Conference on imaginative education

 

Imaginative Education Research Group (IERG)

 

7th International Conference on Imagination and Education

July 15-18, 2009

Coast Hotel, English Bay

Vancouver, Canada

During the past decade engaging and developing the imagination has come to the forefront as essential to building more educated, just, and sustainable societies. This 7th International Conference on Imagination and Education continues to build on growing interest around the world in the role of imagination in teaching and learning not only in schools, but also in a wide variety of educational settings that include museums, outdoor and experiential venues, and new media applications such as on-line games and social networks.

This year, the IERG at Simon Fraser University again invites researchers, educators, practitioners, students, and policymakers to join us in continuing to shift the paradigms of theory and practice in education. We welcome proposals on a diverse range of research from our local and international community that includes but is not limited to:

Imagination and

* Teacher Education

* Museum Education

* Ecological Education

* Assessment

* Arts-Based Education

* Science Education

* Technology and Media Studies

* Oral Language Education.

 

A two-day pre-conference workshop organized and presented by IERG will provide a comprehensive overview of imaginative education theory and practice, aimed at building participants' expertise in using and teaching Imaginative Education.

Keynote: Eleanor Duckworth, Harvard University. (Author of The Having of Wonderful Ideas, Tell Me More: Listening to Learners Explain, etc.)

Program Committee: Kieran Egan, Mark Fettes, Sean Blenkinsop

 

This year the conference returns to its English Bay setting and participants will be able to enjoy Vancouver's superb setting, our usual outstanding guest speakers, the very popular dinner cruise up Indian Arm fjord, performers, good food, and plentiful opportunities for networking with colleagues from over 20 countries.

Full details of submission requirements and other conference information will be available shortly on our Web site: www.ierg.net

Comments

[Kim Pericles]

Do you think that you will get to this conference Judy? It looks interesting - are you recommending it?

[Judy]

I'm afraid it is credit crunch conferences for me this year, so I won't get to Canada. I did get to Dundee last week, though (a whole 60 miles!) :-)

I know the person who is organising Imaginative Education and it looks good!