Thursday, 20 December 2012

Fwd: Event: The Digital Futures of HEIs

Event: The Digital Futures of HEIs







EVENT - THE DIGITAL FUTURE OF HEIs #DFHEI
@THE STUDIO, MANCHESTER. Click here for Programme.
The Digital Future of HEIs


UK HEIs, along with institutions throughout the developed and developing world, are in the midst of a digital revolution that is changing the face of all areas of academic life.  Digital technologies give students access to an ever wider range of resources for study and also provide the means to efficiently navigate and use them, with yet more digital tools facilitating data collection and analysis.  Social networking media and podcasting are transforming academic communication and dissemination.  This rapidly changing digital environment presents challenges to HEIs in developing the policies and strategies to drive and shape these developments. 

This workshop will explore the developments and successful strategies to emerge in recent years, and encourage debate on the challenges, ethical issues and the perceived barriers in bringing forth the Digital Future of UK HEIs

More details.

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Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Fwd: LLAS e-learning symposium 2013 – early bird rate finishing on Thursday!

Dear colleagues,

 

The LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies will hold its 8th annual e-learning symposium on 24/25th January 2013. The aim of the symposium is to seek to bridge the gap between the 'techie' and the teacher, giving educators ideas to help them integrate e-learning into their practice but also to inspire them to see where the online future could lead. The symposium is always well-attended by practitioners from a wide range of disciplines and institutions.

 

Main themes for the 2013 symposium are:

·         Innovative tools for teaching

·         Digital literacy for staff and students

·         QR codes in teaching

·         iTunesU

·         Augmented reality

·         Innovative grammar teaching

·         MOOCS and language study

 

Keynote speakers:

Professor Mike Neary, Dean of Teaching and Learning at the University of Lincoln
Professor Allison Littlejohn, Chair of Learning Technology, Glasgow Caledonian University, Director of the Caledonian Academy
Professor Grainne Conole, Professor of Learning Innovation, University of Leicester
Nik Peachey, Associate Trainer Bell Educational Services

 

 

REGISTER BY THURSDAY TO GET THE EARLY BIRD RATE: £150 for both days (standard rate £200)

This applies to registrations and payments made by 23.59hrs on 20 December 2012.

 

To register or get more information on the event, go to www.llas.ac.uk/elearning2013  

 

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
University of Southampton | Avenue Campus | Southampton | SO17 1BJ
+44 (0) 23 8059 4814 | @LLASCentre |  www.llas.ac.uk

       

 


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Fwd: FW: Free workshop 29th Jan: Developing graduate attributes and sustainability agenda though hybrid PBL

 

 

Developing Graduate Attributes through the Sustainability Agenda
and Problem-Based Learning

Glyndwr University, Wrexham

Tuesday 29th January 2013, 10am – 4 pm

 

This free, one-day workshop at Glyndwr University, Wrexham, focuses on the development of graduate attributes and the provision of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), using an interdisciplinary, ‘Hybrid’ Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach. Traditionally, PBL is staff –intensive, small-group teaching.  A hybrid or blended learning approach provides online support for learning, to make it cost-effective.

 

This workshop is the outcome of a national, three-year project, funded by the Higher Education Academy, entitled ‘Hybrid problem-based learning: a scalable approach to sustainability education?’. The project is a collaboration between Keele University, The University of Manchester and Staffordshire University, who all run different Hybrid-PBL courses in sustainability education. The Hybrid-PBL approach has been developed to enable the delivery of PBL-style teaching to larger student numbers in a less resource intensive way for the development of Graduate Attributes and the teaching and learning of sustainability issues. This approach will be explored during the day, along with links to other pressing agendas in Higher Education including Employability, and Internationalisation.

 

This workshop is aimed at educators from any discipline, from university, Further Education, and other with teaching responsibilities, who have interests in developing:

1) problem-based learning approaches
2) education for sustainability
3) graduate attributes and
4) the use of social media in teaching.

Project Website: http://www.keele.ac.uk/hybridpbl/ntfsworkshops

 

To book a place, download the form, complete it and email it to
Matthew Williams m.r.williams@glyndwr.ac.uk

Booking form: http://www.tinyurl.com/hybrid-pbl-glyndwr

Travel instructions will be sent a week ahead of the event.

 

 

Dr Stephen Bostock FHEA NTF SFSEDA

Head of the Centre for Learning, Teaching and Assessment

Glyndŵr University, Wrexham, Wales UK

s.bostock@glyndwr.ac.uk

stephen@keele.org.uk is my private email address

 

From: Stephen Bostock <stephen@KEELE.ORG.UK>
Date: 19 December 2012 11:40
To: SEDA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Free workshop 29th Jan: Developing graduate attributes and sustainability agenda though hybrid PBL

With apologies for cross-posting

 

Developing Graduate Attributes through the Sustainability Agenda
and Problem-Based Learning

Glyndwr University, Wrexham

Tuesday 29th January 2013, 10am – 4 pm

 

This free, one-day workshop at Glyndwr University, Wrexham, focuses on the development of graduate attributes and the provision of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), using an interdisciplinary, ‘Hybrid’ Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach. Traditionally, PBL is staff –intensive, small-group teaching.  A hybrid or blended learning approach provides online support for learning, to make it cost-effective.

 

This workshop is the outcome of a national, three-year project, funded by the Higher Education Academy, entitled ‘Hybrid problem-based learning: a scalable approach to sustainability education?’. The project is a collaboration between Keele University, The University of Manchester and Staffordshire University, who all run different Hybrid-PBL courses in sustainability education. The Hybrid-PBL approach has been developed to enable the delivery of PBL-style teaching to larger student numbers in a less resource intensive way for the development of Graduate Attributes and the teaching and learning of sustainability issues. This approach will be explored during the day, along with links to other pressing agendas in Higher Education including Employability, and Internationalisation.

 

This workshop is aimed at educators from any discipline, from university, Further Education, and other with teaching responsibilities, who have interests in developing:

1) problem-based learning approaches
2) education for sustainability
3) graduate attributes and
4) the use of social media in teaching.

Project Website: http://www.keele.ac.uk/hybridpbl/ntfsworkshops

 

To book a place, download the form, complete it and email it to
Matthew Williams m.r.williams@glyndwr.ac.uk

Booking form: http://www.tinyurl.com/hybrid-pbl-glyndwr

Travel instructions will be sent a week ahead of the event.

 

 

Dr Stephen Bostock FHEA NTF SFSEDA

Head of the Centre for Learning, Teaching and Assessment

Glyndŵr University, Wrexham, Wales UK

s.bostock@glyndwr.ac.uk

stephen@keele.org.uk is my private email address

 

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Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Employability: Thematic workshop and seminar series 2012-13



Thematic workshop and seminar series 2012-13

The HEA is running a workshop and seminar series in the thematic areas of employability, flexible learning and internationalisation. Each seminar will be hosted and delivered by an HE institution and will focus on aspects of learning and teaching.
Below are the current Employability Seminars being hosted:
Employability seminars
Details of the 2012-13 series are now available here.

 

David Andrew, 
Head of Academic Practice
Senior Tutor
 



The Learning Institute 
Queen Mary, University of London

Mile End, London E1 4NS



02078822803

02081446753

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

 

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Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Fwd: Next Generation Learning Places and Work Spaces Call for Papers - July 2nd 2013

 

 

 

Academic Practice and Technology Conference 2013

Next Generation Learning Spaces and Work Places

 

Call for papers

 

This is a call for contributions to the Academic Practice and Technology Conference at the University of Greenwich.  This year’s conference is entitled "Next Generation Learning Places and Work Spaces” and takes place on 2nd July 2013 on the University of Greenwich World Heritage Campus.

 

The conference will explore themes around the complex interaction between post-compulsory education, technology and work, and aims to:

 

·        Explore the impact of 'disruptive' technologies on the student and academic experience, and on learning teaching and assessment in post-compulsory education

·        Share practices, tools and approaches that have enhanced the use of technology to support learner and employment engagement

·        Explore the changing roles of employers and post compulsory education within an international digital workspace

·        Present research into the impact of technology-led learning on employer engagement, curriculum design, and work based learning

·        Create a platform for students’ perspectives on the benefits of graduate skills and attributes for enhancing international and local employability 

·        Set an agenda for the on-going debate about the relationship between universities, colleges, new e-learners and globalised e-employers

 

Contributions to the conference programme are sought from practitioners and researchers and students in all education and training sectors that contribute to the discourses and sit within one of the following three key themes:

 

·       The impact of ‘disruptive’ technologies on next generation learning places and work spaces, and the people who work and live in and around them

·       Enabling student learning and employability through next generation learning places and work spaces

·       Curriculum design in a digital age

 

Closing date for submissions is: Monday 15th April 2013

 

Papers:

Contributions may take the following formats: case study; practitioner-led inquiry; research paper/work in progress; developmental/research project report, posters.  We would particularly welcome innovative session formats such as round table discussions and workshops.

 

Posters

We also welcome the submission of posters, which can represent shorter or more preliminary projects or ideas.  These will be presented in a Pecha Kucha format.  The Pecha Kucha format originated in Tokyo in 2003.  Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of "chit chat", it follows a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: each presenter has 20 slides, each shown for 20 seconds on a timer. Thus, each presenter has just 6 minutes and 40 seconds to explain their ideas before the next takes the stage. Conceived as a venue through which young designers could meet, show their work, exchange ideas, and network, the format keeps presentations concise and fast-paced

 

All abstracts (500 words for papers, 100 words for posters) will be double blind refereed.

 

All proposals must be submitted through our conference website. https://showtime.gre.ac.uk/index.php/ecentre/apt2013/schedConf/cfp

 

Successful contributors will be allocated one free place at the conference. The conference organisers must receive confirmation of acceptance, by registering by the presenter registration deadline (see important dates below). Additional colleagues wishing to co-present will be offered the ‘early bird’ discounted rate but must register by the same deadline as the main proposer. After this date all co-presenters will be charged the full rate. A maximum of one free place will also be given to a student presenter or student co-presenter for each presentation. Additional student co-presenters will be charged at the ‘early bird’ discounted rate. Reflective papers may be submitted to our teaching and learning journal Compass: http:// www.gre.ac.uk/compass by November 2013

 

http://www.gre.ac.uk/compass

 

 

For further details please see our conference website. https://showtime.gre.ac.uk/index.php/ecentre/apt2013

 

Successful proposals will be notified by May 2013:

 

Summary of important dates 2013

Deadline for submission of abstracts - Monday 15th April 2013

Feedback to authors on abstracts - Friday 7th May 2013

Deadline for resubmission – Monday 20th May 2013

Deadline of registration for presenters - Friday 24th May 2013

Close of delegate registration - Friday 14th June 2013

Submit presentations for uploading to web site - Wednesday 24th June 2013

 

 

 


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