University English Language Centres of Australia (UECA), NEAS, English Australia and Monash University English Language Centre, Monash College, present the UECA PD Fest Melbourne 2017.
This full day of professional development includes an opening keynote and a selection of 40-minute presentations or workshops. There will be a book exhibitor space, morning and afternoon refreshments sponsored by Pearson, lunch, networking opportunities and an early evening social event.
The theme for the UECA PD Fest Saturday 29 July is Old Problems, New Solutions. The day is aimed at providing professional development for teachers by teachers at UECA, English Australia and NEAS member institutions.
|
|
The host institution is Monash University English Language Centre, Monash College. |
Charles H Brower, English teacher, advertising manager and trustee Rutgers University once said that most people are more comfortable with old problems than new solutions. This UECA PD Fest turns its attention to re-visiting problems and issues to identify new solutions and thus challenge Brower’s thesis.
There are FIVE streams for this PD event and FIVE sessions in each stream. The sessions are 40 minutes and suit presentations and discussion, or workshops of 30 minutes with 10 minutes for questions and discussion.
Stream 1: Management
"In life, never spend more than 10 percent of your time on the problem, and spend at least 90 percent of your time on the solution." - Tony Robbins
· Managing change and Change Management
· Designing and implementing new curricula
· Managing recruitment, training and induction of new teachers
· Managing and supporting teachers
· Managing learning
· Designing and implementing professional development programs
· Using student feedback to make improvements
Stream 2: English for Academic Purposes
"But as long as we think positively, I'm sure a solution will appear." - Jonas Jonasson
· Developing students independent learning skills
· Teaching specific academic skills such as academic writing or academic presentations
· Developing learners’ research skills
· Pronunciation in Academic English
· Preparing students for transition to their destination courses
Stream 3: Assessment
"African problems should have African solutions." - Jacob Zuma
· Teaching to external exams such as IELTS, TOEFL or PTE
· Assessing Language Skills
· Teaching to internal assessments
· Designing suitable assessment tasks, Assessment for Learning
· Formative vs Summative Assessments
· Creative feedback methods, Giving assessment task and test feedback
Stream 4: Learning Technology
"Not all complex problems have easy solutions; so says science." - Mark Z Danielewski
· Blended learning
· Flipped classrooms
· Exploiting Apps for language learning
· Getting the most out of an LMS
· Delivering courses online
· Using Social Media to promote learning
Stream 5: Student Experience
"The solution to all the problems of daily life is to cherish others." - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
· Student induction and ongoing support
· Student Engagement; Social, sporting and community activities
· Pastoral care, Early Intervention, Students at Risk
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Date: | Saturday, 29 July, 2017 |
|||
| Time: | 9.30am – 5.00pm (9.30am Registration) |
|||
| Place: | Monash University English Language Centre Monash College |
|||
| Cost: | $65 for teachers | |||
| Registration: |
Registrations are limited to 185 teachers and presenters. |
|||
Program |
|||||
Friday evening, 28 July |
|||||
| Time | Events | ||||
| 5:30-7:00pm (90 mins) |
NEAS Executive QLS - Risk and Governance Patrick Pheasant (NEAS) Hosted by Victoria University View location Aligned with NEAS Quality Assurance Framework D: Administration, Management and Staffing, this workshop explores corporate governance and an approach business owners and managers in International Education and Training can take to ensure their staff are strategically aligned to their organisation’s vision and mission. This interactive workshop will cover QA concepts such as good governance, ethics, corporate social responsibility and organisational design. Participants are also invited to network and share their experiences in managing an ELT centre. This workshop is open to business owners, Principal Officers and Academic Managers, or teachers aspiring to these positions. The workshop includes complimentary refreshments, wine and cheese. Please note, this is an optional event and can be registered for with your PD Fest registration or separately. See registration page for more information. |
||||
Saturday, 29 July |
|||||
| Time | Events | ||||
| 9:30 - 10:00 (30 mins) |
Registration |
||||
| 10:00 - 10:15 (15 mins) |
Welcome |
||||
| 10:15 - 11:00 (45 mins) |
Plenary Address Room: Plenary Ms Chi Baik (Senior Lecturer, CSHE Melbourne University) Emerging issues in the international student experience in Australian higher education  Download Presentation - PDF |
||||
| THEMES |
Management |
English for Academic Purposes |
Assessment |
Learning Technology |
The Student Experience |
|
Session 1 11:05 - 11:45 (40 mins) |
Session 1A Room: 4B Jennifer Coster (Monash College) & Sophie O’Keefe (English Australia) Raising the standard: Introducing English Australia's Continuing Professional Development Framework and how it has been adopted around Australia  Download Presentation - PPT |
Session 1B Room: Plenary Vanessa Beal (Macquarie University ELC) Engaging with vocabulary learning: building with words Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 1C Room: 4D Louise Fitzgerald (UNSWIL) The Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic Download Presentation - PPT |
Session 1D Room: 4E Anne Louise Butterfield (Swinburne University) Engaging Students with Mobile Game Platforms Download Presentation - PPT |
Session 1E Room: 4F Nancy Stephan (Deakin University) Making Learning Fun |
| 11:50 - 12:10 (20 mins) |
Morning Tea Sponsored by Pearson  |
||||
|
Session 2 12:15 - 12:55 (40 mins) |
Session 2A Room: 4B Ana Bratkovic (NEAS) Student feedback isn't a problem. It's the solution Download Presentation - PPT |
Session 2B Room: 4D Louise Pavey (The University of Newcastle Language Centre) I Can Say It Through Music Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 2C Room: Plenary Vesna Stefanov (Swinburne University) Embedding and Facilitating Feedback Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 2D Room: 4E Darren Brookes (NEAS/UECA) Online mentoring. International ELT community engagement and the Cambodia TESOL experience Download Presentation - PPT |
Session 2E Room: 4F Jessica Florent & David Leach (ICTE-UQ) Student Engagement and The Biggest Morning Tea |
| Session 3 13:00 - 13:40 (40 mins) |
Session 3A Room: 4B Mark Rooney (Monash College) The Curse of Knowledge  WINNER: Best Presentation - Sponsored by Cambridge University Press  Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 3B Room: 4D An Sneyers (Monash College) Embracing Learner Autonomy Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 3C Room: 4E Margot Palmer (Hawthorn-Melbourne) Giving Feedback Download Presentation - PPT |
Session 3D Room: Plenary Antony Tibbs (Monash College) Go beyond Google Docs: Using Google Suite to create engaging, paperless lessons Download Presentation - PDF |
Session 3E Room: 4F Robert Smeaton (Hawthorn-Melbourne) Conflict resolution and de-escalation in an intercultural context: a reflection on practice Download Presentation - PPT |
| 13:45 - 14:25 (40 mins) |
Lunch |
||||
| Session 4 14:30 - 15:10 (40 mins) |
Session 4A Room: 4B Ben Colthorpe (NEAS) The risks and rewards of learning style models: A new perspective Download Presentation - PPT |
Session 4B Room: Plenary Shaun Young (Monash College) Encouraging Critical Thinking through Student Driven Content and Discussions |
Session 4C Room: 4D Ramesh Presser & Ashley Carmody (La Trobe University) Listening to the future- BYOD and Nearpod Download Presentation - PPT |
Session 4D Room: 4E Stephen Lock (Monash College) Practical Guidelines for Designing Computer-mediated Quizzes |
Session 4E Room: 4F Carla Bardella & Shawna Lavis (Victoria University) Maximising Student Engagement |
| Session 5 15:15 - 15:55 (40 mins) |
Session 5A Room: 4B Susan Gollagher (ICTE-UQ) Learning to give feedback on texts Download Presentation - PPT |
Session 5B Room: 4D Rowena Mathew (RMIT) Building better reading comprehension Download Presentation - PPT |
Session 5C Room: 4E James Harvey & Sara Kabloui (RMIT) Unpacking Rubrics Download Presentation - PPT |
Session 5D Room: Plenary Zara Hussain & Kristian Kirkwood (Deakin University) Using technology to teach pronunciation Digital Games and Spelling Download Presentation - PPT |
Session 5E Room: 4F Krystal Agourram (Deakin) A Holistic Education Experience Download Presentation - PPT |
| 16:00 - 16:15 (15 mins) |
Afternoon Tea Sponsored by Pearson |
||||
| 16:20 - 16:40 (20 mins) |
NEAS Plenary Room: Plenary Patrick Pheasant (NEAS)
Awards (Best Presentation) and Prizes (Lucky Door Draw) |
||||
| 16:40 - 17:30 (50 mins) |
Social Event |
||||
|
|
|||||
|
Old Problems, New Solutions |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
