Monday 23 August 2010

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 29th 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 20th 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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Friday 13 August 2010

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
or
 
 
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
 
 

Monday 9 August 2010

Fwd: Creativity in education update August 2010



David Andrew

Educational and Staff Development:

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---------- 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 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), London
 
Recent additions to imaginative curriculum network website
 
Norman Jackson, SCEPTrE, University of Surrey  
 
Jenny Willis, SCEPTrE, University of Surrey 
 
Paul Kleiman, University of Lancaster
 
Masahiko Itoh, Yasuo Utsumi, Hiroshi Sakuraba, Katsuhiko Suzuki, Kazuya Konno, Tomoaki Endo, Keunyoung Pak, Miyagi National College of Technology, Natoria, Miyagi, Japan
 
 
 
New Books
Arthur Cropley and David Cropley
 
Everyday Creativity: and new views on human nature
Edited by Ruth Richards