Hello everyone,
Apologies for any cross - posting.
John Stephenson
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You are cordially invited to attend a Professorial Lecture at Trent Park,
Middlesex University, on December 10th 5pm (tea at 4.30 buffet
afterwards):
EXAMINING PLACE, AGENCY AND MINDFULNESS IN LEARNERS MANAGING THEIR OWN
LEARNING
by Professor Len Cairns
Please let [log in to unmask] know if you intend to come.
Abstract
This lecture examines the theory and concepts surrounding youth and adult
learners and their management of their own learning. The lecture will draw
on Social Cognitive theory to argue a position for the greater development
and fostering of learner managed learning in youths and adults. In
particular, the presentation raises issues and ideas about the concepts of
Place, including aspects of situated learning, as well as the Vygostkian
notion of the Zone of Proximal Development; Agency, with reference to
agentic behaviour and motivation theory; and Mindfulness, with reference to
the awareness of thinking and learning among youth and adult learners. The
lecture will then examine related trends in workplace learning, and offer a
critique of aspects of learner disengagement and engagement leading to an
emerging engagement model based on recent research with youth. Finally, some
related insights about possible new views of social justice, particularly
relevant for fringe and marginalised social groups will conclude the
presentation.
Biography
Len Cairns BComm MEd PhD FRSA FATEA
Visiting Professor International Centre for Learner Managed Learning Len
Cairns is currently Associate Professor and Acting Associate Dean
(Gippsland) in the Faculty of Education at Monash University in Australia.
He has also been a Visiting Scholar and/or Visiting Professor in India, USA
and Europe and consulted in South East Asia. Most recently, Len has been a
Visiting International Scholar in the College of Education at New York
University (November, 2003). Len started his career as a primary school
teacher in Sydney, Australia and holds the degrees of Bachelor of Commerce
(Applied Psychology Honours) (UNSW) , Master of Education (Honours)
(Sydney), Master of Education (Arizona, USA) and PhD (Sydney). He is also a
Fellow of the RSA and of the Australian Teacher Education Association. Lenšs
research and publications have spanned Classroom Management and Discipline
development in Pre-Service Teachers, Microteaching and Teaching Skills and
Supervision of the Practicum (all in Teacher Education), as well as his more
recent writing on Work and Learning, Capability and the Capable Organisation
and Self Efficacy and Engagement, Management and Leadership in
Organisations. Len has published as author or joint author some 13 books and
numerous research articles and delivered regular international conference
papers.
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