News and Events - 2008

International Research Conference

A Deakin delegation comprising of members from the Faculty of Arts and Education - Mr Paul Bethell, Ms Karen LeRossignol, Associate Professor Ian Robottom and Faculty of Business and Law - Professor Ruth Rentschler, visited Bangalore, to participate in the international conference - International Research Conference -  Emerging Trends in Higher Education at Jyoti Nivas College (JNC), Bangalore.
 
The conference at JNC was attended by 700 delegates from over 20 countries. Among the invited participants were some key high-profile academics, government officials and successful entrepreneurs and cinematographers. Deakin participants were accorded a very high profile in all conference activities, as well as delivering four well-regarded presentations on the themes of the conference. The conference consolidated our relationship with the College and raised the profile of Deakin University in the region.

Second Life

The 'Deakin Principles of Teaching, Learning and the Student Experience' are being teleported into the multi-user virtual environment (MUVE) called Second Life. Successful Strategic Teaching and Learning Grant (STALG) initiatives associated with a pilot 'Deakin University Island' in Second Life, have already generated considerable experience for Faculty staff.

The Arts Education Centre on Deakin Island in Second Life was developed by members of the Arts Education Teaching and Learning group from the School of Education.
The project group’s focus was to create an immersive 3-D virtual Arts Education centre incorporating existing university web environments such as Blackboard (Vista), streaming audio and video, blogs and with links to outside web environments such as Flickr, Teacher Tube and Voice Thread.
Take a look at Deakin's Arts Education Centre in Second Life

A 2008 project from the School of History, Heritage and Society now involves developing a “sense of the types of behaviour that need to be regulated within this environment, and a series of regulatory mechanisms to govern this behaviour”. The culmination of their research will provide evidence to support and frame the final proposal which will be considered for adoption by the University as the working policy for the Deakin University Island in Second Life.
Read more about the 2008 project

Brett Lee visits Deakin

Australian cricketer Brett Lee, the face of Deakin University's research and charitable activities in India, visited the Melbourne Burwood Campus in February 2008.

Because of his interest in both sport and also the film industry - he is a star of Bollywood movies in India - Brett was keen to not only see the Motion Capture Laboratory, but to be "suited up" and filmed as he batted and bowled.

The hi-tech laboratory is helping train future generations of film-makers and animators studying at Deakin. It also has a role to play in the university's sports science programs. read more about Brett Lee's visit to Deakin

Australian Government Summer School for Teachers of English

Deakin University's Faculty of Arts and Education, in conjunction with Murdoch University and the Australian Association for Teachers of English, conducted the Australian Government Summer School for Teachers of English at the Waterfront Campus.

Two hundred primary and secondary teachers of English participated in the two week Summer School in January 2008. The summer school was organised around key questions facing contemporary English curriculum, and included modules on Leading Change, Literature and the canon in the 21st Century, Multiliteracies Multimodality and Design, Children's and Young Adult Literature, and Commonality and Assessment. The extension program includes a web-based forum for the discussion of projects developed by the teachers following up the summer school back in their schools and classrooms, support for participating teachers to present at State and National conferences, and the option of connecting into Masters programs.

Arts Honours web site

The Faculty has launched a new website that provides information about the Bachelor of Arts Honours program.