginning and experienced teachers constitutes a productive line of inquiry in unravelling these two related knowledge strands.
Professor Mohan Chinnappan is a K-12 mathematics teacher and teacher educator. He has national and international recognition for his research on mathematics cognition and instruction. His research endeavours have made significant contributions to the scholarship of teaching, and to the mathematics teaching profession. These contributions have been informed and supported by internationally recognised research and consultancy work in Australia and Asia.
Please RSVP to sarah.rose@unisa.edu.au
Greg Yates Seminar
Your mind as a kluge: Why you believe faulty things and why instruction does not work
Dr Greg Yates
Senior Lecturer, School of Education
Friday 4th May
3.30 – 4.30pm
Room C1-60, Magill Campus
A kluge is an imperfect resolution brought about through an evolutionary process. Our mental capabilities appear to have evolved kluge-like. This perspective is supported by the wealth of studies (around 1000) into heuristics and biases inherent in human perception and judgement. Kluge theory in part helps to account for why learning is so hard since our species failed to evolve an efficient file transfer protocol. A jocund approach to erudition is offered.
Dr Gregory Yates is an educational psychologist whose major concern is with how people learn, ie skills and knowledge development, especially in educational settings. His emphasis is on a strong research (statistical) foundation crossing areas such as social learning theory, information processing, and a cognitive approach to emotional factors.
Please RSVP to sarah.rose@unisa.edu.au
Ken Rigby Seminar
How teachers handle cases of bullying in schools: a review and an evaluation
Adjunct Professor Ken Rigby
School of Education
Friday 25th May
2.30 – 4.00pm
Room C1-60, Magill Campus
Reports from schoolchildren who have gone to teachers for help after being bullied and also from school records suggest that interventions to stop cases of bullying from continuing have, at best, been only moderately successful. This presentation explores the evidence on the prevalence and effectiveness of alternative ways of addressing cases of bullying. Six major methods in current use are examined and evaluated in the light of relevant research findings. By far the most popular is the use of Direct Sanctions. However, evidence suggests that this approach is generally no more effective than less frequently used strategies, such as restorative practices and non-punitive methods, for example, the Support Group Method and the Method of Shared Concern. It is argued that rather than seek to determine which of the methods is, in general, the most effective, the focus should be on matching the mode of intervention with actual case characteristics. Future research should seek to assist schools by examining outcomes from interventions according to a mix of psychological and social factors that define the nature of particular cases.
Dr Ken Rigby is an ex-school teacher, currently Adjunct Professor (Research) in the School of Education at the University of South Australia. He has published widely in both academic and professional journals, especially on peer victimisation, and is the author of ten books on bullying These include ‘Children and Bullying: How parents and educators can reduce bullying in schools’(2008), ‘Bullying Interventions in Schools: Six basic Approaches’ (2010) and ‘The Method of Shared Concern: a positive approach to bullying in schools’ (2011). He has been employed as consultant and adviser to both Australian State and Federal Education Departments. He has been engaged to speak at many conferences around the world and regularly provides workshops for teachers and counsellors in Australia. His work on school bullying is described at www.kenrigby.net
Please RSVP to sarah.rose@unisa.edu.au