Employability and the sociological imagination: Fostering a critical awareness of employability
- Date: 10 Apr 2014
- Start Time: 09:30 am
- Location/venue: Room A216 University of the West of Scotland Almada Building Hamilton Campus Hamilton , ML3 0JB
Employability and the sociological imagination: Fostering a critical awareness of employability in a discipline where linkage to professional career development is less clearly articulated
The workshop forms part of the activity to support our Social Sciences strategic priorities for 2013-14 and falls under the Employability and global citizenship stream. The workshop is free to attend for delegates from both subscribing and non-subscribing institutions but booking is essential to secure your place as numbers are limited. More...
Exploring Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships: Precious? Pragmatic? or Problematic?
Date: 23 Apr 2014
Start Time: 09:30 am
Location/venue: Keele University School of Medicine, Keele, ST5 5BG
Internationally, the current trend is for longer medical student placements and perhaps the Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) is the ultimate example of this. LICs are generally uncommon in UK medical schools, yet they offer significant educational opportunities and benefits to students, tutors, educational institutions and host communities. More...
Realities of social media in learning and teaching
Date: 24 Apr 2014
Location/venue: University of Warwick
Changing the Learning Landscape - Realities of social media in learning and teaching: Making effective, safe, efficient and appropriate use of social media
Social media turns the traditional static web into a participatory and collaborative experience. Social media enables individuals to discuss, share, and learn via different kinds of media, such as text, video, photos. More...
Massive Open Online Courses in the Arts and Humanities: Opportunities, Challenges and Implications Across UK Higher Education
Date: 25 Apr 2014
Start Time: 10:00 am
Location/venue: School of Language, Literature and International Studies, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, England, PR1 2HE
The workshop will examine the opportunities and challenges presented by new forms of online learning arising from the debate about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Addressing the Arts and Humanities, the workshop will consider key aspects of the discussion through a combination of invited speakers and audience participation. More...
Translation and the Digital: new tools for creativity and communication
Date: 25 Apr 2014
Start Time: 09:00 am
Location/venue: University College London Gower Street London , England, WC1E 6BT
This day of workshops and seminars investigates digital technology in interlingual media and performance alongside digital applications for intercultural literary and historical research. A combination of panel presentations, discussions and practical computer laboratory sessions address innovative practice in interlingual transfer for theatre, film, museums, literature and history. More...
Towards a postcolonial pedagogy: Engaging with literary representations of ‘race’, racism and ethnicity
Date: 29 Apr 2014
Start Time: 10:00 am
Location/venue: Room G01, Building L033, London Road Campus, Reading, England, RG1 5AQ
This workshop offers university teachers of English Literature a forum to reflect on reading and teaching that enquires into the construction of ‘race’, the practices of racism, and the representation of ethnic difference. The topic relates to literary works of all genres and from diverse geographical areas, spanning the colonial period to the present day. This workshop will articulate the ethical value of teaching such texts and evaluate relevant practical approaches. More...
Excavate to innovate: ‘unearthing’ students’ and tutors’ perceptions of employability to energise work based pedagogy
Date: 30 Apr 2014
Location/venue: Room C101 Cottesbrooke Building Park Campus The University of Northampton, England
The Pathways to Employability team at the University of Northampton’s Business School is exploring ‘what lies beneath’ tutors’ and students’ engagement with work based learning. Three separate studies explore 1) learners’ perspectives of employability training, 2) tutors’ conceptions of employability and 3) students’ conceptions of reflection. Attendees are invited to consider these findings and share ideas for innovating work based pedagogy. More...
HEA Awards – Disseminating Innovative Practice, Impact and Networking - RIPE (Research, Impact, Pedagogy & Engagement) series
Date: 1 May 2014
Start Time: 10:00 am
Location/venue: The Higher Education Academy Innovation Way York Science Park Heslington York, UK, YO10 5BR
This 1-day inter-disciplinary dissemination event for HEA Award holders is also open to all those interested or committed to improving teaching and learning in research and practice. This event is the 3rd in the HEA Award Team’s new event series called RIPE (Research, Impact, Pedagogy & Engagement); hosted by the Awards team who manage funding programmes from the HEA including Teaching Development Grants, Mike Baker Doctoral Programmes and Professor Sir Ron Cooke International Scholarships. More...
The Transatlantic: towards a scholarship of learning and teaching
Date: 1 May 2014
Start Time: 10:00 am
Location/venue: The Foresight Centre University of Liverpool 1 Brownlow Street Liverpool , England, L69 3GL
20 years after the publication of Paul Gilroy’s The Black Atlantic and 25 years after Bernabé, Chamoiseau and Confiant published their manifesto In Praise of Creoleness, we explore how teaching the transatlantic engages 'shattered histories' (Walcott, 1998) of the Atlantic.
This symposium will consider pedagogies produced by the Caribbean and the transatlantic. More...
HEA Research and Policy Seminar/Webinar Series: Examining difference, in/equity and diversity in teaching and learning
Date: 6 May 2014
Start Time: 12:15 pm
Location/venue: The Higher Education Academy, Innovation Way, York Science Park, Heslington,York, England, YO10 5BR
This seminar will provide an opportunity to launch a report that looks at enhancing the understanding of the impact on learning and teaching of the recent significant changes in UK higher education policy. More...
