Presentations

Recent Presentations

2009

  • 2009: Presenter: Edge Conference, St. John’s NL. Rural and remote schools: A reality in search of a policy.
  • 2009: Key Note Speaker: International Symposium on Innovation in Rural Education (ISFIRE). University of New England, NSW, Australia, Developing government policies for successful rural education in Canada.
  • 2009: Presenter. American Educational Research Association (AERA): April 2009. San Diego, CA. Beyond voluntarism and good will: Examining the commitment of school based teachers to distance education. [Co presenter: Michael Barbour]
  • 2009: Presenter. Society for technology and teacher education conference. Charleston, South Carolina. Beyond voluntarism and good will: Examining the commitment of school based teachers to distance education. [Co presenter: Michael Barbour]
  • 2009: Presenter. CSSE Conference. Ottawa, Canada. Teacher volunteerism and good will: Local teachers and distance education responsibilities (Co presenter: Michael Barbour
  • 2009: Presenter. CSSE Conference. Ottawa, Canada. The importance of place in teacher education: exploring a rural internship experience. (Co presenter: Karen Goodnough)

2008

  • 2008: Key Note Speaker. Western School District Conference on Small Schools Rural Schools. Corner Brook, NL. Future Directions for Small Schools
  • 2008: Faculty of Education, MUN, Doctoral Seminar Series. St. John’s, NL. Egypt’s One Teacher Schools.
  • 2008: Presenter, Symposium 2008: Post Confederation Educational Reform: From Rhetoric to Reality; May 2008, St. John’s, NL. The Warren Royal Commission on Education: Setting the agenda for rural educational reform?
  • 2008: Presenter, American Educational Research Association (AERA); March 2008, New York. Co-Presenter Dr. Michael Barbour, University of Georgia. Student Performance in virtual schooling: Looking beyond the numbers.

2007

  • 2007: Presenter, Society for the Preservation of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA); August 2007, Perth Australia. Multi-grade classrooms and multi-age pedagogy: Connecting the dots for rural educators.
  • 2007: Presenter, Faculty of Education, MUN, Doctoral Seminar Series. Why rural education: A townie’s adventure in the bush.
  • 2007: Presenter, American Educational Research Association (AERA); April 2007, Chicago. Co-presenter: Dr. Michael Barbour, University of Georgia. How are they doing? Examining student achievement in virtual schooling.

2006

  • 2006: Presenter, American Educational Research Association (AERA); April 2006, San Francisco, CA. Co-presenter: Dr. Michael Barbour, University of Georgia. An inquiry into achievement differences in traditional and virtual high school courses.
  • 2006: Presenter Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga Campus, NSW, Australia. (June 6), Seminar Presentation for Faculty and Graduate Students: Current issues rural education in Canada
  • 2006: Presenter Charles Sturt University, Dubbo Campus, NSW, Australia. (June 13), Seminar Presentation for Faculty and Graduate Students: Developments in distance learning in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • 2006: Presenter Charles Sturt University, Bathhurst Campus, NSW, Australia. (June 20), Seminar Presentation for Faculty and Graduate Students: Community Resistance to School Closure and Consolidation.
  • 2006: Presenter Charles Sturt University, Albury Wodonga Campus, NSW, Australia. (June 27), Seminar Presentation for Faculty and Graduate Students: Declining Enrolment and Changing Demographics in Rural Communities: Implications for Rural Schools.
  • 2006: Presenter. Multi-age Association of Queensland Elenora, Queensland, Australia (July 4), Seminar Presentation. Making a virtue out of necessity: Implementing multi-age education in small rural schools
  • 2006: Presenter. Griffith University Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (July 6) Seminar Presentation For Faculty and Graduate Students. Research Issues in Multi-age Education
  • 2006: Key Note Speaker and Facilitatator. Small and Rural Schools Forum, School Distrcit 18 Fredericton, NB. March 23, 2006. The value and viability of small rural schools
  • 2006 Presenter, Society for the Preservation of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA); July 2006, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Rural issues in education in Australia and Canada.

2005

  • 2005: Presenter, National Rural Education Association; October, 2005, Tucson, AZ. The Rural Education Research Agenda.
  • 2005: Presenter, American Educational Research Association (AERA); April 2005, Montreal, Canada. Co-presenter: Dr. Michael Barbour, University of Georgia. Comparative performance differences between classroom and web-based AP courses in small rural schools.

2004

  • 2004: Presenter. American Educational Research Association (AERA); April 2004, Co-presenter: Dr. Michael Barbour, University of Georgia. The rural AP advantage.

2003

  • Mulcahy, D. (2003) Ainsley Lectures in Rural Education. An invited series of presentations on rural education at the University of Western Carolina, Cullowhee, North Carolina, June 15-22. Topics: Why Study Rural Education?; Multiage and Multigrades in Small, Rural Schools; Distance and Virtual Education for Rural Students. Lectures were incorporated into a doctoral graduate course I co-taught with Dr. Mary Jean Herzog.
  • Mulcahy, D. (2003). From f2f to eLearning: Transitions and Adaptations. A seminar prepared for the Office of Instructional Development, MUN. Presented May 7, 2003 at Memorial University.
  • 2003: Presenter, Canadian Association for Distance Education (CADE) Annual Conference; June 6-10, 2003, St. John’s, NL. Co-investigators: Albert Johnson & Jennifer Webb, DELT. Instructor presence, interactivity, and learner satisfaction in web-based, distance education courses at the graduate level.
  • 2003: Presenter, American Educational Research Association (AERA); April, 2003, Chicago. Re-conceptualizing distance education: Implications for the rural schools of Newfoundland and Labrador.

2002

  • 2002: Presenter, American Educational Research Association (AERA); April, 2002, New Orleans. How do we attract more researchers to the Rural Sig?

2001

  • 2001: Presenter, Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education; June 2001, St. John's, NF. The nature of the dialogue in on line education: Can we talk?
  • 2001: Key Note Speaker. Newfoundland and Labrador Association of School Councils St. John's, NL. Improving the quality of education in rural schools..
  • 2001: Key Note Speaker. Gander/Lewisport School District. What Parents Need to Know about Multiage Education.

2000

  • 2000: Key Note Speaker. Nova Scotia Multiage Symposium, Halifax, N.S. Making the transition from multi-grade to multiage in rural and urban schools in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • 2000: Presenter: American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, US, April 24-28. Conflicting Conceptions of Rural Education Reform

1999

  • 1999: Presenter: Small Rural Schools in the Global Community: An International Symposium on Rural Education and TeleLearning St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, August 11-14. Implementing Multiage Pedagogy.
  • 1999: Presenter. Atlantic Provinces Educational Foundation Summer Institute, Corner Brook, NF, August 1-5.The Congruence of Multiage Pedagogy and Learner Centered Psychological Principles,

1998

  • 1998: Presenter. The National Rural Education Convention Research Forum, Buffalo, NY, October 13-18. Educational Innovations and Rural Schools (Co presenter: Ken Stevens).
  • 1998: Presenter: The National Rural Education Convention Research Forum, Buffalo, NY, October 13-18(Co-presenters: Clark Gardener, USA; Colin Boylin, Australia; and Peter Wakefield, UK.).. The Value of Rural Schools to the Local Community
  • 1998: Presenter. The National Rural Education Convention Research Forum, Buffalo, NY, October 13-18. The Ideological Foundation of Multi-age Pedagogy.

Presentations: Less recent.

1997

  • 1997: Presenter. The National Rural Education Convention Research Forum, Tucson, AZ, September 24-27. (Co-presenter: Ken Stevens). The TeleLearning & Rural Education Centre - Macro & Micro Dimensions of Small Schools Research.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1997). Multi-age Practices in Small Rural Schools: An Introduction for Teachers. The National Rural Education Convention Research Forum, Tucson, AZ, September 24-27.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1997). Rural Education Reform in Canada: The Consultation Process. The National Rural Education Convention Research Forum, Tucson, AZ, September 24-27.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1997) Risk and Achievement in Small Schools. National Conference, St. John’s, NL, June. (Co-presenter, Gary Jeffreys).
  • Mulcahy, D. (1997). Rural Education Reform II. Second National Congress on Rural Education. Saskatoon, Sask. February 19-21.

1996

  • Mulcahy, D. (1996). Reforming Small Schools out of Existence: A Canadian Example. National Rural Education Association Annual Congress, Research Forum. San Antonio, Texas, October 12-16.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1996). Changing Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions of Multi-grade classrooms. National Rural Education Association Annual Congress. San Antonio, Texas, October 12-16.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1996). A Critique of Proposed School Viability Regulations in Newfoundland and Labrador. First National Congress on Rural Education. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, March 13-16.

1995

  • Mulcahy, D. (1995). Small schools and Multi-grade Classrooms: The Need for a Handbook for New Teachers. Atlantic Educators’ Fifth Annual Conference. St. John=s, NF October 13-17.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1995). Space Exploration and Discovery: A Theme Approach Integrating Mathematics Across the Curriculum in Multi-grade Classrooms. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Canadian Regional Conference. Co-presenter: Grace Hollette and Students from Education 3375. St. John’s, NF. October 12-18.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1995). Curriculum Strategies for Multi-grade Classrooms. National Rural Education Association Annual Congress. Salt Lake City, Utah, October 8-16.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1995). Current Research in Rural Education. NLTA Small Schools Special Interest Council Conference. Gander, NF, May14-16.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1995). A Shakespeare Press Conference: Using Role Play Strategies in the Teaching of Dramatic Literature. NLTA English Special Interest Council Conference, St. John=s, NF, April 22-25.

1994

  • Mulcahy, D. (1994). Ideologies and Rural Education. Eighth Biennial Conference of the Canadian History of Education Association, St. John=s, NF, October 13-16.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1994). Learning and Teaching in Multi-grade Classrooms. National Rural Education Association Annual Congress, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, October 14-18, 1994.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1994). The Curricular Challenges of Multi-grading. Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, CSSE/Learned Societies Conference, Calgary, Alberta, June 11-17.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1994). Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori: Dramatising the poetry of Wilfred Owen. NLTA English Special Interest Council. St. John=s, NF, April 15-18, 1994.

1993

  • Mulcahy, D. (1993). The View of Curriculum Presented in Our Children Our Future. (Co-presenter: Clar Doyle) Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, CSSE/Learned Society Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, June 10-15.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1993). An Emotional Roller Coaster Ride: Sources of Tension for Interns. Canadian Association for Teacher Education, CSSE/Learned Societies Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, June 11-15.

1992

  • Mulcahy, D. (1992). The Need for Cooperation and Collaboration in Preparing Teachers for Multi-grade Contexts in Newfoundland and Labrador. Department of Education Conference on Resource Based Learning, Gander, NF, November 16-18.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1992). The Future of Small Schools and Multi-grade Classrooms. (Key note speaker) NLTA Small Schools Special Interest Council Inaugural Conference. Gander, NF, October 21-23.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1992). Towards a Curriculum Model for Multi-grade Classrooms. Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, CSSE/Learned Societies Conference. Charlottetown, PEI, June 9-14.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1992). Educating Teachers for Multi-grade Classrooms. Canadian Association for Teacher Education, CSSE/Learned Societies Conference. Charlottetown, PEI June 9-14.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1992). Aesthetic Modes of Learning in Science Teaching in Multi-grade Classrooms. NLTA Science Special Interest Council Provincial Conference. St.John=s, NF, April, 14-16.

1991

  • Mulcahy, D. (1991). A Review of Current Research on Multi-grade Teaching. National Conference on Small Schools. Deer Lake, NF, April 18-20.
  • Mulcahy, D (1991) Dramatizing Ted Russell. The Wessex Society. A presentation outlining my role as writer/director of the first dramatization of the prose and poetry of Newfoundland writer, Ted Russell. The Marine Institute, St. John’s, NL, April, 10, 1991.

1990

  • Mulcahy, D. (1990). Drama as a Context for Speaking and Writing. NLTA English Special Interest Council. St. John=s, NF, March 14- 16.

1989

  • Mulcahy, D. (1989). A Critical Inquiry into the Nature of the Knowledge that New Teachers need to Know in order to Implement Drama as a Method of Learning in the Classroom. Second International Drama Research Symposium, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Ontario, May 25-28.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1989). Re-thinking Drama in Education. NLTA Educational Drama and Spoken English Council (Key Note Speaker, Annual Conference) St. John=s, NF October 24-27.
  • Mulcahy, D. (1989). Using Dramatic Fiction to Explore the Poetry of Seamus Heaney. Canadian Association of Teachers of English National Conference. St. John=s, NF, August 24-29.

1988

  • Mulcahy, D. (1988) Teaching Poetry Through Drama. Canadian Association of Teachers of English National Conference, St. John’s, NL, August 24-29