Thursday 24 June 2021

Fwd: Last week to register for Threshold Concepts conference


Registration for the the 8th 'Biennial' Threshold Concepts conference (postponed from 2020) is open for about another week. It's a very low fee (£30 waged, £10 less-than-waged) for an almost unbroken three day conference running around the globe and will run via Zoom in a single session format (no parallels). The conference runs almost uninterruptedly over 7-9th July, starting at 9.30 UK BST and ending at 5.30 on the Friday (or Saturday, depending where you are).

Whether you want to dip in and learn more about research into threshold concepts or pick out ones relating to your field, you'll be very welcome. The full programme is available and the registration is open until 23.59pm 2nd July.

Social media for the conference is being run through twitter so do please follow or bookmark that link for updates (you do not need a twitter account to view the tweets).

Best wishes,
Jason Davies (on behalf of the steering committee)


Monday 21 June 2021

Fwd: One month to go: register for the Active Learning Conference





 

The annual conference of the Active Learning Network and Anglia Ruskin University will take place in just under a month's time on the afternoon of Tuesday 20 July and all day on Wednesday 21 July 2021.

Active Learning Conference

All together - Active Inclusive Learning

20-21 July 2021, online

The fourth international Active Learning Conference, sponsored by Talis Elevate, is a free, two-day online event. It  will start with an afternoon of masterclasses, followed by a day of keynotes and sessions to consider the practice, research and leadership of active, collaborative and inclusive learning.

Anglia Ruskin University is keen to engage you in developing a shared understanding and commitment to active learning. Join us to explore how we can inspire and challenge all of our students by promoting rich and inclusive learning experiences.

Programme structure

Afternoon of masterclasses

14.00–17.00, 20 July 

Choose from one of three masterclasses below to deepen your knowledge and begin to apply what you have learned to your own practices:

  • The Active Learning Podblast - an approach to promoting multimedia co-creation masterclass.
  • Reinventing the online space masterclass.
  • Digital storytelling masterclass.

Conference day

9.30–16.30, 21 July

Be inspired by our keynote followed by active learning sessions including sharing of practice through presentations, poster sessions, workshops, walks, soap boxes and lightning strikes.

Keynote: We are delighted to hear from Dr Alex Moseley, Head of Anglia Learning and Teaching.

He will be speaking about: The role of play and playfulness in active learning.

Play often forms a part of active learning approaches: such as game-based, creative, storytelling, prototyping or other activities. However, a playful attitude amongst both teacher/facilitators and participants can elevate the effectiveness of active learning approaches regardless of discipline or activity type. In this keynote Alex will examine playfulness as an attitude, and how it shares and supports active learning as an approach.

To register please use the Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/active-learning-conference-2021-tickets-156501944529

 

Best wishes,

 

Nic

 

 

 

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Tuesday 15 June 2021

Fwd: University of Wolverhampton Annual Education Research Conference (online) - Friday 18th June – 13.00-16.15




You are warmly invited to the University of Wolverhampton Annual Education Research Conference (online)

Friday 18th June – 13.00-16.15

Eventbrite link to register

 

The keynote speaker is Prof Liz Atkins, University of Derby who will discuss: Social Justice and Educational Research: Making a Difference
In other sessions students and staff members will come together to talk about their regional and international research and encourage interactive discussion with participants.

 

The conference programme with Teams links is attached. 

Do join us to learn more about the exciting research that is going on.

 

With best wishes

 

Sarah

 

Professor Sarah Hayes, PhD, PFHEA

Professor of Higher Education Policy, Education Observatory | Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing

WA209, Jerome K Jerome Building  | Walsall Campus | University of Wolverhampton | Walsall | WS1 3BD

Tel: +44 (0)1902 321000| Email: Sarah.Hayes@wlv.ac.uk | Skype: sarah.hayes51

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Associate Editor: Postdigital Science and Education Books: The Labour of Words in Higher Education (2019) and Postdigital Positionality (2021)

Article: Raising Regional Academic Voices (Alongside Data) in Higher Education (HE) Debate

 

 

 


Monday 14 June 2021

Fwd: The Future of Race Equality in Higher Education - Centre for Student Engagement Micro-conference!




 

We are warmly inviting colleagues to our micro-conference, hosted by The University of Winchester's Centre for Student Engagement!

 

Our micro-conference is taking place on Tuesday 6 July, 13:15-16:00 and will be focussed on The Future of Race Equality in Higher Education. We are excited to welcome the below speakers:

 

  • Amatey Doku (Consultant, Nous Group)
  • Maisha Islam (Student Engagement Research and Projects Officer, University of Winchester)
  • Shakira Martin (Head of Student Experience, Rose Bruford College)
  • Dennis Beale (Founder, Power of Perception)

 

Please see attached for titles and full session abstracts.

 

To book your FREE place, please register using the link below:

 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future-of-race-equality-in-higher-education-micro-conference-tickets-159402983615

 

Please note, registration will close Thursday 1 July and we ask that colleagues use an organisational email address to book their place.

 

If you have any questions, please get in touch with us at: CfSE@winchester.ac.uk

 

We look forward to seeing you then and wish you a lovely rest of the week,

 

Maisha Islam AFHEA

01962 827556

Student Engagement Research and Projects Officer

MA/PgCert Student Engagement in Higher Education Programme Administrator

Centre for Student Engagement

 

 


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Fwd: conference: inclusive teaching and learning in higher education





Inclusive teaching and learning in higher education: theory and practice

Monday June 21 to Friday June 25, 2021.

 

This week-long online event focuses on inclusivity in higher education from a disability perspective.   The keynote speakers are Professor Deborah Johnston (PVC Education, London South Bank University) and Associate Professor Jo Rushworth (De Montfort University). 

 

Workshop and presentation sessions across the conference week will discuss how institutions can provide coherent approaches to increasing diversity in the classroom, particularly relevant as higher education strives to close the gap on student outcomes for groups of marginalised learners. On the face of it, university campuses appear to adhere to traditional delivery models which are aimed at a one size fits all idea of teaching and learning. However, such approaches often rely on individualised models of student support and expectations that adjustments to teaching are negotiated settlements between disabled students and academic staff. Approaches such as universal design for learning offer a way forward in which institutional barriers in learning contexts are removed from the provider side of the equation.

 

The conference is supported by the Disability Resource Centre and the Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of Cambridge.


Programme and registration details are available on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inclusive-teaching-and-learning-in-higher-education-theory-and-practice-tickets-153788857613

 

Single delegate registration: £75

 

For any queries about this INIP event, including group or institutional registration, please contact Mike Wray:  mike@inclusioninhe.com

 

--

Dr Ruth Walker

Senior Teaching Associate

Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning
The University of Cambridge

Website: www.cctl.cam.ac.uk

 



Monday 7 June 2021

Fwd: Booking reminder - SSG21: Supporting the New Student Experience




 

SSG21: Supporting the New Student Experience

Date: Wednesday 30th June - Thursday 1st July 2021

Time: 13:00 - 16:00 each day

Booking & programme: www.ucisa.ac.uk/events

ucisa's Support Services Group look forward to welcoming you to their virtual conference this 30th June and 1st July, 'Supporting the New Student Experience', as they follow the student journey from open day to graduation, looking forward to the new academic year.

Join us to follow "Sam" as they travel through university, from their first visit as a prospective student to the proud moment their degree is conferred. Hear how different support services are responding to digitally transformed ways of working, and how they contribute to giving "Sam" the perfect journey, helping them to achieve their goals. This conference will feature talks from colleagues from across the support services community, as they consider various topics within the theme.

Register here to join us. This conference will feature talks from colleagues from across the support services community, as they consider various topics within the theme.

Contact team ucisa:
events@ucisa.ac.uk

 

 

 

 

Fwd: Annual Conference of the UK Service-Learning and Community Engaged Learning Network, 7th July 2021



The annual conference of the UK Service-Learning and Community Engaged Learning Network will take place on Wednesday 7th July 2021, between 10am and 3pm. 

 

This free, virtual event is aimed at SL/CEL practitioners whether in professional or academic roles. Colleagues from allied fields such as public engagement are warmly welcome to attend. The conference will provide a forum for networking and engaging with best practice and developments in the field.  There will be papers in 3 themed areas:

 

Operational: sharing practical learning

 

Pedagogical: reflections on teaching & learning in the field

 

Innovation: sharing new initiatives or approaches

 

We are delighted to announce that we will have 2 keynote speakers at the conference:

 

Dr Lorraine McIlrath, Project Co-ordinator and Academic Staff Developer of the Community Knowledge Initiative at the National University of Ireland, Galway.  Lorraine has several roles in the community and the academy related to community engaged learning and has published widely in the field of higher education and civic engagement. 

 

Professor Alison McCartney, Professor of Political Science, Towson University, Maryland. Alison has published widely and presented at many international conferences on civic engagement, including its connections to international relations. Alison is currently a lead person in the development of a US-UK International Service-Learning Teacher Scholars Network.

 

To register please use the Eventbrite link here: https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fcommunity-engaged-learningservice-learning-conference-2021-tickets-154822655731&data=04%7C01%7C%7C004e8756a41f4564145808d921de8e22%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C637578062139137030%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2Bl6kIYIK%2FysmMdzLHM7pOMSFeReHm3nBO93qiI2fai8%3D&reserved=0

 

Registration closes at 5pm on 23 June.

 

In the meantime, if you have any queries please feel free to contact me on marie.xypaki@ucl.ac.uk.

 

With best wishes,

 

Marie

 

Marie Xypaki

Curriculum and Public Engagement Consultant

Senior Teaching Fellow

UCL Culture and UCL Arena Centre for Research-based Education  

 

 marie.xypaki@ucl.ac.uk  

 Community Engaged Learning Service 

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