Online Conference - 2006

Visions of Learning: ASLA Online II

An international online conference hosted by the Australian School Library Association (ASLA)

8th to 26th May 2006 -- Conference proceedings now available

This online conference aims to bring together a range of educators from around the globe to provide opportunities to explore and discuss changing approaches to education delivery in regard to evolving technologies, information services and current educational research. The conference allows participants to explore learning and knowledge construction so that our vision of learning can be enabled.

The conference theme is Visions of Learning, with the following conference strands.

1. Powerful purpose - examines the who, what and why of teaching and how this effects delivery.

(Strand descriptors - Embracing the social and cultural influences of the learner; Challenging the traditional educational paradigms; Developing and working with a constructivist approach to curriculum development; Engaging the learner in a digital world; Advancing the information professionals practice; Unpacking lifelong learning; Fostering social networking; Connecting research to practice)

2. Powerful pedagogy - examines different models of teaching and learning and how they can be applied.

(Strand descriptors - Harnessing informal learning, and prior knowledge and understanding; Integrating multiple literacies (information literacy, visual literacy, critical literacy) into the curriculum; Resourcing e-learning through emerging and future technologies; Providing access to quality resources and digital assets; Embracing learning styles, multiple intelligences and higher order thinking)

3. Powerful practice - examines what happens when good teaching and learning takes place.

(Strand descriptors - Building productive partnerships and influential relationships; Facilitating cooperative and collaborative teaching and learning; Creating information rich learning environments; Nurturing learning communities; Fostering digital storytelling)

4. Powerful performance - examines learning processes, information delivery and assessment methods and their impact on student achievement.

(Strand descriptors - Leveraging deep learning and deep thinking; Capitalising on standardised testing and corporatisation of the curriculum; Connecting science (brain research, cognitive psychology) with instructional design; Knowing the learner and information seeking behaviour; Evaluating school libraries in the digital age; Assessing information literacy competencies)

Australian School Library Association Incorporated, 2006
http://www.asla.org.au/pd/online2006/index.htm
Last updated: 29 April 2006