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Cognitive load theory uses our knowledge of how people learn, think and solve problems to design instruction. In turn, instructional design is the central activity of classroom teachers, of curriculum designers, and of publishers of textbooks and educational materials, including digital information. Characteristically, the theory is used to generate hypotheses that are tested using randomised controlled trials. Cognitive load theory rests on a base of hundreds of randomised controlled trials tes…

Cognitive load theory uses our knowledge of how people learn, think and solve problems to design instruction. In turn, instructional design is the central activity of classroom teachers, of curriculum designers, and of publishers of textbooks and educational materials, including digital information. Characteristically, the theory is used to generate hypotheses that are tested using randomised controlled trials. Cognitive load theory rests on a base of hundreds of randomised controlled trials tes…

Congratulations to the following members who have been appointed to the AER Editorial Team following our recent call for Expressions of Interest.

Associate EditorsCathie Burgess, University of Sydney
Emma Burns, Macquarie University
Steven Lewis, Deakin University

ECR EditorsAbbey Cruickshank, University of Tasmania
Troy Heffernan, LaTrobe University
Melitta Hogarth, University of Melbourne
Katrina Thorpe, University of Technology, Sydney

We warmly welcome the new members of the Editorial Tea…

AARE is pleased to announce that it has again been invited to host a symposium as part of the program at the 2021 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting to be held virtually April 9 through April 12.  AARE proudly invites members to submit expressions of interest to present a symposium at this conference. 
Submissions should be submitted using the form on the AARE website by COB 30 November 2020.

The Leading & Managing (L&M) journal is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified academics for the role of Editor/Editors commencing in 2023. 
L & M is a blind double peer reviewed publication of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL).
Deadline for EOI submissions is COB Friday 7 October 2022.
Follow this link for further information. 

News from the Gender, Sexualities and Cultural Studies SIG
Save-the-date:
Zoom Workshop: Engaging with the Media for impact, followed by Panel discussion
Date: Thursday, 29 September, 2022
Time: 11am to 1pm
Registration opening soon.

An important part of our work as researchers is to disseminate our findings and create impact. One approach to this is to share our research with non-academic audiences through the media. Taking into account that the media can be a complex space for sex, gen…

British Educational Research Association (BERA) has some upcoming events and activities that might be of interest to AARE members. Please visit the BERA Blog for more information.

PurposeThis award was introduced in 2023 to recognise an outstanding conference paper by a researcher who identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, presented at the Annual AARE Conference.

AwardFunding round: single round per annum

Applications due: 11:59pm on 30 August, 2024

Status of round: Open

Benefits to Awardee: Certificate and up to $1,000 to assist with conference attendance expenses. 

The winner of the Award may be invited by the editor of The Australian Edu…

Call for expressions of interest – BERA 2023

AARE is pleased to announce that it has again been invited to host a symposium as part of the program at the British Educational Research Association (BERA) Conference taking place at Aston University Birmingham, Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 September 2023.

AARE proudly invites members to submit expressions of interest to present a symposium at this conference.

Expression of interest submissions

Expressions of interest must include the following inf…

You have time to consider what you would like to experience around the 2023 AARE Conference Voice, Truth, Place: Critical Junctures for Educational Research at the University of Melbourne.

There are some great resources from the City of Melbourne that can help you consider the country on which the conference takes place:

City of Melbourne- Aboriginal History and Interactive Map

Aboriginal Melbourne

If you are coming from away, and interested in Smart cities, you may enjoy connecting with som…