2012 Public Lecture Series - Griffith University

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May	Tuesday 8 Associate Professor Don Klinger Friday 18 Professor Wolff-Michael Roth	Faculty of Education, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Griffith University	Large-scale Testing, Accountability and School Improvement: The Canadian Experience Learning through the eyes of the learner
June	Friday 15 Professor Stephen Billett	School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Griffith University	Learning through practice: Towards a science of learning through practice - bases, factors and elements
July	Friday 27 Professor Ralph Mawdsley Tuesday 31 Professor Rupert Maclean	Professor of Law and Roslyn Z. Wolf Professor of Education, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, USA Hong Kong Institute of Education	Affirmative action in student admissions at U.S. universities Education and skills for inclusive growth and green jobs in the move towards green economies in Asia
August	Friday 31 Associate Professor Cheryl Sim	School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University	Participatory research to engage the profession in graduate teacher education standards
September	Friday 28 Professor Ira Bogotch	College of Education, Florida Atlantic University, USA	Educational theory: The specific case of social justice as an educational leadership construct
October	Friday 19 Professor Elspeth Probyn	Professor of Gender Studies, University of Sydney	Following fish: Economies of attachment
November	Friday 2 Professor Len Unsworth Friday 23 Professor Bruce Burton	Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Griffith University School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Griffith University	Persuasive visual narratives and new literacies pedagogy: Exploring point of view and evaluative stance in picture books and animated movies Acting against bullying: An evidence-based, internationally successful approach to addressing bullying in schools
December	Friday 7 Professor Catherine Beavis	Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Griffith University	Living in a digital world: Literacy, learning, and computer games