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Kieran Egan
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Dr. Kieran Egan is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at Simon
Fraser University, and the founder and director of the Imaginative Education
Research Group (IERG). He is the author of about a dozen books, and co-author,
editor, or co-editor of a few more. He is author of over one hundred articles.
In 1991 he received the Grawemeyer Award in Education. In 1993 he was
elected as the first person in Education to the Royal Society of Canada.
In 2000 he was elected as a Foreign Associate member of the (U.S.A.) National
Academy of Education. In 2001 he was appointed to a Canada Research Chair
in Education, and won a Killam Senior Research scholarship. Various of
his books have been translated into more than half a dozen European and
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Mark Fettes
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With a professional background ranging from biology to language planning,
Mark Fettes is concerned with how educational systems engage with different
ways of knowing and being, and with the integration of such systems in
wider cultural patterns. His interest in the imagination stems from his
work on a critical-realist theory of linguistic ecology and its applications
in such diverse areas as ecological, indigenous and multicultural education.
Mark is Co-Director of the Imaginative Education Research Group as well
as the Executive Director of the Esperantic Studies Foundation (www.esperantic.org).
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Natalia Gajdamaschko
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Dr. Natalia Gajdamaschko is a Vygotskian psychologist, trained in Moscow, Russia.
In North America, she has served as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Vinson
Institute of Government and the Torrance Centre for Creative Studies at the University
of Georgia (USA). As the recipient in 1993 of an Advanced Scholars Award by the
International Research and Exchange Board (IREX), she spent an academic year at the
University of Connecticut's School of Education and National Centre for Gifted and
Talented conducting research on gifted education and educational psychology.
Dr. Gajdamaschko has presented papers at numerous European, North American and World
congresses in the fields of educational theory, gifted education, educational psychology
and organizational psychology. Among her publications, Dr. Gajdamaschko is the author of
"The Totalitarian Mask" in A. Baldwin and W. Vially (Eds), The Many Faces of Giftedness:
Lifting the Mask (1999), "Lev Vygotsky on Creativity" in M. Runco and W. Pretzker (Eds),
Encyclopedia of Creativity (1999), and (with Kieran Egan), "Some cognitive tools of literacy"
in A. Kozulin and others (Eds), "Vygotsky's Educational Theory in Cultural Context" (2003).
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Bob Gowin
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Dr. D. Bob Gowin, Emeritus Professor, Cornell University, (1961-90). Gowin earned his PhD from Yale University (1956) and was appointed Post-doctoral Fellow in Philosophy at Yale, 1958. He was an Assistant Professor at Univ. of Chicago (1958-61), Visiting Associate Professor, Stanford University, 1970, where he introduced the first seminar on
Philosophy and Research in Education that won him an award for excellence in teaching. In 1991, he "retired" from Cornell and returned to Stanford, teaching "Maturing Minds after Fifty" in the Continuing Studies Program. He was elected President, Philosophy of Education Society (1969-70), and the Association for Process Philosophy of Education, 1992-93.
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Mikhail Shilin
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Dr. Mikhail Shilin has been involved in the field of Education since
1989. He has published, in Russian, mainly in the area of ecological/environmental
education. He is co-author of a brochure about the development of ecological
education in Russian technical universities. He is especially interested in using alternative approaches and educational technologies and tools such as games and simulations. |
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After two years of successful conferences with a total of more than 600 attendees
from around the world, we are excited to be hosting this year's conference
with the theme of "engaging the imagination in teaching and learning". Our
goal once again is to bring together scholars, students, administrators, policy
makers and educational practitioners in a forum that allows for a rich conversation
about imagination in education. Our keynote speaker this year will be Max Wyman, author of, "The Defiant Imagination".
This, our third international conference, will feature speakers from the
teaching and scholarly communities whose presentations will focus on seven
major themes and one Special Interest Group selected so as to
highlight our central theme of "engaging the imagination in teaching and learning".
The conference will take place in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada. Mountains, beaches and one of the largest urban parks in North America
surround this internationally renowned city. Our venue, the Coast
Plaza Hotel and Suites, is in the downtown city core adjacent to Stanley
Park and is seconds from some of the best shopping, dining, and cultural facilities
in the city. For more information about traveling to
and from Vancouver click here Registration begins January 15th, 2005
and ends June 30th.
The event begins with an optional Professional Development Workshop in Imaginative
Education on July 12th and 13th. This two-day workshop is designed for those
who would like to familiarize themselves with the basic principles of "imaginative
education" and to receive close direction in the implementation of these principles
for teaching practice. For more information click
here.
The Conference itself opens on the evening of Wednesday July 13th with an
introduction and opening plenary followed by a reception for all delegates
and presenters. Featuring "Jazz for Kicks", delegates spend the rest of the
evening meeting and socializing with new and old acquaintances and colleagues.
The next three days are filled with a variety of presentations, workshops,
roundtables and panel discussions that will suit anyone who is interested
in "engaging the imagination in teaching and learning".
Not to be missed is the Dinner Boat Cruise on the evening of Friday, July
15th. The MV Britannia of Harbour Cruises,
has been reserved and takes passengers around the waters surrounding the stunning
City of Vancouver. This year "Jazz for Kicks" will also be playing during
a portion of the trip. Register early for the conference
and this event as Cruise tickets are limited.
The conference closes Saturday afternoon with an informal Closing Session
during which delegates are invited to share suggestions, comments and critiques
of the conference. Cookies and beverages are served for those who need an
additional incentive to join us!
From the pre-conference workshop, to the opening session on the evening of
July 13, the boat cruise on Friday evening, and to the closing session on
July 16, 2005, we invite you to join us for a stimulating event full of imaginative
thought, practice and interaction!
