Fwd: Seminar examining the use of evidence in learning and teaching practices with technology - 29 September 2010

Dear Colleagues I'd like to invite you to to the following seminar......

 

 

  Examining the use of evidence in learning and teaching practices with technology

Led by Linda Price & Adrian Kirkwood

Wednesday 29^th September 2010

10:30 am – 3:30 pm

The Open University, Jennie Lee Building, Milton Keynes

 

Abstract

This seminar will present the findings of a Higher Education Academy funded project synthesising examples of good practice in the use of technology to enhance the student experience.  The seminar incorporates findings from a literature review, as well as reflections from practitioners and examples of evidence-informed practice will be presented. The seminar will also include an overview of findings from two related projects that have synthesised the use of evidence by practitioners in assessment and feedback, and in employability and employee learning.

 

Attendance is free - But please register by 20^th September by emailing  c.griffiths@open.ac.uk

 

 

Linda Price

 

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Dr Linda Price
Senior Lecturer
Institute of Educational Technology,
Open University, Walton Hall,
Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA

Tel  +44 (0)1908 652696
Fax +44 (0)1908 654173
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Fwd: Educating for the real world

 

 

Wednesday 29th September 2010

 

'Educating for the Real World'

 

Surrey Centre for Excellence in Professional

Training and Education, University of Surrey, Guildford

Selected sessions will be streamed from this page http://realworldeducation.pbworks.com/

 

What do we mean by educating for the real world and how do we design a curriculum that encourages, integrates, values and recognises this form of education? This one day symposium provides an opportunity for educational professionals to network and share thinking, practices, policies and research on how we design or embrace opportunity for combining and integrating academic and real world learning and experiences.

 

Programme

 

10.00    Registration and coffee

 

10.30    Introduction Professor Norman Jackson

 

        Keynote 'Developing a Curriculum for the Real World: a whole institution approach

Dr Deborah Peach Queensland University of Technology

 

12.00     Buffet lunch and networking around a poster exhibition.

Real World Curriculum PracticeShare Posters

 

13.0       Real World Curriculum PracticeShare Pitches

   5x5 pitches (5 slides x 5mins presentation) on a real world education theme. Pitches will be filmed to create a useful resource

 

14.45    Break

 

15.0    Evaluating learning and capability for the real world -  plenary discussion

What do we value? What forms of evidence? How do we evaluate? What forms of recognition?

 

16.00    Finish

 

 

Contributions

If you would like to contribute to the practice share poster session or 5x5 pitches please send a short abstract by Friday September 3rd 2010.

 

Abstract format

 

Name

Role

Institutional address

Title of poster or mini-presentation

Abstract – description of practice/policy/research (up to 200 words)

 

Please send your abstract  to Norman.Jackson@surrey.ac.uk

 

Cost £40

Please use the University of Surrey online booking store for the Real World Symposium

https://store.surrey.ac.uk/catalogue/products.asp?compid=1&deptid=79&catID=89&hasClicked=1

or

https://store.surrey.ac.uk/browse/department.asp?compid=1&modid=1&deptid=79

 

 

CONFERENCE BACKGROUND PAPER

 

Developing Capability through Lifewide Education

Norman Jackson

 

The paper argues that to prepare students for the complexities of the world (their real world) we need to pay attention to the development of students' capability for dealing with real world situations. We talk a lot about student-centred learning but if we respected the learner as the designer of their own life experience, which includes higher education as part of that experience, we would have more chance of embracing, supporting and recognising their capability to deal with real world situations.

 

Symposium web page – please check the web page for up to date information

http://realworldeducation.pbworks.com/

 

 

Fwd: Creativity in education update August 2010

David Andrew

Educational and Staff Development:

Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End, London E1 4NS

02078822803

02081446753

Queen Mary Pedagogic Research Seminars

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Norman Jackson <Norman.Jackson@surrey.ac.uk>
Date: 4 August 2010 09:24
Subject: Creativity in education update August 2010
To: IMAGINATIVE-CURRICULUM-NETWORK@jiscmail.ac.uk

Invitation to a one day conference:

 

Educating for the Real World Wednesday September 29th 2010, 10.00-16.00

Surrey Centre for Excellence in Professional Training and Education, University of Surrey, Guildford

 

Please pass the invitation on to anyone you feel might be interested.

Best wishes

Norman

 

 

Creativity in higher education update August 2010

Please use this mail list to circulate relevant information

 

Forthcoming events

The Creativity and Work Conference: Transfer and transformation of learning between education and work  Friday 12^th November 2010

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), London

 

Recent additions to imaginative curriculum network website

http://imaginativecurriculumnetwork.pbworks.com/

 

Developing Creativity through Lifewide Education

Norman Jackson, SCEPTrE, University of Surrey  

 

How do Students in the Creative Arts Become Creative Professionals?

Jenny Willis, SCEPTrE, University of Surrey 

 

Towards transformation: conceptions of creativity in higher education

Paul Kleiman, University of Lancaster

 

Creativity-based intellectual property education

Masahiko Itoh, Yasuo Utsumi, Hiroshi Sakuraba, Katsuhiko Suzuki, Kazuya Konno, Tomoaki Endo, Keunyoung Pak, Miyagi National College of Technology, Natoria, Miyagi, Japan

 

Creative and Critical Thinking: Assessing the Foundations of a Liberal Arts Education

Final Project Report

 

 

New Books

Fostering Creativity: A diagnostic approach for higher education and organisations 

Arthur Cropley and David Cropley

 

Everyday Creativity: and new views on human nature

Edited by Ruth Richards