ANU Educational Research Conference

Greetings from the Australian National University where the "ANU Educational Research Conference" has just started. I started as a student of tertiary teaching yesterday, so I thought I would come to the conference to help my studies:

ANU Educational Research Conference
November 15 - 16, 2011

Sessions
Tuesday November 15

Session 1: 8.45 - 10.30

8.45: Registration

9.00: Welcome, Dr Margaret Kiley, Convener - Graduate Research Field of Education ...

9.05 - 10.30: Panel 1, 'Language learning: motivation and student retention'
Chair: Prof Jane Simpson
Presenters: Prof Gerlese Akerlind, Dr Louise Jansen, Dr Roald Maliangkay, Dr Daniel Martin and Dr Gabriele Schmidt

10.30am - 10.45am: Opening Address, Prof Lawrence Cram, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

Morning tea: 10.45 - 11.15

Session 2: 11.15 - 12.45

11.15 - 12.45: Panel 2, 'Content and Process in University Teaching'
Chair: Dr Linda Hort
Presenters: Dr Fiona Mueller, Dr Paul Waring, Dr Tony Connolly

Lunch: 12.45 - 1.15

Session 3: 1.15 - 2.45

1.15 - 2.45: Panel 3, 'Findings from the Engineering Hubs and Spokes Project'
Chair: Assoc Prof Chris Johnson
Presenters: Dr Malcolm Pettigrove, Dr Kim Blackmore, Ms Lynette Johns-Boast, Ms Lauren Thompson

Afternoon tea: 2.45 - 3.00

Session 4: 3.00 - 5.00

3.00 - 4.00: Panel 4, 'Using a range of pedagogical resources to design inquiry-based teaching with undergraduates'
Chair: Prof Larry Saha
Presenters: Dr Alastair Greig, Dr Brenton Prosser, Dr Shanti Sumartojo, Ms Frances Wild and Ms Cherie Prosser

4.00 - 5.00: Panel 5, 'What did you do in the teaching war, parent?' Stories from the innovation front
Chair: Prof. Richard Baker
Presenters: Dr Beth Beckmann, Dr Paul Francis, Dr Stephen Dann

Drinks ... 5.00 - 6.30


Wednesday November 16

Session 5: 9.00 - 10.30

9.00 - 10.30: Panel 6, 'Doctoral Education'
Chair: Prof. Diana Davis
Presenters: Mr Rod Pitcher, Ms Georgia Pike, Ms Margot Pearson

Morning tea: 10.30 - 11.00

Session 6: 11.00 - 12.30

11.00 - 12.30: Panel 7, 'Conceptualising research-led education at the ANU'
Chair: Ms Denise Higgins
Presenters: Assoc Prof Susan Howitt, Ms Pam Roberts, Dr Anna Wilson

Lunch: 12.30 - 1.00

Session 7: 1.00 - 2.30

1.00 - 2.30: Panel 8, 'Assessment, benchmarking, faculty development and research opportunities'
Chair: Assoc Prof Gerry Corrigan
Presenters: Prof Amanda Barnard, Ms Nyree Mason, Dr Sarah Martin, Prof Cathy Owen, Dr Alexandra Tyson

Afternoon tea: 2.30 - 3.00

Session 8: 3.00 - 5.00

3.00 - 4.30: Panel 9, 'Towards a Re-imagining of Indigenous Education Policy'
Chair: Prof. John Taylor
Presenters: Dr Bill Fogarty, Dr Inge Kral, and Dr Jerry Schwab

4.30 - 4.45: Future Collaboration, Dr Margaret Kiley

4.45 - 5.00: Closing, Prof Aiden Byrne, Dean of Science, Director of the College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences