2nd Pacific-Rim Conference on Education

Teaching and Learning in a Global Society

 

Conference Agenda

Unless otherwise noted, the conference will be held at the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University.

This conference will be presented in English. This schedule is subject to change.

Friday, October 24, 2008

8:15-11:30 a.m.

Illinois State University Laboratory School Visits, Optional, DeGarmo Hall, Room 551
Visit Coordinators: Peggy Swerdlik and Do-Yong Park, Illinois State University, USA

12:00-1:00 p.m.

Partner Luncheon (ISU, HUE, SFU), DeGarmo Hall, Room 551

1:00-4:00 p.m.

Partner Meeting, DeGarmo Hall, Room 551

4:00-6:00 p.m.

Time on your own to enjoy the Illinois State University Campus

7:00-9:30 p.m.

Partner Social Event, Ewing Cultural Center

Brief Remarks:
Deborah Curtis, Dean, College of Education, Illinois State University, USA

Rodney Custer, Associate Vice President of Research, Graduate Studies, and International Education, Illinois State University, USA

Kenji Homma, President, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan

Ian Andrews, Director, International Programs, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Saturday, October 25, 2008

7:45-8:45 a.m.

Registration, Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom
Shuttle service will be available from conference hotels.

8:45-9:00 a.m.

Welcome, Deborah Curtis, Dean, College of Education, Illinois State University, USA

Remarks, Al Bowman, President, Illinois State University, USA

Introduction of Keynote Speaker, Darrell Kruger, Associate Dean, College of Education, Illinois State University, USA

9:00-10:00 a.m.

Bridging the Gaps Between Knowledge Contexts: A Proposal of Interactive Literacy, Yoshiya Tanaka, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan

10:00-10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15-11:45 a.m.

Session A

11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Poster Session

12:30-1:45 p.m.

Lunch, Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom

1:45-3:15 p.m.

Session B

3:15-3:30 p.m.

Break

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Session C

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Break
Shuttle service will be available to and from conference hotels.

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Dinner, Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom

Brief Remarks
Deborah Curtis, Dean, College of Education, Illinois State University, USA

Kenji Homma, President, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan

Ian Andrews, Director, International Programs, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Shuttle service will be available to conference hotels.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

8:00-8:45 a.m.

Registration, Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom
Shuttle service will be available from conference hotels.

8:45-9:00 a.m.

Introduction of Keynote Speaker, Darrell Kruger, Associate Dean, College of Education, Illinois State University, USA

9:00-10:00 a.m.

International Teacher Education: Liberal Cosmopolitanism Revisited or Postmodern Transnationalism?, Peter P. Grimmett, Simon Fraser University, Canada

10:00-10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15-11:45 a.m.

Session D

11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Lunch, Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom

1:00-2:30 p.m.

Session E

2:30-2:45 p.m.

Break

2:45-3:45 p.m.

Session F

3:45-4:00 p.m.

Concluding Remarks, Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom
Deborah Curtis, Dean, College of Education, Illinois State University, USA

Kenji Homma, President, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan

Ian Andrews, Director, International Programs, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada

4:00-5:30 p.m.

Reception
Shuttle service will be available to conference hotels and airport.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Attractions

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Hosted by Illinois State University in partnership with Hokkaido University of Education (HUE) and Simon Fraser University (SFU)

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