Would you like to hear about the latest research into English education and what it means for your classroom, faculty and school?

Deakin University, in partnership with the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English (VATE), is running three stand-alone online professional learning Hot Topics seminars in 2024. These seminars, led by expert researcher in the field, Associate Professor Lucinda McKnight, will provide an extensive and engaging overview of the most urgent, interesting and impactful research in English, on digital writing.

Why you should come:

• access findings that are often behind journal paywalls, in a fast-paced and highly relevant format.
• gain multiple practical ideas for how this research can be translated into classroom practice
• share the implications of this research for your own context.
• devise ways to adapt, transform or be inspired by new findings.
• enjoy opportunities for professional discussion, debate and networking.
• demonstrate your commitment to evidence-informed practice.

What you need to know:

• the seminars will be recorded for participants’ access afterwards, and for those who are unable to attend in person.
• different research will be covered in each session.
• book for as many sessions as you like.

This October, Lucinda is leading three 45-minute Hot Topics online seminars to share the educational resources developed for the Australian Research Council Teaching Digital Writing in Secondary English project. This project involved developing digital writing labs in three fabulous Victorian schools and developing curriculum materials in collaboration with teaching teams.

Each of the three sessions will provide valuable and practical ideas for classroom teaching in relation to digital writing.

Aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers

• 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 7.4

	Seminar One, 10 October, 2024, 5.00-5.45pm: Spoken Word YouTube Poetry Engage students as poets, performers, directors, producers and videographers in the practice of creating spoken word poetry. Inspired by UK’s George the Poet, who became famous as a teenager, this session shares lesson plans and ideas for developing multiple skills and the confidence to present online.
	Seminar Two, 17 October, 2024, 5.00-5.45pm: Platforms for Protest Support students to find their voices through writing petitions for online platforms. This seminar grapples with teaching content creation, a form of digital writing which is central to the careers and lives of young people. How do you write readable, succinct and engaging text for the screen? Select and edit an image? Create a viable call to action in a website? Understand the role of platforms in constructing messages? Develop your own digital literacy skills and related pedagogies.
	Seminar Three, 24 October, 5.00-5.45pm: GenAI as Career Coach Enter the brave new world of presenting the self for the workplace… with the involvement of generative AI. Creating jobskills-related documents has been disrupted by new technologies that require skilled decision making in relation to both maintaining privacy and being competitive in the jobs market. This seminar addresses vital workplace operational, cultural and critical literacies that all teachers, and students, need to have.

Registration
To register for the programs, visit our registration page

Other information, please visit Digital Writing Lab

Would you like to hear about the latest research into English education and what it means for your classroom, faculty and school?

Deakin University, in partnership with the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English (VATE), is delivering online professional learning Hot Topics seminar in 2023. These seminars, led by Dr Lucinda McKnight and industry expert Leon Furze (both former English teachers), this seminar will bring teachers up to date with all the controversies, theories, strategies and tips for dealing with this latest massive change.

Why you should come:

• access findings that are often behind journal paywalls, in a fast-paced and highly relevant format.
• gain multiple practical ideas for how this research can be translated into classroom practice
• share the implications of this research for your own context.
• devise ways to adapt, transform or be inspired by new findings.
• enjoy opportunities for professional discussion, debate and networking.
• demonstrate your commitment to evidence-informed practice.

What you need to know:

• the seminars will be recorded for participants’ access afterwards, and for those who are unable to attend in person.
• different research will be covered in each session.
• the fee for each session is for cost recovery only.

Aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers

• 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 7.4

Cost: $40 p/p 

Registration

To register for the programs, visit our registration page

Would you like to hear about the latest research into English education and what it means for your classroom, faculty and school?

Deakin University, in partnership with the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English (VATE), is running two stand-alone online professional learning Hot Topics seminars in 2022. These seminars, led by expert researcher in the field, Dr Lucinda McKnight, will provide an extensive and engaging overview of the most urgent, interesting and impactful research in English.

Why you should come:

• access findings that are often behind journal paywalls, in a fast-paced and highly relevant format.
• gain multiple practical ideas for how this research can be translated into classroom practice
• share the implications of this research for your own context.
• devise ways to adapt, transform or be inspired by new findings.
• enjoy opportunities for professional discussion, debate and networking.
• demonstrate your commitment to evidence-informed practice.

What you need to know:

• the seminars will be recorded for participants’ access afterwards, and for those who are unable to attend in person.
• different research will be covered in each session.
• the fee for each session is for cost recovery only.
• book for one or both sessions.

Aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers

• 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 7.4

Cost: $30 p/p 

Registration

To register for the programs, visit our registration page

This series aims to boost your knowledge and confidence for teaching economics and finance topics in Year 7-10.

• Informed by research and designed by leading education scholars;
• Online study via Zoom with independent, live and small-group activities from the comfort of home or school;
• Supported by topical teaching ideas and resources mapped to the Australian Curriculum;
• Aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

Seminars explore emerging financial trends, such as:

• Teenage tap n go
• All fun and games? A focus on music, entertainment and gaming subscriptions
• The real cost of buying now and paying later
• Climate-conscious consumption: A focus on renewable energy
• Climate-conscious consumption: A focus on new fashion trends

What teachers are saying:

• “Carly and Jill have done the hard yards, and that what they’re doing is evidence based. They’ve reminded me that there are things that our students are interested in and doing that I don’t know about. It’s been a bit mind-blowing, really. They’ve come up with some really great ideas – things that I’ve never thought about before.” English and Humanities teacher 
• “I’ve not seen anything like this offered before. So I was curious. I didn’t know what I didn’t know! This course has given me some of the financial vocabulary and some of the context that I’ve been missing. There are so many new products and services that are vital for students to understand now. Thanks for your engaging presentations and original ideas. I think this is an incredible initiative!” Commerce and Mathematics teacher 
• “I absolutely loved this course! I really liked the idea of bringing humanities and maths together. Maybe we should be working together more?” Maths and Science teacher 

Delivered in Partnership with the Ecstra Foundation

Deakin University received funding from the Ecstra Foundation to deliver this program in 2021-22.

Why choose this course

This thought-provoking six-part series aims to challenge what it means to be financially capable and promote research-informed teaching ideas and strategies.

Boost your knowledge and confidence for teaching economics and finance topics in Year 7-10 humanities and social sciences and mathematics

Learn about emerging financial trends and gain access to innovative classroom resources for exploring problems and issues that matter to young people, like:

• “How can I keep track of money in a cashless society?”
• “How can I tell if the option to buy now and pay later is a good idea for me?”
• “How can I purchase and invest more ethically?”

Study online 

Enjoy independent, live and small-group activities from the comfort of your home or school office.

Gain formal recognition of your learning

This course is aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers

Take the option to be assessed for the award of a DeakinCo Professional Practice credential.

Aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers

• 2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
• 2.2 Content selection and organisation
• 2.3 Curriculum, assessment and reporting

Delivered in Partnership with the Ecstra Foundation and Teacher Associations

Deakin University has received funding from the Ecstra Foundation and is working in partnership with The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, Business Educators Australasia, The Victorian Commercial Teachers Association and The Mathematical Association of Victoria. This project has received Deakin University ethics approval (Reference Number: HAE-21-043).

Dates: 

Cost: $350 p/p 

*Staff , students and teachers association 20% discount apply. Please email pledhub@deakin.edu.au for link

Registration

To register for this program, visit our registration page

Registrations will remain open until 11th June