LondonMet conference 2015

HIGHER EDUCATION ON THE MOVE ~ NEW WAYS OF LEARNING AND TEACHING

Don't forget to book your place for a great day of

sharing best practice learning and teaching at London Met

• Where
  London Metropolitan Tower Block
  Holloway Road, London, United Kingdom
• When
  Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 9:30 AM — 6:00 PM BST
• Get in Touch
  CENTRE FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF LEARNNG & TEACHING
  d.warren@londonmet.ac.uk, (020) 7133 2119

Evidencing the Ref

 

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Research Impact: Evidencing the REF 14th July 2015, King's House Conference Centre, Manchester     Event Overview Over 205 delegates registered to our upcoming event and the programme is now fully confirmed. Research Impact: Evidencing the REF conference which will explore case studies and testimonials to help universities effectively measure impact and offer practical guidance on delivering high quality submissions across disciplines and projects. The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the new system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. Last year the research of one hundred and fifty four UK universities was assessed with thirty percent of submissions judged to be world-leading. The four UK higher education funding bodies allocate over 2 billion ponds per year of research funding to universities, in 2015-16 and beyond. REF exercise will be informing the distribution of funds on the basis of quality and impact of research in all disciplines. Don't miss out, you can secure your place today - Click here to register Confirmed Speakers Include: Dr Steven Hill, Head of Policy Research, HEFCE Dr Catriona Manville, Senior Analyst, RAND Europe Professor Luke Georghiou, Vice-President for Research and Innovation, University of Manchester Aaron Porter, Director of External Affairs at the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB); Associate Director (Governance) for the Leadership Foundation Panel Debate: 'Reflections on the types of impact' Professor Brian Foster, Professor of Experimental Physics, Professorial Fellow of Balliol College, University of Oxford; Member REF panel B Simon Tanner, Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London The benefits of attending include: Benefit from an in-depth look at the plans for future REF exercises. Practical guidance, advice and solutions to assist universities in improving the quality of REF submissions. The impact of the Research Excellence Framework and how the assessment process will inform future submissions and assessment. Learn how to best evidence impact, excellence and diversity across a variety of disciplines. Examples of good practice and improvements for future REF exercises. Insight into the intended and unintended consequences of the REF exercise. If you would like to know more about this event, please click here for more details and to register your place - alternatively, reply to this email and we will come back to you as soon as possible.   View the Programme here Register your Interest here Regards, Evi Petkuna evi@openforumlearing.co.uk Marketing Executive Open Forum Events 0161 376 9007   To make sure our emails reach you by add @openforumlearning.co.uk to your safe list To unsubscribe from receiving further emails from Open Forum Events please unsubscribe.

FW: RAISE Conference Early Bird booking

 

 

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for RAISE 2015 "Inspiring Innovation". Hosted this year at the Nottingham Conference Centre on 10th and 11th of September.    *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* RAISE has always been, and intends to remain, at the leading edge of student engagement (SE) in Higher Education. For our main theme in 2015 we want to showcase creative and innovative practices, policies, and ideas. We will hear about novel and radical approaches – the sort of ideas that inspire students and staff, and refresh our thinking.  Our sub-themes for this year's conference are: Inspiring new practice Radical approaches in the classroom designed to inspire and engage students Extracurricular innovations that draw in students not normally attracted (or perhaps in some way excluded) to such opportunities Mainstreaming and embedding Innovations in developing communities of staff and students Scaling-up creative practices to departmental or institutional level Changing thinking Proposing novel conceptual frameworks or adapting older theories and ideas to further our understanding of SE and related issues Innovative ways to persuading staff colleagues to adopt SE or partnership practices *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Please see our website for details and links to electronic and paper booking. Early Bird rates are available for a short time until 5th July. (REGISTRATION) We look forward to welcoming you to Nottingham in September. Best wishes, RAISE Committee Visit RAISE at: http://raise-network.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network   To control which emails you receive on RAISE, click here

FW: eLearning 2.0 Conference 2nd Call

eLEARNING 2.0
Brunel University London, UK
July 29, 2015
www.elearning2.org

"The Paradigm Shift: Refocusing on the Student"

eLearning 2.0 is a lively international conference exploring technology-enhanced learning and social media technologies. The conference is a collaborative space for educators, students, researchers, entrepreneurs, and policy makers to share their eLearning classroom successes, as well as new developments in their research and workplace. The main theme of this year's conference is "The Paradigm Shift: Refocusing on the Student". This educational paradigm shift is fuelled by the unprecedented access that students now have to information coupled with a view of learning as a constructive process consisting of selecting, organising and integrating information.

The theme broadens the discussion from last year's theme of "Flipping the Classroom." It seeks to showcase any use of technology to enhance learning which requires us to "think differently." The conference seeks contributions on evolving pedagogical approaches, as well as to raise the profile of research in technology-enhanced learning; spread good practice in the use of technology to enhance learning; and facilitate collaboration between practitioners, researchers, and policy makers.

CONFERENCE CHAIRS
Chris Evans, Brunel University London, UK & Jennifer Killham, University of Cincinnati, USA

INTERDISCIPLINARY KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Ellen Jameson, Visiting Research Associate, Indiana University, USA Gabriel Recchia, Researcher, Centre for Digital Knowledge Cambridge, UK Mark Childs, Senior Research Fellow, Coventry University, UK Sue Beckingham, Educational Developer, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

TOPICS OF INTEREST
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: flipping the classroom, use of social media for teaching, constructivist and connectivist theories of learning, games and gamification, the maker movement, security, privacy, social networking, podcasting, wikis, blogging, video sharing, screencasting, folksonomies, MOOCs, eLearning 2.0 and people with disabilities, the potential impact of eLearning 2.0 on the Third World, creativity and Web 2.0, human-computer interaction, and business.

FORMAT
eLearning 2.0 will comprise invited keynote speakers and individual presentations. Presentations will be in one of three formats:

• Traditional 20 minute presentations in PowerPoint or Prezi
• Shorter 5 minute 20 slide (Ignite) presentations in PowerPoint
• Poster presentations

Powerpoint/Prezi presentations will be recorded and published online as a series of screencasts. There are no full papers published or required.

PARTICIPANTS
All welcome! Whether you are conducting educational research, responsible for policies for technology enhanced learning, or just experimenting or planning to experiment with technology enhanced learning, you are very welcome to participate. Presenters must submit a 500 word ABSTRACT and TITLE for BLIND REVIEW. Doctoral students are particularly encouraged to apply. Submission indicates consent for your presentation to be screen recorded.

CONNECT
w: www.elearning2.org t: @elearning2 #elearning2
fb: www.facebook.com/groups/elearning2.0/

CONFERENCE LOCATION
Brunel Business School (Eastern Gateway building), Brunel University London, West London, UK. Brunel University is in Uxbridge on the western edge of London. Uxbridge is in a prime location for reaching the transport network that embraces London and South-east England. It is a short drive from the M4, M40 and M25 and has the added benefit of being on the edge of the London Underground network. It is a 25-minute drive from London's Heathrow airport.

SUBMISSION
chris.evans@brunel.ac.uk with "eLearning2.0" in the subject line.

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of title and abstract DEADLINE: June 19, 2015

FW: Public lecture - a few days left to secure your free booking

 

Mobile technologies for learning in developing countries

Date: 18 June 2015 Time: 16.30 - 19.00

Venue: Lecture Theatre 3 - Management School, Lancaster University

Professor Mpine Makoe, University of South Africa and Professor Mikko Ruohonen, University of Tampere, Finland (Visiting Academics). In this public lecture Professors Mpine Makoe and Mikko Ruohonen will present findings from their fundamental research about how mobile technologies are being developed and used to support learning in developing countries. The research will consider the ways in which this has been achieved, challenges faced, outcomes arising, and prospects for the future. The academics will offer fascinating insights into practices that already exist within remote and rural areas of Africa and India.

This will be followed by a question & answer session and a drinks reception.

This event will be live streamed - http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/edres/event/5285/

Further information about Mpine Makoe

Further information  about Mikko Ruohonen

Please email Alice Jesmont to reserve a place.

Contact: A.Jesmont@Lancaster.ac.uk

Who can attend: Anyone interested in this educational field

Organising departments and research centres: Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning, Educational Research

 

 

Alice Jesmont

Educational Research Department

D57/59 – County South

Lancaster University

Lancaster. LA1 4YD

 

A.Jesmont@Lancaster.ac.uk

+44 (0) 1524 592893

 

Doctoral Programme PhD in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning

This innovative four year structured PhD will give you training in research methodologies and
practice, as well as providing you with a period of intensive, individual research that is
supervised by an expert in the field.

 

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