I am pleased to announce that Dr Christopher Walsh, School of Education, Deakin University, will visit the University on 6 and 7 November (Tuesday and Wednesday). His visit is hosted by Ms Margaret M Lo of the Faculty of Education. During his two day visit, Dr Walsh will give two seminars at the HKU Constituent Theme: Language in Education and Assessment Seminar Series.
Dr Christopher Walsh has recognised expertise in the areas of transdisciplinary multiliteracies; curricula design; multimodal design/teaching and learning; and queer theory. Before working at Deakin University, he worked for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan on reconstruction, teacher training and ESL textbook authoring. Previously, he also taught TESOL in New York City’s Chinatown and his current research, funded by the Australian Research Council, examines youth’s literacy practices in the 21st Century and learning from computer games (with Beavis, et al.). His recent publications draw on a social practice of literacy by taking into account the multimodality of students’ out-of-school literacy practices.
Academic website of Dr Walsh: www.deakin.edu.au/education/staff/showdetails.php?PERSONID=960
First Seminar: Creativity as Capital in the Literacy Classroom: Youth as Multimodal Designers
Date: 6 November 2007 (Tue)
Time: 4-5:30pm
Venue: LG02, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
Chair: Ms Margaret M Lo, Faculty of Education
Second Seminar: Critical Transdisciplinary Multiliteracies
Date: 7 November 2007 (Wed)
Time: 4-5:30pm
Venue: LG02, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
Chair: Dr Matthew Clarke, Faculty of Education
*All are welcome.
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