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GRIFFITH INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH NEWSLETTER
Exploring Technology Education conference
The 5th Biennial
International Conference
on Technology Education
Research “Exploring
Technology Education:
Solutions to issues in a
Globalised World” will be held
from 27-29 November 2008 at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Surfers Paradise,
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Keynote speakers include David
Johnston (Oxford University), Clare Benson
(Birmingham City University), and Judith
Moreland (Waikato University).
Delegates will come from a wide range of
technology education stakeholders - teacher
educators, teachers, researchers, post-graduate
students, policy makers, curriculum developers,
consultants, and members of the broader educational
community.
Members’ news
Evaluating the Canadian Council of Learning
Professor Stephen Billett has been appointed to the
Expert Panel that provides an evaluation of the Canadian
Council of Learning, a C$85 million initiative of the
Canadian government, and will prepare a report that
identifies its worth and possible alternative structures
and programs to realise goals associated with lifelong
learning for Canadians.
Developing a comprehensive reference resource
on information communication technologies
Dr Glenn Finger co-authored a chapter that was selected
for inclusion in the six volume definitive resource
on information communication
technologies representing ‘the most
comprehensive reference work in
this field…[covering] such topics
as ad-hoc networks, collaborative
environments, e-governance, and
urban information systems’.
Measuring the quality of work integrated learning
Dr Calvin Smith has been awarded a Griffith University
Research Grant (GURG) to develop and validate
measures of key quality indicators for Work Integrated
Learning (WIL) curricula.
Registration closes 12 October 2008.
For more information or to download a
registration form, please visit www.griffith.edu.
au/education/griffith-institute-educational-research/
events/technology-education-research-conference2.
Influencing policy on deafness and human rights
Professor Merv Hyde delivered the keynote address at
the Nordic Conference on The dual languages of deaf
and hearing-impaired children in Gothenburg, Sweden.
His topic was Deafness and Human Rights: How the
2007 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities may influence current policies and programs.
Exploring research collaboration with Indonesia
Professor Howard Middleton met with a delegation from
Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Indonesia to discuss the
activities of the Griffith Institute for Educational Research
and explore the possibilities for research collaboration.
Maths Education Research Journal editorship
GIER Director, Professor Robyn Zevenbergen, and
GIER members, Dr Peter Grootenboer and Dr Ray
Brown have been successful in securing the editorship
of MERJ (Mathematics Education Research Journal) for
a three year period commencing 1 July 2008. MERJ is
an international refereed journal that provides a forum for
the publication of research on the teaching and learning
of mathematics at all levels.