PGSA EDSW

Auckland International Conference on Social Sciences, Education, Entrepreneurship and Technology (AICSEET 2020) will be held on 6th-8th July 2020 at Stamford Plaza Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand. The AICSEET 2020 is organized by the New Zealand Global Academic Trust (NZGAT) in collaboration Global Academic Excellence (GAE). This conference is providing a platform for the intellectuals from various fields and disciplines in Social Sciences, Education, Entrepreneurship and Technology to debate and discuss the current issues worldwide as well as finding solutions to the problems, exchange and share their knowledge with others. This platform of multi-disciplinary conference allows participants an opportunity to share their school of thoughts and perspectives from different fields in great atmosphere of Auckland’s winter time. Subtheme: Social Science Education Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics Technology For more information please refer to the link: https://submit.confbay

St Cuthbert’s, Auckland 02–04 October 2020 CLESOL 2020 will first and foremost be a celebration for the many professionals connected through the common purpose of language learning and teaching, and promoting social inclusion for language learners in our diverse New Zealand society. The aim of this conference is to draw attention to the ongoing need to make meaningful connections by reaching across borders and continuing to build a strong professional community of expertise and practice.   The conference takes place over three days, is made up of a variety of keynote addresses, interactive sessions and has social elements. Over 300 delegates are expected to attend, comprising those with an interest in language teaching and learning in families, communities, schools, workplaces and the tertiary education sector.  For more details, please follow this link: https://clesol2020.org.nz/

PGSA EDSW Office Hours is back to see you! We have booked N414 for Office hours on Wednesdays, 12 noon to 2pm for the whole of 2020 until October, starting January 8th, 2020 .  PGSA members and prospective members are encouraged to come to room N414 on Epsom Campus this Wednesday and any Wednesday between 12 noon and 2pm for support and information about how to survive the post grad journey. New students are especially welcome to come along and discuss how to navigate how to get started into their studies. Experienced students will be available for group or individual discussions. For details, please contact: Jet Tonogbanua jton466@aucklanduni.ac.nz Kelly Misiti kmis593@aucklanduni.ac.nz Robin Lane r.lane@auckland.ac.nz

Ecological Learning Special Interest Group  is happy to publicize  their next meeting to PGSA people. It will be in N414 from 10am-12 noon on Monday 13 th   January 2020. “We are a group of PhD students who are using an Ecological framework for our studies. We meet once a month (3 rd  Monday at 10am in N414 at Epsom campus) to share our journeys and we welcome new members. Our group is informal and friendly, and we are keen to support the post-grad journey of anyone who is interested in thinking Ecologically about education.” For details, please contact Robin Lane PhD student in the Faculty of Education and Social Work School of Curriculum and Pedagogy Research Assistant for CURRPD Room N452, Ph 0211058580 r.lane@auckland.ac.nz His recent publication: Lane, R. M. (2018). An ecology for learning and teaching: Niches for theories within the habitat of learning. In M. Hanne & A. Kaal (Eds.),  Narrative and metaphor in education: Look both ways . London, U

EPSOM PGSA  END OF YEAR  PARTY 2019 EPSOM PGSA warmly invites all postgraduate students and  whānau to our  END OF THE YEAR PARTY 2019 18th December at 4:30 PM |the A201 Student Commons | Epsom Campus It is a family-friendly event, festive food, soft drinks, music and fun provided. Prizes (& bragging rights) for the best ugly sweater (any ugly top)! All are welcome, do come, bring friends, mix & mingle and enjoy the festive season.  For the catering purposes, please RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/edsw-pgsa-end-of-year-celebration-tickets-85177599493 .  For special dietary requirements please email:  kmis593@aucklanduni.ac.nz or jton466@aucklanduni.ac.nz

Shut Up and Write! EPSOM campus Tuesday 3rd March, 2020, 9:30am - 11:30am Epsom Library Seminar Room, Epsom This writing session provides you with a time and space to work on your thesis in a social environment with other doctoral candidates. We use the Pomodoro technique (25-minute writing sprints with short coffee/social breaks in between) to help you focus your writing, overcome procrastination and build good writing habits. You need to bring: A writing goal A laptop or other writing device Click here to book your slots:  https://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/workshops/?p=view_workshop&id=2580