University English Language Centres of Australia (UECA) and UNSW Institute of Languages, in celebration of its 50th anniversary, present PD Fest Sydney 2016.
This full day of professional development includes opening and closing keynotes, three streams of 45-minute workshops, exhibitor space, lunch, networking opportunities and an early evening social event.
The theme of the PD Fest, The Force Awakens – Empowering students and teachers, is aimed at providing professional development for teachers by teachers at UECA and EA member institutions. Workshops are presented in three streams – Empowering students, Research for learning and teaching and Cultural factors in teaching and learning.
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Professor Anne Burns, University of New South Wales
The Source of the force: Empowerment in the language classroom
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| Date: | Saturday, 14 May, 2016 |
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| Time: | 10.00am – 5.00pm (9.30am Registration) |
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| Place: | UNSW Institute of Languages Kensington, Sydney |
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| Cost: | $60 for teachers | |||
| Registration: | Registrations are limitied to 180 teachers and presenters. | |||
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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 Professor Anne Burns, University of New South Wales The Source of the force: Empowerment in the language classroom Introduced by Marc Weedon-Newstead Group Executive Education, UNSW Global (and Chair of English Australia) |
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| 11:00 - 11.30 | Morning Tea | |||||
| THEMES |
Empowering Students Room W201 |
Empowering Students Room W204 |
Research for Learning and Teaching Room W301 |
Cultural Factors in Teaching and Learning Room W304 |
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| 11.30 - 12.20 Session 1 |
Session 1A Ashley Carmody (La Trobe Melbourne) Facebook groups to empower students Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 1B Empowering Teachers Aparna Jacob (CET, University of Sydney) What getting out of the classroom taught me about teachers Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 1C Alexandra Garcia (University of Sydney) Seeing the glass half-full: Using a learner corpus for development of writing skills Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 1D Louise Townsin (Torrens University Australia) Intercultural competence Download Presentation - PDF |
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| 12.20 - 13.10 | Lunch Sponsored by NEAS |
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| 13.10 - 14.00 Session 2 |
Session 2A Jock Boyd (Think:CLASS) Shut up and Write Action research project Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 2B - (shared session) Bianka Malecka & James Heath (UNSW Institute of Languages) The Feedback Awakens: Enhancing Writing Revision with E-portfolios Download Presentation - PDF Debbie Navara (Insearch UTS) The Power of Blogging Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 2C Meredith MacAulay (UNSW Institute of Languages) Transition and transfer: Impacts of an EAP direct entry course on students’ discussion skills at university |
Session 2D Paula Dimmell & Sandra Caon-Parsons (The University of Adelaide's English Language Centre) Intercultural Competence – the ‘force’ behind Global Citizenship Download Presentation - PDF |
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| 14.10 - 15.00 Session 3 |
Session 3A Vicki Dritsas (RMIT English Worldwide) Mindfulness - An ELTeaching & Learning toolkit Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 3B Lesley Speer & Jose Lara (Macquarie University English Language Centre) Extensive Listening/Reading program - a three-part model Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 3C Jennifer Wallace (Insearch UTS) Language learning metastrategies for speaking Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 3D Michelle Ocriciano (UNSW Institute of Languages) Pronunciation - Using the Lingua Franca Core as a starting point Download Presentation - PDF |
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| 15.00 - 15.30 | Afternoon Tea | |||||
| 15.30 - 16.20 Session 4 |
Session 4A Kimberley Masters & Brooke Naylor (UNSW Institute of Languages) What is Phonetics? What is Phonology? Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 4B Louise Pavey (The University of Newcastle) Rhythm and Song: Reboot, Re-energise and Revitalise your students |
Session 4C Jessica Tilley (UNSW Institute of Languages) Anxiety in the Foreign Language Classroom |
Session 4D Annette Edlin (University of Wollongong College) Challenges and strategies for a culturally diverse classroom |
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| 16.30 - 17:00 | Closing Keynote by Principal Sponsor Mark Raven Chief Executive Officer - NEAS |
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| 17.00 onwards | Networking Event - Drinks Sponsored by UNSW Global Institute of Languages |
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