Fwd: [Issotl-discuss] ISSOTL10 Website & Call for Proposals

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From: Chick, Nancy <nancy.chick@uwc.edu>
Date: 2009/12/21
Subject: [Issotl-discuss] ISSOTL10 Website & Call for Proposals
To: "issotl-membership@list.emich.edu" <issotl-membership@list.emich.edu>, "issotl-discuss@list.emich.edu" <issotl-discuss@list.emich.edu>

ISSOTL10 -- Global theories and local practices: institutional, disciplinary and cultural variations
(19-22 October 2010, Liverpool, UK)

http://issotl10.indiana.edu/

 

Dear Colleagues,

You are invited to join the 7th annual conference of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Liverpool, UK,19 – 22 October 2010. This multidisciplinary, international community of scholars will convene to share evidence-based insights and theoretical frameworks that enhance our understanding of student learning and guide our teaching practices. Incorporated into this year's conference is the 18^th Improving Student Learning Symposium, an established annual event on the International calendar organized by the Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development, Oxford Brookes University. The major aim of the Improving Student Learning Symposia is to provide a forum, which brings together those who are primarily researchers into learning in higher education and those that are primarily practitioners concerned more pragmatically with improving their practice. 

The conference will be held in the heart of Liverpool on the historic, world heritage waterfront, at the BT Convention Centre, Monarchs Quay, Liverpool UK which sits alongside the Grade 1 listed Albert Dock complex on the eastern bank of the river Mersey. The conference will feature workshops facilitated by leading scholars in the field, distinguished international plenary speakers, panel presentations, individual paper and poster presentations, and roundtable discussions. Please join us!

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The conference website for ISSOTL10 is now available, as is the Call for Proposals.   Go directly to http://issotl10.indiana.edu/, or you can always get there through the "Conferences" page on the ISSOTL website, www.issotl.org.   Note that submissions will be accepted from January 15 to March 1.

Nancy

 

Nancy L. Chick, Associate Professor of UW Colleges English Department 
          I'm on sabbatical but will be continuing in the following roles and will be reachable at 1800 College Drive, Rice Lake, WI  54868.

* Co-Director, UW System Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars Program 

* ISSOTL Board of Directors

 

 

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Fwd: Call for papers - ISSoTL 2010 incorporating ISL

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From: Fiona Smith <flsmith@brookes.ac.uk>
Date: 2009/12/21
Subject: Call for papers - ISSoTL 2010 incorporating ISL
To: STAFF-DEVELOPMENT@jiscmail.ac.uk

ISSoTL10 - Global theories and local practices: institutional, disciplinary and cultural variations

19-22 October 2010, Liverpool, uk

Dear Colleagues

You are invited to join the 7th annual conference of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Liverpool, UK,19 – 22 October 2010. This multidisciplinary, international community of scholars will convene to share evidence-based insights and theoretical frameworks that enhance our understanding of student learning and guide our teaching practices. Incorporated into this year's conference, is the 18^th Improving Student Learning Symposium, an established annual event on the International calendar organized by the Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development, Oxford Brookes University. The major aim of the Improving Student Learning Symposia is to provide a forum, which brings together those who are primarily researchers into learning in higher education and those that are primarily practitioners concerned more pragmatically with improving their practice. 

The conference will be held in the heart of Liverpool on the historic, world heritage waterfront, at the BT Convention Centre, Monarchs Quay, Liverpool UK which sits alongside the Grade 1 listed Albert Dock complex on the eastern bank of the river Mersey. The conference will feature workshops facilitated by leading scholars in the field, distinguished international plenary speakers, panel presentations, individual paper and poster presentations, and roundtable discussions. Please join us!

Announcing the call for papers/proposals 

Proposals will be accepted online from 15 January 2010 until 1 March 2010 at: http://issotl10.indiana.edu

For more information about the conference, please go to:

http://issotl10.indiana.edu/

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Fiona Smith

Centre Administrator

Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development

Oxford Brookes University

Wheatley Campus

Wheatley

Oxford

OX33 1HX

Tel: +00 44 (0)1865 485902

Fax: +00 44 (01865 485937

We cordially invite you to join us at the 7th annual International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning conference, which will convene at the stunning waterfront location of the Arena and Conference Centre in Liverpool. the first time the conference has come to Europe.

http://issotl10.indiana.edu

email: issotl10 @brookes.ac.uk

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David Andrew

Head of Academic Practice
Educational and Staff Development
Queen Mary, University of London

0207 882 2803
020 8144 6753 (Skype and mobile)

Re: Sounds of the Bazaar at Online Educa 2009 sent you a message on Facebook...

2009/12/1 Facebook <notification+od1vgg61@facebookmail.com>

Graham Attwell sent a message to the members of Sounds of the Bazaar at Online Educa 2009.

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Subject: Sounds of Bazaar Live form Online Educa Berlin

Don't forget sounds of Bazaar is broadcasting LIVE Internet radio from the Online Educa Berlin Conference.
Times:
Wednesday 2 December 1600 CET, 1500 UK time
Thursday 3 December 1100 CET, 1000 UK time
Friday 4 December 1100 CET, 1000 UK time
With features, interviews, music and more. presented by Graham Attwell, Cris Costa and Maria Perifanou.
Just go to http://www.facebook.com/l/6fe69;radio.jiscemerge.org.uk:80/Emerge.m3u and the stream will open in your MP3 player of choice
Hoep to talk to you tomorrow

Graham

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Head of Academic Practice
Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

Tel - 020 7882 2803 or 07986709981

Re: University of Worcester Employability/PDP Conference, with apologies for cross posting

2009/11/25 John Peters <j.peters@worc.ac.uk>

University of Worcester Employability/PDP conference

 

The University of Worcester is delighted to announce its 2^nd Employability and PDP Conference on Thursday 14^th January 2010, 9.30-4.15.

This will include keynote presentations from Brenda Little from the OU's CHERI, who has undertaken a wide range of employability and work based learning research, and Prof Ros Foskett, Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Worcester who has published research on credit bearing careers education and H.E./Business Partnerships.  In addition, partners from across the Midlands will be sharing recent research on PDP, and colleagues from the University of Worcester will be showcasing their developments in, and support of employability.   

 

We would be delighted if interested colleagues would join us, so come along to discuss and share good practice. There will be a small fee of £30 per person for external delegates to cover catering costs.

 

For further information and to register please visit http://www.worc.ac.uk/adpu/1140.htm      or email e.floisand@worc.ac.uk

 

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David Andrew
Head of Academic Practice
Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

Tel - 020 7882 2803 or 07986709981

Re: ELESIG Symposium 21st Jan 10: Small Grants: and Welcomes

2009/11/24 ELESIG <mail@elesig.ning.com>

ELESIG SYMPOSIUM - DIGITAL FUTURES

January 21, 2010 from 9:45am to 4pm

iLab, Innovation Works, University of Reading

ELESIG is now organising its eighth face to face symposium with contributions from key colleagues who have been researching the varied use of tools and technologies and have developed insights into the future digital learner.

The event will include presentations and activities on the future digital learner and mobile technologies, news of the second round of ELESIG small grants awards, a members' corner to share and exchange experiences of researching and evaluating the learners' experiences and an organising group meeting.

More information:
http://elesig.ning.com/events/elesig-symposium-digital

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Head of Academic Practice
Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

Tel - 020 7882 2803 or 07986709981

Re: Disopositions to Learn and Student Success, HEA research seminar, 4th December, Northumbria University

2009/11/23 Madeline Giles <madeline.giles@unn.ac.uk>

Dispositions to Learn and Student Success

Northumbria University, Great Hall, Sutherland Building

Friday 4 December, 11:00 – 13:30

This seminar will draw on pilot research across HE in 2007/8 and current HEFCE
and Paul Hamlyn funded research into student retention.
The seminar will explore:
•       The notions of the 'strong' and the 'weak' student in HE;
•       Professional legitimacy in relation to student development in HE;
•       Learning and teaching strategies for student success.

Qualitative research findings on the value of this process for staff and
students will be presented and participants will be encouraged to consider
strategies for developing effective lifelong learners
Quantitative research findings will be presented to describe relationships
between dispositions to learn and student retention and achievement.
Participants will discuss dispositions that have been shown to be problematic
for the student group as a whole or for specific sub-groups.
Finally there will be a discussion of the retention initiatives that are being
introduced as a result of the research findings and an opportunity for
delegates to share ideas about future initiatives.

Speakers:
Jamie Thompson, Learning & Teaching Advisor and NTF
Jamie Harding, Senior Lecturer in Research Methods
Karen Williamson, Research Consultant

Bookings: go to www.northumbria.ac.uk/dispositions
Please direct queries to: (madeline.giles@northumbria.ac.uk)

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Head of Academic Practice
Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

Tel - 020 7882 2803 or 07986709981

Comprehensive list of conferences

Although this comes from the Geography and Environmental Sciences centre many are generic - http://www.gees.ac.uk/events/events.htm#jan10

Re: INVITATION - UCL DEBATES IN HIGHER EDUCATION SEMINAR SERIES

2009/11/10 Peter Phillips <peter.phillips@ucl.ac.uk>

INVITATION - UCL DEBATES IN HIGHER EDUCATION SEMINAR SERIES

Title: Becoming Professional: A Personal Learning Journey

Abstract:
The central question this paper considers is how do people learn what it is to be professional and how we learn to act in
more professional ways. It will consider different formats that the teaching of professionalism can take, including the provision of workshops, modules and reflective logs and the difficulties associated with each of these. It will
<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/cishe/seminars/debates.html>consider perceptions of being professional and how these can shift, which will raise the question of whether there are new approaches we can take in teaching and supporting this learning.


Speaker: Dr Jenny Marie, CALT, UCL

Date: Wednesday 25th November 2009
Time: 3.30-5.00pm
Venue:Chadwick 218 (The Chadwick Building can be found immediately to the right as you enter the main Quad of UCL on Gower Street)
Map: <http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/ucl-maps/map2_hi_res>

We are pleased to invite you to our next "Debates in Higher Education" and hope that you will be able to join us for this event.

To book a place, please contact Pete

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Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

Tel - 020 7882 2803 or 07986709981

Fwd: Workshop on promotion and mentoring in the biosciences

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From: Julie Peacock <j.peacock@leeds.ac.uk>
Date: 2009/11/10
Subject: Workshop on promotion and mentoring in the biosciences
To: SEDA@jiscmail.ac.uk


Please share the following workshop with your community: Exploring promotion, CV enhancement and e-mentoring in the biosciences Thursday 07 January 2010, University of Leeds The aims of this workshop are to: • Increase delegates understanding of the different career routes and criteria for promotion across different Higher Education institutions. • Increase confidence in applying for awards in teaching. • Gather opinion on the role and structure of an e-mentoring scheme For more information and to register please go to: www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/leeds070110.aspx This event is being run as part of a UK Centre for Bioscience funded project, please contact Kay Yeoman: K.Yeoman@uea.ac.uk if you have any questions about the event or project. Best wishes, Julie Peacock Academic Advisor

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Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

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Fwd: Centre for Bioscience's Upcoming Events

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From: Sheryl Meskin <S.A.Meskin@leeds.ac.uk>
Date: 2009/11/6
Subject: Centre for Bioscience's Upcoming Events
To: SEDA@jiscmail.ac.uk

Apologies for cross posting

Please share the following event with your community:

UK Centre for Bioscience's Professional Development Events

·         Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students: Sustainability and the Environment,  Wednesday 9 December, 2009,

Cardiff University, Biomedical Building, Room W/1.04

 

This event provides an opportunity for colleagues to discuss practice and share ideas on how best to prepare students to deal with issues associated with environment and sustainability. The day will consist of presentations from bioscientists describing the delivery of environmental ethics teaching and practical examples of effective approaches, techniques and methods.

 

This event will give you the opportunity to:

* Hear views of why it is important to teach environmental ethics and help bioscience students to develop their ethical decision-making skills

 * Listen to accounts of practical examples of appropriate approaches, techniques and methods for teaching environmental ethics to bioscience students

The event will also contain a swapshop session, giving you the opportunity to share ideas and practice in a short presentation, please let us know when you register if you would like to contribute to the swapshop session. Preference will be given to contributions within the areas of environment and sustainability but we welcome contributions from all areas.

For more information about the speakers, the event and how to register, please visit: http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/cardiff091209.aspx

Follow this event on Twitter at #CfB09ethics

 

·         Enhancing learning through Web2.0,  Wednesday 16 December 2009

Medical Sciences Building, University of Leicester

 

Web2.0 technologies continue to grow, both in diversity and usage and have the potential to impact all areas of learning. How can a bioscientist navigate the technologies of Web2.0 and why should you bother? The Centre for Bioscience would like to bring together examples of Web 2.0 which enhance student learning or academic scholarship. The day will advocate useful approaches rather than advocating particular programmes and be aimed at the novice to moderate user of Web2.0 tools.

For more information about the event and how to register, please visit: http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/leicester161209.aspx

                Follow this event on Twitter at #CfB09web2.0

Travel Bursaries are available for these events - Deadline extended! More information on the bursaries and how to apply

Please contact me (s.a.meskin@leeds.ac.uk) if you require any further details.

We look forward to possibly seeing you in December.

 

 

Sheryl Meskin, Ph.D.
Academic Advisor

UK Centre for Bioscience
The Higher Education Academy
Room 9.15, Worsley Building
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
Tel:   +44 (0)113 343 3438
Fax:  +44 (0)113 343 5894
E-mail: s.a.meskin@leeds.ac.uk

(0.6 FTE Office Days - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)

 

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Head of Academic Practice
Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

Tel - 020 7882 2803 or 07986709981

SRHE event -

27/01/2010, Wednesday, 11:00am – 4:00pm

Venue - Queen Anne Court of the Maritime Site, Greenwich Room QA75

Network - Student Experience Network

THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE OF BUSINESS STUDY http://www.srhe.ac.uk/events.asp

Use of clickers (audience reponse systems) etc

Engaging Students Through In-Class Technology (ESTICT) is a UK network of education practitioners and learning technologists interested in promoting good practice with classroom technologies that can enhance face-to-face teaching.

We are holding our first event on  Thursday 26th November 2009 at University of Leicester.

The aim of the day is to share best practice in the use of in-class technology, with a particular focus on the pedagogic uses of electronic voting systems (also known as ‘clickers’ audience response systems ARS, personal response systems PRS). This event is aimed at those both those with experience of EVS who wish to share their best practice and those with an interest in the technology that would like to know more.

http://drbadgr.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/event-pedagogic-uses-of-evs/

Re: Writing Development in Higher Education 2010 - conference announcement

2009/10/29 Dr Kathy Harrington <k.harrington@londonmet.ac.uk>

WDHE
London 2010
Sustainable writing development:
Approaches and challenges

Monday 28 – Wednesday 30 June 2010

The Royal College of Physicians, Regents Park, London, UK
http://www.rcpevents.co.uk/Pages/Home.aspx

Hosted by the Write Now Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
http://www.writenow.ac.uk

Call for papers preliminary announcement

Established 15 years ago, the Writing Development in Higher Education initiative has brought together practitioners and researchers from a wide range of countries, institutions and interest areas to help create the diverse and vibrant field of writing development theory and practice we have today. The 2010 WDHE conference offers a timely opportunity to take stock of these achievements and consider the challenges that still lie ahead, and to explore the theoretical and practical dimensions of the urgent challenge to sustain and embed recent innovations in writing development in higher education.
 
Across the university sector, the position and efficacy of writing development work varies widely, with some programmes now well-established and integral to the achievement of larger learning, teaching and research goals. In other situations progress is less visible, and it remains the case that much work is yet to be done before writing development is widely accepted and institutionally supported as a fundamental aspect of students' learning and achievement at university.  

Call for papers
Papers – workshops – symposia

The 2010 WDHE conference invites all those interested in academic writing development in higher education to contribute to the discussion of the possibilities and challenges of embedding sustainable writing development. The conference will be a place to reflect on issues of sustainability with respect to pedagogical practices that aim to enhance students' learning experience, academic writing as a research area, and programme development at institutional level. It also invites reflection on the potential unwanted consequences of embedding writing within institutional and disciplinary agendas, including concerns about a weakening or appropriation of the humanistic and critical agendas that have been a motivating factor for many who have been responsible for shaping the present field.
 
We invite contributions from all those who engage with writing development as part of their work in higher education:

• subject-based academics
• academic literacies theorists
• learning developers
• writing specialists
• EAP and ESL practitioners
• learning technologists
• professional development staff
• widening participation specialists
• policy makers
• students
• all others who work in this field.  
  

We welcome contributions from the international community about their experiences in bringing about sustainable writing development in their particular contexts.  
 
The presentations should be research-based including:

• reflective, practitioner-led action research
• conceptual and theoretical papers
• empirically-based quantitative and qualitative studies.
  

Abstracts should be submitted by Monday 15 January 2010. Further information about review criteria and the submission of abstracts will be available on the Write Now CETL website in November: http://www.writenow.ac.uk/wdhe

Kind regards,
The Organising Committee
WDHE 2010 Conference
Monday 28 – Wednesday 30 June 2010
London, UK

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David Andrew
Head of Academic Practice
Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

Tel - 020 7882 2803 or 07986709981

Re: Intercultural communication workshop - invitation

2009/10/27 SEDA - Roz Grimmitt <Roz.Grimmitt@seda.ac.uk>

Intercultural communication workshop -invitation

UCL's Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching, University
College London warmly invites you to a one day workshop exploring
effective face to face communication within intercultural contexts.  The
workshop has been designed for university teachers and those involved in
the support of student learning in an academic or pastoral capacity.

For further information please go to:

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/calt/events/workshop.html

Kind regards

Elizabeth Grant
Principal Teaching Fellow
Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching
UCL

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Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

Tel - 020 7882 2803 or 07986709981

Fwd: Upcoming BMAF Events 2009

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From: <bmaf@brookes.ac.uk>
Date: 2009/10/20
Subject: Upcoming BMAF Events 2009
To: d.andrew@qmul.ac.uk


Dear all

Please see below for the BMAF Networks upcoming events for 2009:

13th November 2009
Developing Evidence Informed Practice in Markeeting Education
University of Westminster
The findings from the recent AM/BMAF funded Teaching and Learning Development projects will be presented at this workshop; participants will be provided with the opportunity to ask questions and gain further insights during the day. The aim of the workshop is to stimulate discussion, gain practical insights and allow time for networking.

20th November 2009
Preparing for Placement
Coventry University
This workshop aims to generate discussion and debate about the practice of preparing BMAF students for placement. Undertaking a placement is a key component in developing employability skills for many students. In the current economic climate the complexities of the tripartite relationship between student, employer and university bear further examination. How can academic staff ensure that students are well prepared to make the most of placement opportunities? What happens if a placement goes wrong?  Are all placement providers altruistic? Come and share your experiences of the positive and sometimes challenging practices you have encountered.

27th November 2009
The International Agenda - Where Next? Challenges for Teaching and Learning
Northumbria University
This BMAF Internationalisation SIG workshop will feature sessions by Ian Shell (Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching, Newcastle Business School), Paul Coldwell (Regent's College), Yvonne Moogan (Liverpool Business School), Mike Pretious (Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh) and Berry O'Donovan (Deputy Director, ASKe Centre, Oxford Brookes University).

If you would like to attend any of the above workshops or would like more information please see our website at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/business/events/workshops or email: bmaf@brookes.ac.uk

Regards
Karen

Karen Pettit
Administration and Events Officer
Business, Management, Accountancy & Finance Network

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Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

Tel - 020 7882 2803 or 07986709981

Fwd: Higher Education Academy - Funding Opportunities October 2009

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From: <web_portal_links@heacademy.ac.uk>
Date: 2009/10/14
Subject: Higher Education Academy - Funding Opportunities October 2009
To: d.andrew@qmul.ac.uk



Latest Funding Opportunities from The Higher Education Academy


Welcome to the latest Funding Opportunities newsletter from the Higher Education Academy. You have previously registered to receive our funding opportunities. Below you will find links to the latest funding from across the Higher Education Sector which we hope will be of interest to you.

1) Call for Syntheses - Enhancing Learning and Teaching through the use of Technology: Evidence-based Practice
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/funding/detail/elt_syntheses_oct09

2) Evidence-based Practice Seminar Series 2010: Calls for expressions of interest
- Assessment and Feedback
- Employability and Employee Feedback
- Professional Learning and Teaching Practice
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/funding/detail/evidencebasedpracticeseminarsOct2010

3) Art Design Media Subject Centre Project Proposals 2010/11
 - Education for Sustainable Development
 - Student Engagement
 - Quality Enhancement and Student Assessment
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/funding/detail/adm_projects_nov09

4) History Teaching Development Grants
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/funding/detail/historytdgoct2009

5) Academy Scotland Travel Fund
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/aboutus/scotland/events/travel_fund

6) ESCalate Education Subject Centre - Themed funding: Teacher Educators for the 21st Century
http://escalate.ac.uk/grants/type?ID=8

7) ESCalate Education Subject Centre - Themed funding: Student Well-being
http://escalate.ac.uk/grants/type?ID=9

8) Engineering Mini-Projects
http://www.engsc.ac.uk/us/fundopps/miniprojects.asp

9) Psychology Mini-Projects
http://www.psychology.heacademy.ac.uk/s.php?p=93

10) Marketing Education - Teaching and Learning Grants 2009/10
Subject Centre for Business Management, Accountancy and Finance Marketing Education SIG / Academy of Marketing
http://www.academyofmarketing.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=14


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Fwd: Streamed seminars & e-book

Learning to be Professional through a Higher Education e-book
How Professionals Learn through Work Professor Michael Eraut
http://learningtobeprofessional.pbworks.com/How-professionals-learn-through-work

Thursday October  15^th 2009 12.30-13.30
The value of digital story telling in learning to be professional
Jane Leng, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Surrey and SCEPTrE Fellow
The seminar presents the results of a Fellowship project which was stimulated by a concern that some student nurses underestimate the learning that takes place in practice and have limited awareness of their own tacit knowledge. Drawing on the work of Michael Eraut into how professionals learn through work, I investigated the power of stories to capture and articulate deep professional learning and the added value there may be in using emerging technologies to assist story telling.  A group of final year undergraduate student nurses focussed on an experience from practice which had been important in their professional development and created a digital story to explain what they had learnt.  The students' own evaluation of both the process and outcome of this work has been highly positive. Clinical educators and university teachers also recognised the stories as both inspiring and instructional. It is now intended that the stories be used as learning objects for both pre registration students and those learning to be mentors of students in practice. The lessons learnt from this project can inform the use of digital stories in other professional training contexts.

If you would like to participate in the seminar please contact Susan Wood S.Wood@surrey.ac.uk. If you cannot attend but would like to participate from a distance please note that we are streaming it live from this link

http://learningtobeprofessional.pbworks.com/Jane-Leng  (link available from 12.00 on 15/10). The session will be also be filmed for the wiki.

Tuesday October 27th 2009 08.00-09.30 streamed video conference
Real World Learning at Queensland University of Technology: embedding work integrated learning across the curriculum
Deborah Peach and colleagues QUT Brisbane Australia

Successful student transitions and learning that relates to the real world are of major importance for QUT. This seminar will provide an overview of QUT's real world learning (RWL) policy and enabling structures, assessment and implementation issues. Consideration will also be given to curriculum design principles and practice examples across the disciplines.

QUT Presentation Team
Dr Deborah Peach Projects Director Real World Learning (QUT session chair)
Prof Stephen Towers, Dean of Studies,  will talk about RWL policy and enabling structures; assessment and implementation issues

Lyn Alderman, Manager, Curriculum Review and Improvement will talk about RWL curriculum design principles and practice examples

Faculty examples of embedding and implementing RWL
Professor Jill Franz Associate Professor School of Design
Dr Tony Sahama Senior Lecturer School of Information Technology

The seminar will be of interest to institutional managers and course designers interested in developing a curriculum that is rich in 'real world' learning experiences.

 The seminar will be streamed live 08.00-09.30 UK time from this link http://learningtobeprofessional.pbworks.com/Real-World-Learning-Queensland-University-of-Technology The link will be available from 07.45. The seminar will also be filmed for later viewing. If you would like to participate from a distance please let Susan Wood know S.Wood@sceptre.ac.uk

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David Andrew
Head of Academic Practice
Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

Tel - 020 7882 2803 or 07986709981

British Congress of Mathematics Education

British Congress of Mathematics Education (BCME7)

Mathematical Progressions 

April 6th - 9th 2010, University Place, University of Manchester

Many teachers are now involved in action research projects, many through NCETM funded projects, and this conference provides a wonderful opportunity to disseminate findings from such projects. Click here to download a document which tells you more.

Opening plenary	Marcus du Sautoy
Closing plenary	Margaret Brown
Speaker	Paul Cobb, Vanderbilt University

For delegate booking information contact The Association of Teachers of Mathematics (ATM):
Tel:  01332 346599
Post: Unit 7, Prime Industrial Park, Shaftesbury Street, Derby, DE23 8YB
Email: delegates@bcme7.org 

UK Centre for Bioscience’s Professional Development Event

Learning through Assessment

Tuesday 29 September 2009
University of York , Department of Biology, room M023, directions and map
It is recognised that the type of assessment that students undergo is a powerful influence on how they learn. However, in the concerted effort to ensure that assessments are rigorous, reliable, cheat-proof and able to cope with ever-increasing student numbers it can be difficult to view assessment as an episode of learning. 'Measurement' views of assessment still persist and the National Student Survey highlighted student dissatisfaction with the feedback they received. This event aims to promote assessment as an integrated part of learning. The day will cover the key aspects of assessment for learning with a focus on feedback. As usual there will be opportunities for discussion, reflection on practice and to hear 'real-life' practice from fellow bioscientists.

Travel Bursaries are available for this event - Deadline extended! More information on the bursaries and how to apply

For more information about the speakers, the event and how to register, please visit: http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/york290909.aspx

Please contact me (s.a.meskin@leeds.ac.uk) if you require any further details.

Work-based Learning and Assessment for the Next Decade

Assessment and Learning in Practice Settings (ALPS) is
hosting an international conference next spring. The conference
'Work-based Learning and Assessment for the Next Decade' will take place
at Weetwood Hall in Leeds, U.K. on 16th - 17th March 2010.
Speakers will review current and up-and-coming learning technologies,
and presentations and workshops will highlight the main factors
affecting the employability of graduating students. Abstracts are
invited for oral presentations, workshops, poster presentations and
roundtable discussion sessions within the Conference themes. The call
closes on 2nd November 2009.
For more information please visit: http://www.alps-cetl.ac.uk

Shaping Academic Work: The Next Ten Years

Shaping Academic Work: The Next Ten Years

Friday 27th November 2009
University of Kent, Canterbury
Darwin Conference Suite

Discussion will focus upon: the moral, economic and social obligations upon academics, the nature of academic work into the next decade and preparing new entrants to the profession for an academic role.  This develops the 2009 theme of the Society for Educational Studies: An Academic Life.  Debate will be supported by presentations from some key thinkers in the area of academic practice.

Contributors include:

Yvonne Hillier, Professor of Education, University of Brighton
Janice Malcolm, Senior Lecturer in Higher Education and Academic Practice, University of Kent
Lynn McAlpine, Professor of Higher Education Development, University of Oxford
David Mills, Lecturer in Pedagogy and the Social Sciences, University of Oxford
Louise Morley, Professor of Education, University of Sussex
Ted Tapper, Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Sussex


The day will run from 10:00am - 3:00pm with lunch provided.  There is no fee for this conference but registration is a requirement as places are strictly limited.  To reserve a place please contact Joanna Williams on 01227 827137 or email jgw@kent.ac.uk

Professional learning

2009/9/18 Norman Jackson <Norman.Jackson@surrey.ac.uk>

Wednesday September 23^rd 12.30-13.30
SCEPTrE University of Surrey AC Building 01/AC02
The session will be filmed and streamed live from this link
http://learningtobeprofessional.pbworks.com/John-Cowan
Learning to be a Professional: Using our own life experiences to develop principles for designing good educational experiences
Professor John Cowan, Edinburgh Napier University
Our own life experiences from which we have learnt what becoming professional means provide us with a fantastic resource from which to create good educational designs. This seminar is based on my own reflections on how I learnt (and still learn) to become professional in two different professional fields. Out of these reflections I will extract some general propositions and principles for educational designs that are more likely to be encouraging and effective in assisting learners to begin the process of becoming professional while they are studying in higher education.
The seminar will be of interest to anyone who is involved in designing and supporting the development of students and staff as professionals. Prior to the seminar participants are encouraged to reflect on the influences of their own development as a professional. Please contact Susan Wood if you would like to attend S.Wood@surrey.ac.uk
Background paper: Learning to be Professional: Reflective thoughts on a lifetime of trying
http://learningtobeprofessional.pbworks.com/Learning+to+be+Professional+through+a+Higher+Education+e-Book

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David Andrew
Head of Academic Practice
Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

Tel - 020 7882 2803 or 07986709981

Re: Online simulations conference and workshop

2009/9/18 Liz Falconer <Liz.Falconer@uwe.ac.uk>

Are you interested in the concept of using virtual worlds, software mashups and other ways of enabling students to experience simulations of real life online? If so, you'd be very welcome at our

 

SHE09 – Online Simulations in Higher Education Conference

5 November 2009, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

New submissions deadline:  15 October 2009

http://www.uwe.ac.uk/elearning/she/conference/index.shtml

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David Andrew
Head of Academic Practice
Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

Tel - 020 7882 2803 or 07986709981

Changing Academic Practice - Implications for future Phsyical Sciences academicss

Weds 4th November, Oxford


www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/forthcoming

Fwd: BMAF Events 2009 - 2010

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From: <bmaf@brookes.ac.uk>
Date: 2009/8/11
Subject: BMAF Events 2009 - 2010
To: d.andrew@qmul.ac.uk


Dear all

Please see below for upcoming BMAF events for 2009 - 2010:

3rd September 2009
Developing Global Citizens - Joint ABS/BMAF workshop
Leeds Business School

A one day ABS/BMAF event about the challenges and opportunities raised by the global citizenship agenda in UK business schools, global employabilty, pedagogy, curriculum development and how to embed the teaching of global citizenship in your courses.
See: http://www.the-abs.org.uk/?event=66 for more information and how to book.


18th September 2009
Modes of Learning - BMAF Project Management SIG
University of Bournemouth

This session will aim to explore the issues and opportunities that access to a variety of learning and teaching modes provide, considering the spectrum from virtual learning environments, through distance learning to innovative and creative learning spaces.
See: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/business/events/workshops for more information and how to book.


13th November 2009
Developing Evidence-Informed Practice in Marketing Education - BMAF Marketing Education SIG
University of Westminster

The findings from the recent AM/BMAF funded Teaching and Learning Development projects will be presented at this workshop; participants will be provided with the opportunity to ask questions and gain further insights during the day. The aim of the workshop is to stimulate discussion, gain practical insights and allow time for networking.
See: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/business/events/workshops for more information and how to book.


27th November 2009
The International Agenda - Where next? - BMAF Internationalisation SIG
Northumbria University

More information to follow shortly
See: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/business/events/workshops for more information and how to book.


3rd March 2010
Project Management SIG Workshop
Westminster University

More information to follow shortly
See: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/business/events/workshops for more information and how to book.


Regards

The BMAF Team

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David Andrew
Head of Academic Practice
Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

Tel - 020 7882 2803 or 07986709981

Fwd: Higher Education policy explained for the new academic year

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Date: 2009/8/27
Subject: Higher Education policy explained for the new academic year
To: d.andrew@qmul.ac.uk

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HIGHER EDUCATION Autumn Events Schedule 2009 Dear Colleague, The new academic year is upon us with fresh challenges and issues to be addressed. As ever, Neil Stewart Associates will be producing the highest quality events featuring top level speakers to help you, your colleagues and your organisation interpret the latest government initiatives and overcome the latest policy issues. Our autumn schedule of higher education events covers part-time study, higher education funding, admissions, marketing and the student experience - all topics thrown into the spotlight over recent weeks. Read on for further details:  22 October The Future for Part-Time and Distance Study Flexible, including part-time provision, will be critical to the future growth of the UK higher education sector. This conference will bring together leaders in higher education and organisations to discuss students' experience of, and attitudes towards, part-time study, its costs and student support. Read more and register here: http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/jb271/   28 October Invest For Greatness in Higher Education Bringing together higher education - universities, private learning providers, digital and online providers, colleges and employers – the conference will look at the deep challenges to our continued greatness in higher education and the strategic decisions VC's, Principals, finance directors and other senior decision makers may take to ensure their institution prospers in the difficult restructuring ahead. Read more and register here: http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/jb274/   05 November 7th Annual Admissions to Higher Education   Admissions policy is in the spotlight with increased demand and limits on places, further raising the heated debate on policies and practice. This conference will look at how the greater choice and adjustment period has impacted on place allocation and patterns of choice. Higher education is also grappling with recognising a range of different qualifications and skill sets for admissions purposes and looking ahead to Diplomas arriving in 2010. Read more and register here: http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/jb273/   10 November Effective Marketing in Higher Education   Award winning higher education marketing experts and public policy professionals will discuss how an institution can remain viable in the modern era by striking a balance between the provision of sound academic programmes and research, whilst recognising their USP and effectively communicating this difference in a crowded marketplace. Read more here Read more and register here: http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/jb272/   19 November Enhancing the Student Experience   Students now expect their university standard to be of the highest quality and the quality of degrees and additional support is more important than ever to give them the best possible opportunity in a tough job market. Now in its third year and set in the spotlight of the impending review of variable fees, new imposed efficiency savings, and students demanding value for their personal investment, this conference will bring together higher education leaders to examine how to manage and exceed students expectations in this challenging climate. Read more and register here: http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/jb268/ For more information: For more information regarding NSA education events please visit: http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/conferences/searchSector.php?sector=edu Don't forget that the presentations made at these events and their accompanying documentation will be made available to watch or hear at the number one online public policy resource www.policyreview.tv and look out for the launch next month of the online edition of policy review magazine at www.policyreview.co.uk For any enquiries please contact me on 020 7324 4364 or email: paul.rushworth@neilstewartassociates.co.uk Don't forget to follow us on Twitter for the latest event news and exclusive offers and discounts on our events: We wish you the best for the new year and look forward to welcoming you to a Neil Stewart Associates conference this autumn.

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David Andrew
Head of Academic Practice
Educational and Staff Development: Queen Mary, University of London

Tel - 020 7882 2803 or 07986709981

Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies 5th annual elearning symposium

The Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies will hold its 5th annual elearning symposium on 28/29 January 2010. The aim of the symposium is to try to bridge the gap between the 'techie' and the teacher, giving educators ideas to help them integrate elearning into their practice but also to inspire them to see where the online future could lead. The symposium is always well-attended by practitioners from a wide range of disciplines and institutions. Following last year's success, the two-day event comprises a very practical first day of workshops on authoring tools and elearning techniques; while these are complemented on the second day by presentations to inspire the mind with exciting ideas about the possibilities that online learning offers. We offer attendees a range of content from areas of more specific interest to our core LLAS community, to topics of wider interest to educators involved in elearning. We highlight best practice in using elearning and feature an exciting mixture of research and reports from practice to inspire our community.

Please see our website for information about the symposium and last year's programme: http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/archive/2985

Exploring Formative Assessment in Practice

Sponsored by

30 October 2009 Darwin Conference Suite, Canterbury Campus (directions [1]) 9:15am - 3pm (registration from 8:45am) [2]

Keynote speaker: Dr Berry O’Donovan [3] Deputy Director of Assessment Standards Knowledge Exchange CETL (ASKe) and Acting Head of Learning and Teaching at the Business School (Oxford Brookes). Her current research is focused on assessment and feedback, cultivating student community and the intellectual development of management undergraduates.

Sessions: All sessions are practice focused and include: University of Kent case studies on formative assessment practice in: Self/peer assessment Group work Assessing practical skills Using journals/reflection Using technology to enhance formative assessment Confirmed external speakers include: Prof Peter Hartley, Professor of Education Development, Director of the Centre for Academic Practice and Head of the Educational Development Team, University of Bradford. Dr Karen Handley, Senior Lecturer in HRM and Organisational Behaviour and a Fellow at the Brookes Centre for Teaching and Learning. Her particular interest is in student engagement with feedback.

Aim An opportunity for staff from all departments to share practical ideas to enhance formative assessment in line with the current University enhancement theme.	Who should attend? Teaching staff, programme or module leaders, Directors of Learning and Teaching, Heads of Department and any staff with an interest in assessment of HE students and the development of taught courses.
Booking [4] For further information contact Judy Cohen [5]	Programme to follow

“Assessment for Learners”

5th Biennial Northumbria/EARLI SIG Assessment Conference
“Assessment for Learners”

1-3 September 2010, hosted by Northumbria University in the North-East of
England, UK

Conference themes:
•       Formative and summative assessment to improve learning
•       Assessment: consequences and contexts for learners
•       Learner achievements and assessment

Submission formats:
•       Papers
•       Round tables
•       Posters
•       Symposia

Key dates:
•       Proposals submission deadline: 13th November, 2009
•       Notification of acceptance: February 2010

The conference will explore the ways in which assessment impacts on
students’ experiences of learning and ways of improving learning via
assessment in all sectors of education (higher education, early years, primary,
secondary and further education), different disciplines and different
educational systems.  Submissions can focus on assessment cultures and
assessment reform more broadly as well as research on specific innovations in
assessment, including e-assessment.  The conference will be of interest to
both education researchers and practitioners with an interest in assessment.

For more information on proposals and review criteria, and to submit a proposal
please follow links from: www.northumbria.ac.uk/cetl_afl/earli2010/