Keynote Speakers
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Rob
Gilbert
Rob Gilbert worked as a teacher in Queensland secondary schools before
completing his doctorate in curriculum studies at the University of
London. His experience in curriculum work includes research and
evaluation, consultancy and involvement in curriculum committees and
agencies.
Rob Gilbert’s expertise is in curriculum development,
research and evaluation. He has been a consultant for State and
Commonwealth governments, the New Zealand Ministry of Education and the
Curriculum Corporation. His research addresses issues of curriculum
theory, design and development across a range of fields and levels of
education. The work draws on sociocultural perspectives on schools and
school contexts, concepts from the sociology of knowledge and the
curriculum, and discourse theory.
Particular applications have included research in social and
environmental education, education for citizenship, gender in
education, the education of boys, standards based curriculum and
assessment, and research training.
He is currently working on an analysis of contemporary Australian
curriculum debates related to the culture wars and controversies about
educational standards, as well as the development of standards based
approaches to curriculum and assessment.
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Cathie Holden
Cathie Holden is Professor in the School of Education and Lifelong
Learning at the University of Exeter where she is Head of Initial
Teacher Education.
She has contributed to the UK revised national curriculum for
citizenship and is responsible for the secondary strand of
www.CitizED.info .
She has recently co-ordinated an international study into young
people’s understanding of local/global issues and their role
as
active citizens and is now involved in a further European study. Books
include Education for Citizenship: Ideas into Action (2002) (with Nick
Clough), The Challenge of Teaching Controversial Issues (2007) with
Hilary Claire and Teaching the Global Dimension: Key Principles and
Effective Practice’ (2007) with David Hicks.
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Dr. Brian Hoepper
Brian Hoepper taught history and social sciences in secondary schools before moving to teacher education at QUT in Brisbane. At QUT Brian taught in undergraduate curriculum courses and in postgraduate and doctoral programs. His particular interests are in critical social education as it applies to the issues of global social justice, sustainability and peace. Like many others, Brian sees those three issues as intertwined and demanding integrated responses.
Brian has been involved in syllabus and curriculum development in History and SOSE at state and national levels. He left QUT in 2002 and worked subsequently for the National Centre for History Education and the Commonwealth History Project.
He has been a regular presenter at state and national conferences and has worked frequently with teachers in professional development programs. He has written or contributed to more than a dozen secondary and tertiary texts and now devotes his time to writing, consultancy and occasional university teaching.
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Tim Costello
Tim Costello is recognised as one of Australia’s leading
voices
on social justice issues, having spearheaded public debates on
gambling, urban poverty, homelessness, reconciliation and substance
abuse.
And since February 2004, as Chief Executive of World Vision Australia,
Tim has also been instrumental in ensuring that the issues surrounding
global poverty are placed on the national agenda.
His passion for justice and for helping to alleviate the suffering of
poor communities in the developing world quickly became evident when
the devastating Asia tsunami struck on Boxing Day, 2004. The leadership
he showed at the time helped to inspire an unprecedented outpouring of
generosity from the Australian public, with World Vision Australia
raising more than $100 million for tsunami relief.
Tim has also played a prominent role in the Make Poverty History
campaign. And in April 2008, he chaired the Strengthening Communities,
Supporting Families and Social Inclusion Committee of the Australian
Government’s 2020 Summit in Canberra.
In 2004, Tim was named Victorian of the Year; in June 2005 he was made
an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO); and in 2006 was named
Victorian Australian of the Year.
He has written several books, including Streets of Hope: Finding God in
St Kilda; Tips from a Travelling Soul Searcher and Wanna Bet? Winners
and Losers in Gambling’s Luck Myth (co-written with Royce
Millar).
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SEAA
2010 Conference,
c/- Global
Education Centre, 2nd level,
Education Development Centre,
4 Milner Street, Hindmarsh SA 5077
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Ph:
(08)
8463 5987
Email:
seaa2010conf@adam.com.au