Communities of Practice - PD Fest Sydney
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University English Language Centres of Australia (UECA), English Australia and UTS:INSEARCH present:
Communities of Practice - PD Fest Sydney 2013
This full day of professional development workshops includes opening and closing keynotes, four sessions of 45-minute workshops in three streams, industry panels, coffee wagon and exhibitor space, lunch, networking opportunities and an early evening social event.
The theme of the PD Fest is Communities of Practice and is aimed at providing professional development for teachers by teachers at UECA and English Australia member institutions. Workshops are presented in three streams – Early Career Teachers, Experienced Teachers and Master Teachers.
Please see the program below for more details.
| Date: | Saturday, 18 May 2013 | |||
| Time: | 10:00am - 5:00pm (9:30am Registration) | |||
| Place: | UTS:INSEARCH 187 Thomas St Haymarket Sydney NSW 2000 |
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| Cost: | $50 for teachers from member institutions | |||
| Registration: | Registrations are limitied to 140 teachers. |
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| 9.30 | Coffee and Registration | |||||
| 10.00 | Welcome David Larbalestier President of UECA |
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| 10.10 - 11.00 | Opening Keynote - Communities of Practice Assoc. Professor Jacquie McDonald USQ |
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| 11.10 - 12.30 Workshops |
Workshop A M Miller BB Auditorium |
Workshop B D Larbalestier BB220 |
Workshop C P Pheasant BB520 |
Workshop D R Stewart BB620 |
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| 12.30 - 13.30 | Provided Lunch & Exhibition for ALL | |||||
| 13.30 - 14.20 Session 1 |
Session 1A How to teach listening Fee-Phang Chew (Kaplan) |
Session 1B Accessing Academic Reading Texts P Vaughan (UTS:Insearch) |
Session 1C Embedding Independent Learning G Carnemolla (UTS:Insearch) |
Session 1D The Networked Teacher K Benson & S Khan (Strathfield) |
Session 1E Designing Course Materials M Haines (UTS:Insearch) |
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| 14.30 - 15.20 Session 2 |
Session 2A Music Club Promotes Pronunciation B Craig & S Pitronaci (Macquarie Centre) |
Session 2B Reflective Practice S Caon-Parsons (Adelaide Uni) |
Session 2C Assessment for Learning J Longmore (UTS:Insearch) |
Session 2D Entering the Moodle zone N Hayes (UNSWIL) |
Session 2E Cooking up a Direct Entry Program C Wing-Lun (CET USYD) |
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| 15.30 - 16.20 Session 3 |
Session 3A Teaching Pronunciation D Araya Campos & L Harrison (Ability) |
Session 3B Managing Feedback on Students' Writing M Greenaway (UTS:Insearch) |
Session 3C Asian Learners in Australian Universities D Kello & P Arnand (UOW) |
Session 3D Blended Learning in Action L Kalache (UTS:Insearch) |
Session 3E Quick Student Response Tools D Brookes (QUT) |
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| 16.30 - 17:00 | Closing Keynote - How can English Australia support you? Katherine Brandon English Australia |
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| 17.00 onwards | Networking Event - Drinks at UTS: INSEARCH Drink Voucher provided |
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Communities of Practice - PD Fest Sydney 2013 proudly sponsored by: |
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