The theme of the 2007 SCoTENS conference was ‘Teaching in the Knowledge Society’. The theme and title sought to emphasise the impact of the knowledge society on teaching, including critically the important contribution which teachers and schools make towards equipping young folk with the insights, skills and attitudes required to be productive citizens within a 21st century setting.
Conference voices echoed and affirmed Andy Hargreaves oft quoted assertion that teaching is the key agent of change in the knowledge society, a point reflected by Mary Hanafin when she emphasised the importance of supporting teachers in a changing world, where society is becoming more dependent on knowledge.
Date / Time | Event Details | Watch/Listen |
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22/11/2007 4.00pm |
Official Opening by Minister for Education and Science Ms. Mary Hanafin TD |
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22/11/2007 4.30pm |
Professor John Furlong, Director, Oxford University Department of Education |
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22/11/2007 5.30pm |
Mr David Istance Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, OECD |
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23/11/2007 9.00am |
Mr Eamon Stack, Chief Inspector, Department of Education and Science, Dublin |
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23/11/2007 9.40am |
Dr Roger Austin, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Ulster and Project Leader, Dissolving Boundaries |
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23/11/2007 10.45am |
6 Workshops |
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23/11/2007 12.15pm |
Mr Keith Bartley, Chief Executive, General Teaching Council for England |
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23/11/2007 1.00pm |
Concluding remarks, Professor Sheelagh Drudy, Professor of Education, UCD |