ALNARC Second National Forum
LITERACY, NUMERACY AND SOCIAL  JUSTICE

Thursday February 15, 2001 (evening)
Friday, February 16 (all day)
The Atrium, Adelaide Institute of TAFE
20 Currie Street
Adelaide 5000

 

 

 

 

 

Speakers include:

• Kaye Schofield, VET research consultant
• Elaine Butler, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of South Australia
• Sue Willis, Dean of Education, Monash University
• John Spiering, Research Strategist, Dusseldorp Skills Forum
• Eunice Askov, Director, Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy, Pennsylvania State University
•  Roseanne Benn, Lecturer, University of Exeter
•  Mark Cody, Executive Director,  Seafood Training SA

 

Program:

Thursday Evening February 15,  6.00 pm – 9.30 pm 5.30 – Registration, drinks : The Atrium 6.00 – Introduction and welcome : N210 Dr Jill Sanguinetti, Manager of ALNARC: 6.10 – Numeracy, Justice and Care: some complicating questions: Professor Sue Willis, Dean of Education, Monash University 6.30 – Skills, Social Inclusion and Social Justice: Dr John Spierings, Research Strategist, Dusseldorp Skills Forum: 6.50 – Dialogue and discussion from the floor 7.15 – Dinner and networking : The Atarium 9.30 – Close

Friday February 16, 8.30 am – 5.00 pm 8.30 am – Registration: The Atrium 9.00 am – Speakers: N210 Welcome and introduction Dr Sue Shore, Director of the South Australian Centre of ALNARC Making a difference through research - holy grail or unholy compromise? Professor Kaye Schofield, Chair, National Advisory Committee ALNARC Director, Research Centre on Vocational Education & Training, University of Technology, Sydney Knowing my place/s; learning and educating in troubled times Ms Elaine Butler, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of South Australia: 10.10 – coffee break : The Atrium 10.40 – Concurrent roundtables: Literacy and Numeracy in Industry Training:  N212 Facilitator: Ms Ruth Trenerry, Coordinator of the South Australian Centre of ALNARC Resource person: Mr Mark Cody, Executive Officer, Seafood Training (SA), Jean Searle, Director of the Queensland Centre of ALNARC, Ann Kelly, ALNARC researcher Literacy and Numeracy in On-line Learning:  N210 Facilitator, Ms Pat Millar, Coordinator, Tasmanian Centre of ALNARC Resource persons: Professor Eunice Askov, Director, Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy, The Pennsylvania State University; Professor Kaye Schofield; Liz Roarty, ESL Lecturer Port Adelaide Campus, Douglas Mawson Institute; Doug Purcell, Lecturer - Online Delivery, Vocational Preparation Department & Professional Development Officer - LSRSC, Adelaide Institute TAFE. Literacy and Numeracy in Programs for Youth: N220 Facilitator: Dr Betty Johnston, Director, NSW Centre of ALNARC\ Resource persons: Dr John Spierings, Ms Jenny McGuirk, Coordinator NSW Centre of ALNARC Literacy and Numeracy in Community Programs: N223 Facilitator: Dr Geraldine Castleton, Coordinator of the Queensland Centre of ALNARC Resource persons: Dr Roseanne Benn, Ms Liz Suda, Coordinator of the Victorian Centre of ALNARC and community educator 12.00 – Round-up of roundtables : N210 Five minute presentations by resource persons posing provocative questions and insights from the discussions. 12.30 – Lunch : The Atrium 1.30 – 2.30 Concurrent workshops: research snapshots, processes and methods Beginning a research project: naming the problem and selecting suitable methodologies : N220 ‘Keeping the bosses off my back: power and knowledge in first line management’ Zoe Reid Workplace Education Service, Adelaide Institute of TAFE ‘Women at play: finding their voices through writing for performance’, Liz Campbell: Women's Education, Adelaide Institute of TAFE ‘The curriculum practices of Adult and Community Education LLN providers in SA’ Jan Peterson: ACE Unit, DETE   Issues in relation to interviewing and analysis of transcripts :  N212 Identifying discourses in talk about training in a construction company Identifying how community organisations perceive people with literacy needs Dr Jean Searle, Geraldine Castleton and Ann Kelly, Queensland Centre of ALNARC Analysing the data and writing it up:  N223 The rise and fall of ALIO (the NSW Adult Literacy Information Office) Dr Betty Johnston, NSW Centre of ALNARC Elements in successful workplace training Ms Jenny McGuirk, NSW Centre of ALNARC 2.30 – 2.50 Coffee 2.50 Concurrent workshops (contd.) Analysing qualitative research data: case studies:   N212 Using case studies for professional development: Literacy, numeracy and training packages Ian Falk, Robeka Smith and Pat Millar, Tasmanian Centre of ALNARC The limits of data: what can research data tell us and what can we do with it? :  N223 ‘Keeping the bosses off my back: power and knowledge in first line management’ Zoe Reid Workplace Education Service, Adelaide Institute of TAFE ‘Women at play: finding their voices through writing for performance’ Liz Campbell: Women's Education, Adelaide Institute of TAFE ‘The curriculum practices of Adult and Community Education LLN providers in SA’ Jan Peterson: ACE Unit, DETE Research outcomes and issues:  N220 Post graduate study in adult literacy and TESOL: is there a future? Christine Riddell, director, Victorian Centre of ALNARC Innovative approaches to literacy provision in Sweden, Spain, the USA and UK. Liz Suda, Coordinator, Victorian Centre of ALNARC 4.00 – 5.00 pm: Wind up of the Forum:   N210 Impacts, Issues and Future Directions Chair: Kaye Schofield Five minute contributions about the significance of the forum and key issues emerging, from: Geraldine Castleton (President of ACAL) Mark Cody (Seafood industry) Sue Perisce (Adult literacy practitioner) Tess Were (adult literacy practitioner) Roseanne Benn (University of Exeter John Spiering (Dusseldorp Skills Forum) Discussion from the floor 5.00 - Close

 

Cost:

Thursday evening (including dinner): $20
Friday (including lunch): $30
Total: $50

For further details, contact:
Jill Sanguinetti
Phone: 03 9688 5085
Email: Jill.Sanguinetti@vu.edu.au

For brochure and registration, contact:
Philippa Costigan
Phone:  03 9419 4055
Email:  cosmur@netspace.net.au