NACCQ - Conferences

This one day introductory workshop is intended to introduce those new to research writing, to the nature of academic writing, the processes involved in accepting work for publication, the expectations of reviewers, and techniques for presenting your work appropriately and polishing it for publication.

Intended Audience
The workshop has been developed especially for NACCQ sector computing educators, and will be of particular interest to those who have completed the NACCQ "Getting started in research workshop". But it does not assume prior research experience and provides a broad general introduction to research writing for publication and is suitable for wider audiences.

Content and Approach

The workshop is run in a relatively informal manner and consists of some short lecture and discussion sessions, and a combination of activities including exercises in which participants may work individually, in pairs or in small groups. Attendees will be sent a draft conference paper submission to review prior to the workshop. This will assist attendees to orient for the workshop and will be used as a tool for demonstrating the issues in a practical way. It is expected that attendees will bring their expectations, reviews and conclusions about the quality of the paper to discuss at the workshop itself. Attendees will also have the opportunity to bring along an idea or a partially written piece of writing as a work in progress for review and polishing during the workshop.

Topics covered include
· the nature of academic writing,
· the processes involved in accepting work for publication,
· the expectations of reviewers, and
· techniques for presenting your work appropriately and polishing it for publication.

A workbook is provided, with readings selected to enable participants to understand the processes involved in getting research published in conferences and other forums, to help in assessing the quality of a piece of work, to explore further their conceptions of research writing and to use as a guidebook for future reference.

Effective Learning - The Process Focused Approach

Wayne Prince The Art of Learning

This one-day, fully interactive and engaging workshop will give you all the skills you need to deliver lessons which achieve high levels of learning with every student. Learn how to cope with individual differences in receptivity, perception and motivation, how to deliver effectively to every learning style and how to embed strategies in your delivery which will enable every student to become a more flexible and more capable learner. Learn how to present in a way which helps every student to create a good written record of information and also enables them to review systematically to shift information into long term memory.
This day will be fun, will be action packed and will definitely give you many practical strategies you can use immediately to improve the learning effectiveness in your "classroom".

The workshop will be delivered by Wayne Prince of The Art Of Learning. Wayne is a very experienced presenter, teacher and trainer who has been delivering learning improvement seminars for students, teachers, and other trainers for the last five years all over New Zealand. Wayne's presentation style is entertaining and engaging and all participants will be fully involved in the day.

Doctoral Consortium

Professor Mark Apperley

This full day workshop is intended for currently enrolled or intending PhD students. The consortium will be facilitated by Professor Mark Apperley, Professor of Information Systems at Waikato University, who is currently supervising a number of PhD students from the NACCQ sector.
Participants in this workshop will have a unique opportunity to discuss their research (or their intended research) with an audience of their peers and experienced supervisors. The friendly and constructive environment is an ideal setting to share experiences and to provide real and valuable feedback on your research and it's directions together with the PhD research process in general.

Half Day Workshops (1.30pm-3.30pm, 4.00pm-6.00pm)

NDBC Curriculum Review Workshop

Garry Roberton

The eighth edition of the New Zealand Polytechnic Qualifications in Business Computing (Blue Book), valid until November 2002, incorporates new prescriptions and changes and updates to the regulations and to existing prescriptions. The contents of the current version reflect the many contributions and suggestions submitted over a two year period via the SIGs and by previous conference workshop participants. This workshop provides an opportunity for participating in this ongoing review process, essential for ensuring that the contents of the Blue Book reflect the current knowledge and practice of a rapidly evolving and ever-changing Computing and Information Technology industry.

Innovative Assessment

Beryl Plimmer

Assessment is a formal judgement about students' knowledge or skills. There are three reasons why we assess: to motivate learning, to measure achievement, and for educational management (prerequisites). We are all familiar with tests, exams, case studies and assignments, but there are many other ways to assess students.

In this workshop we will investigate some of the alternatives, discussing how each meets the goals of assessment and whether it is likely to be a fair and valid measure of achievement. We will also consider such non-trivial issues as selling your innovative assessment scheme to the students and programme committee and the positive or negative affect it may have on your workload. Lastly we will look at how you might post-evaluate an innovative assessment.

This workshop will be a contributory session with participants encouraged to share their own fab stories or flops.

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