Critical Agendas

Effectively using ICT in English

Presented by John Pearce.

Event Information 6 pd hrs DOWNLOAD BROCHURE Once upon a time ..... sounds like the introduction to an age when being literate was relatively easy to define. With society's increased reliance on ICT even the term literacy is undergoing a myriad re-interpretations. The Australian National Curriculum suggests, “........with the advent of multimodal and digital communications, literacy can now be considered to include the creation and interpretation of all the modes of communication that modern texts employ (Walsh 2011).” Of course it also goes without saying that where we can engage in traditional practices in new and more effective ways we should look closely at the options. This workshop will explore in a hands-on way some of these issues. We will look at ways in which ICT can impact on and enhance the teaching and learning of English including exploring: * new and innovative ways in which students can express and develop ideas * a range of online spaces including blogs and Social Networking spaces in which teachers and students can interact and respond to texts * simple ways to enable collaboration around literacy based tasks * engaging and exciting ways students can create an increasing range of multi-modal texts * easy and effective ways to monitor and record student literacy progress * the impact of mobile and tablet devices on the English curriculum

About the Presenter John Pearce has spent more than thirty years as a teacher and leading teacher in primary schools. He now runs his own education consultancy where he has an ongoing interest in the use of ICT across the curriculum at both primary and secondary level. This interest was recognized with a Microsoft Innovative Teachers Award and a VITTA Outstanding Primary Teacher Award. As well as having an ongoing interest in the use of IWBs in the classroom, John has also been particularly interested in the use of blogs, wikis, podcasts and related social software in educational settings, co-authoring Technology Toolkit: An Introduction to Web 2.0.	Event Details DOWNLOAD BROCHURE
		Monday 5th March, 2012.

		9.30am - 3.30pm.

		The Pavilion Function Centre, 1 Bogan St, Breakfast Creek, Queensland. View Google Map

		Primary and Secondary Teachers and Teacher aides (Years 3 to 10)

		Price (inc. GST) $259 DOWNLOAD BROCHURE