Friday 28 May 2010

Fwd: Future Learningscapes: a 21st Century Challenge



It is with great pleasure that we invite you to participate in this year's annual e-Learning conference at the University of Greenwich Maritime Campus on 7th July 2010. 'Future Learningscapes: a 21st Century Challenge' will examine the role of emerging digital technologies and literacies on future learning scenarios. Delegates will hear from practitioners and researchers about the use of technologies in their own teaching and learning contexts and consider its impact on their own practices.

Our keynote speakers are Professor Grainne Conole; Professor of e-Learning, The Institute of Educational Technology, and Bernhard Niesner and Adrian Hilti, Co-founders of busuu.com - an innovative online community for learning languages. The programme of presentations is now available at http://www.gre.ac.uk/e-conference, places are going quickly and booking is only open until Monday, 21st June so register now to secure your place!

Malcolm Ryan & Simon Walker (Conference co-organisers)

Fwd: Male access and success in higher education: 6 July 2010

'Male access and success in higher education'

Tuesday 6 July, 2010

Higher Education Academy, York

 

The Higher Education Academy would like to invite you to the above one day research seminar, which is part of the Research Seminar Series 2010.

 

This event is free of charge.

 

The following speakers will be presenting at the research seminar:

 

Bahram Bekhradnia, Higher Education Policy Institute

Dr Ruth Woodfield, University of Sussex

Dr Neil Raven, Manager, Aimhigher in the East Midlands

Ed Foster, Nottingham Trent University/HERE Project

Professor Liz Thomas, The Higher Education Academy

 

Further details and booking information is available at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2010/academyevents/06.07.2010_RSS_Academy

 

Book soon as places are limited and this event is expected to be oversubscribed.

 

 

Regards

 

The Inclusion Team

 

Tel. +44 (0) 1904 717500

Email: inclusion@heacademy.ac.uk

  

 

Research Seminar Series 2010: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/teachingandlearning/inclusion/alldisplay?type=resources&newid=ourwork/inclusion/2010_Research_Seminar_Series_overview&site=york

 

 


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Fwd: FW: First Level Assessment and Feedback Project Conference 2010 - Taking the 'Ass' out of assessment


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rb200.jpgThis one-day conference is organised as part of the NTFS funded First Level Assessment Project (FLAP).

Keynote speakers:
Professor Mark Schofield
Taking the 'Ass' out of Assessment: Getting rid of the donkey work.
Professor Mantz Yorke
Pass Notes: Helping students to be successful in assessments.


Wednesday 16 June 2010
Leeds Metropolitan University, Civic Quarter, The Rose Bowl
Time: 10.00 – 15.45 (registration from 09.00)

The conference looks at aspects of transition into higher education and how assessment and feedback can be used to enhance learning and to help students achieve the required standards.
 
The programme begins with Professor Mark Schofield, of
Edge Hill University, who will raise issues, provoke discussion and seek/share solutions related to our experiences of assessment 'that works.'

A second keynote by Professor Mantz Yorke, Visiting Professor at
Lancaster University, will look at the academic aspects of the 'transition challenge' including the language of assessment, expectations and understanding feedback.

Conference workshops will include case studies on a variety of topics including the use of technology to support transition and e-portfolios.

This conference presents an opportunity for anyone interested in assessment, learning and teaching to spend a day developing ideas to enable them to review, develop and reshape their thinking in this area.
 
There is a cost of £85 to attend this conference (payable online).
 
Booking is now open, for further information and to register please visit: www.leedsmet.ac.uk/flapconference

For further information please contact Karly Procter: K.Procter@leedsmet.ac.uk 

 

 

 

Many thanks,
First Level Assessment and Feedback Project team

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Wednesday 26 May 2010

Fwd: a FREE a one day workshop on 'reinventing the dissertation': 9th June 2010

Reinventing the Dissertation: The Role of Undergraduate Research in Higher Education

9th June 2010, 10.30am – 4:00pm

Media Factory Room 320, University of Central Lancashire

 

This free, one-day event offers fresh perspectives on the role of the undergraduate dissertation in higher education. How can dissertations be more effectively integrated into the curriculum? When should students start to become independent learners and researchers? How do different disciplines run dissertations? This workshop will draw directly on new research and will preview upcoming projects that aim to reinvent the dissertation.

Key speakers include: 

§    Patrick Ainley, University of Greenwich

§    Phillipa Levy, University of Sheffield

§    Helen Day, University of Central Lancashire

§    Peter Lumsden, University of Central Lancashire

§    Mick Healey, University of Gloucestershire

§    Mike Neary, University of Lincoln

 

The event is free and all staff and students in UK Higher Education are welcome to attend. To register, please email Trudi Emmens at tmemmens@uclan.ac.uk. When registering, please let us know if you have any dietary requirements and if you need a car parking space.

 

Travelling to Preston

A full guide to travelling to Preston, including campus maps, is available at the website below. The UCLan campus is a short walk from Preston train station. The University has several car parks and visitors passes can be provided but please let us know when registering. The event will take place on the 3rd floor of the Media Factory (see campus map).

 

This event a joint venture between the SRHE (Society for Research in Higer Education) and UCLan (University of Central Lancashire)

 

Please come along and meet with like minded people keen to give our undergraduate students the best possible experience whilst at university

 

Mandy.

Dr Mandy Dillon
Centre for Research Informed Teaching
Fylde Building
University of Central Lancashire
Preston
Tel: 01772 895972

Tuesday 25 May 2010

Fwd: 4th International Plagiarism Conference 21-23 June 2010 at Northumbria University


Dear Colleague,

We are delighted to invite you to participate in our Fourth International Plagiarism Conference. The conference has a growing reputation with 40 papers from 20 countries and will place a positive emphasis on the true value of academic endeavour, highlighting innovative practice from all areas of the education sector.

A short video of the programme and social event is available on the website http://www.plagiarismadvice.org/

Keynotes

  • "Going on a Plagiarist 'Outing' Nudge, Judge and Sue?",
  • "The detection of similarity between images" - title to be confirmed,
  • " 'International' thinking about plagiarism",
  • "Lessons from the Law: Bringing the Right Kind of Legalism to Plagiarism Policy",
  • "The regulators role in combating plagiarism"

Emerging technology track

We endeavour to bring the latest technology and techniques for authentic assessment and are proud to announce the following emerging technology track;

  • Leila Boujnane - CEO Idee Inc will be speaking about Tin Eye, the first image similarity engine on the web
  • Music plagiarism - Daniel Mullensiefen
  • Translated and paraphrase plagiarism - Christian Storm (CTO - iParadigms)
  • Remote Proctor - Authenticating students and providing secure remote examinations.

REGISTER NOW! For your place at Europe's largest plagiarism conference go to http://www.plagiarismadvice.org/register2010.

We look forward to seeing you at the conference.

If you have any questions please email events@nlearning.co.uk or telephone +44 (0) 845 643 0105.

Yours sincerely,

Gayle Summerly & Helen Murray, 
Event Coordinators,
 
PlagiarismAdvice.org

 


Monday 24 May 2010

Fwd: missenden news may

Research Strategy and the REF   10/11 June

 

John Rogers, Director of Research and Knowledge Transfer, University of Stirling

Sean Fielding, Director of Research and Enterprise Funding, University of Exeter

www.missendencentre.co.uk/s3.htm

 

There are major changes afoot within the research environment.  Proposals for the Research Excellence Framework are rapidly firming up; priorities for funding are being hotly debated; the economic, social and cultural benefits of public investment in research are being questioned; and, of course, assessing such potential and actual benefits is proving a major challenge.  And all of this against a backdrop of substantial pressure on public funds.  This seminar will consider the implications of these, and other factors, for the ongoing development and implementation of research strategies for higher education institutions.

 

Examining doctoral candidates   17/18 June     

 

John Wakeford, Missenden Centre

Richard Wakeford, Educational Advisor, Cambridge University School of Clinical Medicine & assessment consultant to a number of medical royal colleges  

Clive Robertson, Seddons; contributing editor The Law of Higher Education by Farrington and Palfreyman OUP

www.missendencentre.co.uk/s4.htm

 

Examiners of doctorates carry at least as much responsibility as supervisors. Yet few have had any serious preparation for the job.  Criteria for success in a doctorate are unclear and there are no standard procedures for the conduct of vivas. So it is not surprising that increasingly doctoral candidates are challenging decisions, most often on the grounds of how they were made.

 

Such examinations are 'one-off' and infrequent activities for both parties. In contrast, in medical education at all levels, especially post-graduate, oral examinations are an embedded tradition, and serious attempts have been made in that field to 'challenge-proof' these. This seminar will be able to assess the relevance to the PhD viva of these experiences.

 

We will address the issues of examiner preparation and the viva process, and provide the opportunity for participants to develop new guidelines for examiners and institutions appointing them.

 

Participants will have access to the archive of diaries of candidates' accounts of examination and vivas and their experience of complaints, appeals and litigation.

 

Participants are invited to share topics and problems of interest to their institution.

 

Facing up to the new agenda    1st/2nd July        

 

Mike Thorne, Vice Chancellor, Anglia Ruskin University

www.missendencentre.co.uk/s5.htm

 

Higher education in the UK is to face the most dramatic changes in a generation.  By July policies of the new Government will become clear:

·         Funding cuts

·         Research concentration

·         Increase in student fees

·         More global competition

·         Possible closure of some universities

 

We are scheduling this seminar to give an opportunity for a small group of university leaders and future leaders to review, under the Chatham House rule, the impact of some of the main challenges and opportunities likely to confront higher education in the next few years and to consider new priorities for their institution.

 

This seminar is open to senior academic, administrative staff and members of governing bodies.

 

Participants will be invited to share topics and problems of interest to their institution. The precise agenda will allow free flow of discussion of these informed by the views and insights of an experienced Vice Chancellor.

 

 

Details and online bookings:  www.missendencentre.co.uk

or email eva.nj@missendenabbey.ltd.uk  or call Eva on 01494 866811

Further information: John Wakeford, Head of the Centre and seminar leader: John@missendencentre.co.uk  mobile 07905111415.

Special tuition and versions for individual institutions now getting popular.  Contact us for a quote.

 

John Wakeford
Missenden Centre
www.missendencentre.co.uk
mobile: 07905111415
 

 

Thursday 20 May 2010

Fwd: Conference: The changing academic profession


Universities UK is organising a one-day conference in association with, CHERI, and HEFCE on The Changing Academic Profession to be held on Tuesday 22 June 2010 at Woburn House Conference Centre.

 

The conference will launch a report by CHERI on the "Changing Academic Profession: UK and beyond" – the report will examine areas such as:

 

·         The internationalisation of the profession and academic work

·         Academics' perceptions of the management of higher education institutions

·         Academics conceptions of academic work

·         The new generation of academics and preparing for the future

 

Professor Les Ebdon, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bedfordshire and Chair, Million + will chair the conference and other confirmed speakers include:

 

·         Alison Johns, Head of Leadership Governance and Management, Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

·         Mike Boxall, PA Consulting

·         Professor Clifford Friend, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Cranfield University

·         Professor Geoff White, Senior Adviser, Research, UCEA, and Professor of Human Resource Management, University of Greenwich Business School

·         Stephen Court, Senior Research Officer, University and College Union

·         William Locke, Assistant Director, Centre for Higher Education Research and Information (CHERI), The OU           

 

Who should attend?

Vice-Chancellors, Principals, Pro-Vice-Chancellors, Academics, Policy Advisers, Researchers and those working in the areas of Human Resource Management,  Performance Management, Workforce Development and anyone with an interest in this subject.

 

Cost of attending:     Fee £130 (The conference fee is being  subsidised by HEFCE)

 

Please click here for the agenda and booking form: http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Events/Documents/CAPagendaandbookingform.doc

 

Full details can be found on the UUK website: http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Events/Pages/TheChangingAcademicProfession.aspx

 

I would be grateful if you could forward details to other colleagues in your institution that may be interested in attending this conference.

 

Best wishes

Ian Morton

 

Ian Morton, Campaigns and Events Officer, Universities UK www.UniversitiesUK.ac.uk

Tel +44 (0)20 7419 5424 Email Ian.Morton@UniversitiesUk.ac.uk / events@UniversitiesUK.ac.uk

Address Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square,  London, WC1H 9HQ

Switchboard tel +44 (0)20 7419 4111  Fax +44 (0)20 7383 5766

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Monday 17 May 2010

Fwd: Programme Finalised: Meeting the needs of... International Postgraduate Students




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Dear Colleague,     

 

Meeting the needs of... International Postgraduate Students

3rd June 2010 

Novotel Edinburgh Centre

http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/events/eventsarea/internationaljun10

 

The programme for the UKCGE workshop on Meeting the Needs of... International Postgraduate Students, has now been finalised. A copy of the programme is attached to this email and further information is given below.  For bookings please visit:  http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/events/eventsarea/internationaljun10  

 

Higher education is an increasingly global market, as students become more mobile and more willing to look beyond their national boundaries for value education. Many of our universities have been able to capitalise on the reputation of UK quality and standards of provision. Maintaining this reputation is important in an increasingly competitive environment.

 

Against a background of growing cultural diversity in the classroom, this workshop is aimed at academic staff who supervise international research students, directors of postgraduate studies with responsibility for overseas research students, and staff development officers who "train" supervisors of international research students. The objective is to enable participants to identify the key issues for supervisors when working with international research students, and to develop strategies for managing these issues.

 

Participants will be encouraged, through guided group discussions, to consider where supervisors fit within the structure for meeting the needs of international research students within their own HEI. They will also explore possible and appropriate supervisor responses to the challenges faced by international research students.

 

The cost of the workshop is £175 for UKCGE Members and £225 for non-members. This price includes lunch, refreshments and a delegate pack.

 

For bookings please visit: http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/events/eventsarea/internationaljun10  

 

Best wishes

Angus

 

Angus Burns

Events Officer

 

UK Council for Graduate Education

Lichfield Centre

The Friary

Lichfield

WS13 6QG

 

Tel: 01543 308603

Fax: 01543 308604

Mobile: 07858 522130

http://www.ukcge.ac.uk

 


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Fwd: Male access and success in higher education: 6 July 2010


 

'Male access and success in higher education'

Tuesday 6 July, 2010

Higher Education Academy, York

 

The Higher Education Academy would like to invite you to the above one day research seminar, which is part of the Research Seminar Series 2010.

 

This event is free of charge.

 

The following speakers will be presenting at the research seminar:

 

Bahram Bekhradnia, Higher Education Policy Institute

Dr Ruth Woodfield, University of Sussex

Dr Neil Raven, Manager, Aimhigher in the East Midlands

Ed Foster, Nottingham Trent University/HERE Project

Professor Liz Thomas, The Higher Education Academy

 

Further details and booking information is available at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2010/academyevents/06.07.2010_RSS_Academy

 

Book soon as places are limited and this event is expected to be oversubscribed.

 

 

Regards

 

The Inclusion Team

 

Tel. +44 (0) 1904 717500

Email: inclusion@heacademy.ac.uk

  

 

Research Seminar Series 2010: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/teachingandlearning/inclusion/alldisplay?type=resources&newid=ourwork/inclusion/2010_Research_Seminar_Series_overview&site=york

 

 


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Friday 14 May 2010

Fwd: The Higher Education Academy Research Seminar Series 2010

Dear colleague

The Higher Education Academy –  Research Seminar Series 2010: Access and Success for All

A Practical Guide to Inclusive Learning and Teaching

The University of Sheffield

28 June 2010

 

The Higher Education Academy and The University of Sheffield would like to invite you to the above research seminar, which is part of Research Seminar Series 2010: Access and Success for All.  Details of the Series are available at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/teachingandlearning/inclusion/alldisplay?type=resources&newid=ourwork/inclusion/2010_Research_Seminar_Series_overview&site=york

 

Details of the above seminar including abstract, speakers and bookings are available at:  http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/teachingandlearning/inclusion/alldisplay?type=events&newid=2010/jointevents/28.06.2010_RSS_UoSheffield&site=york

 

We have attached a publicity poster for ease of circulation.

 

40 free places are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To book a place, please email a.dawson@sheffield.ac.uk directly.

 

Regards

 

 

The Inclusion Team

 

Tel. +44 (0) 1904 717500

Fax. +44 (0) 1904 717505

Email: inclusion@heacademy.ac.uk

 

The Higher Education Academy

Innovation Way

York Science Park

Heslington

York

YO10 5BR

 

www.heacademy.ac.uk

 

 

 

 


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Fwd: Booking now open for Research informed Teaching conference Staffordshire University Wed 14th July


Bookings are now open for:

 

Research informed Teaching: Delivering participation, engagement and enquiry

Wednesday July 14 2010, 9.30am – 4.45pm

Staffordshire University

Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Alan Jenkins, Oxford Brookes University

Undergraduate Research for All Students?

 

Prof. Stuart Hampton-Reeves, University of Central Lancashire

The 21st Century Academic: Implementing Research-informed Teaching

 

The aim of the conference is to bring together practitioners, academics, researchers, students, policy makers and learning support staff to explore the pedagogic, technological and skills issues surrounding the contested notions of Research informed Teaching and the research-teaching nexus in higher education.

 

Provisional programme attached.

 

Please use the online booking form at:

 

http://www.staffs.ac.uk/research/research_informed_teaching/events/bookingform/

 

Cost of attendance: £95 (£45 for students and Staffordshire University employees)

 

For more information on the conference please visit the conference web page at:

 

http://www.staffs.ac.uk/research/research_informed_teaching/events/index.jsp#conference

 

We look forward to seeing you on the 14th of July.

 

Dr Geoff Walton, BA (Hons), MA, PhD, PgCHPE, FHEA, MCLIP

Academic Skills Tutor Librarian & Research informed Teaching Project Co-ordinator,

Information Services,

D112 Thompson Library,

Staffordshire University,

Stoke-on-Trent,

ST4 2XS

Tel: 01782 294448

Fax: 01782 295799

 


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Mendeley co-hosts Science Online London 2010 | Mendeley Blog

Mendeley co-hosts Science Online London 2010 | Mendeley Blog

We are delighted to announce that Nature Publishing Group, Mendeley, and the British Library will host Science Online London 2010 on 3-4 September (Fri/Sat) 2010. The event will take place at the British Library in St Pancras, London.

The event will bring together members of the scientific community who are interested in the use of web technologies for collaboration and communication. Science Online London will this year run over two days, building on the success of two previous one-day events held in 2009 and 2008. The British Library’s spacious facilities, with free wifi, on-site cafes and exhibitions, will also allow for a greater attendance.

Further details of the event will be announced via the official web site. Discussion of sessions, facilities and other matters can be found on the Nature Network forum. Follow the conference on Twitter @soloconf and comment with hashtag #solo10.

Details on how to register will follow shortly. To cover the increased costs of hosting the event, registration will cost £50.

For more information please visit the Science Online 2010 website.

Thursday 13 May 2010

Fwd: Invitation to Flying Start Project Symposium, 10 June 2010 at Liverpool Hope University



Dear Colleague,

 

The Flying Start Project, a HEA, NTFS funded project has worked for the past two years to better understand the problems students face with academic writing and to investigate solutions to those problems. On the 10th June the Flying Start Project will host a symposium showcasing the project's work at Liverpool Hope University. The event will be free and it is open to anyone, from both the FE and HE who is interested in issues surrounding transition and academic writing.


Please find further details attached or visit our website, www.hope.ac.uk/flyingstart for detailed information.


Best wishes


-- 
Angela Foxcroft
Flying Start Project Administrator
Liverpool Hope University
Tel. 0151 291 3117
email: foxcroa@hope.ac.uk


--
Bill Norton
Research Associate

For information on the upcoming Pedagogical Research in Higher Education Conference (PRHE 2010) in October 2010, please click on the following link to the conference website www.hope.ac.uk/learningandteaching/lat.php?page=prhe&current=prhe

Centre for Learning & Teaching
Liverpool Hope University
Hope Park
Liverpool L16 9JD
UK
tel: +44 (0)151-291-2039
FAX: +44 (0)151-291-3835
email: nortonb@hope.ac.uk


Fwd: BOOKINGS NOW OPEN - 'Meeting the challenge: Improving Black and minority ethnic student success and attainment' - THURSDAY 8 JULY 2010


 

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN

 

'Meeting the challenge: Improving Black and minority ethnic student success and attainment'.

 

THURSDAY 8 JULY 2010

Coventry Techno Centre, Puma Way, Coventry CV1 2TT

 

Higher Education Academy, Equality Challenge Unit with Coventry University

 

Call for Contributions

 

The call for contributions is now closed. Thank you to those who submitted an abstract for the conference.

 

Booking and Programme

 

The conference is open for bookings. Registration is online at: http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/BME2010

 

There is a £50 charge to attend. Please note that there are a limited number of free places available for research students involved with this agenda.

 

The programme is available at wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/BME2010/Pages/Programme.aspx

 

Key Note Speaker

 

Professor David Gillborn, Professor of Critical Race Studies in Education, Institute of Education, University of London

 

Conference Overview

 

Following publication of the recommendations of the Ethnicity Gender and Degree Attainment Project (Jan 2008), the Academy and Equality Challenge Unit has been engaged in the delivery of a joint programme of activities to support the sector in addressing the project findings. This one day conference provides an opportunity for colleagues to engage with the emerging body of research about the BME student experience and achievement and with initiatives that offer pointers for making in-roads into reducing the BME attainment gap. This will include the work of institutions taking part in the Academy/ECU developmental summit programme to improve the degree attainment of BME students.

 

The event will bring researchers, practitioners, policy makers, managers and students together to share and discuss best practices; generate ideas for new research; and disseminate action orientated institutional research and development initiatives.

Further Information

 

Please visit the conference website, or for further information contact the organisers:

-       Coventry University -  Dr Christine Broughan (c.broughan@coventry.ac.uk) or Dr Gurnam Singh (g.singh@coventry.ac.uk)

-       Higher Education Academy - Jane Berry (Jane.Berry@heacademy.ac.uk)

-       Equality Challenge Unit – Gary Loke (Gary.Loke@ecu.ac.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Tuesday 11 May 2010

Students Supporting Students


Your browser may not support display of this image. SEDA Workshop
Students Supporting Students
Monday 14th June 2010, 10 am to 4 pm
Woburn House, London

Ten years ago, the practice of structured approaches to enable students to support their fellow students was only just beginning to emerge within the context of Higher Education within the UK. Since then, many Higher Education Institutions have introduced student to student peer learning and mentoring schemes.

SEDA Special 26 presents five contemporary case studies which showcase different approaches to students supporting students and which emphasise the importance of peer learning schemes. Each example encompasses the deliberative, critical examination and evaluation of each scheme in relation to its purpose or purposes, and the strength of evidence – with particular emphasis on the student voice – from which summary implications are drawn by the authors.

The case studies are positioned within the wider context of contemporary issues which educational developers set at the heart of their work and practice – student retention, student engagement and student success.

This one day workshop will explore why it is important for all HEIs to encourage and develop student – to student support schemes. With its practical focus, it is intended primarily for those who are considering implementing a peer learning scheme and who wish to find out more about planning, implementing, and embedding such projects. The workshop will also be of interest to those who are already running such schemes and are involved in succession planning with staff who may be new to these ideas.

The programme offers considerable scope for small group discussions and interaction, with both experienced practitioners and other delegates, giving participants the opportunity to learn from each others’ experiences and from the case studies in SEDA Special 26. During the morning we will identify why it is important to have such schemes, discuss what peer assisted learning is all about and address the challenges facing student support projects. During the afternoon session, the editors of SEDA Special 26 will examine the lessons from the case studies and present ideas on how to evidence and evaluate peer support schemes.

The workshop leaders/facilitators are:

Hugh Fleming – until his recent retirement he was a senior lecturer at Bournemouth University, and was the University's Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Manager for 9 years. He is now involved in consultancies and PAL leader training to help other HEIs to learn more about PAL and to implement the scheme.

Daphne Hampton is a Senior Lecturer in Learning Development at the University of the Arts London, specialising in research, staff development and consultancy in  mentoring & academic tutorials. She has run mentoring schemes for ten years.

Jacqueline Potter was, until recently, the Academic Development Manager in the Centre for Academic Practice and Student Learning at Trinity College Dublin.  She is now working at Edge Hill University as an Associate Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.


The cost of the workshop is £95.00 and will include a copy of SEDA Special 26 and lunch.

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Monday 10 May 2010

Fwd: FW: Fast Track and Flexible Learning Conference



'Getting there by Degrees':

A Conference on Fast Track and Flexible Learning

Friday 18th June 2010, University of Plymouth



Higher Education is being asked to become "more flexible" and to explore alternative forms of provision, such as "fast-track" honours degrees, delivered over two years rather than three, as well as a strengthened commitment to short courses, CPD and up-skilling.  These agendas featured prominently in BIS' recent Higher Education blueprint "Higher Ambitions". This conference will explore the implications of these developments and identify the likely opportunities and challenges.

This will be the first national conference with a focus on two-year degrees and one of the first to consider progress on the post-Leitch agenda. Delegates will have the opportunity to hear from some of the leading figures in these areas and to benefit from their experiences and insights. The programme will include keynotes and workshops from senior colleagues at HEFCE and from universities which are among the leaders in fast-track and flexible learning.

Attendance will be free of charge.

Further information, programme and registration from: http://www2.plymouth.ac.uk/gettingtherebydegrees/



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Dr. Debby Cotton
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Teaching and Learning Directorate
Tel: 01752 587614
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Fwd: Conference: The changing academic profession


Dear Colleague,

 

Universities UK is organising a one-day conference in association with, CHERI, and HEFCE on The Changing Academic Profession to be held on Tuesday 22 June 2010 at Woburn House Conference Centre.

 

The conference will launch a report by CHERI on the "Changing Academic Profession: UK and beyond" – the report will examine areas such as:

 

·         The internationalisation of the profession and academic work

·         Academics' perceptions of the management of higher education institutions

·         Academics conceptions of academic work

·         The new generation of academics and preparing for the future

 

Professor Les Ebdon, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bedfordshire and Chair, Million + will chair the conference and other confirmed speakers include:

 

·         Alison Johns, Head of Leadership Governance and Management, Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

·         Mike Boxall, PA Consulting

·         Professor Clifford Friend, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Cranfield University

·         Professor Geoff White, Senior Adviser, Research, UCEA, and Professor of Human Resource Management, University of Greenwich Business School

·         Stephen Court, Senior Research Officer, University and College Union

·         William Locke, Assistant Director, Centre for Higher Education Research and Information (CHERI), The OU           

 

Who should attend?

Vice-Chancellors, Principals, Pro-Vice-Chancellors, Academics, Policy Advisers, Researchers and those working in the areas of Human Resource Management,  Performance Management, Workforce Development and anyone with an interest in this subject.

 

Cost of attending:     Fee £130 (The conference fee is being  subsidised by HEFCE)

 

Full details can be found on the UUK website: http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Events/Pages/TheChangingAcademicProfession.aspx

 

Agenda

 

Book your place

 

I would be grateful if you could forward details to other colleagues in your institution that may be interested in attending this conference.

 

Best wishes

Ian Morton

 

Ian Morton, Campaigns and Events Officer, Universities UK www.UniversitiesUK.ac.uk

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