PeCALE news and events
Upcoming event
PeCALE virtual symposium 2022
Details coming soon
Past events
PeCALE virtual symposium 2021
How research and practice inform each other – The multiple facets of pedagogy and curriculum
This event aims to share research and build collaboration in relation to pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, and learner engagement across diverse subject areas and educational settings.
The symposium took place virtually via MS TEAMS on 10 December 2021.
View and download symposium slides:
Keynote Presentation - How research and practice inform each other: Case examples of an educational experiment from the Conceptual PlayLab
Laureate Professor Marilyn Fleer and Dr Prabhat Rai, Monash University
Literacy and numeracy support in vocational education:Perceptions from engineering apprentices in Victoria (pdf, 486kb)
Dr Stuart Levy, Michelle Briede and Liam Frost-Camilleri, Federation University Australia
A methodology for examining applied spatial inferential reasoning: a keystone dimension for informing K-12 pedagogies aimed at fostering technological comprehension (pdf, 12.7MB)
Assoc. Professor Kurt Seemann, Federation University Australia
Connecting theory and practice in place – Developing place responsive science teaching pedagogy (pdf, 885kb)
Dr Hongming Ma and Dr Monica Green, Federation University Australia
PeCALE virtual symposium 2020
Education in precarious times - Reimagining pedagogy and learner engagement
This event aims to share research and build collaboration in relation to pedagogy, curriculum, assessment and learner engagement within diverse formal and informal educational contexts.
The symposium took place virtually via MS TEAMS on 11 December 2020.
Reimagining technology in education
View and download the December 2019 Gippsland symposium handbook (pdf, 530kb)
View and download December 2019 Gippsland Symposium slides
Three practical methods of teaching (Heather Ernst)
A recipe to develop learning competence (Anna Fletcher)
Globalising classrooms (Bronwyn Joyce)
Feedback for pre-service teachers (Caroline Nagy and Gun Wedding)
VR reality (Bruce Schmidt and Chris Wines) (pdf, 2.8MB)
A brainsmart trust (Gun Wedding)
Supporting thinking with different age groups
View and download the July 2019 Berwick symposium handbook (pdf. 350kb)
View and download Berwick symposium slides
Practical applications of thinking routines and strategies in teaching innovations
View and download the 2018 symposium handbook (pdf, 765kb)
View and download symposium slides:
Anna Fletcher (pdf, 1.25MB)
Di Harrison and Bronwyn Joyce (pdf, 1.29MB)
Hongming Ma (pdf, 498kb)
Bruce Schmidt and Chris Wines (pdf, 616kb)
Peter Sellings and Naomi Nelson (pdf, 1.45MB)
Anki Wennergren and Fredrik Thornberg (pdf, 289kb)
Regular PeCALE meetings
Online meetings for PeCALE researchers are scheduled every six weeks. Please contact the convenor, Dr Hongming Ma if you are interested in attending.