Fwd: UK Service Learning / Community Engaged Learning Forum

Please hold the dates for two UK Service Learning network events hosted by Trent Institute for Learning & Teaching at Nottingham Trent University and co-curated by De Montfort University, Kings College London and University College London.

Part 1 is 6th May UK Network Event from 1.30-3.30pm - chance to get together and work through what a UK service learning network might look like. Part 2 will take place on Wednesday 20th May, from 1.30-3.30 and will focus on the global research agenda for service-learning & community engagement.

More details here:

https://www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/events/events/2020/04/tilt-student-community-engagement-event

All details are being finalised but you can register your interest via the website.

Best wishes,

Mark


Mark Charlton
Associate Director of Public Engagement
Directorate of Social Impact and Engagement
DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY
T: +44 (0) 116 250 6183
E: mcharlton@dmu.ac.uk
W: dmu.ac.uk

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Fwd: short, free webinars: 'A menu of practical lesson activities in e-learning mode'

 

Dear all,

 

you are invited to join us for 3 short, free webinars on the theme:

'A menu of practical lesson activities in e-learning mode'

You have had to switch to e-learning fast, because of the pandemic.
In your current e-learning mode, you likely have some synchronous and some asynchronous lessons.
You would welcome some practical ideas for activities in e-learning mode.

These 3 webinars present a 'menu' of practical activities on:
1. lesson starters
2. main activities
3. lesson closures

Intended outcome:
By the end you should be equipped with an international toolkit of (evidence-based) effective e-learning activities that you can implement within your course(s).

Webinar 1:  Lesson starters (in e-learning) 

When: Apr 27, 2020 01:00 PM London
Quick advance registration for this webinar:
https://ravensbourne.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t4AAx9HKSVaLCCnRE5EXEw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

In this Webinar 1, about lesson starters, these international guest speakers will discuss some practical options to use at the start of lessons in e-learning mode:

Virna Rossi - Educational Developer - Ravensbourne University London (UK)
Flavia Belan - PhD in Neuroscience, Chief Scientist at Seneca Learning - (Brazil/UK)
Punya Arora - Senior Educator and Academic Developer  - New Delhi (India)
Maha Bali - Associate Professor of Practice - American University in Cairo (Egypt)
Tim Fawns - Deputy Director, MSc in Clinical Education - Edinburgh University (UK)  

 

 

Webinar 2: Main activities (in e-learning) 

When: May 6, 2020 11:00 AM London
Quick advance registration for this webinar:  
https://ravensbourne.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IoulEPv-Tdy27W9MR3iptg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

 

In this Webinar 2, about main activities, these international guest speakers will discuss some practical learning activities to use for lessons in e-learning mode:

Virna Rossi - Educational Developer - Ravensbourne University, London (UK)
Vicky Dale - Senior Academic and Digital Development Adviser, University of Glasgow (UK)
Dustin Hosseini - Senior Teaching Associate - Lancaster University (UK)
Chris Baldwin - Application Manager (Education) - Nord Anglia - London (UK)
Steven Kolber - Humanities Teacher - Brunswick Secondary College (Australia)  

 

 

Webinar 3: Lesson closures (in e-learning) 

When: May 15, 2020 03:00 PM London
Quick advance registration for this webinar:  
https://ravensbourne.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tHEWZipKTCWs0mcv-nz2BQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

In this Webinar 3, about lesson closures, these international guest speakers will discuss some practical options to use at the end of lessons in e-learning mode:

Virna Rossi - Educational Developer - Ravensbourne University, London (UK)
Stephan Hughes - Adjunct lecturer/Doctoral student/Teacher Trainer - Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)  
Dayamudra Dennehy- ESL Faculty, City College of San Francisco (USA) & Creative Director, Jai Bhim International (India)  
Mays Imad - Professor at Prima Community College - Arizona (USA)
Flower Darby - Director, Teaching for Student Success - Arizona (USA)
Derek Jones - Senior Lecturer in Design - The Open University (UK)  

 

Each webinar will also be recorded for viewing after the live event.

 

With very best wishes

Virna

 

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Virna Rossi

BA (Hons), PGCert, Master of Teaching, SFHEA

Course Leader

Postgraduate Certificate of Education in Teaching and Learning for Creative Courses

NEW! Starting soon at Ravensbourne - MA in Creative Education

Intentional Content - creating a learning exhibition within a flipped learning approach.

Inaugural Lecture by Professor Megan Lawton

Intentional Content - creating a learning exhibition within a flipped learning approach. Tue, 21 April 2020, 17:00 – 18:00, by MS Teams

Megan writes: 'I am not offering a traditional inaugural lecture given the current situation; instead I would like to invite you to an inaugural webinar that offers a way of thinking about designing an online learning ‘exhibition’. I am going to encourage colleagues to consider the response they would receive if they asked ‘Alexa, what do lecturers do?'. The approach to this webinar draws on research using appreciative inquiry and will utilise the principles of a flipped learning approach.

'The Flipped Learning Network identifies ‘The Four Pillars of F-L-I-P™’; Flexible learning environment, a change in Learning cultures, Intentional content, and the Professional Educator. This webinar concentrates on the ‘I’, intentional content and the ‘P’ the professional educator.

More information and the booking link is here. (We would recommend booking in case of the need to communicate further technical information).

Lecture link: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting

Stay safe and best wishes,

Fwd: This is not an April Fools: UEL's Learning and Teaching Symposium 2020 Call for Proposals open now! FULLY ONLINE this year

 

The UEL Learning and Teaching Symposium 2020 Call for Proposal are now open! The symposium is fully online, due to the global situation. This is not an April Fools 😊!

 

https://bit.ly/uelltsympcfp20

 

This event will showcase your scholarly approaches to learning and teaching that are aimed at:

 

• Enhancing students' sense of belonging and engagement
• Including equity pedagogies in the classroom and decolonising the curriculum
• Addressing the degree awarding gap
• Developing students' employability and digital skills
• Debating different pedagogical approaches and learning strategies
• Embracing the power of knowledge

 

The conference will feature morning and afternoon keynote sessions in addition to parallel sessions of related papers organised into thematic panels.

 

We are now inviting abstracts for submissions in the following categories:  

 

• A 15-minute research-based or practice-based presentation, which must be interactive, purposeful and practical, with at least one clear take-home message.

 

• A poster presentation.

 

We look forward to receiving your abstracts and welcoming you to the Symposium. Do let others in your teams know as well, if they are not on this list.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Santanu Vasant (Mr) BSc (Hons), PGCE, MA(Ed) London, SFHEA

Head of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching |

DL4.25, Docklands Library Docklands Campus, 4-6 University Way, London E16 2RD

Tel.:  +44(0)20 8223 4997

Email: s.v.vasant@uel.ac.uk

Web: http://www.uel.ac.uk/celt

Twitter: https://twitter.com/uel_celt

 

 

 

Read my book chapter Academics' Understanding of Learning Spaces: Attitudes, Practices and Outcomes Explored through the Use of Social Media in Social Media in Higher Education, edited by Chris Rowell (Open Publishers, June 2019)