Conference Agenda
Unless otherwise noted, the conference will be held at the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University.
This conference will be presented in English. This schedule is subject to change.
Friday, October 24, 2008
8:15-11:30 a.m.
Illinois State University Laboratory School Visits, Optional,
DeGarmo Hall, Room 551
Visit Coordinators: Peggy Swerdlik and Do-Yong Park, Illinois State University, USA
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Partner Luncheon (ISU, HUE, SFU), DeGarmo Hall, Room 551
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Partner Meeting, DeGarmo Hall, Room 551
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Time on your own to enjoy the Illinois State University Campus
7:00-9:30 p.m.
Partner Social Event, Ewing Cultural Center
Brief Remarks:
Deborah Curtis, Dean, College of Education, Illinois State University, USA
Rodney Custer, Associate Vice President of Research, Graduate Studies, and International Education, Illinois State University, USA
Kenji Homma, President, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan
Ian Andrews, Director, International Programs, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Saturday, October 25, 2008
7:45-8:45 a.m.
Registration, Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom
Shuttle service will be available from conference hotels.
8:45-9:00 a.m.
Welcome, Deborah Curtis, Dean, College of Education, Illinois State University, USA
Remarks, Al Bowman, President, Illinois State University, USA
Introduction of Keynote Speaker, Darrell Kruger, Associate Dean, College of Education, Illinois State University, USA
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Bridging the Gaps Between Knowledge Contexts: A Proposal of Interactive Literacy, Yoshiya Tanaka, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan
10:00-10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15-11:45 a.m.
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
12:30-1:45 p.m.
Lunch, Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom
1:45-3:15 p.m.
3:15-3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30-4:30 p.m.
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Break
Shuttle service will be available to and from conference hotels.
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Dinner, Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom
Brief Remarks
Deborah Curtis, Dean, College of Education, Illinois State University, USA
Kenji Homma, President, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan
Ian Andrews, Director, International Programs, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Shuttle service will be available to conference hotels.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
8:00-8:45 a.m.
Registration, Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom
Shuttle service will be available from conference hotels.
8:45-9:00 a.m.
Introduction of Keynote Speaker, Darrell Kruger, Associate Dean, College of Education, Illinois State University, USA
9:00-10:00 a.m.
International Teacher Education: Liberal Cosmopolitanism Revisited or Postmodern Transnationalism?, Peter P. Grimmett, Simon Fraser University, Canada
10:00-10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15-11:45 a.m.
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Lunch, Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom
1:00-2:30 p.m.
2:30-2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45-3:45 p.m.
3:45-4:00 p.m.
Concluding Remarks, Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom
Deborah Curtis, Dean, College of Education, Illinois State University, USA
Kenji Homma, President, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan
Ian Andrews, Director, International Programs, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Reception
Shuttle service will be available to conference hotels and airport.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Attractions