Fully Inclusive Practitioner Research Network Symposium (AILA 2021) Online (Groningen, the Netherlands) Date: 15–21 August 2021
Morning FIPR Symposium Program *Times noted in Central European Summer Time (CEST) 8.30-8.45 Welcome and Overview of Symposium (Judith Hanks & Assia Slimani-Rolls) 8.45-9.10 TALK 1: “Sustainability in practitioner research: Perspectives from Australia” Anne Burns (University of New South Wales) and Emily Edwards (University of Technology Sydney) 9.10-9.35 TALK 2: “Beyond the third-party academic paradigm in writing about inclusive practitioner research” Tim Ashwell (Komazawa University), Andy Barfield (Chuo University), and Alison Stewart (Gakushuin University) 9.35-9.50 Q&A for Talks 1 & 2 9.50-10.15 TALK 3: “Secret doors, coffee cups and humour: Investigating EAP teachers’ positive emotions, well-being and quality of life through ‘sticky objects’” Sian Etherington (University of Salford) and Judith Hanks (University of Leeds) 10.15-10.40 TALK 4: “Empowering professional identities through co-investigating in an interdisciplinary learning environment: A case example from Finland” Johanna Vaattovaara (Tampere University) 10.40-10.55 Q&A for Talks 3 & 4 10.55-11.15 Coffee (with online interaction) 11.15-12.00 Focused/Poster 1: “Writer, editor and reviewer perspectives on writing about inclusive practitioner research” Tim Ashwell (Komazawa University), Andy Barfield (Chuo University), and Alison Stewart (Gakushuin University) Focused/Poster 2: “’Why should puzzles be “why” questions?’ Puzzling about Exploratory Practice with language learners” Yoshitaka Kato (Chubu University) Focused/Poster 3: “Practitioner researchers and academic researchers can do better together” Sal Consoli (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) 12.00-13.00 Lunch and discussion of posters in dedicated poster areas (with online interaction)
13.30-14.15 Daily plenary (AILA)
Afternoon FIPR Symposium Program *Times noted in Central European Summer Time (CEST) 14.30-14.40 Welcome to the Second Half of the Symposium (Inés Miller & Cori Crane) 14.40-15.05 TALK 1: “Sustainability of Exploratory Practice: A case study of former ELT pre-service teacher trainees” Inés Miller (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro) and Assia Slimani-Rolls (Regent’s University London) 15.05-15.30 TALK 2: “Classroom life and creativity in an MFL class: the epistemological and pedagogical affordances of PEPAs (Potentially Exploitable Pedagogical Activities)” Anna Costantino (University of Greenwich) 15.30-15.45 Q&A for Talks 1 & 2 15.45-16.10 TALK 3: “Developing ‘Potentially Exploitable Pedagogic Activities’ for classroom inquiry: A crowd-sourcing initiative on language teachers’ experiences” Cori Crane (University of Alabama) 16.10-16.35 TALK 4: “Epistemological challenges for cultures of research and pedagogy through co-production in Exploratory Practice” Judith Hanks (University of Leeds) 16.35-16.50 Q&A for Talks 3 & 4 16.50-17.00 Coffee (with online interaction) 17.00-17.35 Focused/Poster 1: “Sustainability: an Exploratory Practice pillar in research” Diego Nunes (IFBA/PUC-Rio) Focused/Poster 2: “’Why am I so happy to teach at Nexus School?’: An exploratory reflection on my teaching practice” Thelma Christina Riberior Côrtes Spinelli (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro) Focused/Poster 3: “Insightful moments and issues in EAP student enquiries and knowledge production” Ana Ines Salvi (University of East Anglia) 17.35-17.50 Discussion of posters in dedicated poster areas 17.50-18.00 Concluding Remarks and Future Directions (Inés Miller & Cori Crane) 18.00-19.00 Drinks and discussions in Gathertown (with online interaction)
Regular FIPR Meetings & Groups
#EPThursdays at Duke University Bi-weekly Exploratory Practice Group for Language Instructors Durham, North Carolina, USA Est. Fall 2019