Program
subject to change without notice
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THURSDAY 18th July 2013 |
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9:00 a.m. Welcome and opening - Lecture Theatre 9:30 a.m. Keynote - Bob Boughton Popular education for empowerment adult literacy campaigns - Lecture Theatre 10:30 a.m. Morning tea - Aroma Café |
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Block A - Choose one 120 minute session |
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11:00a.m. -1:00 p.m. |
A1 Formative assessment Susan Bates |
A2 E-mpowering with 'E's Jo Hart |
A3 Using the CGEA to empower students Cheryl Wiltshire |
A4 Doing the groundwork for agribusiness Sharon Ross |
A5 To be advised |
1:00 pm Lunch - Aroma Café
Block B - Choose one 55 minute session |
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1:50-2:45 p.m. |
B1 Poster and resources session |
B2 Katitjin Djookian - Learning Through Yarning Bethany Kinsela and Sue Brennan |
B3 Is the ACSF the universal solution? Margaret McHugh |
B4 Q&A with the keynote speaker Bob Boughton (repeated as Session C4) |
B5 What;s in a Number? |
Block C - Choose one 55 minute session |
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2:55-3:50 p.m. |
C1 Resources and poster session |
C2 Apps are Apt in the CGEA William Griffiths and Christina Penn |
C3 BYO Networking and meetings |
C4 Q&A with the keynote speaker Repeat of B4 Bob Boughton |
C5 What's in a number? Meeting action learning group |
3:50 p.m. Afternoon tea - Aroma Café
4:20 p.m. WAALC Annual General Meeting - Lecture theatre
WAALC Annual General Meeting
All conference delegates are invited to attend the AGM to hear reports about activities undertaken by WAALC and ACAL this year.
Financial support for Western Australians to attend the ACAL conference in Sydney in October will be announced.
Financial members may nominate themselves others for positions on the committee and vote at the meeting. See the secretary Cheryl Wiltshire for a nomination form.
Membership dues may be paid to the Treasurer Carmel Jennings prior to the meeting.
6.00pm Social event - Pie and pint at the Irish Club
FRIDAY 19th July 2012 |
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9:00 a.m. Welcome - Lecture Theatre |
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9:15 a.m. Plenary Panel Let's assess assessment! - Lecture Theatre |
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10:05 a.m. Morning tea - Aroma Café |
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Block D - Choose one 120 minute session |
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10.35-12:35 a.m. |
D1 Why we need powerful Two-Way communication Coral Brockman and Margaret McHugh |
D2 Understanding and Developing Spelling Skills |
D3 Reading for pleasure: More than a distant possibility? Karen Slikas-Barber |
D4 Teaching Pronunciation – Some Essentials Geoff Pearson |
D5 Building Strength with Numeracy: A new resource and approaches for 'getting started' with adult numeracy learners Beth Marr |
12.35 p.m. Lunch
Block E - Choose one 55 minute session. |
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1:35-2:30 p.m. |
E1 Exploring the social practices approach to adult literacy teaching and learning Audrey MacAlindon |
E2 E-Learning and Adult ESL Literacy Rania Soliman |
E3 What can WAALC do for you? Cheryl Wiltshire |
E4 Reparation Through Reading Jane Jones and Helena Zielinska |
E5 Learning the 'tricks of the trade: 'In the head' calculation techniques for adult numeracy learners Beth Marr |
2.30-3.35 p.m. Final plenary
Getting back to our roots: What WAALC can contribute to the quality of adult literacy and numeracy - Lecture Theatre