Program at a glance

Thursday, September 13

8:30am Welcome

Welcome to Country – Ron Jones, Wurundjeri Elder

Conference Welcome

Auditorium

Keynote: Tim Rawlings, Head of Training Product Development for PwC’s Skills for …

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A1 Trauma informed approach to assist the learning process Emma McCarthy, Emma McCarthy Consulting and Karen Dymke, Thoughtful Works

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A2 Learning in Indigenous communities – ‘the pathway of greatest acceptance’ Rovel Shackleford, Chisholm Institute

Clarendon A

A3 Teaching to Speak – Classroom Action Research in Pronunciation Teaching Laura Chapman, Carringbush Adult Education

Clarendon B

A4 Training packages reformed Tina Berghella, Oggi Consulting

Clarendon Breakout

Morning tea

Auditorum foyer

11:00 Session B

B1 Slot the client in Jen Zhao, TAFESA

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B2 A new resource for EAL teachers of beginner level adults Margaret Corrigan and Elizabeth Keenan, Carringbush Adult Education

Clarendon A

B3 Analysing and assessing spelling using spelling knowledges Jan Hagston and Lee Kindler, Multifangled

Clarendon B

B4 WIIFM? A student perspective Marianne Slade, STEPS Group Australia

Clarendon Breakout

C1 Paulo Freire: Does he matter? Is he still relevant? Rob McCormack

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C2 Plumbing for Numeracy Debbie Sperandio and Astrid Donadio, Chisholm TAFE

Clarendon A

C3 Pina Pina Jarrinjaku Ros Bauer, Ros Bauer Adult Literacy Services and Barbara Napanangka Martin, Yuendumu School, Enid Nangala Gallagher and Sunaina Pinto, Pina Pina Jarrinjaku

Clarendon B

C4 What to do with creativity when I’m teaching, or is that a contradiction in term … Lindee Conway and Liz Gunn, Melbourne Polytechnic

Clarendon Breakout

12:55pm Lunch

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Keynote: Educating Against Storied Assumptions: Leveraging Practice by Changing … Dr. Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker, Professor in the Faculty of Education at Brock University, Canada

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D1 CGEA and EAL Framework: what has changed? Nadia Casarotto and Cheryl Bartolo, Curriculum Maintenance Managers, Victoria University

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D2 From heutagogy to meigmagogy Leigh Dwyer, Melbourne Polytechnic

Clarendon A

D3 Using resources outside the classroom to help students learn Svitlana Harasymiv, Olympic Adult Education

Clarendon B

D4 FSKNUM2018 – Use detailed maps to plan travel routes for LN Joanne Medlin, ACAL

Clarendon Breakout

E1 Identifying Numerate Behaviour in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Every … Lorraine Gaunt, University of Queensland

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E2 We need an award for everything we do! Kathrin Colgan, Chisholm Institute

Clarendon A

E3 Harnessing the strength in learner diversity to collaborate in authentic context … Joyce Sim and Heidi Viviani, Swinburne University of Technology

Clarendon B

E4 Delivering LLN globally Dr Chris Ho, Box Hill Institute

Clarendon Breakout

Conference Chat and Chill (ticketed event)

Auditorum foyer

Friday, Sept 14

Music with the Skylarks

Welcome 8.30am

Keynote: Bad, Wrong, Stupid, Don’t Belong: Shifting Perspectives Dr. Jenny Horsman, Community-based researcher and educator, Canada

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F1 Making Literacy Stick – providing students with opportunities and practice to ap … Bob Boughton, University of New England and Deborah Durnan, Literacy for Life Foundation

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F2 Keynote followup – Peace Together: Collaborative Research Towards a Human Rights … Dr. Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker, Professor in the Faculty of Education at Brock University, Canada

Clarendon A

F3 The Language of Character – What is right with you? Judy Hilton, TAFE SA

Clarendon B

F4 Spelling knowledges: taking a strategic approach Jan Hagston and Lee Kindler, Multifangled

Clarendon Breakout

G1 Prioritising people: From skills to wellbeing outcomes Judy Hunter and Jane Furness, WMIER, University of Waikato and Bronwyn Yates, Literacy Aotearoa

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G2 Negotiating Policy-Renegotiating Practice: Understanding LLN Teachers’ Professio … Julianne Krusche, Federation University Australia

Clarendon A

G3 Demonstrating some personal resilience in the face of …..(3.01). Understanding … Philippa McLean, Escalier McLean Consulting and Anne Howard, Victoria University, Manager Western Melbourne English Program

Clarendon B

G4 Between the Lines – seeing invisible trauma: teaching and learning Linno Rhodes, Olympic Adult Education

Clarendon Breakout

H1 A literacy perspective on the gig economy Dr Chris Corbel, University of Melbourne

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H2 Keynote followup: Learning in the Aftermath of Violence: Getting Practical Dr. Jenny Horsman Community-based researcher and educator, Canada

Clarendon A

H3 How volunteers are improving literacy and numeracy for current and future genera … Kerrie Blyth, LINC Tasmania

Clarendon B

H4 Professionalising our Practice Karen Dymke, Thoughtfulworks

Clarendon Breakout

Arch Nelson Address; Cultivating ‘heart power’ Lynne Matheson, VALBEC

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J1 Embedded research informing policy and practice in foundation level workplace tr … Anne Alkema, Industry Training Federation

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J2 The Mega Multi Class Ruth Ryan and Tanja Cuka, Chisholm Institute

Clarendon A

J3 Feminist Pedagogy in 21st Century VET Helaine Costello and Janette Riggs, TAFE SA

Clarendon B

J4 Engagement for better learning, retention and pathways: how we can best assist o … Julie Randolph-Davis, TAFE Queensland (TELLS)

Clarendon Breakout

Closing

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