Academic Practice Network
Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh, EH11 4AS
21ST November 2008, 11.00am-3.00pm
Policy Discourse and Local Enactments
Sue Clegg (Leeds Metropolitan University), Karen Smith (Heriot-Watt University) and Joelle Fanghanel (City University, London)
We work in an environment where academic practice has become an object of policy. Drives to ensure and assess quality have led to the scripting of numerous institutional policies relating to academic practice (for example: learning and teaching, assessment; plagiarism; research-teaching linkages; information literacy etc). Despite their prevalence, little research has been done into how these policies are developed, what messages they portray, and how those messages are reconstructed and enacted by academic staff. In this Academic Practice Network Meeting, three studies are presented which take as their focus a deepening understanding of the discourse of policy and how this policy is played out in practice. Using learning and teaching strategies as the case policy, Sue Clegg will discuss research on what staff expect and desire from learning and teaching strategies; Karen Smith will present an analysis of what and how strategy speaks to its readers; and Joelle Fanghanel will take a close look at how readers interpret and position themselves towards these texts. The session aims to provoke questions about how we ‘do’ policy and the kinds of research necessary to understand the process better. The event will be of interest to staff involved in the development, implementation and evaluation of academic practice-related policy.
Saturday, 19 April 2008
Academic Practice Network
Disability Equality Partnership Inclusive policy and practice
Google Mail - FW: Disability Equality Partnership research seminar - 29 May 2008 - davidandr@gmail.com
Disability Equality Partnership
Inclusive policy and practice: Research Seminar Series
You are cordially invited to attend the next seminar in our series:
Virtual Learning Environments: Removing barriers and enhancing the learning experience for students with disabilities
by
Catherine Gerrard and Val Norval
Thursday 29th May 2008
University of the West of Scotland, Paisley Campus
Centre for Academic and Professional Development, H334
10.15am start. Buffet lunch from 1pm.
The aim of this seminar is to encourage participants to reflect on the extent to which use of a virtual learning environment (VLE) could be considered inclusive in terms of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act. The seminar will be based on a piece of research that was undertaken with several students with various disabilities within the University of the West of Scotland The seminar will focus on how the pedagogical application of a VLE can impact on the learning experience of disabled students. This seminar will be quite interactive and those attending will be expected to participate in a 30 minute workshop exercise.
There are 30 free-of-charge places available for this seminar, and these will be allocated on a strictly first-come-first served basis. You should await confirmation of a place before attending.
To reserve your place, please email margaret.cuthbertson@uws.ac.uk by
12.00pm Thursday 22nd May 2008.
Please indicate if you have any accessibility or dietary requirements at the time of booking.
Learning Through Enquiry Alliance Conference 2008
Learning Through Enquiry Alliance Conference 2008 "Inquiry in a Networked
World"
Registration for "Inquiry in a Networked World", the 3rd Annual Conference of
the Learning Through Inquiry Alliance of CETLs, 25th-27th June at the
University of Sheffield, is now open. Please see the conference webpages for
booking details and the registration form:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/cilass/ltea2008.html
We have as our venue the CILASS spaces, and other learning and
teaching spaces, in the University of Sheffield's flagship new Information
Commons. Building on the Enquiry Alliance's very successful conferences in 2006
and 2007, the conference will celebrate developments in inquiry-based learning
in HE in the UK and beyond, and stimulate creative and critical exchange. Dr
David Hodge, President of Miami University, Ohio, will be our keynote speaker.
The conference will include a Playback Theatre event and will be followed by an
optional Peak District 'discovery tour'. We very much look forward to
welcoming you to Sheffield.
Wednesday, 9 April 2008
DIVERSE 2008 Conference
DIVERSE 2008 Conference: Registration Now Open
Developing Innovative Visual Resources for Students Everywhere
8th International Conference @ INHOLLAND UNIVERSITY
The registration for the DIVERSE Conference 2008 on 1-3 July 2008 is now open at http://www.inholland.nl
DIVERSE is the leading conference regarding all aspects of video and videoconferencing in education: teaching, research, management etc. This includes the convergence of these technologies with online technologies; the emergence of new possibilities such as “presence production” for learning, interactive television, virtual reality and computer games techniques, and handheld access to moving images.
DIVERSE is intended for anyone interested in embedding video and video communication (conferencing) technologies within educational practice: teachers, technical support staff, researchers, staff and educational developers and project managers.
DIVERSE provides excellent opportunities for formal and informal networking with experts in the field from all over the globe. The conference will be both a showcase and a critical forum on all aspects of video in education through plenary and themed sessions.
Friday, 4 April 2008
Labelling USB drives
Those of us who regularly use USB drives in institutions and therefore run the constant risk of l;leaving them behind in strange computers may find this useful - label them so that your name and contact details are visible in the windows explorer screen - http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/263431730/label-a-flash-drive-with-your-name-and-number
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