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Australia 2008 - "Imaginative practice, imaginative inquiry"
Rydges Lakeside Hotel
Canberra, AU
January 29, 2008 – January 31, 2008
The 6th International Conference on Imagination and Education: "Imaginative practice, imaginative inquiry", 29-31 January, 2008 to be held at the Rydges Hotel by the Lake, Canberra, Australia
The Imaginative Education Research Group (IERG) and the University of Canberra invite you to join us in our aim to stimulate discussion of imaginative education and its applications in all sites of learning, and to ensure that educational experiences are imaginatively engaging for both teachers and learners.
The conference theme "Imaginative practice, imaginative inquiry" aims to connect a cross-section of educators and administrators from elementary & high schools, universities, professional organisations and work-place settings in a dialogue and exploration of imaginative and creative ways of teaching, learning and conducting educational inquiry.
Confirmed speakers are:
Keynote Speakers
Kieran Egan (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
Noel Gough (LaTrobe University, Australia)
Invited Speakers
Bernie Neville (La Trobe University)
Mark Fettes (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
Sean Blenkinsop (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
Miranda Armstrong (Sustainable Living Centre, Melbourne Girls Grammar School, Australia)
Conference Tracks
Participants are invited to submit their proposal to one of the following tracks:
1. Evaluating imaginative learning
2. Imagination in science and/or mathematics teaching
3. Imagination in arts and/or humanities
4. Imagination across the curriculum
5. Research and theory in imaginative education
6. Unexplored territories and new frontiers
Current Call for Papers (Deadline 30 September, 2007).
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