After the successful Practice-Based and Practitioner Research conferences in 2006 and 2007, EARLI has decided to organise a third edition of this event in
The conference covers inquiry activities from different stakeholders within the broad field of education: practitioner researchers, educational developers, educational technologists, instructional designers, educational policy makers, people involved in organisational change in educational institutions, teachers, trainers, academic researchers in the field of applied education, and any other persons who wish to contribute to the development of education.
We hold the view that knowledge creation and knowledge application are bound to one another, which is why the involvement of these different stakeholders and the promotion of interaction between these persons are seen as of utmost importance.
Invitation to the conference
Dear Colleagues,
We are proud to invite you to the 3rd Practice-Based and Practitioner Research Conference on Education. This conference will be an opportunity not only to present the results of your work, but also to communicate and discuss research issues with other colleagues from the field.
We haven chosen to combine two key concepts as the main theme of this conference: ‘Knowledge creation’ and ‘Optimal Teaching and Learning environments: What Works’.
The concept of Knowledge creation refers to the process that results in new knowledge, or organising current knowledge in new ways. Knowledge is the result of a learning process, the internalization of information, data, and experience. In that respect, the term knowledge creation is a conceptualisation of learning and teaching processes and it refers to research as a means to create new knowledge.
Optimal Teaching and Learning environments is a concept central to all educational settings. Core question here is ‘What Works’? What are the ingredients of such an optimal teaching and learning environment? This conference wants to stimulate the sharing of knowledge between different stakeholders on what seems to be working in terms of optimising teaching and learning environments. But, as our conference theme illustrates, we cannot stop at this point. It is impossible to talk about knowledge on what actually works, without discussing the process of creating new knowledge in educational settings.
We hope that the conference will be a fruitful and enjoyable experience for all participants and are looking forward to meeting you in
The conference committee.
