Symposium on Personalised Learning 2026
Creating a culture of Personalised Learning in School – Affiliated School Research program
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ACTEducation Directorate | ACTTeacher Quality Institute | Faculty of Education |
proudly present . . .
The Second Symposium on Personalised Learning
Accredited by the ACT Teacher Quality Institute
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In Person attendess, the venue is in:
6C12 & 6C14 at University of Canberra
The Symposium is supported by UC's Research Cluster of Digital Inequality and Social Change.
If you have any questions about the event, please contact the event organisers:
Kithmini Aviruppola - Kithmini.aviruppola@canberra.edu.au
Maya Gunawardena - Maya.gunawardena@canberra.edu.au
What This symposium aims to generate rich dialogue between researchers, school leaders and teachers in relation to the complex landscape of personalised learning.
How The Faculty of Education at the University of Canberra will bring together ACT policy and decision makers, school leaders and teachers, with leading international and national researchers in the space of personalised learning.
Who Speakers include Professor Penny Bishop for the USA, Assistant Professor Maya Gunawardena from UC, and other expert scholars from the ACT and NSW Education jurisdictions.
Why This symposium will revisit the discourses surrounding personalised learning and provoke and encourage active discussion around what this means for the key stakeholders in education.
Creating a culture of Personalised Learning in School
on 27th May 2026
Location: 6C12 & 6C14 at University of Canberra
Program Overview
Time | Event
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9.00 - 9.15am | Registration & networking Welcome tea and coffee. |
9.15 - 9.20am | Acknowledgement to Country by Ngunnawal center |
9.20 - 9.45am | Opening remarks from. Dean, faculty of Education - Associate Professor Janet Smith |
9.45 - 10.45am | Keynote dialogue - Empowering Teachers to be the Catalysts and Architects of Change Associate Professor Maya Gunawardena |
10.30 – 11.00am | Morning Tea Break |
11.00am – 1.00pm |
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1.00pm – 1.45pm | Lunch & networking |
1.45pm - 2.30pm | Bridging Personalised Learning and Self-Regulated Learning Professor Deborah Pino-Pasternack |
3.00pm – 3.50pm | Panel discussion with experts led by Dr Emily Hills The expert panel discussion |
3.50pm – 4.00pm | Closing remarks Clinical Associate Professor Joanne Keens |