2006-2007 Academic Year Seminar Calendar
Seminars and Events
The Bureau frequently video tapes seminars and events held within Room 242, Education Building. If you are interested in viewing an earlier seminar and event, please contact our office.
Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 12-1:30p, Room 242 Education
Title: New Media, New Pedagogies: A Discussion of Research Agendas
Speakers:
Dean Mary Kalantzis, Ph.d., Deand and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, UIUC
Bill Cope, Ph.D., Research Professor , Department of Educational Policy Studies, College of Education, UIUC
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Thursday, November 9, 2006 - 12-1:30p, Room 242 Education
Title: Education, Teacher Training and Research in Spain
Speaker:
Dr. Gabriel Rusinek, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Education, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Monday, November 13, 2006 - 12-1:00p, Room 242 Education
Title: Towards the Semantic Web: A Survey of Contemporary Text Transformations
Speakers:
Dean Mary Kalantzis & Dr. Bill Cope, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Gus Gollings & Dr. Liam Magee, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
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Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 12-1:00p, Room 242 Education
Title: Are They Prepared, and How Can We Help Them Work Toward Success?
Speaker:
Dr. Paul Kelter, Professor and University Distinguished Teacher/Scholar, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Chair of the International Center for First-Year Undergraduate Chemistry Education
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Saturday, February 10, 2007, 8a-3:30p, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois Street, Urbana, IL
College of Education - PHI DELTA KAPPA Forum: Poverty and its Effect on Children and the Community
Keynote Address: Dr. Nancy K. Cauthen, Deputy Director, National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University - Read Bio
Speakers:
Maneesha Date, Policy Analyst, Voices for Illinois Children
Dr. Jane Quinlan, Asst. Regional Superintendent of Schools
Seminar Featuring: Ruby Payne's - Bridges out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities
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Thursday, March 29, 2007 - 12-1:00p, Room 242 Education
Title: Struggling with Literacy and Literacy Instruction
Speaker: Dr. Karla J. Moller, Assistant Professor and 2006-2007 Faculty Fellow, Department of Curriuculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Thursday, April 5, 2007 - 12-1:00p, Room 242 Education
Title: Life in High School Alegebra II Class
Speaker: Dr. Michele D. Crockett, Assistant Professor and 2006-2007 Faculty Fellow, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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