http://ierg.net Site News daily 1 2006-09-02T21:01:07Z http://ierg.net/news-items/2009-conference-dinner-boat-cruise At IERG's International Conference this coming July, the dinner boat cruise will be on the authentic paddlewheeler the MPV Constitution No publisher shannah 2009-07-02T18:50:09Z News Item http://ierg.net/news-items/ierg-conference-july-15th-201318th-vancouver-b-c-canada-1 Register for the conference and pre-conference workshop now! This year's keynote speaker is Eleanor Duckworth, author of "The Having of Wonderful Ideas." Our Dinner Boat Cruise, taking in the sites of the inner harbour and along Indian Arm, will be aboard the authentic paddlewheeler, HMV Constitution. No publisher shannah 2009-06-18T22:07:52Z News Item http://ierg.net/news-items/teaching-as-game-playing Dr. Qingyu Pan gave a talk to the IERG and guests on Feb. 12th. 2009, in which he explored ways in which teaching might draw some useful guidance for engaging students imaginations and emotions by observing some of the central features of how games can be successful. No publisher shannah 2009-02-15T07:22:13Z News Item http://ierg.net/news-items/ierg-related-publications Various IERG members and associates have been busy scribbling away, and we are a little awed by the number of publications that have emerged recently about our work. You can download a list of books, articles, curriculum materials, journal special issues, resource “kits,” etc. here. No publisher shannah 2009-02-15T07:46:06Z News Item http://ierg.net/news-items/ierg-wins-grant-to-study-lid We have been awarded a grant to study pilot implementations of the “Learning in Depth” program. Dr. Allan MacKinnon will be one of the lead researchers, aided by Melanie Young, a Ph.D. student at Simon Fraser University. The project is to run for two years. No publisher shannah 2009-02-15T07:10:25Z News Item http://ierg.net/news-items/new-m-ed-program-in-imaginative-education We will be offering a new Master of Education program in Imaginative Education, beginning in Sept. 2009. Teachers in the lower mainland area of B.C. who might be interested in the program can come to an information session on Feb. 24th. 2009. No publisher shannah 2009-02-15T07:06:34Z News Item http://ierg.net/news-items/workshop-201clearning-in-depth201d We are planning a workshop for those who want to know more about implementing the Learning in Depth program. The workshop will be held at SFU-Harbour Centre in downtown Vancouver, on March 25th. Please email ierg-ed@sfu.ca if you are interested in coming, or would like to find out more. No publisher shannah 2009-02-15T07:49:57Z News Item http://ierg.net/news-items/further-books-in-romanian Stefan Popenici, “our man in Romania,” soon to move to New Zealand, has continued with Nadia Tarnoveau and Cipriam Fartusnic to develop IE ideas for children in Romanian schools with the symptoms of ADHD. They have recently published two further books that show how forms of imaginative education can significantly mitigate the problems such children experience and demonstrate. No publisher shannah 2009-02-08T16:17:31Z News Item http://ierg.net/news-items/ierg-post-doctoral-fellows We are delighted to have two post-doctoral fellows working with IERG for the coming year. Krystina Madej will be continuing with us into, and we hope beyond, 2009. Joining us for 2009 will be Gillian Judson, who recently successfully completed her Ph.D. No publisher shannah 2008-12-15T19:14:13Z News Item http://ierg.net/news-items/imaginative-media-education For three years now Kym Stewart, the amazing Media Lab crew, and IERG have created memorable experiences for students, opening their eyes to the magic of TV, movies and videos as part of their unique media-education program based on the theories of Imaginative Education. No publisher shannah 2008-12-15T17:45:05Z News Item http://ierg.net/news-items/ierg-ideas-discussed-on-tv You can see a discussion of the IERG’s aims and work on the TV program “Your Education Matters,” hosted by Paul Shaker. No publisher shannah 2008-12-15T17:41:59Z News Item http://ierg.net/news-items/new-chinese-section We are beginning to add a Chinese language section to the website, and start it with a translation of the introductory pages of our current site. The most substantial item is a translation of the Brief Guide to Imaginative Education. 我们正在为本网站开通一个中文板块，以中文的首页介绍开始，并附上一份完整的中文版的“富有想像力的教育简介”。 No publisher shannah 2008-11-17T16:59:45Z News Item http://ierg.net/news-items/workshops-in-romania Annabella Cant, whom many of you will recall from our 2007 conference, is currently delivering workshops on Imaginative Education in Romania. She writes: “It was such a wonderful atmosphere, and I felt so relaxed and happy doing this! I was impressed with the great feed back and their questions. They were asking when is the next one!” No publisher shannah 2008-12-01T17:36:49Z News Item http://ierg.net/news-items/circular-planning-frameworks The latest development in our Planning Frameworks for teachers is Tannis Calder’s Circular frameworks. Many teachers find these more “user-friendly” than our other frameworks. No publisher shannah 2008-10-29T21:07:29Z News Item http://ierg.net/news-items/teaching-learning-and-imagination-at-smith-college Smith College, Massachusetts, recently sponsored a conference on “Teaching, Learning and Imagination.” Many of the presentations were from teachers in the Smith College Campus School, where they have been experimenting with implementing IE ideas in their teaching. No publisher shannah 2008-10-29T20:26:38Z News Item