Join Deakin University’s leading researchers for 4 TED type talks

Literacy, learning and computer games
Professsor Catherine Beavis - Curriculum, Pedagogy, Assessment and Digital Learning

Literacy is changing in the digital age, and with it, forms of learning. Computer games exemplify twenty first century literacies and can support complex understandings and deep learning. This presentation calls on findings from Australian Research Council projects in Victorian and Queensland schools.

Leading innovation in STEM curriculum
Professor Russell Tytler - Alfred Deakin Professor and Chair in Science Education

Innovation in STEM curriculum is an increasing focus in Australia, triggering interest in inter-disciplinary processes. Involvement in working with schools instituting cross-disciplinary collaboration in STEM shows the importance of leadership and vision in supporting change. 

School autonomy reform and public education in Australia: implications for social justice
Professor Amanda Keddie, Chair in Education

Framed by a multi-dimensional understanding of social justice, this presentation considers how school autonomy reform in Australia has supported and detracted from justice outcomes in relation to political representation, economic redistribution and cultural recognition. 

School autonomy and implications for leadership, business and governance
Professor Karen Starr, Inaugural Chair, School Development & Leadership with Dr Julie Rowlands, Senior Lecturer (Education Leadership)

This talk examines the rationale, risks and opportunities behind school autonomy imperatives and describes how business leadership and governance can positively influence education outcomes. 

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