Conferences

Conference notices and advice are also available on the AALL Discussion Forum.

2009

SA ALL Tri-Institutional Day, 18 November

Learning together: crossing boundaries through collaborative practices within and beyond the tertiary context.
The program began with revisiting the Bendigo Statement. Ursula McGowan, one of the authors of the original document (University of Adelaide) provided the historical context and this was followed by a group activity facilitated by Annie Bartlett (Australian National University).
Presentations and papers included:

  • Michelle Pickard & Lalitha Velautham (University of Adelaide): Collaborating equals: engaging faculties through teaching-led research
  • Tiffany Winn (Flinders University): Online learning in mathematics
  • Julia Miller (University of Adelaide): Using learners dictionaries in academic advising (Poster)   
  • Marie Stevenson & Bev Kokkinn (UniSA): Evaluating 1-1 sessions of academic language  and learning
  • Helen Johnston (UniSA): An integrated approach to supporting that First Year Experience: ALL in together with faculty staff (Poster)
  • Chad Habel (University of Adelaide): ‘Learning Spaces’   

    For further information, please email Liz Horrocks (Team Leader)


 

Biennial AALL Conference

2011

hot off the press: 24 - 26 November 2011, Adelaide, South Australia

organised by Adelaide University, the University of South Australia and Flinders University

watch this space ....

2009

26-27 November 2009

The Association for Academic Language and Learning conference:

'Learning together: crossing boundaries through collaborative practices within and beyond the tertiary context',

University of Queensland. Contact David Rowland.

2008

At the NSW/ ACT Professional Development Day (5 December) videos were made of the presentations:

USER NOTES
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2007

How do we communicate? - Refereed Proceedings, 8th Biennial Academic Language and Learning Conference, 29-30 November,  Journal of Academic Language and Learning, David Rowland and Jennie Lynch (Eds)

2005

Critiquing and reflecting: LAS profession and practice. Refereed Proceedings -  Language and Academic Skills in Higher Education Conference,  Stephen Milnes (Ed), with Gail Craswell, Valli Rao and Annie Bartlett, The Australian National University

2003

In the future... Flinders University.

2001

Changing identities. Refereed Proceedings - Language and Academic Skills Conference, University of Wollongong, 29-20 November. Uta Fischer, Bronwyn James, Alisa Percy, Jan Skillen, Neil Trivett (Eds)

2000

Sources of confusion. (3.3 MB) Refereed Proceedings, Language and Academic Skills Conference, La Trobe University, 27-28 November. Kate Chanock (Ed.)

1999

Language and learning: the learning dimensions of our work. (57.48MB) Refereed Proceedings of the National Language and Academic Skills Conference, Monash University, November 25-26, 1999. Glenda Grosling, Tim Moore & Sheila Vance (Eds).

1998

Teaching communication skills in the disciplines  (54.3MB). Proceedings of the Australian Communication Skills Conference. The University of Melbourne, October 1-2.

1997

Selected Proceedings of the First National Conference on Tertiary Literacy: research and practice. Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne.

Part 1: Policy and Practice of Tertiary Literacy. (68.7 MB). Zofia Golebiowski (Ed.)

Part 2: Academic Communication Across Disciplines and Cultures. (59.64 MB). Zofia Golebiowski and Helen Borland (Eds.)

1996

What do we learn from teaching one-to-one that informs our work with larger numbers? (50.7 MB) Proceedings of the  Language and Academic Skills Conference, La Trobe University Bundoora, 18-19 November. Kate Chanock, Valerie Burley and Sheila Davies (Eds).

1994

Integrating the teaching of academic discourse into the disciplines (64.4 MB). Proceedings of the  Language and Academic Skills Conference, La Trobe University Bundoora, 21-22 November. Kate Chanock (Ed.) with assistance from Valerie Burley.

1985

Learning to Learn:  Language and Study Skills in Context. (23.5 MB). Proceedings of the 6th Annual Australasian Study Skills Conference, University of Adelaide, May. Neil Quintrell (Ed.)

1984

Language and Learning at Tertiary Level, Part 1 (36.4 MB) and Part 2 (28.1 MB), 5th Annual Australasian Study Skills Conference, Deakin University, 15-18 May. Convenor, Rosalind Meyer.

1983

Communication, Learning and Literacy at Tertiary Level. (33.6 MB) Annual National Conference on Learning Skills and Communication,  May 17-20, St John's College, University of Queensland

 1982

Communication at University: Purpose, Process and Product (22.76 MB), La Trobe University