Conference program
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9.20am – Session 1
AGP-1 | Keynote: Key concepts in international politics: what they mean in political reality | Scott Burchill | |
SOC-1 |
Keynote: Koori Courts: A cultural model of healing and therapeutic jurisprudence |
Joanne Atkinson, Majella McGrath, Julian Silverman |
10.45am – Session 2
AGP-2 | Using case studies to teach students about political actors and their influence on Australian politics | Isabella Oddi |
AP-2 | A deep dive into domestic policy | Josie Gorman |
GP-2A | Introduction to North Korea | Matt Kulesza |
GP-2B | Avoiding the traps – Teaching China for 3.2 | Chris Weinberg |
SOC½-2 | Young adults in crisis? Future aspirations from a pandemic present | Steve Roberts |
SOC¾-2 | Social movement case study: Fight for the Bight | Ben Druitt, Zoya Kitik |
11.30am – Session 3
AGP-3 | Curriculum update – VCE Australian and Global Politics | Gerry Martin | |
SOC-3 | Curriculum update – VCE Sociology | Leonie Brown |
12.40pm – Session 4
AGP-4 | Political lobbying, climate change and strengthening democracy | Craig Reucassel | |
GP-4 | 'He said, Xi said': Exploring China's power during the Xi Jinping era | Nick Melaisis | |
SOC¾-4 | Aboriginal Change Makers: Stories of social change | Narelle Wood |
1.50pm – Session 5
AGP-5 | Post-truth education | Chris McCaw | |
AP-5 | Assessor's report – VCE Australian Politics | Michelle McCarty | |
GP-5 | Assessor's report – VCE Global Politics | Lou Spanos | |
SOC-5 | Assessor's report – VCE Sociology | Fiona Gontier |
3.00pm – Panel
Panel discussion: Careers education in the humanities | Laura Newman and guests |