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PROGRAM LEARNING TOGETHER CONFERENCE 2014 in-­‐difference: conflict and diversity Faculty of Education, SFU Friday, May 9 8am – 8:35 8:35 – 8:50 9:00 – 10:15 Concurrent Sessions Room 3330 REGISTRATION Room 3340 Welcome and Orientation (refreshments) Room 3270 Room 3280 10:15 – 10:30 Room 3340 10:30 – 11:45 Concurrent Sessions Room 3040 Room 3260 Room 3270 Room 3280 Concept image and concept definition: How students make sense of mathematical concepts Gaya Jayakody Patterns-­‐of-­‐participation: A promising framework for understanding teachers’ classroom practice Lyla Alsalim Critical Awareness of Language Discrimination Priscilla Chen, Freya Ying and Xing Liu Will grassroots voices in the Downtown Eastside be heard: Understanding Heart of the City Festival (2013) Jing Li A True Blue Triad: Diversity, Globalization and Collaboration in 21st Century Education Monica Bhattacharjee and Rachel Berko-­‐Gabay Photographic Journey through the Eyes of a 5-­‐year old Chisen Goto and Lia Chiemi Goto Marinescu Networking Break (refreshments) Beyond Optics and Lip service: Developing a Vocabulary of Care To Improve Relations With Transgender Students Shannon Rodgers, Gillian Clark and Crystal Yuzik GENDER and STORY-­‐TELLING FOR SCREEN: Does who is telling the story matter? Carol Whiteman Diversity, social differences and group dynamics Jia Fei Supporting Punjabi preschool children's early biliteracy development Angelpreet Singh Bridging Cultures: developing scientific ways of knowing in teaching methodology coursework Kau’i Keliipio and Shirley Turner The Wampum, the Wom(b)an, and the World m. d. caroline lefebvre “Plurilinguals in Motion”: Engaging Diverse Communities? (panel presentation) Yujia Jiang, Koichi Haseyama, Jing Li, Rhonda Erdman, Jade Ho Organizers/Moderators: Meilan P. Ehlert and Leanne Boschman Engaging Imaginative Capacity in Promoting Multiculturalism: Teaching about Diwali Kavita Hoonjan P. 1 of 2 PROGRAM 10:30 – 11:45 Concurrent Sessions 11:50 – 12:25 Concurrent Sessions Room 3290 Room 3040 Room 3260 Room 3270 Room 3280 Room 3290 12:25-­‐1:25 Room 3340 Teaching as Worlding Matthew J. Kruger-­‐Ross Understanding Dialogue In Distance Education: A Case Study Of The Open University Of Indonesia Titi Chandrawati and Charles Scott In-­‐Depth, Imaginative and Ecological Investigations Gillian Judson Identity, Imagined Communities and ESL Learners Mohsen Hosseinpour Moghaddam and Chunxiao He The Aesthetics of Instinct and Resiliency: a Physical Approach to Indifference April Russell and Dawn McLeod What is a mathematician? Voices from the trenches Veda Roodal Persad Decreasing sleep-­‐onset latency for better cognitive performance in faculty and students: Super-­‐somnolent mentation and the new “cognitive shuffle” technique compared with monotonous imagery training Luc P. Beaudoin & Sheryl Guloy Networking Lunch (sandwich buffet) 1:30 – 2:20 Room 3090 2:30 – 3:15 Concurrent Sessions Room 3040 Room 3260 Room 3270 Room 3280 Room 3290 3:20 – 4:00 4:00 – 6:00 Room 3340 Central City Pub Main Conference Address: What’s love got to do with it? Conflict, Diversity & the End of the World Dr. John Bogardus Recipient of the 2012 Cormack Award for Teaching Excellence, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, SFU CLOUD COMPUTING: OPPORTUNITIES AND ISSUES IN EDUCATION Mina Sedaghatjou and Gaya Jayakody Using Computers in Teaching Reading Skills Liu Ting (Emma) The (mixed up) Mixed-­‐Race Student in the Canadian Classroom: How, and why, our Schools are Failing our Multi-­‐Racial Students, and What Can Be Done Samantha Fischer Striving for new learning experiences in Indonesia Open University M. Yudhi Setiani, Isti Rokhiyah and Allan MacKinnon SFU Education Review Authors’ Panel Meilan Ehlert and Judy (Yeon Jung) Lee Moderators: Matthew J. Kruger-­‐Ross and Marco Espinoza "Dude, I'm totally studying": Research on the literacy practices of high-­‐achieving students Alexa Bennett Fox Unity Through Music – The Sobral School of Music Project Sharon Widdows and Susan O'Neil closing plenary session reception All are welcome! Join us for the celebration with complimentary appetizers and one free drink. The pub is located on campus. P. 2 of 2