Friday 30 March 2012

HEA event

News

Social Science cluster conference: Ways of knowing, ways of learning, 28 – 29 May 2012, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Liverpool.

Bookings are now open for this conference, which is on the theme of how students learn in social sciences. The conference will include sessions on:

  • problem-based learning;
  • simulations and games;
  • technology-enhanced learning;
  • inquiry-based learning;
  • active learning;
  • experiential learning;
  • pre-placement and placement learning;
  • work-based learning.

Cost for subscribing institutions: £50 for two-day conference, conference dinner, accommodation and breakfast.

 

 

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

 

Thursday 29 March 2012

FW: Last chance to book a place for Cambridge 2012

 

From: Online forum for SEDA, the Staff & Educational Development Association [mailto:SEDA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of SCORE
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Subject: Last chance to book a place for Cambridge 2012

 

Apologies for cross-posting

 

Cambridge 2012 combines OER12 and OCW Consortium’s Global Conference to form a unique opportunity to engage with the Open Education movement.  International speakers include Sir John Daniel, President & Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth of Learning, Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić, former Head of Higher Education at UNESCO  and Prof Richardus Eko Indrajit, President of APTIKOM-OCW Indonesia, and there will be many further presentations with debate exploring the latest Open Education initiatives from around the world.

 

The Open Education movement looks to the use of Open Educational Resources (digitised materials offered freely and openly for educators, students and self-learners to use and reuse for teaching, learning and research) as the basis for creative solutions to the challenges faced by education systems across the globe.

 

With just a few places left, this is the last opportunity to book onto the Conference.  The closing date for registrations is 31 March 2012.  For more information or to register visit http://conference.ocwconsortium.org/index.php/2012/uk.

 

 

 

Tracey de Beer

Communications Manager

SCORE

Tel:  01908 (8)58605

103 East Perry Building

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FW: HEA workshop on Enquiry-based Learning in STEM

Dear all

Colleagues are warmly invited to a free workshop on Enquiry-based Learning in STEM subjects, hosted by the University of Exeter. This will take place on Weds 25th April (10.30am to 1.15pm) and is free of charge. Funding for travel may be available from HEA, by application.

Full details of the session can be found at:

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/25_Apr_HEA_STEM_EBL_Exeter

Please forward this message on to colleagues who might be interested.

Kind regards

Jane

Jane Rowe
Learning and Teaching Adviser
Education Enhancement
University of Exeter
t: 01392 724511
e: J.L.Rowe@exeter.ac.uk

Wednesday 28 March 2012

FW: Academy Update - March 2012

HEA update including up-coming events and workshops

 

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March 2012


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News

1. First HEA policy 'think tank' focuses on ESD

The HEA held its first policy think tank, designed to facilitate the discussion of significant themes in UK higher education. The think tank was dedicated to education for sustainable development (ESD) and focused on the green economy and graduate attributes for the 21st century.

2. HEA Chief Executive gives evidence on STEM subjects at House of Lords

On 6 March 2012 HEA Chief Executive, Professor Craig Mahoney, accompanied by Dr Janet de Wilde, HEA Head of STEM, gave oral evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee inquiry into higher education in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

3. HEA round table debate at Guardian HE Summit

Hosted by Professor Stephanie Marshall, the HEA's Deputy Chief Executive (Research and Policy), the topic discussed was 'The future of teaching and learning: how will UK HE differentiate its student experience over the next ten years?' A follow-up story about the round table will be published on 17 April.

4. HEA appoints Deputy Chief Executive (academic)

The HEA has appointed Professor Philippa Levy as Deputy Chief Executive (academic). Professor Levy will lead the HEA's initiatives to enhance learning and teaching in higher education.

5. HEA opens call for new internationalisation change programme

The HEA has opened submissions (deadline 16 April) for its change programme dedicated to the theme of internationalisation. The new programme is designed to help institutions develop a culture of internationalisation at all levels of practice and enhance the quality of learning and teaching experiences for all students, both home and international.

6. Call opens for new change programme, Students as partners

Institutional teams, made up of at least 50% students, are invited to submit proposals to join the Students as partners change programme. The programme is an HEA joint initiative with Birmingham City University. Deadline for submissions is 30 April 2012.

7. Nominations sought for 'HEA Psychology Technician of the Year' 2012

The HEA, in collaboration with the Association for Technical Staff in Psychology (ATSiP), is sponsoring an annual award for a psychology technician who has provided outstanding support for the student learning experience in their department. Closing date for nominations is midnight on 23 May 2012.

8. Early bird bookings open for HEA Annual Conference

Delegates can now book their place at the HEA's eighth Annual Conference, which will focus on the theme of Great expectations: are you ready? Confirmed speakers include Martin Bean, Vice-Chancellor at The Open University, Ewart Wooldridge CBE, Chief Executive of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, and Sir Alan Langlands, Chief Executive of HEFCE.

9. Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) – participating institutions announced

A record number of 85 UK higher education institutions will take part in PTES 2012. PTES is a unique survey managed by the HEA which collects feedback from current taught postgraduates to inform enhancements to the student learning experience.

10. HEA supports Wales Initiative for Student Engagement (WISE)

Further education institutions have now signed up to a commitment to make sure that students on their higher education courses are more involved in influencing their time at college. WISE was set up in 2009 to ensure that students in universities played an active role in shaping their higher education experience.

11. Call for papers, 10th Annual e-Learning Conference, 4 July 2012, University of Greenwich

Submissions are invited for this year's conference, Employer engagement in a digital age. Sponsored by the HEA, this conference will explore the complex interaction between higher education, employers and technology in an international digital workplace. The closing date for proposals is 2 April 2012.

 


Publications, resources and funding

12. Flexible Learning report published

This evaluation of the HEFCE-funded flexible learning Pathfinder projects, published by the HEA, reports that the performance of students who took part in two-year accelerated degree programmes was comparable to that of three-year degree students.

13. Latest Annual Report published

The HEA's most recent Annual Report is now available to download. The report features the impact of our work across HE communities including lecturers, institutions, students and disciplines during the 2010-11 academic year, as well as our plans for the future and work in partnership with other higher education organisations.

14. Discussion paper published on male access to higher education

The HEA has published this discussion paper about the access, retention and attainment of male students in higher education. It provides an overview of national data and research, and highlights some institutional strategies designed to address the barriers thought to account for lower rates of participation and success of male students.

15. Pedagogy for employability

This guide is a revised version of the publication first published in 2006 which offered guidance to staff involved in the enhancement of student employability. This publication has been updated with the practitioner in mind.

16. Inclusive curriculum design in higher education (2011): considerations for effective practice across and within subject areas

This guidance was commissioned to support the higher education sector to think creatively about, and implement, inclusive curriculum design from a generic as well as subject or disciplinary perspective.

17. The Gwella Programme: Enhancing learning and teaching through technology in Welsh higher education 2008-11

This publication details the Gwella programme, institutional enhancement activities, and the HEFCW indicators of success.

18. HEA opens call for collaborative teaching development grants

The HEA has opened the call for the third phase of its teaching development grants scheme which, in total, will see over £1.5 million of funding being made available for individual grants, departmental grants and collaborative grants. Deadline for submission is 22 April 2012.

19. Invitation to tender: Four new pieces of HEA research

The HEA is inviting tenders for four major new research projects. The deadline for submissions is 2 April 2012.

 


Events

20. Multi-platform OER in Mathematics, Statistics and Numeracy for all numerate disciplines, 10 April 2012, Newcastle University

This workshop is a practical hands-on introduction to the creation and dissemination of electronic Open Educational Resources in mathematics, statistics and numeracy. It is aimed at all in numerate disciplines who want to create such material and make it available to as wide an audience as possible.

21. A student-centred approach to developing the content, delivery, and assessment of research process modules: Insights and evaluations of student retention, 11 April 2012, Cardiff Metropolitan University

The aims of this event include to share experiences of developing the content, delivery, and assessment of modules through student feedback, and to provide insight from current students and staff about their experiences.

22. Supporting the transition to teaching health care in higher education, 18-19 April 2012, Park Inn, Cardiff

The HEA is running this two-day residential event that will support academic staff who may be new to teaching in higher education, or who may be in the transition from clinical practice to the academic environment.

23. New places to learn: Flexible learning and online residency, 19 April 2012, Saïd Business School, Oxford

This one-day symposium will explore how technologies and the internet have opened up new 'places' in which learning can happen, how students learn in these 'places' and in what ways might, or should, institutions respond.

24. The land of make believe: Creating the enterprising marketing graduate with distinctive skills and attributes, 19 April 2012, University of Glamorgan

The overall focus of this session will be the concept of the 'enterprising university'. It will also explore evidence-based approaches being used at Glamorgan Business School, and will share results of research into student perceptions of a range of initiatives, which will be showcased.

25. Inaugural Future Directions conference – Graduates For Our Future, 26 April 2012, Glyndwr University

The HEA in Wales is leading this conference to showcase the first Wales-wide quality enhancement theme – Graduates For Our Future, and its three work strands: students as partners; learning in employment; and learning for employment.

26. Workplace-based learning in action: Developing the UK research network, 9 May 2012, Cardiff University

This seminar will focus on bringing together UK researchers investigating the relationships between students, doctors and patients within workplace-based learning activities, eg bedside teaching encounters (BTEs).

27. Surveys for enhancement conference, 17 May 2012, National College for School Leadership, Nottingham

This conference will bring together research and practice on the use of student surveys for quality enhancement. Among other topics, sessions will address the use of qualitative data, methods of developing and measuring student engagement, and institutional experiences of surveying postgraduate students.

28. Internationalisation seminar series, 10 May-19 October 2012

The dates for the seminars on the theme of internationalisation have been announced. The series includes 10 seminars ranging from supporting international students through an integrated approach to student engagement with international curriculum development.

29. Teaching Islamic Studies in Wales, 11 May 2012, Aberystwyth University

This cross-disciplinary workshop will bring together teachers of Islamic Studies from a wide range of disciplines (eg Theology and Religious Studies, History, Politics, Literature, Sociology, Anthropology, Law, Business and Finance) from higher education institutions in Wales. It is open to both specialists and non-specialists who teach on modules related to Islam.

30. New to teaching workshop series: Strategies to enhance learning and teaching for home and international students, 17 May-27 June 2012

A series of workshops will be held in four regional locations for staff new to teaching who have students from a range of cultural and educational backgrounds. Participants will be asked to think about their own expectations and to compare them with alternative views and interpretations of commonly experienced teaching situations.

31. Supporting students' reflections through a specific multi-institutional PDP change programme, 23 May 2012, Edinburgh

This event will showcase the impact of the ScotPID change programme and the outcomes of the various institutional projects. It will highlight a number of institutional change models, provide an opportunity for structured reflection, and give focus for future development activity. ScotPID was a major HE PDP and e-portfolio institutional change programme tailored for the Scottish sector and supported by a partnership of the HEA, QAA Scotland and the Centre for Recording Achievement (CRA).

32. HEA Social Sciences Annual Conference 2012: Ways of knowing, ways of learning, 28-29 May 2012, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Liverpool

This conference will provide the opportunity for the Social Science community to come together to address the concerns and issues being generated by current developments to teaching and learning in the HE sector.

33. HEAR here? Developing a Scottish solution, 29 May 2012, Edinburgh

This practice-focused event will identify the opportunities and challenges that implementing a successful Higher Education Achievement Report within the overall guidance framework could bring to institutions. It will explore the importance of Scottish, UK, and European synergy, whilst ensuring that the HEAR can best reflect the ethos and needs of individual institutions and their students.

34. The HEA Arts and Humanities Annual Conference 2012: Pedagogies of hope and opportunity, 29-30 May 2012, Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow

Unprecedented changes in UK higher education have placed Arts and Humanities subjects under particular scrutiny and pressure. This conference will celebrate the Arts and Humanities in higher education and highlight and share the many creative and innovative ways in which courses, and those who teach and study them, are meeting the serious and complex challenges confronting them.

35. HEA Health Sciences Annual Conference 2012: Innovation, simulation and the evolution of technology-enhanced learning, 31 May 2012, East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham

This conference will bring together over 200 health science professionals and speakers from across the UK to explore the latest and most inventive use of technology to enhance Nursing, Medicine, Health, Dentistry and Veterinary medicine education.

36. Employer engagement in HE: Building for the future, 14 June 2012, The Studio, Manchester

The HEA is presenting this one-day conference on behalf of HEFCE, which will celebrate the many successes of recent HE workforce development projects as well as anticipate ways of supporting transition in the future. It will also provide an opportunity to reflect on the learning achieved and the challenges emerging in the new landscape.

37. National Law Students Forum, 20-21 June 2012, Nottingham Trent University

The theme of the third National Law Students Forum, hosted by Nottingham Law School and the HEA is employability. Law Departments are invited to nominate one student to attend.

38. Using simulation to encourage a more inter professional approach to health care education, 22 June 2012, Glyndwr University Wrexham

The main focus of this workshop will be to demonstrate how simulation and its use of high fidelity technology can enhance the development of the technical and non-technical skills of the health care professional, thus improving communication between teams working with secondary care.

39. Believe and achieve: Supporting achievement through the co-curriculum, 27 June 2012, University of Wales, Newport

This event is being hosted as part of the HEA workshop and seminar series 2012. The seminar will identify key development themes in supporting the co-curricular student experience to enhance retention and success and to provide opportunities to discuss potential collaborative opportunities.

 

 


About the Higher Education Academy

The HEA is a national body for enhancing learning and teaching in higher education in the UK. We work with institutions across the HE system to help bring about change in learning and teaching to improve the outcomes for students. We do this by recognising and rewarding excellent teaching, bringing together people and resources to research and share best practice and by helping influence, shape and implement policy.

The HEA supports staff in higher education throughout their career from those who are new to teaching through to senior management. We offer services in 28 disciplines and throughout the UK, and have offices in England, Wales and Scotland. Through the partnership management team we work directly with institutions to understand individual circumstances and priorities and bring together resources to meet them.

Owned by Universities UK and Guild HE, the HEA is funded by the four national funding councils, institutional subscriptions and project income.

The Higher Education Academy, Company Limited by Guarantee Registered Number 4931031. Registered Office: The Higher Education Academy, Innovation Way, York Science Park, Heslington, York, YO10 5BR, United Kingdom. Registered as Charity Number 1101607.

FW: HEA Workshop and Seminar Series 2012 – Forthcoming Assessment and Feedback Seminar

 

From: Improving Student Learning [mailto:ISL@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Assessment Academy
Sent: 28 March 2012 10:35
To: ISL@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: HEA Workshop and Seminar Series 2012 – Forthcoming Assessment and Feedback Seminar

 

*With apologies for cross posting*

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

You may be interested in attending this forthcoming event which is part of our Assessment and Feedback Workshop and Seminar Series.

 

Non-traditional assessment in 'traditional' subjects: diversifying course assignments and enabling student-led learning through e-portfolios – University of Roehampton

 

Date: 04 April 2012

Time:  11am-4pm

Venue: Terrace Room, Grove House, University of Roehampton

 

The workshop will explore using ePortfolios in traditional subjects (classics, history, theology/religious studies, philosophy etc.) The workshop is not targeted at providing technical support which will already be available at delegates' HEIs. Instead, we will focus upon the impact that ePortfolios can have in learning and teaching (varying modes of assessment, delivering feedback and supporting different learning styles.) The particular value of this software in enhancing employability through supporting work placement/internship modules will also be investigated. These sessions will be built around concrete examples from Roehampton Humanities courses and will also acknowledge and explore the challenges posed by using ePortfolios.

 

This event is free to attend. For more information and to book onto the event, please visit the event website.

 

 

Best Wishes

 

 

Andrew Power

Administrator

 

T +44 (0)1904 717500            seminarseries@heacademy.ac.uk

The Higher Education Academy, Innovation Way, York Science Park, Heslington, York, YO10 5BR

Tuesday 27 March 2012

FW: DRAW Workshop: teaching reflection in Higher Education

 

 

Dear all,

 

Teaching and assessing Reflection in Higher Education

The DRAW[1] Project: a systematic, cross faculty approach.

 

A 'leading edge' workshop: Ormond Council Chamber,

Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints Campus, Monday 2nd July 2012.

 

Further details and a booking form are attached to this email. If you have any queries, or are looking to book, then email me – Daniel Brookes – at Daniel@recordingachievement.org – or telephone Cath or I for a chat on 01942 826761. With speakers from the Queensland University of Technology, this day-long event promises to be a really illuminating experience!

 

Yours sincerely

Daniel Brookes

 

 

 

Daniel Brookes

Adminstrator (Website & Development)

Centre For Recording Achievement

104-108 Wallgate, Wigan, WN3 4AB

 

Tel: 01942 826761    Fax: 01942 323337

www.recordingachievement.org

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[1]        Developing Reflective Approaches to Writing

Friday 23 March 2012

FW: HEA Business Education Events

 

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Business Education Events and Workshops

April 2012


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Welcome to our Events and Workshops briefing guide. Below you will find links to upcoming Conferences, events and one-day workshops that are of interest to Business educators. You can now book onto our 2012 HEA Conferences – details below. In addition, you will find many free-to-attend one day workshops on a range of teaching and learning issues. For travel to these events, apply for our HEA Travel Grant.

Please note: Each event is hyperlinked, so click on the event title for more details and booking arrangements.

Please feel free to contact us if you would like further information or would like to hold a workshop at your institution.

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Richard Atfield

Discipline Lead: Business, Management

Lyn Bibbings

Discipline Lead: Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism

Lynn Vos

Discipline Lead: Marketing

Interim Discipline Lead: Economics, Accounting and Finance

 


 

Events

Social Science cluster conference: Ways of knowing, ways of learning, 28 – 29 May 2012, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Liverpool.

Bookings are now open for this conference, which is on the theme of how students learn in social sciences. The conference will include sessions on:

• problem-based learning;

• simulations and games;

• technology-enhanced learning;

• inquiry-based learning;

• active learning;

• experiential learning;

• pre-placement and placement learning;

• work-based learning.

Cost for subscribing institutions: £50 for two-day conference, conference dinner, accommodation and breakfast.

 

New-to-teaching workshops in business education

These two workshops will bring together new and aspiring academics in all business-related disciplines to discuss common challenges and ways to manage them. Further details and registration can be found through the links below:

 

HEA annual conference, 3- 4 July 2012, University of Manchester

The title for the 8th Annual Conference of the Higher Education Academy is 'Great Expectations – are you ready?' Early bird booking rate available until 13 April.

Delegates can now book their place at the HEA's eighth Annual Conference, which will focus on the theme of Great expectations: are you ready? Confirmed speakers include Martin Bean, Vice-Chancellor at The Open University, Ewart Wooldridge CBE, Chief Executive of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, and Sir Alan Langlands, Chief Executive of HEFCE.

 

Business-related seminars and workshops

These free-to-attend seminars and workshops across the UK have been organised at institutions across the UK and funded as part of the HEA's discipline workshop and seminar series.

The land of make believe: Creating the enterprising marketing graduate with distinctive skills and attributes, 19 April 2012, University of Glamorgan

The overall focus of this session will be the concept of the Enterprising University. The session will also explore evidence-based approaches being used at Glamorgan Business School, and will share results of research into student perceptions of a range of initiatives, which will be showcased.

Sustainable internationalisation in HE: Taking the agenda forward in business education, 12 April, Leeds Metropolitan University

The event will disseminate outcomes of the recently conducted critical review of internationalisation practice and research within the BMAF subject community. The workshop will focus attention on appreciating what works, envisioning the possibilities arising from this and engaging in dialogue so as to enhance the international/intercultural dimensions of the student learning experience.

Inspired by London 2012: Embedding the business of sport into the curriculum, 4 May 2012, Middlesex University

This seminar, organised by students, invites attendees to share their experiences with action-led projects based on the Olympics and other sporting events that develop and enhance students' employability skills. It will share the experience of how a student-led, international events project led to Middlesex being awarded the Inspired by London 2012 Olympics kitemark.

Using simulations to enhance students' real-world learning experiences in marketing: SimVenture & Markstrat , 14 May 2012, Southampton Solent University

The workshop is aimed at academics considering using, or are relatively new to using, simulations within marketing/business courses. It will share simulation game practice and experience; facilitate discussion of the pedagogic value of simulations in developing students' real–world learning experiences, cognitive and key skills; and provide information on using and assessing simulations.

Students as enquirers: work ready graduates, 17 May 2012, University of Hertfordshire

This workshop develops the student as producer theme and explores how students can develop their employability and leadership skills by effectively co-creating their own learning experience through collaboration with staff and local communities. The workshop will showcase eight exemplars of student enquirers and the projects they have done with the local community.

Win-win: Developing management competencies in first-year students through real-life business-community engagement projects, 11th June 2012, Bournemouth University

The workshop will equip participants with the skills to confidently plan and manage activity-based student learning experiences through Business Community Engagement (BCE) events. The workshop will also demonstrate the benefits that such engagement can bring to the University through stronger relationships with local businesses, developing a pool of willing guest speakers, and links with important local charities.

Student teamwork in learning, teaching and assessment: Joys, frustrations and ideas for practice, 20 June 2012, University of Wolverhampton

This workshop will focus on the use of student group (team) work in learning, teaching and assessment. Coverage will include the advantages, difficulties and potential mechanisms for overcoming potential problems. Content will include dissemination of the outcomes of a study into different methodologies for overcoming freeriding in assessed group work, and the use of fundraising group work to enable students to experience enterprise and evaluate entrepreneurship potential.

 

Thematic seminars and workshops

The HEA is running 40+ of workshop and seminars in the thematic areas of assessment and feedback, retention and success and internationalisation. Each seminar will be hosted and delivered by an HE institution and will focus on aspects of learning and teaching. Details of the 2012 series are now available.

 

Other HEA-funded events of discipline relevance

Association of Business Schools and HEA learning and teaching conference: Innovation in challenging times, 24-25 April 2012, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School and Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel

Building on the work of the BMAF and HLTS subject centre conferences of previous years, ABS are partnering with the HEA, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School and the British Academy of Management (BAM) to provide a forum for exchange of excellence in teaching practice and pedagogic research.

Inaugural future directions conference: Graduates for our future, 26 April 2012, Glyndwr University

The main focus of the conference will be to showcase the first Wales-wide quality enhancement theme –'Graduates for Our Future', and its three work strands: students as partners; learning in employment; and learning for employment.

Council for Hospitality Management Education annual conference: Further, higher, stronger, 9-10 May 2012, University College Birmingham and IET Birmingham Austin Court Conference Centre

The 21st CHME conference will be structured around three main panel themes: cultural and critical studies in hospitality; developments in hospitality and tourism research; and research and practice in teaching, learning and assessment.

British Accounting and Finance Association accounting education Special Interest Group conference, 21-23 May 2012, University of Sheffield

This three-day Annual Conference is sponsored by the professional bodies and by Accounting Education: An International Journal. Full-time PhD students whose theses are in the accounting education area are offered a highly discounted conference fee. Sponsorship from the Higher Education Academy Discipline funds also allows for a limited number of free conference places each year for BAFA members who are new to accounting education research.

The effective use of learning environments in the development of project managers, 20 June 2012, University of Coventry

The session will focus on the design, management, impact and use of a variety of learning environments for increasing the effectiveness of project management education. The objectives are to understand how to effectively arrange learning environments, gain knowledge about how academics can work effectively with estates departments and see how physical and virtual learning environments can be used to promote effective project management learning.

Academy of Marketing conference - Marketing: Catching the technology wave, 2–5 July 2012, Southampton Management School

Marketing activities play a central role in delivering value to both customers and shareholders and digital technology plays a significant part in this. So where are the conceptual models that fit this reality? Where is the academic research that makes sense of this digital tidal wave? AM2012 will consider these issues and more.

 

 


About the Higher Education Academy

The HEA is a national body for enhancing learning and teaching in higher education in the UK. We work with institutions across the HE system to help bring about change in learning and teaching to improve the outcomes for students. We do this by recognising and rewarding excellent teaching, bringing together people and resources to research and share best practice and by helping influence, shape and implement policy.

The HEA supports staff in higher education throughout their career from those who are new to teaching through to senior management. We offer services in 28 disciplines and throughout the UK, and have offices in England, Wales and Scotland. Through the partnership management team we work directly with institutions to understand individual circumstances and priorities and bring together resources to meet them.

Owned by Universities UK and Guild HE, the HEA is funded by the four national funding councils, institutional subscriptions and project income.

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Wednesday 21 March 2012

FW: HEA STEM Conference and Student Competition

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HEA STEM

CONFERENCE & STUDENT COMPETITION

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Dear Colleagues

We have a limited number of places available for HEA STEM's first Annual Conference at Imperial College London & the Royal Geographical Society 12 – 13 April, and have already over 150 delegates registered.  If you would like to attend please register soon at;

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/academyevents/STEM_annual_conf

As part of HEA STEM's first Annual Conference we are running a student competition.  Our aim is to encourage students to think about why they are following their current course of study and to encourage others to consider the same.  We would be grateful if you could distribute the following to your students.

The STEM team at the Higher Education Academy invites students from the STEM disciplines to submit a photograph or digital image that captures the essence/excitement of your subject and might motivate others to study it.

All submissions will be displayed at the HEA STEM Annual Conference in poster format and the images will be judged by the delegates of the STEM conference.

The winner will be awarded a £250 book token and invited to attend the Higher Education Academy National Annual Conference in July 2012 (all expenses paid), where the prize will be awards to the winner and the other discipline winners at the conference dinner.

Submissions must be emailed to karen.fraser@heacademy.ac.uk by 1 April 2012 (extended deadline).

Kindest regards

Karen

Karen Fraser

Academic Development Officer STEM  

+44 (0)1904 717500            M +44 (0)7720 968853           karen.fraser@heacademy.ac.uk

HEA STEM has created this mailing list to keep you informed of the opportunities we are offering to the STEM community, both academics and students, in the upcoming weeks.  This short newsletter will be sent every two weeks, if you would prefer not to receive it please click unsubscribe and type unsubscribe into the subject line.

 

 


About the Higher Education Academy

The HEA is a national body for enhancing learning and teaching in higher education in the UK. We work with institutions across the HE system to help bring about change in learning and teaching to improve the outcomes for students. We do this by recognising and rewarding excellent teaching, bringing together people and resources to research and share best practice and by helping influence, shape and implement policy.

The HEA supports staff in higher education throughout their career from those who are new to teaching through to senior management. We offer services in 28 disciplines and throughout the UK, and have offices in England, Wales and Scotland. Through the partnership management team we work directly with institutions to understand individual circumstances and priorities and bring together resources to meet them.

Owned by Universities UK and Guild HE, the HEA is funded by the four national funding councils, institutional subscriptions and project income.

For more recent news, events and funding opportunities, subscribe to Academy Update.

The Higher Education Academy, Company Limited by Guarantee Registered Number 4931031. Registered Office: The Higher Education Academy, Innovation Way, York Science Park, Heslington, York, YO10 5BR, United Kingdom. Registered as Charity Number 1101607.

Monday 19 March 2012

New places to learn: Flexible learning and online residency

New places to learn: Flexible learning and online residency: "New places to learn: Flexible learning and online residency
Date: 19 Apr 2012
Start Time: 10:30 am
Location/venue: Saïd Business School Park End Street Oxford , England, OX1 1HP"

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Thursday 15 March 2012

Fwd: FW: Workshop on the Bologna Process and EU Higher Education @LSE, March 23


 

Dear Colleagues

 

Europe's Crisis, Higher Education's Chance:

Re- framing the integration issue in the Europe of Knowledge

 

Friday, March 23, 2012 -  0915-1245

 

European Institute, London School of Economics and Science, in association with the Jean Monnet Programme.

 

You are cordially invited to participate in this half day workshop to be chaired by  Baroness Tessa  Blackstone.

 

Speakers

Baroness Young, Chair of the House of Lords Inquiry into the EU contribution on the modernisation of higher education, and Peter van der Hijden of the Commission.

 

Academic Presenters and Panellists

Anne Corbett, Sacha Garben, Avril Keating, Roger King, Paola Mattei, Susan Robertson, Pedro Texiera

 

The  workshop  takes place in the run up to the meeting of the Bologna ministers of higher education on April 26-27, and the forthcoming publication of the House of Lords Select Committee report on the modernisation of higher education. It offers a multidisciplinary approach to the  question of whether Europe's present crisis provides an opportunity, or even a necessity, to reframe issues of the integration or Europeanisation of higher education.

 

The workshop will take place at LSE in the European Institute building in Portugal Street,  Cowdray House. The meeting room is on the first floor (COW 1.11). Coffee will available from 0915.

The  programme is attached. The workshop is free but registration is required.

 

Convenors

Anne Corbett, Visiting Fellow, European Institute, LSE

and

Sacha Garben, Fellow, LSE Law Department

 


Please rsvp to Loukia Vassiliou: l.vassiliou@lse.ac.uk
by Friday 16th March the latest. Places are limited.

LSE European Institute External Relations / MPhil/PhD Administrator

 

 

Loukia Vassiliou

LSE European Institute

External Relations MPhil/PhD Administrator Tel: 020 7955 7896

 

 

 

 


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