Friday 16 December 2016

FW: Conference event in Sheffield

The SpLD Society at the University of Sheffield would like to invite you to their first ever debate/conference on SpLDs. David Blunkett will be opening the event.

The conference will take the form of a debate, very similar to that of Question Time, with some controversial figures on the panel (for example, Professor Julian Elliot who wrote 'The Dyslexia Debate' and Professor Dennis Hayes).
Other panel members include Professor Rod Nicholson, Cathereine Wright (Dyslexia Action), author Margaret Rooke ('Creative, Successful, Dyslexic'), MP Emma Lewell-Buck and Peter Walsh (UK Social Policy PhD).

It's probably going to be a pretty lively event with all the changes that are going on with policy, funding and some of the debates about dyslexia at the moment. As such, there is an opportunity for all delegates to submit a question when booking onto the event. In the weeks leading up the event, questions will be selected and presented to the panel, so you may get an opportunity to get your question asked.

It's on February 9th, 6:30-9:30pm, and only costs £8 (£6 students).
Please feel free to pass this link onto any other interested parties. It's going to be quite a big event (nearly 400 places) and is likely to be covered by the press.
Here's the link for more details:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-university-spld-soc-conference-201617-tickets-29464700713

Monday 12 December 2016

FW: UKAT Conference 2017 - Submission closing date approaching

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Making a Difference to Student Success – Inspiring Students Through Advising and Personal Tutoring

5-6 April 2017, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds

Dear All,

The closing date for submissions to the UKAT conference is quickly approaching.

Proposals are still welcome on the theme of Advising and Personal Tutoring for Success, Attainment and Retention, with a particular focus on the impact that personal tutoring and academic advising can have on the differential attainment of students from diverse backgrounds, and strategies for supporting students to achieve academic and future goals.

Submissions are welcomed for 20-minute individual presentations, 45-minute participatory workshops, or posters. Further details can be found at http://www.ukat.uk/conference/submissions

Closing date for UKAT submissions: 16 December 2016

Best Wishes,

Emily Foster

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Emily Foster
Student Engagement Officer (SEO), Engagement and Transition Team

e.foster@hull.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1482 46 4661

Student Services
University of Hull
Hull, HU6 7RX, UK

Communications Coordinator and Executive Committee, UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT)

www.ukat.uk

Global Initiatives Committee, NACADA Global Community for Academic Advising

www.nacada.ksu.edu

Saturday 10 December 2016

Higher-Ed Edtech Conferences You Need to Know for 2017 | EdSurge News

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David, Sent from my phone

Friday 2 December 2016

FW: REACT Conference Invitation - Tuesday, 2nd May 2017, The University of Winchester

Reacting to the 'Hard to Reach' Through Student Engagement Initiatives

Dear all,

The REACT project will be disseminating their work at the REACT Conference on Tuesday 2nd May 2017 at the University of Winchester and would be delighted to invite you and your colleagues to attend. The conference will include presentations from all 16 institutions involved in the REACT Collaborative Development Programme from across the UK focused on engaging 'hard-to-reach' students. This event aims to celebrate the work of all involved in REACT, disseminating best practice and research findings to students, academic staff and other stakeholders of the Higher Education community. The conference is open to delegates from all institutions across the Higher Education sector internationally with an interest in Student Engagement and/or engaging ‘hard-to-reach’ students.

Registration is now open and free until Monday 16th January 2017. To register, sign up through the University of Winchester online store.

Contributions will include a plenary session from the REACT research project and individual papers from the below speakers and HEIs;

Paul Chapman & William Carey - The University of Manchester

Julie Irwin - Buckinghamshire New University

Simon Walker - The University of Greenwich

Jane Benniston and Deborah Harris - Newman University

Fiona Harvey - The University of Southampton

Colin Bryson - Newcastle University

Stella Jones-Devitt - Sheffield Hallam University

Dr Jenny Marie - UCL

Samantha Welsh, Catherine McConnell and Wes Wells - The University of Brighton

Phil Mooney - Canterbury Christ Church University

(More TBC)

We hope that you are able to attend, and please get in touch if you have any queries by emailing: react@winchester.ac.uk

Yours Sincerely

The REACT Team

Realising Engagement through Active Culture Transformation (REACT)

MB42 - The University of Winchester, Sparkford Road, Winchester, SO22 4NR

T: 01962 826378

@REACT_SE

www.studentengagement.ac.uk

University of Winchester, a private charitable company limited by

guarantee in England and Wales number 5969256.

Registered Office: Sparkford Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO22

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University of Winchester, a private charitable company limited by

guarantee in England and Wales number 5969256.

Registered Office: Sparkford Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO22

4NR

FW: Date for Diaries: Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship 2017

Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship 2017

Learning Through Collaboration

July 20-21^st 2017, University of Sheffield

There is significant evidence to suggest that collaborative teaching enhances the student learning experience. Collaboration can of course take many forms and operate on many levels. From peer assisted learning approaches within (or external to) flipped classrooms, through innovation through partnership with students, to partnering with industry, to name but a few, higher education in the UK has many exemplars of excellent practice.

In this third Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship Conference, we welcome contributions from Teaching Focussed Academics to share their practice and experiences of collaborative teaching.

Alongside regular talks, we will also have a dedicated workshop parallel session, and welcome workshop proposals which share best practice and give participants a set of real world skills they can put into action in their own teaching. We will also have a dedicated workshop session on getting your paper published for those publishing with the area of practioner-led education for the first time.

Contributions are invited on the role of collaborative learning in the following

topics:

Peer to Peer Learning
Working with Students as Partners
Collaborating with internal partners to enhance learning
Learning through external engagement

We also welcome contributions to our standing session on the role and identity of teaching focussed academics in UK Universities.

Contributions may take the form of

Talks (20 mins (15 + 5 mins for questions))
Short Talks (5 mins)
Workshop (90 mins)

For further details and to submit abstract proposals see http://tinyurl.com/q8uhhx4 Call for papers closes 21^st April 2017. Registration opens February 2017.

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Dr. Sam Nolan SFHEA| Assistant Director, Centre for Academic, Researcher & Organisation Development &

Honorary Fellow in the School of Education |

Durham University| East/West Lodge | DURHAM| DH1 3LE|

tel: +44 (0)191 334 4581| email s.j.nolan@durham.ac.uk | www.dur.ac.uk

Tuesday 29 November 2016

FW: Free Teaching and Learning Conversation Webinar: Tuesday 13th December 2016: Using social media for belonging and bonding

Dear Colleagues,

The next in our series of Teaching and Learning Conversations (TLC) on Tuesday 13th December 2016, is with Danielle D'Hayler Associate Professor Interpreting Studies at London Metropolitan University.

Danielle’s TLC will explore the use of “social media to enhance belonging and bonding”. This 60 minute interactive webinar will share a number of case studies that examine some key questions in respect of the use of social media: How do I connect with students and peers using new technologies? What social media should I consider? Isn’t this dangerous or even a waste of time? Don’t we have enough to do already? Does it really work?

Full details of this TLC are available on the TLC website at: http://wp.me/p6HUdF-8o

We really hope that you will join the conversation and help to try to answer these questions together?

If you’d like to start the conversation early on Twitter, follow Diane @DDhayer and the official TLC hashtag #tlcwebinars

Joining the conversation:

Simply follow this link http://mmu.adobeconnect.com/tlc/ and enter as a guest by typing your name, institution and country into the name field and clicking on the “Join Meeting” button.

Whether or not you have previously participated in a webinar or online activity using Adobe Connect we advise that you make sure that you do some checking and preparation in advance. Check your set-up and connection here.

You may also find our Adobe Connect Webinar Participant Guide useful to print out in advance of the session.We really hope that you will be able to join for what should be a lively and highly interactive TLC.

Best wishes, The TLC Team

____________________________________________________________________

Dr W. Rod Cullen

Assistant Head of Learning and Research Technologies (Learning Innovation)

Tel: 0161 247 3356

eMail: r.cullen|@mmu.ac.uk

Skype: wrod.cullen

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Thursday 24 November 2016

FW: Save the date! Beverley Crooks, Free open lecture at University of Greenwich, December 8th, 5-6pm

Save the date!

Beverley Crooks, Brunel University

Approaching Widening Participation in HE

Greenwich Campus, Queen Anne 065

December 8th 2016, 5-6pm

Dr Beverley Crooks, Widening Participation Officer, Brunel University London

Beverley has worked in education for 30 years, first as a secondary school teacher, local education authority adviser and school inspector. She currently works as a Widening Participation (WP) officer and is responsible for implementing aspects of the University's WP Strategy and the OFFA Access Agreement. She teaches on the professional development in academic practice course and the graduate learning and teaching programme. Beverley has written for a number WP journals. She is committed to supporting her local community and has served on the governing bodies of primary and secondary schools in west London and most recently on the governing body of Uxbridge College as Chair of the Corporation. Beverley is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Abstract

Widening Participation throughout the student life cycle is vital for student success and for the survival of universities. Improving social mobility is at the heart of the governments' agenda, however successive policy decisions over recent years have only increased the hurdles students have to overcome in order to progress to and succeed in university, Millburn 2016 states that the rungs on the social mobility ladder are growing further apart. Widening participation teams around the country have become increasingly creative in meeting the challenges faced by these tensions. This lecture will focus on how one university approaches widening participation in the ever changing landscape.

The Educational Development Unit open lecture series is free to attend

No registration required

For more details on our series: http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/faculty/eddev/study/open-lecture-series

Recordings of past lectures can be viewed on our vimeo site: https://vimeo.com/channels/uogedu

You can also stream this lecture live on the day via this link: http://bit.ly/edulecturescrooks

Dr Danielle Tran BA, MA, FHEA, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Learning, Teaching & Professional Development

Educational Development Unit

University of Greenwich

QM162 Maritime Greenwich Campus

London SE10 9LS

Telephone: 02083319640

University of Greenwich, a charity and company limited by guarantee, registered in England (reg. no. 986729). Registered office: Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9LS.

FW: QMUL Educational Research Seminar: Internationalising HE: strategic aims and pedagogical practice

QMUL Educational Research Seminars 2016-17

Internationalising HE: strategic aims and pedagogical practice

Dr Claudia Bordogna and Dr Halina Harvey, University of Huddersfield

Friday 16 December, 1-2pm, CAPD Seminar Room, Queen Mary University of London, Room 0.15 Scape East, 438-490 Mile End Road, London E1 4GG

Register here

About the seminar
The internationalisation of higher education is a complex phenomenon. So how are universities reacting to the changes which it brings? Is it a case of simply recruiting international students or are there more significant changes within British HEIs?

As practitioners working in international and transnational education we are aware that we represent a global academic community. We have a responsibility to ensure all our students, staff and organisational functions, support the needs of our changing student cohorts. From 2000 – 2010, the number of internationally mobile students doubled world-wide. The UK is the second highest ranking destination. At the same time faculty are becoming increasingly international. It is evident to all of us who work in HE today that the demographic has changed and that the change has been swift.

This session will focus on how these changes impact on British HEIs and the implications for teaching and learning practice. The session will cover the following:

HEI strategic aims and how pedagogical practice is manged in the light of key performance indicators.
Research into international students' prior learning and the implications for studying in UK HE in terms of both the curriculum and student achievement
Internationalisation of the curriculum
Current research into the experiences of international academics working in UK HE
Examples of staff development and teaching activities associated with internationalisation

About the presenters

Dr Claudia Bordogna BA (Hons), MA, PGCHE, FHEA, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of People, Management and Organisations in the University of Huddersfield Business School. Claudia is a member of the HEA internationalisation of the curriculum and TNE research and practice networks, and was involved with the HEA on a consultation process of the HEAs draft framework for internationalisation of the curriculum. Claudia's PhD explored TNE partnership development between the UK and China, where she explored the value of activity theory and the morphogenesis approach as tools for deconstructing and analysing TNE partnerships. She is therefore a member of the international society for cultural and activity research (ISCAR), BERA and the SRHE. Her research interests include the development of international (educational) partnerships, soft skill development for improving partner relations, internationalisation of HE, curricula and pedagogical developments.

Halina Harvey MA, FHEA, is a Senior Lecturer in English for academic purposes/learning development at the University of Huddersfield Business School. She holds an MA by Research, BA (Hons) in French and English and a PGCE (PCET) and is working towards an EdD at the University of Manchester. She was Strand Leader (staff development) for the Higher Education Academy's consultation on the Internationalising Higher Education Framework (2014). She was awarded a UKCISA PMI2 Overseas Study Grant in 2010 and has recently been published in. P. Kneale (Ed.), Masters Level Teaching, Learning and Assessment: Issues in Design and Delivery (1st ed., pp. 105-116). Basingstoke: Palgrave. Her research interests revolve around practice and pedagogy for international students in HE, internationalisation of HE, language and acculturation.

Find out more about the Educational Research Seminars series and book upcoming seminars on the C APD website.

Please contact the Seminar Series co-ordinator, Dr Fryni Panayidou at capd@qmul.ac.uk with any enquires.

Monday 21 November 2016

FW: University of Sheffield conference reminder

Learning support in STEM: Learning differences and teaching innovations conference

Thursday 12^th January 2017

University of Sheffield

This one-day conference at The University of Sheffield brings together academics, practitioners, and students to discuss STEM innovations and learning support in higher education. This promises to be an exciting, cross-disciplinary event which will consider some of the issues surrounding STEM support and address how academic staff and practitioners can support students to reach their academic potential. Delegates will learn about the impact of a range of learning difficulties and how to improve their teaching practice to make it more inclusive as well as innovative methods for teaching and supporting STEM students.

Key note speakers:

Clare Trott (Loughborough University) : Providing successful maths support for students with dyscalculia and dyslexia

Clare is a leading expert in providing maths support for students with dyscalculia or low maths confidence. She will talk about her experiences and the specific techniques and materials she uses with her students.

Nicola Whitton (Manchester Metropolitan University): Playful learning: using games to enhance the student experience

Nicola Whitton is a Professor of Professional Learning at the Education and Social Research Institute at Manchester Metropolitan University. She will discuss the practice and benefits of games and learning in higher education and will demonstrate that games can provide a flexible option to engage students with active learning environments in almost all disciplinary contexts.

Amanda French: Academic writing in STEM

Amanda is a senior researcher in academic writing and co-editor of the Journal for Learning Development in Higher Education (JLDHE). Her workshop will consider academic writing in STEM subjects; how it differs from humanities students and how to support students in developing writing skills in stem subjects.

Parallel workshops: Participants will be able to choose one set of two of the following workshops

Block	Speaker	Session information
1	Emma Cliffe (University of Bath)	SpLD and maths support – Bridging the gap Emma is one of only a few people who provide maths and SpLD support to students of STEM subjects and has developed a number of approaches to assist students with their STEM learning. Emma will use scenarios of actual queries and 'best practice' to engage discussion between the two specialisms about bridging the gap between the responses a member of either of the two groups could give independently.
1	Dylan Griffiths (University of Bangor)	Using innovative resources to teach maths Dylan will discuss the use of manipulatives and other approaches when teaching students basic maths concepts.
2	Helen Ball/ Karen Panich (Diversity and ability)	Using assistive technology with STEM students Assistive technology is technology that is used by people with disabilities to support them in communicating and learning. This workshop will demonstrate a variety of these apps and how they can be used to in an educational context to facilitate learning, and organisation and time management.
2	Jill Aylott (Autism consultant)	Supporting students with Autism Jill will discuss the cognitive profile, learning needs and differences of autistic students and suggest approaches for effective 1:1 support.
3	Abby Osbourne (University of Bath)	Embedding inclusive learning within the curriculum Abby is a reasonable adjustments project manager at Bath university and is currently working with academics to embed inclusive learning within the curriculum.
3	Fay Short (University of Bangor)	Engaging students using a 'House of learning' Fay is deputy head of the School of Psychology at Bangor university and her work with the Higher Education Academy has focused on techniques for effective teaching and student support. This workshop will introduce the basic premise of the 'House of Learning' teaching model in story-telling form before outlining each structure with supporting research from pedagogy and psychology. Real-world examples of the model in action will be explored so participants will leave with practical ideas to their own teaching.

Posters: We are interested in displaying posters relating to this theme so if you would like to submit a poster please fill in the poster form here.

Registration: The cost of the conference is £30 and includes lunch. Register for the conference here.

You will be prompted to give a password; the password is: stem17

Learning development: This conference provides opportunities to engage in depth with the following dimensions of the UKPSF which is particularly important for those applying for HEA fellowship:

Areas of activity: A1, A2, A4, A5

Core knowledge: K2, K3, K4, K6

Professional values: V1, V2, V3, V4

For more information on the descriptors see: https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/ukpsf_2011_english.pdf

Victoria Mann
ADOS Specialist SpLD Service, Staff SpLD service coordinator
Senior Fellow
ADSHE north east regional co-ordinator

ADSHE register of professional quality assured SpLD tutors ADSHEQA373.

http://learningdifferentlyatuos.blogspot.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/learndiffly

Tuesday 15 November 2016

FW: UKAT Conference 2017 Registration now open

On behalf of UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT), I am pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Annual Conference 2017.

Making a Difference to Student Success – Inspiring Students Through Advising and Personal Tutoring

5-6 April 2017, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds

The conference aims to explore current trends and approaches for encouraging student attainment, and to promote the sharing of experiences and innovative practice.

Registration is now available via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ukat-annual-conference-2017-tickets-25250000431

UKAT (United Kingdom Advising and Tutoring) is a professional body of practitioners and researchers interested in all aspects of advising and personal tutoring in FE and HE in the UK. UKAT recognises that effective personal tutoring and academic advising is at the core of student success, and aspires to lead the development and dissemination of innovative theory, research, and practice of student advising and tutoring in the UK and beyond.

Submissions are welcomed for 20-minute individual presentations, 45-minute participatory workshops, or posters. Further details can be found at http://www.ukat.uk/conference/submissions

Closing date for UKAT submissions : 16 December 2016

UKAT is pleased to support the NACADA International Conference which will be held in Sheffield, UK July 10 - 13, 2017. UKAT has reached an agreement with NACADA that any proposals submitted for the UKAT conference can also be submitted for consideration for the NACADA International Conference in Sheffield. It is permitted, and positively encouraged, to submit the same proposal to both conferences. Further information available via the link above.

We look forward to seeing you in April, and hope you will join us in welcoming NACADA to the UK in July.

Best Wishes,

Emily Foster

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Emily Foster
Student Engagement Officer (SEO), Engagement and Transition Team

e.foster@hull.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1482 46 4661

Student Services
University of Hull
Hull, HU6 7RX, UK

Communications Coordinator and Executive Committee, UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT)

www.ukat.uk

Global Initiatives Committee, NACADA Global Community for Academic Advising

www.nacada.ksu.edu

Monday 14 November 2016

FW: Reminder: Save the Date! Nick Hillman open lecture at University of Greenwich, 23rd November 2016 (5-6pm)

Save the Date!

23rd November 2016 (5-6pm)

Open lecture on the TEF by Nick Hillman

Nick Hillman will be delivering a lecture on the TEF as part of the University of Greenwich's open lecture series on Wednesday 23rd November 2016 (5-6pm) Greenwich campus, Stockwell St S11_0004

Is the TEF a good idea and will it work?

The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) has generated much debate with contrasting views as to the benefits or drawbacks of the initiative. For some, it provides the potential to redress gaps between teaching and research esteem and the impact on the quality of UK university teaching. For others, it risks undermining the independence of universities and encouraging perverse incentives. This talk will examine the origins of the TEF and consider the evidence for its existence. It will question whether, in its current form, it is likely to produce the sort of hoped for outcomes for university staff and students.

Biography

Nick Hillman has been the Director of HEPI since January 2014. He worked for the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, now Lord Willetts, the Minister for Universities and Science, from 2007 until the end of 2013, as Chief of Staff and then Special Adviser in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Previously, he was a History teacher and worked at the Association of British Insurers. At the 2010 general election, he was the runner-up in Cambridge. He has written for a range of think tanks and journals. His more recent writings include articles on the Coalition's higher education reforms for the Oxford Review of Education (2016), on access to schools and selective universities for Higher Education Review (2014) and on the fifty-year history of student loans for Contemporary British History (2013). He also wrote the authoritative account of being a special adviser for the Institute of Government (2014). His recent pamphlets for HEPI include an assessment of the impact of students in the general election of 2015, a comparison of the UK and German higher education system, a piece on the educational underachievement of young men and a study on students' attitudes to free speech.

The event is free to attend.

No registration required.

http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/faculty/eddev/study/open-lecture-series

Dr Danielle Tran BA, MA, FHEA, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Learning, Teaching & Professional Development

Educational Development Unit

University of Greenwich

QM162 Maritime Greenwich Campus

London SE10 9LS

Telephone: 02083319640

University of Greenwich, a charity and company limited by guarantee, registered in England (reg. no. 986729). Registered office: Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9LS.