ACAL Conference

Bridging the divides: Inclusion/Exclusion

31 October - 2 November 2002

Keynote speakers:

• Mary Hamilton - Professor of Adult Learning and Literacy, Lancaster University. She is the of Editor of Powerful Literacy, which addresses the gap between those with access to information and those without it, and promotes the notion that literacy is a powerful means for social change
  
  
• Sue Shore - National Director of Adult Literacy and Numeracy Research Consortium (ALNARC). She is co-author of Positively Different, guidelines for inclusive curricula for adult language, literacy and numeracy. Some of her research has focussed on how race contributes to identity. She is particularly interested in understanding 'whiteness'.

Focus speakers

• Phil Glendinning - Director of Edmund Rice Centre of NSW for Justice and Community Education. The Edmund Rice Centre works closely with groups at the margins of society both in Australia and internationally. It encourages research, teaching and learning related to the causes of poverty and inequity in society, especially with regard to youth and indigenous people
  
  
• Helen Verran - She is involved in the social study of science, through involvement with science and maths education. One of her interests is the use of cross-cultural approaches and the study of knowledge production. She is currently writing a book, Science and the dreaming, which grows from 12 years work with members of an aboriginal community
  
  
• Darryl Griffin - College Director, EORA. EORA is the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts, TAFE NSW. It is the centre for the faculty of aboriginal studies, where people from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background can acquire the academic skills needed for higher education or employment, in an environment which is accustomed to Aboriginal learning styles.
  
  
• Hermine Scheeres - Lecturer in Language and Literacy at UTS. She is co-editor of Literacy and Numeracy Studies, and one of the authors of The ABE profession and Competence: Promoting Best Practice (1993). She will be looking at ABE teacher competence ten years on.
  
  
• Beth Marr - Long time adult numeracy educator and writer of internationally known and respected teaching and professional development materials. She is a lecturer at RMIT, Melbourne.
  
  
• Jenny Hammond - her research interests are in the area of spoken and written language and literacy development of first and second language theory and the role of classroom talk in the construction of knowledge - using 'scaffoldings' theories. Lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Workshops

There are about 65 presentations around the conference theme of Bridging the divides.

Special features

• Numeracy Professional Development
  A special feature will be four sessions of professional development for more or less inexperienced practitioners in the filed of adult numeracy. People who participate in all the four workshops will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
  
  
• Computer room and internet cafe
  A computer a room with ten to fifteen computers is available throughout the conference at the venue, for hands-on workshops and presentations. Internet facility will be available for some of the conference.
  
  
• Arch Nelson Debate
  The Conference will conclude with a lively debate which will pull together issues emerging from the conference, and address the theme of 'Bridging the divides'.

The Conference Dinner

To be held at the International Hotel School, with catering and service provided by the students. The School is located in the former St Patrick's Seminary, a grand and historic sandstone landmark on the hill at Manly.

ACAL Forum

The ACAL forum on 31 October will focus on the language, literacy and numeracy needs of new arrivals in Australia, as they take up active roles as citizens of this country. It will address issues pertinent to the relationship between language, literacy and numeracy and aspects of everyday life such as health, justice, welfare and education.

Registration

On-line registration is now available for quick and easy registration. Payment is accepted either credit card or a tax invoice will be sent to your organisation upon request.

For further information go to www.hotelnetwork.com.au and click title 'Bridging the divides: Exclusion/Inclusion'.

You can browse through our archive of meeting, seminar and workshop notices to see the range of activities QCAL organises.