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LT05 ? 17th & 18th March 2005
Learning Technologies Education Conference

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General Overview:

About LT05 ? 17th & 18th March 2005:

LT05 in Sydney is a 2 day/ 1 night residential learning technologies education conference that will focus on the issues and challenges of using, managing and implementing technology in an educational environment. The conference will encourage participants and presenters to engage in thought provoking dialogue by reflecting on new developments and directions in education, evaluating traditional methodologies and exploring challenges, solutions and future directions of learning technologies.

The central theme of the LT05 in Sydney will be ?Beyond the Technology? and the main aim of LT05 Autumn will be to provide an opportunity for delegates to conduct and participate in workshops of particular interest and to discuss a wide range of issues on learning technologies in both open and closed forums.

For both delegates and sponsors, LT05 will provide an excellent opportunity for delegates to informally interact and share in each others experiences, knowledge and vision.

In brief, LT05 will cover issues and topics relating to:

• Key dimensions of learning and technology within the context of education
• Learning approaches to utilising technology
• The role of technology in education
• The management of technology in schools

Beyond the Technology

Within our schools and in the larger community there is debate about the value of technology. The existence of this debate reflects both hope and doubts about the role that technology can play in learning. It is both the hopes and the doubts that this conference wishes to address.

However, it is not the technology itself that makes the difference; it is what people do with it. For this reason we have chosen as our theme: Beyond Technology. This conference will give significant time to what is happening in our schools in a series of workshops. 12 workshops have been gathered together under three headings: IT Services, Classroom Practices and New Literacies. It is in these workshops that delegates will be able to draw inspiration and knowledge from their peers as well as contribute to their personal growth and development.

Informal learning is often the greatest in conferences and so this conference has been made residential to provide quality time together. Space between sessions and extended time over meals will allow delegates to meet, share and relax together as a learning and sharing community. This conference is to be the first of many autumn conferences and will compliment the spring LT05 conference which will be held in Melbourne on September 1^st to 3^rd 2005.

Convenor & Keynote Speakers

David Loader - Convenor

LT05 is pleased to have David Loader as the conference?s convenor. David Loader is renowned for his leadership in using technology in educational environments and was at the forefront of introducing notebook programs in Melbourne schools such as MLC and Wesley College.

David writes a regular monthly column in the Journal ?The Teacher?, is the author of ?The Inner Principal? and is currently working as Associate Professor, Principal Fellow, Education Facility at Melbourne University, Australia. His experience includes 31 years as a school principal.

David has also successfully convened the last two Spring LT Education Conferences in Victoria.

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki*

?The future in genetics, computing and physics?

Karl Kruszelnicki used to be a "proper pukka scientist, engineer and doctor", but is currently an author and science commentator on radio and television. He is the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney, in the Science Foundation of the Physics Department.

Away from the media, he has worked as a physicist, labourer, roadie for bands (including Bo Diddley), car mechanic, filmmaker, hospital scientific officer, biomedical engineer (when he designed and built a machine to pick up electrical signals from the human retina), TV weatherman, and medical doctor at The Kids Hospital in Sydney.

In addition to his degrees in Physics and Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine and Surgery, he has studied several non-degree years at various universities in Astrophysics, Computer Science and Philosophy. He speaks at primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, and is an after-dinner speaker and corporate video writer and presenter.

In the media, he was a writer and presenter for the first series of Quantum, and has been a science reporter on TV ever since (The Midday Show, Good Morning Australia and is currently a regular on Channel 7's Sunrise etc). In radio, he speaks on-air for about 4 hours every week. This includes a national weekly, 1-hour science talkback show on Triple J - which attracts up to 300,000 people (about 1.5% of the Australian population). This show sometimes "crashes" the switchboard, when the number of incoming calls reaches 7,000 per 15 minute window.

He has written 22 books. His last four popular science books have all been No. 1 Popular Science best sellers in Australia (according to the New Scientist). He is currently working on his 23rd book, Great Mythconceptions - Cellulite, Camel Humps and Chocolate Zits, which will be released in November 2004.

*Dr Karl Kruszelnicki appears by arrangement with Claxton Speakers International

Mary Mason

?The Brain, the Computer, You and the World?

"Learning is the constant re-making of a system in the context of culture. In this re-making learners remake the communicational resources and they remake their own cognitive potentials, their affective dispositions, their subjectivities (and the cultures in which they live)".
Gunter Kress

Computers allow us to radically alter the ways in which we live in our worlds. But, has technology promoted this or does it merely and potentially provide an instrument through which profound social change can be lived and expressed? And has education really taken up technology?s potential or does it limit it through mindsets, and the politics of a present which seeks to preserve the status quo? This keynote explores issues of literacies, mind and culture and offers a challenge to educators to re-think the ways in which they think about, use and create futures with technologies in their schools.

Mary Mason started her career as a nurse educator and then moved into English education. She is a past Vice-President of the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English but for the past 10 years has been involved in change in Schools, first as Director of Professional Development, Learning and Research at Methodist Ladies?College, then as Associate Principal at Wesley College and now as an educational consultant and Director of Teaching and Learning at The Geelong College.

Bruce Rigby

?Metrics: Is there evidence that a computer will aid learning??

Bruce Rigby is currently the Manager of Strategic Technology Initiatives with the Department of Education. In his role he is responsible for strategic initiatives that support and enhance delivery of education and training services through the use of ICT. This includes the development of eLearning strategic plans for OSE and the development of department wide processes to promote synergy between business units providing online learning for Victorian students and teachers.

In addition to his extensive Australian experiences, Bruce has also been involved in a number of international postings and assignments. His most recent international involvements have included being a project consultant for the Capacity Building of Thai Education Reform (School Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology) in 2003, being part of the ?Thai Learning Technology 2010 ? Strategic Plan for the ICT in Education Reform? in 2002 and ?Vision 2020? as consultant to develop 20 year strategic plans and a set of implementation strategies for education reform in the United Arab Emirates.

In 1993, Bruce was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship Grant which has enabled him to travel through the USA and Great Britain to study the application of computer telecommunications to improve opportunities for school age students.

Steve Holden

?ICT take up in classrooms and schools: enthusiasm and reluctance and everything in between?

Holden is the Publishing Manager, Journals, for the Australian Council for Educational Research, the Editor of Teacher magazine, published by ACER, and the Editor of Professional Educator. He is also a freelance journalist and writer. He won the Australian Council of Educational Leaders Victoria Media Award, 2003, and the highly commended category in the Australian Council of Deans of Education Award for Print Media: Best Feature 2004.

Agenda:

Workshop Sessions

Workshop Strands

IT Services (ITS)

ITS: W1 Innovative Schools Program
Presentation by:

Guy Wright, Kingscliff High School

An effective IT plan and its successful implementation is a core ingredient for schools to move forward. Participants will gain an understanding and overview of some leading ICT focused schools. Specifically the session will look at:

• Leading ICT programs from USA. Europe and Singapore.
• The integration of technology ?an example of best practice? case study Kingscliff High School (KHS). This will include the KHS online learning platform.
• The Microsoft IT Academy program, how it can help your school achieve excellence in IT and an overview of some quality ICT resources will be demonstrated.

Currently Guy is Head Teacher ICT, VET and Computer Coordinator at KHS. In November 2003, he travelled to the USA, Europe and Singapore to study leading ICT practices in schools. Guy and his school have won many awards for ICT, both at the state and national levels.

ITS: W2 Research findings for Riverview
Presentation by:

Christopher O?Mahony

Christopher O?Mahony will describe some research that is happening at Riverview with respect to:

• XSIQ,
• The Learning Federation &
• IT professional development

Two of our Maths teachers, who could model a number of the e-learning techniques that they are using in the classroom, and (b) two of our Middle School teachers who are using web quests in Year 8. 

ITS: W3 Emerging and New Technologies- The Richardson Report
Presented by:

Mal Lee, IWBNet

This presentation will explore why within the decade most classrooms in the developed world will be using some kind of interactive whiteboard (IWB).
The session will examine the educational and economic reasons for building your ICT and education strategy around IWBs ? and provide a practical insight into the preparations required.

ITS: W4 PLC Pymble?s school portal
Presented by:

Amanda Paterson and Linda Yeates

There will be a presentation of their web-based systems for Professional Development, Roll call, House marks and more.

Classroom Practices (CP)

CP: W1 An Interactive Classroom
Presentation by:

Rolfe Kolbe, the Scots College Sydney

Developing an "interface" between the teacher, the class, the software used and all of the content. We have already had a lot of success at Scots within our Maths program with the web based interface that the boys work through.

The presentation will look at the example of our Maths program with examples of how the Maths classroom can become so much more enjoyable but it will not be Maths specific in its overall nature. Using the computer as a tool not just for the sake of using it. Making the classroom truly interactive.

CP: W2 Multimedia in Education
Presentation by:

Helen McMahon, Leumeah Primary School

Magic, Magicians and Multimedia - The 3 M's. Come along and learn how to apprentice your students to be the magicians behind the magic which is Multimedia. Harry Potter?s got nothing on this one, as images fly around the screen, video leaps to life and music transcends the mind?and all this in an everyday classroom!

CP: W3 The ICT integration of short films in English
Presentation by:

Trent Heaft, ICT facilitator at Newington college

CP: W4 Language delivery using ICT
Presentation by:

The Head of LOTE at Scotch College

New Literacies (NL)

NL: W1 Technology and BOS
Presentation by:

Diana Stewart, Pymble Ladies College

NL: W2 Microsoft OneNote and Sharepoint
Presented by:

Jason Trump, Microsoft

NL: W3 Middle School e-learning integrations
Presented by:

PLC

There will be a demonstration as to how e-learning is being implemented for Junior School Science and from Riverview a demonstration of e-learning in mathematics.

NL: W4 The 3 R?s ? real teaching, real classrooms, real use of technology
Presentation by:

Jodie Bonaz, Intouch Consultancy Pty Ltd

With society moving into the world of technology, life as we have known it no longer exists. An implication of this evolution requires teachers to jump on this cyberspace wagon and instil in our students a clear understanding of the skills and principals of technology. Sounds quite daunting don't you think? Rest assured, it's really not that hard. In this workshop we will demonstrate just how simple it all really is by showcasing relevant activities that you can do with your students in a real classroom addressing required literacy outcomes. Walk away with a plethora of practical ideas, a CD ROM of examples and the step-by-step instructions on how to create literacy projects using technology.

Conference Accommodation

Thursday 17^th March, all delegates will have a chance to network and enjoy their evening, attending and Event Dinner at The Italian Village with accommodation provided at the Vibes, Rushcutters Bay.

Early Bird Registrations* - Conference & Accommodation (Before February 12th, 2005)
$486 including all meals, event dinner, one night?s accommodation (twin share), conference compendium, copy of Microsoft OneNote, attendance to all keynote presentations and your choice of workshop sessions. SAVE 10%

Note: $65 to upgrade to your own room.

Early Bird Registrations* - Conference Only (Before February 12th, 2005)
$420.75 including all meals, event dinner, conference compendium, copy of Microsoft OneNote, attendance to all keynote presentations and your choice of workshop sessions. SAVE 15%

Conference & Accommodation (After February 12th, 2005)
$540 including all meals, event dinner, one night?s accommodation (twin share), conference compendium, copy of Microsoft OneNote, attendance to all keynote presentations and your choice of workshop sessions.

Note: $65 to upgrade to your own room.

Conference Fee Only (After February 12th, 2005)
$495 including all meals, event dinner, conference compendium, copy of Microsoft OneNote, attendance to all keynote presentations and your choice of workshop sessions.

* Early Bird (before February 12th 2005)

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