Professional Learning
Program
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ALEA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2012 - PROGRAM |
The following program is a BROAD OVERVIEW. It will be updated closer to the Sydney 2012 ALEA Conference.
FRIDAY 6 JULY - 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Optional Pre-Conference Institutes with a difference (cost is additional to conference registration)
Places are limited to 20 people each.
Institute 1: The literacies of visual arts at the Art Gallery NSW
Professor Robyn Ewing, University of Sydney
Institute 2: Exploring visual literacies at the Australian Museum
Associate Professor Ian Brown, University of Wollongong
Institute 3: The literacies of science at the Australian Museum
Dr Beryl Exley, Queensland University of Technology
Institute 4: The literacies of history at the Australian Museum
Catherine Smyth, The University of Sydney
Institute 5: The literacies of technology
Professor Don Leu, University of Connecticut
Download more information and a booking form here - or go to the Conference Registration page.
FRIDAY 6 JULY - CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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5.00 pm
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Conference opening
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Plenary - Steven L Layne |
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Venue: The SMC Conference Building |
SATURDAY 7 JULY
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Welcome to Country
Jack Manning Bancroft (AIME CEO)
Plenary - Donald J Leu |
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| Morning tea | ||
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2 x Keynote concurrent sessions Workshops / papers |
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| Lunch | ||
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2 x Keynote concurrent sessions Workshops / papers |
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| Afternoon tea | ||
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ALEA AGM Friendship Dinners |
SUNDAY 8 JULY
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ALEA in association with PETAA presents: Plenary - Mem Fox (Donald Graves Address) |
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| Morning tea | ||
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2 x Keynote concurrent sessions Workshops / papers |
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| Lunch | ||
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2 x Keynote concurrent sessions Workshops / papers |
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| Afternoon tea | ||
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Conference Dinner - Centrepoint Tower Dinner Speaker - Libby Gleeson Supported by National Year of Reading 2012 |
MONDAY 9 JULY
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Plenary - Barbara Comber ALEA Awards presentation |
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| Morning tea | ||
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2 x Keynote concurrent sessions Workshops / papers |
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| Lunch | ||
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Workshops / papers Plenary - Rob Tierney |
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| Closing reception |







