FW: The Future of Learning: Critical Perspectives on Higher Education in the Digital Age

 

Title: The Future of Learning: Critical Perspectives on Higher Education in the Digital Age

Day: 13^th May 2015

Time: 10:00am to 16:00

Location: Preston City Campus, PR1 2HE

 

Professor James Paul Gee will be visiting the University of Central Lancashire as part of its Distinguished Speaker Programme between 11-13^th May 2015. A symposium will take place on 13^th May which will be of interest to teachers and researchers working in discourse analysis, applied linguistics, situated learning, literacy studies, game-based learning and computer-assisted learning in general.

 

Speakers include:

Professor James Paul Gee (Arizona State University)

Professor Norman Fairclough (Lancaster University)

Professor Cathy Burnett (Sheffield Hallam University)

Associate Professor Steve Wheeler (Plymouth University)

 

Abstracts are being accepted for 20-minute paper presentations (ca. 250 words) to be sent by 20^th March to Dr Michael Thomas (MThomas4@uclan.ac.uk) stating your name, position and institution.

 

The event is free for participants but prior registration via the organiser is required for all audience members (MThomas4@uclan.ac.uk).

 

Travel information to the university is provided here: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/visit/how_to_find_us.php

 

 

 

Dr Michael Thomas BA (Hons) M.Ed. MBA Ph.D. FHEA FRSA
Reader and Associate Professor in Digital Education and Learning

University of Central Lancashire
Preston PR1 2HE
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0) 1772 893148
E: mthomas4@uclan.ac.uk
Skype: mthomas69

Project Coordinator/Principal Investigator: EU FP7 CAMELOT Project (2013-2015)
Faculty Affiliate: Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University (2013-2014)
Series Editor: Digital Education & Learning (Palgrave)
Series Editor: Advances in Digital Language Learning & Teaching (Bloomsbury)