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A Digital Education Revolution

 

Realising the possibilities - managing the realities

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The Australian Council for Educational Research and education.au supported by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), are presenting a series of symposia to explore and illuminate the possibilities and the realities of the implementation of the Digital Education revolution (DER).

Program
9.00

Introduction by Program Chair, Gerry White (an independent ICT consultant and ex-CEO of education.au

What is the Digital Education Revolution
DEEWR - The Digital Revolution taskforce 

9.15

Keynote Presentation by Gerry White or Mark Pesce
(Mark Pesce is an Honourary Lecturer at the University of Sydney. He is one of the early pioneers in virtual reality, is a writer, researcher and teacher and the co-inventor of VRML.)

10.15 Morning Tea
10.45

Concurrent sessions 1 - Integration of ideas

Strand 1 - ACER
How does research inform better decisions?
Strand 2 - State Jurisdictions
What is already happening locally?
Strand 3 - education.au
What is powerful about teaching with technology? 

12.00 Lunch
12.45

Concurrent Sessions 2 - Integration of practice

Stand 1 - Local Schools
What does research based practice look like in the classroom?
Strand 2 - local Schools
What does effective implementation of state directions look like in the classroom? 
Stand 3 - Local Schools
What does the effective use of technology look like in the classroom? 

2.00

Afternoon tea

2.30 What ongoing support for teachers is there?
DEEWR -  Teacher Quality Branch
2.45

Summing up and sending on
In conversation with conference  participants and  key presenters, Gerry White will sum up the key ideas generated during the day and present them to DEEWR representatives to contribute to further government consultation.

3.30 Close of symposium

Where

Sydney, The Harbour Marriott, Circular Quay 
26 May  (8.30 -3.30)
Brisbane, Novotel, Creek Street
28 May  (8.30 - 3.30)
Adelaide, Stamford Plaza, North Terrace, Adelaide
2 June
Melbourne,  The Sebel - Albert Park, Melbourne
3 June
Perth, Duxton Hotel, St George's Terrace
12 June

Registration

Online registration: http://www.acer.edu.au/proflearn

Fax registration form is available at: http://acer.edu.au/documents/CPL_DigitalEduRev.pdf

Cost

$198 (Includes GST, day's events, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea)