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HEA STEM Newsletter 17 February 2012 Dear Colleagues HEA STEM has created this mailing list to keep you informed of the opportunities we are offering to the STEM community, both academics and students, in the upcoming weeks. This short newsletter will be sent every two weeks, if you would prefer not to receive it please click unsubscribe. FREE WORKSHOPS HEA TRAVEL FUNDS AVAILABLE TO STAFF & STUDENTS 1. HEA STEM: Writing for Publication Date: 1 Mar 2012 Location/venue: University of Huddersfield The aim of this workshop is to encourage and help Academics write for journals, submit their work for conferences and to improve chances of having papers accepted. 2. HEA STEM: Embedding Puzzle-based learning in STEM teaching Date: 7 Mar 2012 Location/venue: University of Birmingham The purpose of the proposed seminar and workshop is therefore is to present completed work on embedding puzzle-based learning in STEM subjects and to ask participants to consider how the puzzles might be adapted for specific STEM subjects and to provide examples of such adaption for wider dissemination. 3. HEA STEM: Enquiry Based Learning Date: 14 Mar 2012 Location/venue: University of Liverpool This workshop seeks to investigate some of the characteristics of EBL as follows: Engagement – with a complex problem or scenario Students directing the lines of enquiry and the methods employed. Tasks that will stimulate curiosity in students, encouraging them explore/seek out new evidence. PUBLICATIONS 4. Call for submissions to ITALICS (June 2012) and New Directions (issue 8)  Hope to see you at some of our events Karen About the Higher Education Academy The HEA is a national body for enhancing learning and teaching in higher education in the UK. We work with institutions across the HE system to help bring about change in learning and teaching to improve the outcomes for students. We do this by recognising and rewarding excellent teaching, bringing together people and resources to research and share best practice and by helping influence, shape and implement policy. The HEA supports staff in higher education throughout their career from those who are new to teaching through to senior management. We offer services in 28 disciplines and throughout the UK, and have offices in England, Wales and Scotland. Through the partnership management team we work directly with institutions to understand individual circumstances and priorities and bring together resources to meet them. Owned by Universities UK and Guild HE, the HEA is funded by the four national funding councils, institutional subscriptions and project income. For more recent news, events and funding opportunities, subscribe to Academy Update. The Higher Education Academy, Company Limited by Guarantee Registered Number 4931031. Registered Office: The Higher Education Academy, Innovation Way, York Science Park, Heslington, York, YO10 5BR, United Kingdom. Registered as Charity Number 1101607.

 

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