Western Australian Institute for Educational Research 26th Annual Research Forum: Educational Possibilities University of Notre Dame, 1.00 pm to 6.00 pm, Saturday 13 August Forum 2011 Program Presentations on Saturday 13 August [Abstracts] [Forum Invitation]

The Forum activities are in The University of Notre Dame Australia's new education building, the Tannock Hall of Education, corner of Cliff and Croke Streets, Fremantle. Consult your street directory for parking locations, or for public transport, note the close proximity to Fremantle Railway Station. For campus maps see [Campus locations] and select [Google Maps Fremantle] or [PDF Map Fremantle].

The program given below is a draft subject to change. We estimate that the allocations of times for presenters will be finalised by about midday 9 August 2010. If you have a pressing need for a particular timing for your presentation, please advise by email to c.mcbeath@bigpond.com before end Friday 5 Aug.

1.00-1.40 Plenary session	Opening: Assoc Prof Chris Hackett, President of WAIER Keynote lecture and feature presentation:     Professor Jan Herrington: The possibilities of authentic e-learning [Abstract] [Bionotes] Sponsor presentation: Carolyn Murphy, Teachers Credit Union		Room 101
Time	Session presenters	Title	Room
1.45-2.10 Parallel 1	Rekha Koul & Nicoleta Maynard	Primary school students' understanding and interest in science, engineering and technology	Room 201
	Amir Zaman, Alamgir & Arshad Ali	Continuous assessment of maths and science at primary level in Pakistan	Room 202
	Robert Dixon	Electronic portfolios for school leaders: An ICT approach to professionalism and accountability	Computer Lab 203
	Leanne Fried	Observing engagement issues in the early years	Room 301
	Vaile Dawson & Ian van Loosen	Use of online video in a first year tertiary mathematics unit	Room 302
	David Miller	Using digital representations of students' work for authentic and reliable performance assessment	Computer Lab 303
2.10-2.35 Parallel 2	Angela Fitzgerald	Making sense of the components that contribute to effective primary science teaching	Room 201
	Sally Stowers	Benefits and deficits of attending long day care before entering formal schooling	Room 202
	Pauline Roberts	Creating design principles to support reflection through an e-portfolio platform	Computer Lab 203
	Jessica Hodgkinson	Implementing images walls to improve literacy skills	Room 301
	Eva Dobozy	The use and usefulness of open educational resources in teacher education	Room 302
	Sophia M Bickford	Survey of secondary science teacher perspectives on excursion and incursion activities	Computer Lab 303
2.35-3.00 Parallel 3	Patrick Hampton	Exploring pre-service teachers' conceptual understanding of gravity	Room 201
	Dean McIntyre	The impact of respect and concern for others on cooperative learning	Room 202
	Deborah Southwell	Leadership emergence: Lessons from female educational leaders in Australian higher education	Computer Lab 203
	Eve Ruddock	Social constructs affect potential possibilities	Room 301
	Jenni Parker	A design based research approach for creating effective online higher education courses	Room 302
	Olaleye Bolanle, M. Hackling & K. Murcia	Enhancing chemistry teaching with multiple representations in Nigerian secondary schools	Computer Lab 303
3.00-3.25 Parallel 4			Room 201
	Alphonse Beaugeard & Luke Sells	How does physical education enhance student learning?	Room 202
	Lisa J. Cary	Troubling curriculum: Discourse, postmodern theory and educational research	Computer Lab 203
	Wahiza Wahi , Marnie O'Neill & Anne Chapman	English language literacy for employability: A Malaysian case study	Room 301
	Allen G Harbaugh	A proposal for research into the use of reading assignments in mathematics	Room 302
	Yuli Rahmawati, Arpana Dah, R. Koul & D. Fisher	Co-teaching for transforming classroom practices: Multiple case studies in WA schools	Computer Lab 303
3.25-3.50	Coffee break
3.50-4.15 Parallel 5	Panel 3.50-5.05: Multiple perspectives of AuSSI-WA Elaine Lewis	Hope for the future: Teacher perceptions of AuSSI-WA	Room 201
	Ingrid Fuchsbichler	Year 4 Maths students using calculators to learn place value	Room 202
	Tania Broadley	Rethinking connectedness: Improving access to professional learning for regional and remote teachers	Computer Lab 203
	Dianne Chambers	Mixed method investigation of education assistants and their use of assistive technology	Room 301
	Michelle Ellis	Parent-teacher interactions: Achieving their own goals	Room 302
	Clare McBeath & Roger Atkinson	Publishing your research in a journal	Computer Lab 303
4.15-4.40 Parallel 6	Panel 3.50-5.05: Multiple perspectives of AuSSI-WA Zarin Salter	Sustainability education at school and home: AuSSI-WA and inter-generational influence	Room 201
	Ella Scrimgeour	Using photographic activity schedules to improve student's before-school organisation	Room 202
	Rose Carnes	Incarcerated Aboriginal Western Australians: Missing out on an education revolution	Computer Lab 203
	Anne Harris	An investigation of the relationship between emotional literacy and bullying	Room 301
	Sandra Hesterman	Happiness in the middle school years	Room 302
	Miriam Sullivan	Creating a community of learners: Class blogs as a teaching tool	Computer Lab 303
4.40-5.05 Parallel 7	Panel 3.50-5.05: Multiple perspectives of AuSSI-WA Jennifer Pearson	Operation climate change: AuSSI-WA resource	Room 201
	Christine Peclaris	At what time of day is grade one student reading most productive?	Room 202
	Elisabeth Tchacos	Attitudes and opinions of Aboriginal youth to suicide in the Goldfields region of WA	Computer Lab 203
	Jasmine McDonald	How parents deal with educating a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder	Room 301
	Jeannine Wishart	Investigating the impact of curriculum imperatives on teacher practice	Room 302
	Christine Cunningham	Critically reflective leadership	Computer Lab 303
5.10-6.00	Sundowner: [Postgraduate Awards], [Early Career Award] and [Fellowship Award]

Sponsor: per Carolyn Murphy, Business Development Officer	Sponsor

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Sponsor: Australian Council for Educational Research

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