Tuesday 19 December 2017

FW: HE Outreach: Developing Guidelines on Good Practice for Academics

 

‘HE Outreach: Developing Guidelines on Good Practice for Academics’

Call for Applications

 

Workshop Convener: Dr Matthew Johnson, Lecturer in Politics, Lancaster University, m.johnson@lancaster.ac.uk

 

Overview: A number of recent trends, notably the rise of £9,000+ fees, has brought into sharper focus the civic duties of HE institutions to engage in Outreach. While there is debate about the definition of Outreach, it is generally agreed that this consists in active efforts by academics to take the knowledge and skills of HE out of the academy and into non-academic contexts. Such efforts are often grounded instrumentally in recruitment, which is sometimes tied to the Widening Participation (WP) agenda – the obligation of institutions to encourage participation of students from a range of groups identified by the Office for Fair Access as being under-represented and disadvantaged. At the exit end of HE study, Outreach has become a site for pursuit of the employability agenda, providing experience for students as they approach graduation. In addition, there have also been more sporadic and discipline specific attempts to engage with other social agendas, such as ‘Prevent’, with its concern for de-radicalization. Finally, Outreach has provided opportunities for individual academics to integrate the impact agenda into their work with research councils and the Research Excellence Framework (REF) increasingly concerned with the value of projects beyond academia.

It is clear that academics, often in combination with Outreach professionals, are engaging in myriad different approaches to Outreach. While Outreach professionals often deploy fairly similar programmes (finance talks) and materials (presentations) by virtue of their being non-subject specific, academics often engage with the same agendas in radically different ways, reflecting divergences in discipline, subject and identity of the groups with which they are engaging. While there are clear reference points for Outreach professionals in developing, say, WP approaches (developed via OFFA guidance, as well as WP professional networks), there are seldom guidelines for good practice for academics, precisely because of divergences in motivation and content and because Outreach will seldom be the central focus of professional life. Given that Outreach is often regarded as an administrative side-line (or distraction), many good programmes and materials go unrecognized by colleagues. Perhaps more importantly, the principles behind those approaches are seldom disseminated, depriving colleagues of essential knowledge at a time in which many such endeavours are in their experimental infancy. This is unfortunate, as academics can provide the very subject- and discipline-specific content capable of engaging and interesting non-academic communities in ways that non-subject-specific programmes may not.

This one-day workshop at Lancaster University seeks to bring academics from a range of disciplines together to present and receive constructive feedback on their particular approaches from colleagues engaged in similar activities. The workshop will move, in the afternoon, towards a session in which general principles of good practice will be developed and codified. Among other things, these guidelines will be intended to help academics to:

 

·         identify features or essences of programmes and resources of particular value;

·         identify and manage practicable relationships with different non-academic actors and communities;

·         understand and manage the place of Outreach within a broader academic workload;

·         outline possibilities for integration of different agendas (e.g. recruitment and employability);

·         provide means of shaping research-led programmes;

·         articulate the limits of conducting research through outreach.

 

The aim will be to co-produce a short article outlining guidelines for good practice and illustrating those guidelines through examples presented at the workshop. The content for the collectively authored paper, which will be shaped electronically before, during and, electronically after the final session of the workshop, will be submitted to a periodical such as The Journal of Higher Education or British Journal of Educational Studies, etc., and disseminated further through public deposition of the pre-publication version. A Google Doc will be circulated outlining potential guidelines for collective development and comment in advance of the session.

 

Workshop schedule

Saturday 14th April, Lancaster University

10:30: Registration

10:45: 1st Panel presentations of 20 minutes in length each, with 10 minutes each for feedback

12:45: Lunch

13:45: 2nd Panel presentations of 20 minutes in length each, with 10 minutes each for feedback

15:45: Refreshments

16:00: Developing guidelines for good practice

18:00: Close

 

Cost: There will be no workshop fee and lunch, refreshments and venue hire are being covered by the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion. Unfortunately, no travel or accommodation bursaries will be available.

 

Applications: We invite applications from academics in any discipline who are developing, or have developed, Outreach programmes and are willing to present their work or who wish to participate in discussions as to the development of guidelines for Outreach. These programmes can include focus on such specific agendas as WP, employability, Prevent and impact. Please submit applications by email to Matthew Johnson at m.johnson@lancaster.ac.uk. Please include the following information:

Name:

Discipline/Subject:

Institution:

Overview of programme of Outreach (no more than 300 words – please include links to any electronic materials and attach any indicative materials on which you would like to receive feedback):

Description of non-academic group, subject areas and age groups with which the programme is engaged:

Dietary requirements:

 

Submission instructions and deadlines

Applications: February 1st 2018

Pre-circulation of document on guidelines for group development: 14th March 2018

Pre-circulation of overviews of programmes: 7th April 2018

Workshop: 14th April 2018

Submission of article on guidelines for best practice: 1st June 2018

 

Dr Matthew Johnson

Lecturer

Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YL

Tel: 07886921377

A Cross-Cultural Working Group on ‘Good Culture’ and Precariousness: http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/good-culture/ 

Precariousness: Here and There in Ashington and Aboriginal Australia, Brightmoon Media: https://vimeo.com/129011567 

Relocating Land, Memory and Place, Faze 3 Films: https://vimeo.com/137791382

Politics and IR Outreach: http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/politics-outreach/

Monday 18 December 2017

FW: REMINDER: Call for papers EFYE 2018 deadline 15Jan2018

 

EUROPEAN FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE CONFERENCE 2018

We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the European First Year Experience Conference 2018. The conference will be held from 25th to 27th  June 2018 in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

This welcoming conference brings staff and students together from across the world to explore how we all engage with the first year student experience.

 

The 2018 conference has two themes:

·       From Excitement to Expectations to Experiences

·       Diversity and Inclusion

 

Full details can be found at https://efye2018.nl/about/call-for-papers/  . Please check the explanation of the conference themes and the guidelines for the sessions. You will also find a digital form for submitting your proposal.

The closing date for conference proposals is15th January 2018.

 

We are looking forward to your proposals. 

 

You are welcome to share this mail with your colleagues. You can follow us on Twitter(@efye2018) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/efye2018/).

 

Registration for the conference will open in March 2018.

 

So, please save the conference date in your diaries, submit a proposal, follow us on social media and tell your colleagues about the conference.

The European First Year Experience Organising Committee and the Utrecht 2018 team look forward to seeing you in Utrecht in June 2018.

 

Best regards on behalf of the programme committee EFYE 2018,

 

Astrid Teunissen, MA

Coordinator EFYE 2018

 

efye2018@uu.nl

 

 

 

Tuesday 12 December 2017

FW: Coming to our senses: embedding contemplative pedagogy in higher education

 

Coming to our senses: embedding contemplative pedagogy in higher education

A four-day symposium for educators

This four-day event at Emerson College will bring together educators working in higher education to explore, experience and study contemplative pedagogy. It will be a valuable opportunity to connect with like-minded people, learn from what others are doing in their classrooms and reflect on our own contemplative practice and how this impacts our teaching and conduct.

Emerson College, East Sussex, Forest Row, RH18 5JX

2pm 27 August 2018 – 2pm 30 August 2018

Fees and Payment including tuition, all meals and single room accommodation:

If booked by 31st January 2018

Employer funded: £540
Self-funded: £440
Self-funded student: £200 (not bookable on line, see details below)

After January 31st 2018

Employer funded: £580
Self-funded: £480

There are only three places available at the self-funded student rate of £200 and as such they are not bookable through the website. Please email Caroline Barratt barrattc@essex.ac.uk for more details.

There are 10 places available at the general self-funded rate which is bookable online on a first come first served basis. This rate is subject to an increase after the 31st January.

Click here for full details and to book your place

 

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Monday 11 December 2017

FW: HEFCE’s third national conference on learning gain

 

HEFCE's third national conference on learning gain

 

HEFCE's third national conference on learning gain is taking place on Wednesday 7 February 2018, 0930 to 1630, at The Studio, 7 Cannon Street, Birmingham B2 5EP. 

 

The agenda is expected to include:

·         Updates on the HEFCE's learning gain programme and related activity.

·         A discussion on learning gain in international higher education.

·         Panel sessions on measuring learning gain and ethics.

·         A series of breakout sessions focused on the following themes:

1.       Big data and learning gain

2.       Learning gain and employability

3.       Engaging students in learning gain activity

4.       Learning gain and learning and teaching enhancement.

 

A full agenda will be sent to all attendees when it is finalised. Lunch will be provided.

 

Registration is open from now until 23 January 2018. Capacity is limited at the event; we are therefore allowing for two representatives from each higher education institution or body to attend.

 

Any enquiries about this event should be emailed to l&tadmin@hefce.ac.uk.

 

 

Saturday 9 December 2017

FW: ICED PreConference Workshops Schedule is Live! - Call for Proposals Are Still Open

 

 

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12th Biennial Conference
June 5-8, 2018
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
iced2018.com
 

Dear Colleagues:

International Conference for Educational Developers is proud to annouce pre-conference workshops have been scheduled and are now available for registration. These 3-hour workshops feature some of the best names in educational development and feature speakers from 7 different countries. 

Pre-conference workshops are in two different timeslots, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm on Tuesday, June 5th, 2018. Registration is required for each workshop and includes lunch for all pre-conference workshop participants. 
  

View PreConference Schedule

 

Conference submissions are open until March 12, 2018. For early acceptance please submit by December 22 @ 11:59pm EST. We are accepting both one-hour workshop proposals and twenty minute paper presentations.
 

Submit Your Proposal Here

ICED conferences succeed because of the generosity of many thoughtful volunteers. We are looking for volunteers in three critical areas: 

  • A large team of session reviewers across multiple areas of expertise.
  • Volunteers on social media platforms to amplify all conference communications.
  • Volunteers at the registration desk during the conference. 

 
Sign up to Volunteer Today!

The opening keynote panel will help us unpack the conference theme, "Institutional Change: Voices, Identities, Power and Outcomes." Our illustrious international keynote panelists include:
Dr. Huang Hoon Chng, National University of Singapore
Dr. Joy Mighty, Carleton University, Canada
Dr. Torgny Roxå, Lund University, Sweden
Dr. Mary Deane Sorcinelli, University of Massachusetts—Amherst, USA

The closing keynote, titled "Reimagining the Place of Students in Educational Development," will be delivered by Dr. Peter Felten, Elon University, USA.

We will profile each panelist and their work in the coming months to set the stage for the keynotes – watch for more news.

Register Here

Hope to see you there!

Michele DiPietro, Kennesaw State University, Conference Chair
Victoria Bhavsar, Cal Poly Pomona, Program Co-Chair
Ruth Poproski, Georgia Tech, Program Co-Chair
Allan Goody, ICED President
Hoag Holmgren, POD Network, Executive Director
 

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Tuesday 5 December 2017

FW: ICED Conference 2018

 

International Consortium for Educational Development

12th biennial conference

June 5-8, 2018

"Institutional Change: Voices, Identities, Power, and Outcomes"

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

 

The POD Network and Kennesaw State University are pleased to host the 2018 biennial conference of the International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED).

 

ICED is a professional consortium of 24 national educational development networks around the world, and it sponsors a vibrant conference, showcasing cutting-edge theoretical and practical advances in the field. The conference theme—Institutional Change: Voices, Identities, Power, and Outcomes—asks us all to consider what kind of results we are able to document when all voices are invited at the institutional and global tables. Together we claim the power that results from our rigorous and thoughtful practices.

 

Atlanta is the ideal backdrop to this kind of dialogue. A dynamic world capital, home to several Fortune 500 companies and host of the 1996 Olympics, it is a modern incubator of excellence, standing strong in the diversity and social justice tradition inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We look forward to welcoming our ICED friends and colleagues with our trademark southern hospitality. Mark your calendars!

 

Follow this link to the conference website for the call for proposals, and be sure to sign up for email updates in the right-hand column www.iced2018.com

 

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Friday 24 November 2017

FW: UK Inclusive Practice Network event - 13th December 2017

 

We still have some places left for this UK Inclusive Practice Network event on Wednesday 13th of December to be held at the University of Wolverhampton - price for attendance only £50.

 

Confirmed presentations on practice so far include:

 

  • Raising awareness, embedding standards and involving students
  • Developing and implementing an inclusive assessment policy
  • Creating an inclusive practice culture and the challenges of institution wide change
  • Inclusive practices to narrow student attainment gaps
  • Building momentum towards inclusive teaching and learning in physical sciences

 

Please fill in the attached form if you wish to attend.

 

Agenda

 

10.00 – 10.30

Arrival

10.30 – 10.45

Welcome - Dr Mike Wray

10.45 – 11.45

Presentations from delegates on current inclusive practice initiatives. 4 x15 minutes.

11.50-12.30

Inclusive learning teaching and assessment frameworks. Considering how to benchmark practice.

12.30 – 1.15

Lunch

1.15 - 2.15

Presentations from delegates on current inclusive practice initiative. 4 x15 minutes +

2.15 -2.45

Professor Geoff Layer, Vice-Chancellor. University of Wolverhampton, Chair if Sector Leadership Group – Inclusive teaching and learning: national priorities

+ Q&A

2.45 – 3.30

Action planning/networking – considering ways forward based on presentations from the day.

 

Best wishes

 

Mike Wray 

 

 

 

Thursday 23 November 2017

FW: The Digital University, Social Justice and the ‘public good’

The Digital University, Social Justice and the 'public good', organised through the Society for Research into Higher Education and held at Queen's University Belfast.
https://www.srhe.ac.uk/events/details.asp?EID=332

From the event description:
"This one-day event is a space for dialogue on social justice, the 'public good' and the imperatives and priorities of 'digital learning' in HE. It brings together scholars from across a range of standpoints and disciplines, who will each seek to interrogate a dominant narrative around digital citizenship, digital literacy, and open learning and argue about what these concepts might mean when (re-)framed as a project for social justice and the public good."

Yours sincerely

Dr Ibrar Bhatt
Lecturer in Education
School of Social Sciences, Education & Social Work
20 College Green
Queen's University Belfast
BT7 1LN

Email: i.bhatt@qub.ac.uk
Twitter: @ibrar_bhatt | Tel: +44(0)28990971489

Author of 'Assignments as Controversies': https://www.routledge.com/Assignments-as-Controversies-Digital-Literacy-and-Writing-in-Classroom/Bhatt/p/book/9781138185456

Co-convener of SRHE Digital University Network: https://www.srhe.ac.uk/networks/digital_university.asp

Monday 20 November 2017

FW: Transforming Assessment Webinars - recording 15 Nov 'Getting it right: guidelines for online assessment' + 30 nov 'feedback for learning' [JISCmail]


1) Recording available: Getting it right: guidelines for online assessment held 15 Nov 2017.
2) Webinar by colleagues: "Feedback for learning - closing the loop" 30 Nov 2017 [2AM UTC).
3) e-Exams workshop at ASCILITE conference 7 Dec 2017 (free).

Note: the Transforming Assessment webinars will resume in 2018.

Please forward to interested colleagues!
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1) Recording available: Getting it right: guidelines for online assessment held 15 Nov 2017.

Presenters: David Snell and Jane Terrell (Massey University, New Zealand)

This session explored findings and tools developed for an Ako Aotearoa project on developing guidelines for assessment in higher education as well as an online tool that provides guidance to teachers in selecting online assessment tools.

View and download resources via:
http://ta.vu/15N2017

2) Bonus webinar! "Feedback for Learning: Closing the Assessment Loop" 30 Nov 2017.

This separately run session by colleagues...
A/Prof. Michael Henderson (Monash University, Australia) and A/Prof. Phillip Dawson (Deakin University, Australia).

This concise 45-minute webinar will discuss the findings and practice implications arising from a large-scale, multi-institutional study conducted by the Australian Government funded 'Feedback for Learning: Closing the Assessment Loop' project. The webinar will explore current educator and student experiences of feedback, and discuss strategies to develop and support effective feedback designs.

Note: the start time is 1.00PM Australian Eastern Daylight saving time (02:00AM Universal time).
The session will be recorded.

Please register for this free session via:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/feedback-for-learning-webinar-registration-39892560723


3) e-Exams workshop at ASCILITE conference 7 Dec (free).

We are running a hands-on workshop on authentic e-Exams suitable for educators, e-learning designers and e-learning technologists.

Title: Workshop 2 "Transforming exams: Hands on with the technology".
Date: Thursday 7 Dec: 10:00am to 1:30pm

Venue: T Block, Room 125, University of Southern Queensland campus, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.
A catered light lunch will be provided.

Capacity: 40 people.
Workshop registration link (no cost):
http://ta.vu/reg7dec

(scroll down to find "Register now and secure your attendance".)

Numbers are limited so please get in quick - but also let us know if you subsequently can't make it so we can free places for others.

Participants will need to bring a compatible laptop. Please refer to
http://ta.vu/eexam-laptops

This workshop is sponsored by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training funded project: Transforming Exams (Grant ID 15-4747).
Note! only the workshop session and workshop catering are free. Participants must pay for their own travel and accommodation expenses. Also, if participants attend the ASCILITE conference on 4 to 6 Dec they will need to separately register and pay the conference registration fee.


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Further information:
The Transforming Assessment webinars are part of a series of free events covering a range of assessment and e-assessment topics.
Sessions are hosted by Professor Geoffrey Crisp, PVC Education, University of New South Wales and Dr Mathew Hillier, Monash Office Learning and Teaching, Monash University, Australia.
Further information on this and future events, recordings of past sessions, links to resources and participation/technical help on using the virtual seminar system can be found on our website at transformingassessment.com

Acknowledgements:
Support for this activity has been provided by the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (as the 'e-Assessment SIG'), the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching, University of New South Wales, Monash University and the University of Queensland. The views expressed in this publication/activity do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsoring institutions.
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regards,

Dr Mathew Hillier
Honorary Academic/Snr Lecturer
The Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation
(was 'Teaching and Educational Development Institute'),
The University of Queensland, Australia
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Academic/Snr Lecturer
Office of Learning & Teaching
Monash University, Caulfield Campus (Melbourne), Australia
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Wednesday 15 November 2017

FW: CALL FOR PAPERS: The ALDinHE Conference 2018

 

 

ALDinHE 2018: The Learning Development Conference

University of Leicester

26th - 28th March 2018

 

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the ALDinHE conference and we are looking forward to celebrating in Leicester with our best conference yet. We are delighted to announce that our keynote speakers will be Professor Roni Bamber, of Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, and John Hilsdon, from the University of Plymouth.

 

Join like-minded professionals for stimulating debate and discussion, contribute to the research and evidence base for Learning Development, and share your innovative and inspiring practice with a friendly and supportive audience. 

 

As always, this welcoming conference will provide opportunities to explore all aspects of learning development theory, practice and policy. This year, we are particularly interested in exploring the theoretical foundations for:

  • How we think about learning development
    • Managing professional identities
    • Pathways for professional development
    • The problems learning development can solve
    • The value of learning development across the sector
  • How we enact learning development
    • Working with students and colleagues
    • Understanding why tools and techniques work
    • Flexibility within a changing sector
    • Opportunities and challenges

 

We welcome proposals for workshops, paper presentations, lightning talks and posters. Details on how to submit these can be found on the conference webpage: www.aldinhe.ac.uk/leicester18 

 

The deadline for proposals is Monday 27th November 2017.

 

The ALDinHE conference is a supportive environment that promotes creative collaboration between learning developers and is always popular, with a regular attendance of over 140 delegates from the UK and beyond.

 

Mark the date in your diaries. Booking will be open shortly.

 

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Dr Carina Buckley, SFHEA

Instructional Design Manager | Solent Learning and Teaching Institute

Southampton Solent University | East Park Terrace | Southampton SO14 0RJ

T: 023 8201 3336 E: carina.buckley@solent.ac.uk| www.solent.ac.uk

Co-Chair of ALDinHE: www.aldinhe.ac.uk

FW: CRA Winter Solstice Seminar, 30th November 2017

CRA Winter Solstice Seminar

Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre

Thursday 30th November 2017

A CRA Christmas Treat

 

Come and join us in Manchester for our Winter Solstice Seminar at a knock-down price of just £79 for CRA members and £95 non members to say thank you to all our subscribers and followers. A detailed programme is appended. On a cost-recovery only basis the programme includes contributions from:

 

·         Sam Dent from the University of Sheffield showing the findings of the HEFCE-funded RARA Project looking at the gaps in student attainment;

·         Gill Reindl from Hartpury describing how they have transformed the student experience (and achieved TEF Gold);

·         Ian Welch from QAA describing where they are going next;

·         David Grey from York St John and UKAT talking about researching personal tutoring;

·         The introduction of the Rob Ward Annual Lecture - .... with Rob Ward himself as the inaugural speaker;

·         Steve Outram will introduce you to activities that will enable you to 'get things done!'

 

Booking options:-

  • Eventbrite – using departmental credit/ debit card.
  • Purchase order – complete the attached booking form and return with an official purchase order.

Best wishes

 

Steve Outram

Director
The Centre for Recording Achievement

 

There’s so much to do and see whilst out and about in Manchester

Experience the magic of Christmas at the famous Christmas markets.

The local highly rated museums:- Museum of Science & Industry,  The Manchester Museum,  The Museum of Transport.

Libraries must see:- John Rylands Library,  Manchester Central Library,  Chetham’s Library.

Theatre: The Palace Theatre,  Manchester Opera House

Football fans can enjoy The National Football Museum,   Manchester United Football Stadium Tour,  Manchester City Stadium Tour.

 

 

 

   Cath Hewson

   The Centre for Recording Achievement

   Unit 3B, First Floor, Pier House, Wallgate, Wigan, WN3 4AL.

   T: 01942 826761

   F: 01942 834623

   E-mail: cath@recordingachievement.ac.uk

   www.recordingachievement.ac.uk   Twitter.com/TheCRA

 

 

 

Our Annual Winter Solstice Seminar

Chancellor’s Hotel & Conference Centre, Manchester

Thursday 30th November 2017

 

"Revisiting Target Setting" Webinar

Wednesday 6th December 2017, 12:30 - 1:30pm

Led by Sally Wootton, FETN

Booking options available here.

 

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