PROGRAMME

Thursday 1^st December 2005 (Pre-Conference Event)

Venue: Old Staff Common Room, Lanyon Building, QUB. 

7.00pm      “NRDC three years on: what the research is saying”

                   Ursula Howard, Director of the National Research & Development
                   Centre (NRDC)  for adult literacy & numeracy. 

8.00pm      Light Buffet available. 

Friday 2^nd December 2005  

Venue: Canada Room, Lanyon Building, QUB.

9.30 – 10am                Registration (Tea/Coffee available)

10.00 – 10.15am         Opening of Conference: Invited Speaker

                                     With contributions from Rob Mark, Project Coordinator,
                                     Queen’s University, & Phyllis Murphy, Project Manager, 
                                     UCD  

10.15 – 10.40am         “Literacy, equality and social justice: how can
                                     research help?”  
                                     Ursula Howard (NRDC)

10.40 – 11.00              “Equality and Adult Literacy: the European and
                                    International Dimension” 
                                    Carole Medel-Anoneuvo (UNESCO)

11.00 – 12.30              Facilitated workshops focussing on Literacy & Equality

12.30 – 1.30                Lunch

1.30 – 3.00                  Facilitated workshops (Non-text methodologies)

 
                                    E    Visual Arts          Bonnie Soroke and Toni Lambe
                                    F    Storytelling         Liz Weir
                                    G   Music/Gamelan  Jonathan McIntosh
                                    H   Drama                Jo Egan

3.00 – 3.15                  Refreshments

3.15 – 3.45                  “Evaluating Literacies’ Practices”
                                    Lyn Tett, Professor of Community Education,
                                    University of Edinburgh

3.45 – 4.00                  Closing Remarks