Research Training and Collaborative Resarch Opportunities Seminar
REME (Research in English and Multiliteracies Education)SEMINAR
Tuesday14th February, 2006, Lecture Theatre 111, University of New England
For UNE staff and students and teachers of primary/secondary school
ALL WECOME!
Interfacing Research and Teaching in ICT and Multiliteracies Education
PRESENTERS:
Dr. Angela Thomas (University of Sydney) & Prof. Len Unsworth (UNE)
12.30 - 2.00 The blog as a literacy research tool (Dr Angela Thomas).
For the past 18 months I have been using blogs as means for: conducting research with young adolescent research participants; developing a network of like-minded researchers; discussing and soliciting feedback about my research within my blogging community; writing, refining, editing, and thinking ‘out loud’ about the issues related to research; and communicating my research to others. I have also involved my post-grad students in researching through blogging. This session will explore these various uses of blogs and the benefits of maintaining an active online presence (“googleability”).
2.00 – 2.30 Afternoon Tea
2.30 – 3.00 Building School/University Research Partnerships: ARC
Linkage Grants in Literacy Education – current and projected
examples (Prof Len Unsworth).
The advantages in terms of funding and professional development to ‘industry partners’ such as schools, groups of schools, directorates and offices of government, Catholic and other independent education systems, of becoming research partners with universities will be outlined. Key elements of one existing ARC Linkage Grant and one proposed grant will also be outlined.
3.00 – 3.30 From the PhD blues to Publication Bliss (Dr Angela Thomas)
In this session I will discuss the process I undertook for establishing a research and publication agenda after the completion of my PhD. Issues such as how to find a publisher, how to convert the PhD into publications, and how to start building a track record will be discussed.
3.30 – 4.00 Refreshments
4.00 – 5.00 Kahootz: Children as active designers of 3D animated
simulations, games and narratives. (Dr Angela Thomas)
Kahootz is a powerful set of 3D multimedia tools that allows students and teachers to be creators, designers, inventors and storytellers. Kahootz is also an active, online community. Kahootz students and teachers can publish their work and exchange, share, collaborate, de-construct and explore with other schools in the Kahootz community. The affordances of Kahootz and how children are manipulating these affordances will be the focus of this session.
REGISTRATION: Free – but RSVP to Len Unsworth is required by 6th February, 2006.
Participants may choose to come to any or all sessions.
