Learning Matters 2008 will be held from Monday 8 December to Thursday 11 December 2008.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Elizabeth Harman, will open Learning Matters at the Footscray Nicholson Campus on 8 December at 1pm. The opening forum will include a keynote address from Professor Don Aitkin and Dr John Mitchell on the Diamond model.

During the symposium each of the University's faculties will host activities on different days at different campuses. The multiple locations and careful scheduling is designed to promote as much movement around the University as possible.

Other activities hosted by groups with the University will include a Sessional Staff Forum, an E-learning Forum, a Student Forum and a Scholarship of Teaching Forum.

All University staff, including those who focus on research, are invited to attend. We encourage you to take a look at how other faculties investigate and support their learning and teaching cultures, and to attend forums on issues you might not usually consider.

Bookings are essential for catering purposes.

Indicative program outline (diarise now):

Learning Matters 2008 Symposium
Monday	Morning		Learning in New Contexts VIEW PROGRAM
	Afternoon	Learning Matters Opening Ceremony VIEW PROGRAM Diamond Reflections VIEW PROGRAM	Presentations on Teaching & Learning Innovations in VUC VIEW PROGRAM
	Evening		'Free & Easy' Web 2.0 Tools for Learning VIEW PROGRAM
Tuesday	Morning	Assessment in Practice VIEW PROGRAM	Learning Technologies in Action VIEW PROGRAM	Researcher Development at VU: New Researcher Showcase Part 1 VIEW PROGRAM
	Afternoon			Researcher Development at VU: New Researcher Showcase Part 2 VIEW PROGRAM
Wednesday	Morning	Learning in the Community VIEW PROGRAM	VE/FE Student Assessment & Progress Procedures Review VIEW PROGRAM
	Afternoon	Facets of Work Based Learning VIEW PROGRAM	Recognising Sessional Staff VIEW PROGRAM
Thursday	Morning	Engaging Learners VIEW PROGRAM
	Afternoon	Technology & Innovation in 2009 VIEW PROGRAM	Researching Learning in the Workplace & Community (LiWC) VIEW PROGRAM
			LiWC: A Dialogue with Professor Stephen Billett VIEW PROGRAM
Last update: 3 December 2008