Program

The conference model is designed to be as participatory and dynamic as possible: there will be no traditional papers. Instead, a number of invited "provocations" from CRN members and guests will lead to general discussion on key topics with the audience.

Click here for a detailed programme: most recent version 12 October 2009

Day One – The next generation of university teachers and students
Day Two – Researching culture and cultures of research

PDF versions of the programme can be downloaded here:

Day One [22kb]
Day Two [23kb]

Please note: We are providing free vegetarian lunch options on both days of the conference. There will be breaks in the program to allow delegates the opportunity to purchase morning and afternoon tea. A list of campus food outlets can be found here.

Program Summary

Day One – The next generation of university teachers and students

Opening Address: Professor Margaret Sheil (Chief Executive Officer, Australian Research Council)

Plenary address: Professor Simon Marginson (University of Melbourne)
Plenary address: Genevieve Kelly (NTEU)

Sessions include:

trends in academic employment
teaching with social difference
teaching beyond the capital city
sessional teaching – pros and cons
tenure – pros and cons
supervision
the status of teaching vs. research grant culture
pastoral care
curriculum design

Participants include: Liz Bullen (Deakin), Stuart Cunningham (QUT), Catherine Driscoll (Sydney), Chris Gibson (Wollongong), Greg Hainge (UQ), Chris Healy (Melbourne), Jason Jacobs (UQ), Tammi Jonas (Uni of Melbourne and CAPA), Susan Luckman (Uni SA), Catharine Lumby (UNSW), Kane Race (Sydney), Brady Robards (Griffith Gold Coast), Simon Sellars (Monash), Hannah Stark (Uni of Adelaide), Cate Thill (Notre Dame), and Gordon Waitt (Wollongong).

Day Two – Researching culture and cultures of research

Plenary address: Prof Graeme Turner (Convenor, ARC Cultural Research Network)
Plenary address: Dr Genevieve Bell (Intel Fellow and director of the User Experience Group within the Intel Digital Home Group)

Sessions include:

trends in international research funding/strategy
individual research, partnerships and teams
research outside the university
research cultures: gender and work/life balance
a brief history of PhD outcomes
who do you serve – what is required of cultural research?
negotiating best practice in cooperative cultural research
new technologies and literacies in cooperative cultural research
showcase of CRN projects

Participants include: Kate Bowles (Wollongong), Jean Burgess (QUT), Kate Crawford (UNSW), Maryanne Dever (Monash), Tanja Dreher (UTS), Terry Evans, (Deakin), Clifton Evers (UNSW), Gerard Goggin (UNSW), Justine Lloyd (UTS), Miriam Lyons (Centre for Policy Development), Cameron McAuliffe (UWS), Emily Potter (Deakin), Elspeth Probyn (Uni SA), Lisa Slater (RMIT), Jason Wilson (Wollongong), and Amanda Wise (Macquarie).