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 Dear alumni and friends
As 2011 draws to a close, I wanted to thank you for your interest, support and continued affiliation with the Faculty of Education and Social Work.
These past few months have been especially rewarding as we initiated our inaugural artist-in-residency program with writer Libby Gleeson who is also an alumna of the Faculty. The numerous events around the residency drew many of you especially aspiring writers and avid readers. For those interested in debate around thorny and contentious issues, the very successful Education Heresies colloquia is back in 2012. The colloquia are extremely lively and provocative!
Individually and together we continue our tradition of contributing to advances in curriculum, professional development, social and education policy, technology developments and scholarly engagement. We see ourselves as not waiting for change, but leading it through our programs, community engagement and a range of collaborations including: the Institute for Innovative Science and Mathematics Education (IISME), the Arts, English and Literacy Education Research Network, CoCo the Centre for Research on Computer-Supported Learning and Cognition, and in social justice and social policy through SPRN the Social Policy Research Network. The Faculty contributes to society and discourse across a broad range of areas including special education and early childhood education, international and comparative education, and our collaboration with NSW DEC in the delivery of professional development for community language teachers.
We are committed to working with our local partners and neighbours - Faculty and students work closely with schools and community groups within the Glebe, Redfern and Newtown areas as well across the greater Sydney metropolitan region, the state (including rural and remote areas) and nationally. At the same time, we have cemented strong international relationships notably with China and Indonesia around research collaborations on issues of assessment and multicultural education. We are involved in projects throughout the world—East and South Asia, the Americas, Europe and elsewhere.
We are doing a lot more than I have room to share here. Let me just say that we appreciate your support and your involvement. In the upcoming year I encourage you to stay in touch through the web to find out what’s on. We look forward to welcoming you to events at the Faculty.
My compliments to you and yours for the Festive Season
Professor Robert J Tierney
Dean, Faculty of Education and Social Work
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| Call for ESW alumni as teacher-mentors |
ESW alumni who are currently in the teaching profession are being urged to become mentors for new generations of the Faculty’s pre-service teachers. | | | |
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| Social Work alumna and Can Too founder wins prestigious award |
| Congratulations to Social Work alumna Anne Crawford who received her Alumni Award for Community Achievement at a reception in the Great Hall on Friday 28 October. ESW was represented at the ceremony by Lindsey Napier and Helen Loughlin. |
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| ESW’s Inaugural Writer-in-Residence |
Education alumna and Adjunct Associate Professor Libby Gleeson AM was the Faculty’s inaugural Writer-in-Residence for 2011. The very successful program of one-to-one writing consultations, a creative writing workshop, a public talk with alumnus and Honorary Professor Geoff Williams and the launch of Libby’s latest book saw alumni, friends, staff and students experience this unique scheme.
Find out more | Follow Gleeson’s creative writing workshop online |
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| Merit-based pay would short-change education |
| The idea of introducing merit-based pay for teachers is deeply flawed and would limit access to quality education for students according to ESW Professor Robyn Ewing. Find out more. |
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| From radical Social Work to social justice |
Professor of Social Work and Social Justice Jude Irwin – a Social Work alumna – mobilising community interest in social-justice values is the key to improving social work practice. Find out more. |
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| Advocate for Indigenous education reform joins ESW |
| Distinguished Professor Graham Hingangaroa Smith, a world authority on Indigenous education joined the Faculty in August as its first Principal International Research Fellow. Find out more. |
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| Multicultural perspectives from Australia, Canada and China |
| Education and social-policy experts in multiculturalism from three continents met in November at a conference hosted by the Faculty. Find out more. |
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| Faculty shines at computer-supported learning event |
ESW researchers joined the biggest names in technology-based learning at this year's International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL).
Find out more.
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| University highlights the Faculty’s achievements |
| The Faculty of Education & Social Work has received institution-wide recognition in the University's Annual Report. Find out more. |
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| Drama in schools |
| ESW’s drama-in-schools initiative has been featured on ABC TV. It brings together actors and teachers in the classroom and the piece features Professor Robyn Ewing and Faculty Honoraries Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton. Find out more. |
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| TEN QUESTIONS |
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| Mafwizo Mwanangombe Brooker completed the Master of International Education in 2009. She currently lives in Papua New Guinea and talks to us about her current role as a volunteer at Buk Bilong Pikinini, a charity that addresses literacy amongst the country’s disadvantaged children. Find out more. |
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