SPERA Conference Proceedings 2005
Our Stories: Innovation and Excellence in Rural Education
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Steven Arndt
Creating Collaborative Communities – The Regional South Australian Experience
Michael Christie
Local versus global knowledges: Resolving a fundamental dilemma in ‘Remote Education (Refereed).
Peter Kenyon
C.R.E.A.T.E. – Creating Rural Entrepreneurial Attitudes through Education
Tony Richards
IDL – Interactive Distance Learning in the Northern Territory
REFEREED PAPERS
Colin R Boylan
Designing a course in rural education
Bronwyn Ellis, Digby Wilson & Janet Sawyer
Summer school at a regional university campus: just completing a course, or a rich learning experience
Ted Munsch and Colin R Boylan
Remote rural practice teaching
Joy Penman
Creative teaching solutions in difficult remote practice realities
Richard Pickersgill
Local Matters:Regions, Innovation and Vocational Education and Training in the Australian context
Peter Rushbrook, Louis Pilotto, Sandy Reid, Geraldine Duncan, Graeme Richardson, Peter Vine, Peter Reed and Helena Johnston
Bringing doctors to the bush: celebrating innovation and excellence in medical education at the University of New South Wales’ School of Rural Health
NON-REFEREED PAPERS
Neville Barnard
Diamonds form under pressure: educational evolution & revolution on the West Coast of Tasmania
Don Boyd and Emmy Terry
Bringing Educational Change across the Pilbara
Kerry Boyd
Aboriginal focus in new courses for students in the senior years of schooling course
Hernan Cuervo
Rural Schools: Argentina and Australia
Darryn Gray and Kevin O’Hara
Raising student achievement in rural schools – A school adviser’s perspective
John Halsey
Rural Teacher Education Forum mapping of pre-service country teaching programs
Craig Holland and Rosa Lincoln
The Pilbara Education District of Western Australia
Lyn Hollow
Digital Reporting in the Bush
Liz Kelly
Innovations in VET programs
Rosa Lincoln and Sue Knight
Aboriginal Literacy Strategy
Enver Malkic
Innovation with Centra Symposium: A local delivery perspective
Alan Power
Interagency Support Networking for Mental Health
Phil Roberts and Dorothy Lean
What does a successful staffing system for rural, remote and isolated schools look like?
Rebecca Tims
Teacher Orientation Package
Jenna Towers
Wakakiri