Welcome 

The Humanities and Social Studies Education Academic Group at the National Institute of Education is proud to present the “New Dimensions in Humanities Education, 2008” conference to teachers, scholars and policy makers in education who wish to learn about the ways in which humanities education has been adjusting to new challenges in primary, secondary and tertiary education.   This conference is special because it brings together scholars and teachers to explore how the broadening scope of education at every level has challenged them to rethink teaching humanities in a fast changing learning environment in the digital age.  The conference will focus on new developments in content permeating primary and secondary education and new strategies of teaching that emerge at times of rapid change but are slow to influence scholars engaged in substantive research and in tertiary education.  We hope to converge these seemingly mutually exclusive groups and interests to explore new ways of teaching humanities from a learner-centred perspective, which would help us to produce innovative and empowered students who can face the future with confidence.

 

The conference will encompass three main areas of humanities (i.e. geography, history and social studies) and pedagogy in all three areas.  The proposed programme will cover various aspects of humanities education and every panel will combine exploratory papers on new developments in content, pedagogy and methods of teaching.  We endeavour to present challenging views in every area to stimulate a dialogue across the disciplinary boundaries against the background of rapidly converging strands of learning.  Three international leading scholars in geography, history and social studies education will give keynote addresses and also present papers.  We hope to present many leading local scholars and prominent teachers in various panels to make this conference academically exciting and useful for all participants.   

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Proposed Panels

Conceptualizing Humanities and Social Studies Education

New Frontiers in Humanities and Social Studies Education

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Paper Proposal Submission Information

 

Submissions should meet the following guidelines:

 Panel coordinators will invite proposals with goal of organizing 3-4 papers.

  1. Be in MS word, 12 pt. font, double-spaced.

  2. Follow APA style format.

  3. Include a title page with name(s) and schools of authors and contact details.

  4. Include the specific panel for the proposal. 

  5. Include an abstract of 150-200 words.

  6. Submit electronically to Mark Baildon: mark.baildon@nie.edu.sg by 30 April 2008.

  7. Proposals will be distributed to the review committee for review based on selection criteria. All proposals will be reviewed by at least two reviewers.

  8. Proposal authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection with reviewer feedback by 30 May 2008.

  9. Full accepted papers must be submitted by 15 September 2008. Selected papers will be considered for publication.

 

Selection Criteria

Proposal reviewers and the programme planning sub-committee will use the following criteria in reviewing proposals:

 

  •  Relationship to conference theme: Does the proposal relate to the theme of the conference (“New Dimensions in Humanities Education”)?

  • Relationship to panel: Does the paper relate to the proposed panel?

  •  Consistency: Do the title and abstract match the abstract (paper content)?

  • Relevance/Significance: Is the content suitable and relevant to a broad audience (of teachers, scholars, policy makers)?

  • Appeal: Is this a presentation that you and/or the intended audience would want to attend? Would it be informative, relevant, engaging, interesting?

  • Quality of writing: Is the proposal abstract well written (e.g., clear, well organized, meets conventions of standard written English with few errors, develops main ideas, etc.).

Ideas: Does the abstract present thorough and focused ideas relevant to the panel (e.g., draws on and demonstrates an understanding of key concepts, terms, knowledge, and approaches in panel area; notes significance of material presented for the audience; etc.)?

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Conference Schedule

Day one         

            Opening ceremony (9.00-10.30)

            Morning tea (10.30-11.00)

            Keynote address 1 (11.15 – 12.30)

            Lunch (12.30 -1.45)

            Concurrent panels (2.00 -3.30)

            Tea (3.30-4.00)

            Concurrent panels (4.00-5.30)

Day two

            Concurrent panels (9.00-10.30)

            Tea (10.30-11.00)

            Keynote address (11.15-12.30)

            Lunch (12.30-1.45)

            Concurrent panels (2.00-3.30)

            Tea (3.30-4.00)

            Keynote address and closing (4.00-5.30)

 

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Date and Place

The conference will be held on 18-19 November 2008.  The venue is Nanyang Girls’ High School, 2 Linden Drive, Singapore 288683. 

 

Registration

Registration will commence on 1st February 2008.  The early-bird registration will be available until 15th May 2008. 

 

Registration fee

Early-bird registration: S$280

Standard registration: S$320

Registration includes copies of papers and souvenirs in a conference bag, lunch and tea during the conference.  Online registration is available now. Click HERE to register online.

We are happy to inform you that this conference is sponsored by STB. STB will sponsor ONE(1) teacher per school. Please make sure that you present your name to your principal through your HOD to be nominated by your school for the sponsorship. If you are unable to secure the STB sponsorship, you must discuss with your principal about alternative

 

For schools registering through IFASS (Integrated Financial Administration & Accounting System), please print a copy of the registration form HERE.


Don't miss the opportunity to attend as MOE Staff Training Branch is sponsoring one participant per school. Please check with your school to see if the place has been taken. Act soon!

Please direct all general enquiries to hsseconf08@nie.edu.sg

 

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Accomodation

The Metropolitan YMCA Singapore

60, Stevens Road,

Singapore 257854

Tel: (+65) 68398 333

Fax: (+65) 6235 5528

Corporate Room Rates  

 

Room-Type

Room Rates

(per room per night)

Remarks

Standard Room  No Windows (Single/Twin)                                         

S$110Nett

 

Includes buffet breakfast

(Without windows)

Superior Room (Single/Twin/Double)

S$140Nett

Includes buffet breakfast

Deluxe Room

(Single/Twin/Double)

S$160Nett

Includes buffet breakfast

Junior Suite(Single/Twin)

S$200Nett

Includes buffet breakfast

Metro-Y Suite(Single/Double)

S$220Nett

Includes buffet breakfast

Extra bed

S$45Nett

Includes buffet breakfast

 

The above Room Rates are inclusive of 10% Service Charge and 7% GST

Please note that all bookings are subjected to room availability at the point of receiving the booking.

 

Click Here for registration form for accommodation at Metropolitan YMCA Singapore

 

Further information can be obtained at the following website:

 

http://www.mymca.org.sg/hotel.htm

 

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Organizing Committee

 

Role

Person
 

Chairperson

Radin Fernando

 

Advisor

Ang Cheng Guan

 

Publicity sub-committee

Kho Ee Moi (Chair)

(protocol, public relations and publicity)

Chang Chew Hung

 

MOE representative:

 

Marilyn Lim So-San

Secretariat:

Ivy Maria Lim

Sim Yong Huei

 

Finance Sub-committee

Kalyani Chatterjea

Ivy Tan

 

Programme Sub-committee:

Mark Baildon (Chair)

 

Rahil Ismail

Wong Tai Chee

Suhaimi Mohamed Afandi

 

 

Vetting papers:

Wang Zhenping

Kevin Blackburn

 

Hospitality Sub-committee:

P. Ananthi (Chair)

 

Sandra Mullai Kumarasamy

Ng Siew Fong

Lian Lay Cheng

 

Logistics Sub-committee:

 

Doreen Tan

Sim Hwee Hwang

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