FW: Oxford Learning Institute Public Seminars

 

From: Online forum for SEDA, the Staff & Educational Development Association [mailto:SEDA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Research
Sent: 23 April 2014 11:25
To: SEDA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Oxford Learning Institute Public Seminars

 

*Apologies for cross posting*

 

Hello,

 

The Oxford Learning Institute (University of Oxford) is holding seven public seminars on Thursdays from 1^st May to 12^th June 2014. These seminars are open to anyone interesting in research into higher education. They will take place at 4pm-5.30pm at the Institute on St Ebbe’s Street, Oxford. No advanced booking is required, and all are welcome to join us for a drink after the seminars.

 

For more information about the seminars please visit our website (http://www.learning.ox.ac.uk/public/). If you have any queries regarding the seminars or how to get to the Institute, please do not hesitate to contact me at research@learning.ox.ac.uk.

 

You can now also follow us on Twitter (@learningoxford), where we post up-to-date information about the seminars and the work we do at the Institute.

 

Best wishes,

Chris

 

Christopher Parton

Research Administrator | Oxford Learning Institute

 

Littlegate House, 16/17 St Ebbe's Street, Oxford OX1 1PT

Email: research@learning.ox.ac.uk

Tel: (044) 01865 286 811

Fax: (044) 01865 286 801

Twitter: @learningoxford

 

 

Week 1 1 May 2014

‘Gender equality in higher education: learning from international experience’

Trudy Coe, Equality and Diversity Unit, University of Oxford

 

Week 2 8 May 2014

‘Academic literacy and student diversity: Towards an inclusive higher education pedagogy’

Dr Ursula Wingate, King’s College, London

               

Week 3 15 May 2014

‘Student learner identity in a marketised higher education system’

Dr Anna Round, Northumbria University

 

Week 4 22 May 2014

‘Changing careers and identities: the role of learning and working in developing career adaptability across the life-course’

Professor Alan Brown, University of Warwick

 

Week 5 29 May 2014

‘Extending and disrupting texts: shifts in genre, mode and practice in academic writing’

Dr Colleen McKenna, HEDERA

 

Week 6 5 June 2014

‘Religion and higher education: developing a critical understanding of the experiences of religious students in UK secular universities’

Dr Jacqueline Stevenson, Leeds Metropolitan University

 

Week 7 12 June 2014

‘Becoming a leader in higher education: an ‘emergent identity’ trajectory perspective’

Dr Leonard Holmes, Roehampton University

 

 

Please note that there is no seminar in Week 8.

 

 

FW: The Transatlantic: towards a scholarship of learning and teaching, Liverpool, 1 May 2014

 

From: Jennie Osborn [mailto:news@mail.heacademy.ac.uk]
Sent: 14 April 2014 15:09
To: David Andrew
Subject: The Transatlantic: towards a scholarship of learning and teaching, Liverpool, 1 May 2014

 

Email not displaying correctly? Click here to view it in your browser.   Arts and Humanities - The Transatlantic: towards a scholarship of learning and teaching April 2014 The Transatlantic: towards a scholarship of learning and teaching, Liverpool, 1 May 2014 'Towards a scholarship of learning and teaching the Transatlantic' is a one day symposium that will bring together scholars from across the Humanities and across the Atlantic to explore how the Transatlantic functions as a theme and metaphor in our teaching in higher education settings.  We're hoping to make this event a thought-provoking dialogue between those who see themselves as literal, linguistic and/or figurative transatlantic teachers and to examine how we might bring our research and pedagogical practices closer together. The day will start with a  keynote from Professor Alan Rice, University of Central Lancashire, that invites us to consider: "The marginal, the ghostly, the local, the global and the refiguring of the Transatlantic". Alan teaches across a range of subjects for the literature and cultural team at UCLan and is an expert in the field of the Black Atlantic where his scholarship has led to collaborative projects with museums and community organisations. Alan has published widely in African American Studies, Transatlantic Cultural Studies and also in Ethnic Studies. His latest monograph project Creating Memorials, Building Identities: The Politics of Memory in the Black Atlantic (Liverpool University Press) was published in 2010 and was written with the help of an AHRC research grant. The remainder of the day focuses on Transatlantic methodologies, practices from across the Atlantic, other ways of knowing and  investigating the Transatlantic as metaphor for academic practice. Full details of the programme and online booking can be found via our website. Jennie Osborn     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. Want to unsubscribe or change your details? 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 charity, England and Wales 1101607. Registered charity, Scotland SC043946. VAT Registered number GB 152 1219 50. The Higher Education Academy and its logo are registered trademarks and should not be used without our permission.

FW: AWP seminar 29th May- Religion and Belief in Higher Education

 

From: SRHE [mailto:srhe@srhe.ac.uk]
Sent: 14 April 2014 15:39
To: David Andrew
Subject: AWP seminar 29th May- Religion and Belief in Higher Education

 

View Web Version | Forward To A Colleague Share Events     Religion and Belief in Higher Education Date - 29th May 2014, 10.30-15:00 Venue - SRHE, 73 Collier Street, London, N1 9BE Network - Access and Widening Participation Whilst Higher Education Institutions in the UK are primarily secular they serve an increasingly diverse student body including religious students from both the UK and overseas.  However, despite the establishment of religion or belief as a 'protected characteristic', with a requirement on institutions to develop policies and practices to ensure these students are not discriminated against, little is actually known about their experiences on campus. This seminar draws together three papers exploring the experiences of religious students and how their experiences shape their religious and other identities as well as their sense of belonging on campus. It will be of interest to academics and practitioners developing policy and practice in the fields of Access and Widening Participation, Equality and Diversity. and student support Christianity and the University Experience in Contemporary England: Dr Kristin Aune What role does Christianity play in university students' lives? While some contend that faith has become a minority interest in the UK, especially amongst young people, a sizeable group of students (at least half) claim affiliation with a religion. Christianity is the largest student religious tradition. How does Christianity shape students' experiences, and how does being at university influence Christian students' faith identities? This paper reports on findings from 'Christianity and the University Experience in Contemporary England', a three-year project run collaboratively by Durham University, the University of Derby and the University of Chester. The project, funded by the AHRC & ESRC's Religion & Society programme, involved a nationwide survey of 14 universities (completed by over 4,500 students) and 100 one-to-one interviews with students and those working with them at five contrasting case study universities. The paper explores what it means to be a Christian student, describing students' faith practices, beliefs and commitments and addressing how their religious identities change and develop during their time at university. Ethnicity and Class in the Christian Student Experience: Dr Kristin Aune For Christian students, religion is a key facet of their identity. Christianity shapes, and is shaped by, students' university experiences. Yet Christianity is only one part of students' identities. Other factors including gender, ethnicity, class and sexuality affect, and are affected by, their university experiences and religious identities. The paper presents qualitative and quantitative findings about the significance of class and ethnicity in Christian students' lives. It argues that these social differences can be sources of identity and community on the one hand, and conflict and exclusion on the other. Drawing on theories of social capital, the paper argues that often both occur simultaneously: Christianity facilitates a 'bonding' between similarly positioned insiders that marginalises others who are different, but also enables 'bridging' to external and diverse groups. Religious students stories of not belonging on campus: Professor Jacqueline Stevenson The paper focuses on the social and academic experiences of Christian, Sikh, Muslim and Jewish students studying in one UK higher education institution. Through their stories the paper highlights the critical events that inform a sense of belonging or 'otherness'; the places/spaces/people that are of most significance and how religion helps to build, or work against, belonging or 'otherness'; the strategies the students adopt to develop a sense of belonging on campus or elsewhere, including 'passing' as non-religious; the emotions generated during these struggles to belong (amongst both staff and students); and the emotional consequences of a lack of belongingness. The paper concludes by drawing attention to the ways in which the institutional lack of recognition, disregard for, or blocking off of emotion not only delegitimizes the students need for belonging but colludes in privileging reason over emotion. Dr Kristin Aune is Reader in Sociology at the University of Derby, where she directs the Centre for Society, Religion and Belief. She has published widely on gender, feminism and religion, and her recent books include Christianity and the University Experience in Contemporary England (with M. Guest, S. Sharma & R. Warner, Bloomsbury, 2013) and Reclaiming the F Word: Feminism Today (with C. Redfern, Zed Books, 2013). Professor Jacqueline Stevenson is Head of the Centre for Social and Educational Research across the Lifecourse at Leeds Metropolitan University. The Centre brings together researchers and research students with common social justice concerns who have an interest in developing participatory methodologies. Her own research focuses on student resilience, students' sense of belonging and how students think about their future 'possible selves'.       Note: Unless otherwise stated SRHE events are free to members, there is a charge of £60 for non-members.   Unsubscribe from SRHE updates You are receiving this email as our records indicate that you are interested in SRHE updates. 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FW: Changing the Learning Landscape - Realities of social media in learning and teaching, 24 April, Warwick

From: Online forum for SEDA, the Staff & Educational Development Association [mailto:SEDA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Employability
Sent: 11 April 2014 15:44
To: SEDA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Changing the Learning Landscape - Realities of social media in learning and teaching, 24 April, Warwick

 

Changing the Learning Landscape - Realities of social media in learning and teaching

24 April 2014, University of Warwick

The use of social media is increasing within higher education to teach and support student learning. The range of different social media platforms is ever expanding and it can seem quite daunting trying to navigate through this and find effective methods for learning and teaching. This workshop will discuss a range of social media platforms and provide examples of their use within learning and teaching.

 

Through a series of presentations, activities and discussions, led by expert speakers, this one-day workshop will introduce you to social media approaches within learning and teaching and provide opportunities to explore how such techniques could be used in your own practice.

 

Sessions include:

• Social media in learning: content is a tyrant, context is king , Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University;
• Critical assessment of social media tools: benefits and challenges, Lee Dunn, Glasgow University;
• The Psychology of social media use: lessons from marketing, Tamara Ansons Warwick Business School;
• Connecting with your community, Teresa MacKinnon, Language Centre, University of Warwick;
• Online collaborative design, Mark Childs, Coventry University;
• The student perspective.

 

More details and to book.

 

 

Dr Ruth Mewis

Academic Development Officer (Leadership and Strategy)

 

T +44 (0)1904 717500            ruth.mewis@heacademy.ac.uk

The Higher Education Academy, Innovation Way, York Science Park, Heslington, York, YO10 5BR

www.heacademy.ac.uk – Twitter@HEAcademy

 

HEA Annual conference 2-3 July. Bookings now open! #HEAconf14 http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/annual-conference/booking-information

 

 

 

 

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FW: Transforming Assessment Webinars - next session 7 may 'learning networks' + recording released

 

From: Web assisted assessment issues [mailto:WEB-ASSISTED-ASSESSMENT@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Mathew Hillier
Sent: 08 April 2014 13:13
To: WEB-ASSISTED-ASSESSMENT@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Transforming Assessment Webinars - next session 7 may 'learning networks' + recording released

 

Transforming Assessment Webinar Update - sessions at no cost
[via JISC emailing lists - this is not direct mail - apologies for any cross posting]

1. Recording now available for
'Robust e-Exams: principles and practical examples' (held 3 April March).
Bill Warburton & Graham Robinson, University of Southampton, UK
http://bit.ly/TA3A2014
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2. Next Session Wed 7 May
'Promoting and assessing learning networks: Transitioning students to an emergent professional'

Presenters: Maarten de Laat (Open University Netherlands) and Shane Dawson (University of South Australia)

Education institutions are re-evaluating and changing their learning landscapes with a focus on open collaborative spaces where students have opportunity to maximize their learning experience, both in a formal and informal context. As a 'zone of proximal development' these collaborative spaces provide students with the means to prepare themselves for successful participation in our networked society. Hence, promoting student capacity and capabilities to develop personal learning networks and transition across networks are much needed 21st century skills. However, there remains the complexity of developing scalable tools and practices that can both facilitate and assess learning in networks. This session outlines the application of three separate tools that can assist educators and students in assessing networked learning. In so doing we transition from the formal education context to the more informal dynamics that evolve in professional networks. Audience interaction is encouraged to make it a lively session.

Hosted by: Professor Geoffrey Crisp (RMIT University, Australia) and
Dr Mathew Hillier (Teaching and Educational Development Institute, University of Queensland, Australia).

The start time will be 07:00 UST/GMT (duration 1 hour approx).
See your equivalent local time http://timeanddate.com/s/2hw7

To join the session please RSVP via email to:
'rsvp at transformingassessment.com'
with subject line:
'rsvp 7 may 2014 webinar'

You will receive an automated response with login instructions.
Please note all sessions are recorded and made public after the event.
 
Session listing at http://bit.ly/webinar7may2014
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Further information:
These webinars are part of a series of free events covering a range of e-assessment topics.
Further information on this and future events, recordings of past sessions, project information and participation/technical help on using the virtual classroom system can be found on our website at transformingassessment.com

Acknowledgements:
Support for this activity has been provided by the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching, RMIT University and the Teaching and Educational Development Institute, University of Queensland. The views expressed in this publication/activity do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsoring institutions.
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regards,

 

Dr Mathew Hillier

Teaching and Educational Development Institute,

The University of Queensland, Australia

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Transforming Assessment

FW: Teaching and Learning Conversations (TLC) webinar series, next webinar on the 29th of April, 12-1pm

 

From: Online forum for SEDA, the Staff & Educational Development Association [mailto:SEDA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Chrissi Nerantzi
Sent: 10 April 2014 10:45
To: SEDA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Teaching and Learning Conversations (TLC) webinar series, next webinar on the 29th of April, 12-1pm

 

 

Dear colleagues,

 

Our next webinar will be on Tuesday the 29 April, 12-1pm GMT (please access the World Clock to convert to your local time). Our guest speaker is Michelle Blackburn from Sheffield Hallam University who will  share and discuss with us active lectures. Please download the free Socrative app (student version) in advance of the webinar (http://www.socrative.com/compatibility).

The live link to the TLC webinar room is https://mmu.adobeconnect.com/tlc/
To login: Enter as a guest and add your name.

When you have entered the webinar room,  start the Audio setup wizard under Meeting at the top left to check your headset.

Please access the webinar room about 30 mins in advance to test the technology. A headset is required to fully participate. Webinars will enable active participation using audio, video, text and the whiteboard creatively

We highly recommend checking your settings and access the webinar room in advance to familiarise yourself with the tool and iron out any difficulties. When entering the room, please add your name and institution/country. For further help with this, please check http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/flex/tlc.php

The recordings will be made available under a creative commons licence.

 

The TLC is an exciting cross-institutional collaboration to provide joint CPD opportunities for everybody teaching and/or supporting learning in Higher Education. TLC  brings together colleagues from different disciplines, institutions and countries. TLCs are also open to students in HE and we are very interested in including students’ contributions to the programme.

Together, we will discuss and debate a variety of current teaching and learning topics in a series of monthly webinars which will be a great opportunity to reflect on our practice but also share good practice and find out what is happening beyond our own institutional walls in the more global HE landscape.

All webinars are open to the wider community to join.

Please feel free to share the link to the TLC programme and individual webinars with others who might also be interested. Further information can be found at http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/flex/tlc.php

 

We wish you all a lovely Easter Break and we hope you will be able to join us on the 29th of April at 12pm.

The TLC team

 

participating institutions

Manchester Metropolitan University, contact Chrissi Nerantzi

University Campus Suffolk, UK, contact Dr Chris Smith

University of Surrey, UK, contact Dr Simon Lygo-Baker

Sheffield Hallam University , UK, contact Andrew Middleton

Anglia Ruskin University, UK, contact Dr Helen Webster

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FW: HEA Green Academy workshop and seminar series 2013-14 – places still available

-----Original Message-----
From: Lorna Shrubb [Lorna.Shrubb@HEACADEMY.AC.UK]
Received: Monday, 07 Apr 2014, 13:01
To: HEA-ESD-NEWS@JISCMAIL.AC.UK [HEA-ESD-NEWS@JISCMAIL.AC.UK]
Subject: HEA Green Academy workshop and seminar series 2013-14 – places still available

There is no charge to attend these events, but a place must be reserved using the online booking facilities. More details and to book.

 

Green academies: whole institution approaches to embedding education for sustainable development in the curriculum
12 May 2014, Bristol University

The workshop is designed for people interested in developing whole institutional approaches to ESD in the curriculum– or embedded ESD more broadly than at present within their institution. The focus is a critical exploration of aspects of the work of Green Academy institutions and the lessons we can learn from them, in particular the role of students as agents of change, and the role of whole institution approaches.

 

Grass root and green shoots: a green academy inspired ESF initiative
16 May 2014, Canterbury Christ Church University, Blake Hall College, London

This workshop focuses on an innovative approach to sustainability and environmental responsibility developed at Canterbury Christ Church University known as the 'Futures Initiative' (FI). Delegates will be introduced to some of the different initiatives which have been introduced across the university, the philosophy behind them and some of the challenges which have emerged in their implementation. These examples will provide delegates with the chance to reflect on how a bottom-up or grass-roots approach to embedding sustainability might work within their own institutions. Through feedback and interaction through the day, the Canterbury team will also be given a unique opportunity to reflect on their own progress.

 

Sustainability culture by a thousand cuts: an integrated whole institution approach to greening your academy
21 May 2014, Keele University

This workshop will explore an approach to embedding sustainability into the culture of a University utilising multiple 'entry points' to make sustainability part of every aspect of an institution's operations. This workshop with a difference, will take a hands on approach to exploring sustainability at Keele University. We will spend the morning out and about exploring sustainability education in practice and student sustainability projects across the Keele campus. In the afternoon we will be based at Keele Sustainability Hub for sessions around: sustainability leadership, vision and resourcing; formal curriculum strategies; ESD case studies from a range of disciplines; and the role of the Student's Union and Curriculum Development Team in leading informal and co-curricular sustainability education initiatives.

 

The Worcester sustainability model now and the future: maintaining momentum from the green academy
28 May 2014, University of Worcester

This workshop will share some of the methods adopted by the University of Worcester (UW) as a prompt for discussion, particularly focussing on development of a cross-institution multi-disciplinary Sustainability Elective Module which has been adopted. The workshop will bring together academics and students from a range of disciplines to discuss:

-          the Worcester Sustainability Elective – ideas and reflections;

-          good practice from the range of disciplines in attendance;

-          examples of good practice in supporting students' development/ employability;

-          to demonstrate the University Sustainability Elective public-facing website which will be used as a portal to maintain dialogue following the symposium;

-          institutional support funds for sustainability.

 

INSPIRE, the green academy initiative and the sustainability skills survey – 2 years on
23 June 2014, University of Wales Trinity Saint David

The focus of the event will be to provide an insight into the work of embedding embed sustainability throughout all aspects of UW:TSD's delivery over the past two years. Through the university's participation in the Green Academy programme, it has developed a systemic approach to embedding sustainability throughout its curriculum and in all of its practice starting from first principles. The work identified opportunities for new curricula and research and engaged staff on what it means to have sustainability as a core value and strategic priority. Importantly, this project helped engender greater enthusiasm and support for the agenda.

 

The seminar will provide an overview of this work and highlight how it is helping wider organisations develop the in depth knowledge they need to take forward the sustainability agenda. The seminar will also provide an opportunity for university staff to highlight how they have taken sustainability forward within their roles.

 

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FW: Smart Devices for Learning event

Following the very successful e-learning event on this topic at Queen Mary this week -

 

From: Online forum for SEDA, the Staff & Educational Development Association [mailto:SEDA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Middleton, Andrew
Sent: 04 April 2014 13:48
To: SEDA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Smart Devices for Learning event

 

Apologies for cross posting

There are a few spaces available for the MELSIG event on the 14th April 2014 at Manchester Metropolitan University.

The Media-Enhanced Learning Special Interest Group has organised a varied programme looking at academic innovation in the area of Smart Devices for Learning. There will be opportunities for sharing practice and thinking about how smart devices like tablets and smart phones can be used to transform learning.

Registration is free.

More information is available at: http://melsig.shu.ac.uk/?page_id=467

 

 

Andrew Middleton

 

Chair, UK Media-Enhanced Learning Special Interest Group

Head of Innovation & Professional Development, Sheffield Hallam University

 

Online at:

http://melsig.shu.ac.uk/

@melsiguk, #melsig

melsig@jiscmail.ac.uk

 

HEA STEM: Engineering and Materials events

Enhancing the practical skills of Engineering undergraduates: where can technology help?

Wednesday 16 April 2014, Loughborough University, Loughborough.

This workshop will focus on the level of practical skills of new undergraduates and explore to what extent technology can improve these skills. The event will intersperse presentations of current best practice in laboratory work and new developments in virtualisation of laboratory/workshop/field trip activities, with group work designed to engage participants in analysis of their own experience and practice. Attendees will explore the external and internal factors that determine what practical skills their students are expected to develop. They will critically assess the methods they currently use to develop those skills and formulate an action plan for investigating the extent to which virtual practical work can be used to change their own institutional practice for the better.

To book onto this event click here.

Enhancing employability through contact with practice

Thursday 24 April 2014, Plymouth University, Plymouth.

Through a series of brief presentations and structured discussions, this event contrasts the benefits and challenges of work placements with alternative forms of contact with practice including internships, simulated work environments, mentoring and use of industry-derived classroom material.

Further details and how to book a place on this event can be found here.

 

Excellence in Postgraduate Engineering Education - Manufacturing, Materials and Design

Thursday 8 May 2014, 10:00 – 16:00, Cranfield University

Defining and achieving excellence in postgraduate education has received little attention as research surrounding best practice has typically targeted undergraduate education. This event will bring together experts from across the field of manufacturing, materials and design postgraduate education to ask the questions what should the ‘best’ postgraduate education look like and how can excellence in postgraduate teaching, learning and overall student experience be achieved?

This event will provide opportunity for focused debate and discussion with presentations from the HEA, leading postgraduate universities, accreditation bodies and industrial employers of postgraduate students. Findings from this event will be widely publicised in a postgraduate education enhancement paper that will be presented to Government at the National Manufacturing Debate.

For further information please email Dr Fiona Charnley

 

Postgraduates (and others) who teach: Engineering and Materials

Wednesday 14 May 2014, University of Birmingham

This one day workshop is designed for postgraduate students and other non-permanent academic staff/associates who are involved in teaching and supporting student learning specifically in the Engineering and Materials disciplines. For example delegates may be teaching, demonstrating, doing laboratory/workshop supervision, guest lecturing, marking, etc.

For further details about this event and to make a booking click here.  

Information about generic STEM events can be found by searching here.

 

Engineering and STEM Events

Global Dimension in Engineering Education (GDEE) training courses

GDEE Project has announced the launch of nine online courses, aimed at increasing the competencies of European technical academics to integrate principles of Sustainable Human Development into their teaching.

The online courses are free and open to all European teachers or researchers in engineering, technical or science-based courses. This is a unique opportunity to gain experience in a field of studies through interactive and engaging courses written by experts in the field of engineering education and development studies, as well as expand professional networks in this area.

The first three courses available are addressed to those academics that want to introduce cross-cutting, globally relevant issues in their teaching activities:

Course 1: Making the case for a critical global engineer (starting date 31 March)

Course 2: Key elements for addressing the Global Dimension of engineering (starting date 21 April)

Course 3: The Global Engineer in Sustainable Human Development (starting date 5 May)

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about pressing issues in engineering, sustainability, and international development.

To find more information and to sign up please visit http://tinyurl.com/gdeecourses

 

 

 

David Andrew, 
HEA CPD Manager
Senior Tutor
 

Centre for Academic and Professional Development
Queen Mary, University of London

Mile End, London E1 4NS

02078822803

02081446753

 Book an appointment with me at http://doodle.com/DavidAndrew

 

 

FW: Changing the Learning Landscape (CLL) - Schedule of Workshops

 

From: Internet support for teaching [mailto:TEACHING-ON-LINE@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of cll@heacademy.ac.uk
Sent: 03 April 2014 12:04
To: TEACHING-ON-LINE@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Changing the Learning Landscape (CLL) - Schedule of Workshops

 

Changing the Learning Landscape (CLL) aims to bring about changes in approaches to technology in learning and teaching within higher education institutions.

As part of CLL, the HEA is running a number of one-day workshops to provide a practical introduction to the use of learning technologies for staff working in higher education.

This year's programme of events will look at the impact of online learning on learning and teaching in HE and be presented by expert speakers. Topics covered include:

Schedule of Workshops:

Realities of social media in learning and teaching

University of Warwick - 24 April

Digital literacy

London School of Economics - 7 May

Challenges of 'residency' on the web

Plymouth College of Art - 19 May

Online assessment and feedback: Ensuring effective use of technology and innovate practice

University of Derby - 10 June

Flexible and seamless learning

University of Hertfordshire - 11 June

The potential impacts of CLL will be on individual teaching practices and students' learning, on institutional and systemic practice, and on collaboration and partnership across and between universities and colleges.

CLL is a Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) funded project being run collaboratively between JISC, the National Union of Students (NUS), the Association for Learning Technology (ALT), the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education and the HEA.

For further information and to book please visit: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/cll