Innovations in Student Success

Innovations in Student Success

One day conference - Thursday 9 February 2006, Central London

Professor Vincent Tinto (Syracuse University, author of the influential book 'Leaving College') will be launching the international study 'From life crisis to lifelong learning. Rethinking working-class 'drop out' from higher education' at a one day national conference to be held in London on 9 February 2006 organised by the Higher Education Academy in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. This large scale qualitative research provides new and exciting insights into why students leave HE early and the event will provide delegates with:

1. An in-depth understanding of the experiences of first generation entrants and students from lower socio-economic groups in higher education


2. The complex reasons why some of these students leave early


3. What students gain from a limited HE experience


4. Institutional approaches to supporting student success and re-entry to HE


5. US appraoches to student persistence and success.

This free event is part of the Academy's Innovations programme of activity. For programme and booking details please see the Academy website: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/List_3931.htm

Second Annual Conference on Personal Tutoring

Second Annual Conference on Personal Tutoring - 24 May 2006
 
Following the success of the first conference on Personal Tutoring held in May 2005 at the University of Westminster we are pleased to announce that a second event is being held on 24 May 2006 at York St John College, and is being jointly organised once again by the Higher Education Academy and University of Westminster in association with York St John.
 
There will be a call for papers going out in January.
 
This free event is part of the Academy's Innovations programme of activities and further details about the day will be posted on the Academy website as soon as they become available. For information in the meantime please contact Jane Berry (jane.berry@heacademy.ac.uk) at the Academy in York.
 
A book is being authored by contributors to the first conference and all delegates will receive a complementary copy.
 
 

Third Biennial Joint Northumbria/EARLI SIG Assessment Conference - Northumbria University, UK

Third Biennial Joint Northumbria/EARLI SIG Assessment Conference - Northumbria University, UK. August 30 – September 1, 2006

10th International Conference on Experiential Learning

FIRST CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
 
Papers, Workshops or Posters
 
 
 
 
Inspiring Leadership:
Experiential Learning and Leadership Development
 
 
The 10th International Conference on Experiential Learning
 
10 – 14 July 2006
Lancaster, United Kingdom
 
 
hosted by the Brathay Academy
 
 
 
in partnership with
 
 
 
The International Consortium for Experiential Education (ICEL)
 
 
 
 
 
The International Conference on Experiential Learning returns to the UK for the first time since the inaugural conference in London in 1987. The conference is aimed at practitioners, educators/teachers, trainers, community leaders, therapists, managers, policy-makers, researchers and others interested in experiential learning.
 
 
 
The conference will provide a unique opportunity to showcase and exchange ideas and insights about the nature of leadership and how the process of experiential learning can develop and strengthen leadership for individuals, groups, companies, communities and society on a local, national and international level. It will also ask key questions about leadership for the future. There will be a range of strands including:
 
 
 
 * Youth Leadership * Business Leadership
 
  * Leadership in Education * Community Leadership
 
  * Leadership for Health *Leadership and the Environment
 
 * Leadership and Mentoring * International leadership
 
 
 
 
 
Come join in the celebrations, as the conference will be a celebration of Brathay’s 60
th Anniversary and ICEL’s 10
th International Conference. These celebrations will provide a framework from which the conference will look at the history of experiential learning, viewed both from Brathay’s work over the past 60 years and also from the perspective of international developments since ICEL’s inaugural conference in 1987. A number of events will celebrate these significant milestones.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Who are we?
 
 
Brathay is a people development organisation with a unique sense of purpose: that people should learn to learn from experience. Brathay applies its know-how to inspire deep and lasting personal change across a complete range of people from youth to boardroom. Brathay’s experiential Brathay is an educational charity and social enterprise, ploughing funds back into youth work. The Brathay Academy brings together research, theory and practice and provides a source for innovation, development and influence. www.brathay.org.uk/academy_home.asp
 
 
 
ICEL is the International Consortium for Experiential Learning. It is a network of organisations and individuals whose aim is to promote experiential learning at a global and international level. It is governed by a steering committee who work through a network of regional representatives. ICEL offers an international forum for dialogue among practitioners, theoreticians and administrators in the diverse fields of experiential learning. It is particularly concerned with experiential learning as a vehicle for personal, social and global change as well as institutional and community applications.
 
www.el.uct.ac.za/icel
 
 
 
Other events
 
The conference will also involve a number of other events, including educational site visits, reflection and networking groups, and pre- and post-conference tours. Details of these other events will be available nearer to the conference.
 
 
Site Visits will give delegates an opportunity to visit educational and cultural sites in the Lancaster area. This will include an opportunity to visit Brathay Hall, on the shores of Lake Windermere in the Lake District. During these visits you will be able to explore approaches to practice and gain insight into a wide range of experiential learning applications.
 
 
The conference language will be English.
 
 
Conference registration will commence on 1 September 2005. An Early Bird registration will be available.
 
 
Important Deadlines:
 
·
        
Submission of Contributions Deadline: 31 October 2005
 
·
        
Notification of Contributions Acceptance: 5 December 2005
 
·
        
Early Bird Registration Deadline: 10 January 2006
 
 
 
Further information about the conference including details of registration and accommodation will be available by September 2005 at: www.brathay.org.uk/academy_home.asp or may be obtained from:
 
 
 
ICEL Conference Administrator
 
Brathay Hall, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0HP, United Kingdom
 
Tel: +44 (0)15394 33041.
 
Email: icel@brathay.org.uk
 

CALL FOR PAPERS Learn Higher CETL

CALL FOR PAPERS / LAUNCH OF THE LEARNHIGHER CETL / 3RD LDHEN SYMPOSIUM: LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY, UK
 
Tuesday April 4th 2006 promises to be an exciting day for our network, and for the field of Learning Development in Higher Education.
 
The third LDHEN Symposium will be held on that date – and I am pleased to announce that Liverpool Hope University will be our host for the day. In addition, the event will mark the public launch of LearnHigher: the Centre for Excellence in Learning Development*.
 
Our Keynote Speaker will be Geoff Layer, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Learning & Teaching), Professor of Lifelong Learning and Dean of the School of Lifelong Education and Development at the University of Bradford (see below for more information).
 
Our theme for the day is: “Excellence in Learning Development  - What Could it Be?” Initial ideas or expressions of interest for workshops or papers are now being sought. Please send ideas and proposals to me in the first instance and these will considered by the LDHEN Steering Group. LearnHigher is proposing to publish papers from the conference.
 
The cost of the day will be just £60.00 per particpant. To book your place, contact Debbie Bell (BELLD1@hope.ac.uk) as soon as posible – we are liimited to 120 participants. Further details about the event will be available shortly. (Apologies if you receive this message more than once.)
 
 

Herdsa conference 2006: Critical Visions

Herdsa conference 2006: Critical Visions: "The 2006 HERDSA conference will encourage wide debate on the various ways in which higher education currently and potentially stimulates and nurtures these three critical outcomes. What have we learnt from the past? What trends are emerging? How can we optomise the outcomes of higher education in the future? Can higher education increase its relevance to its students, researchers and the community at large? These and other challenging questions will be explored at the HERDSA 2006 International Conference."

Invitation to attend

Learning Styles: Help or Hindrance?

10.00 am to 4.00 pm on Thursday 10th November 2005
University of London Institute of Education
Jeffery Hall

The seminar will be of interest to teachers, managers, policy-makers and researchers involved in all areas of education and training.

Speakers: Prof. Frank Coffield, Kathryn Ecclestone and David Moseley

Only one of the thirteen models of learning style we examined was found to fully meet our criteria for reliability and validity. Does this matter? Despite weaknesses in all of the most popular models, the promotion of learning styles as a way to transform learning continues apace. Can these models still help us to improve the quality of teaching and learning? The seminar will provide opportunities for discussion and debate as well as detailed examination of popular models of learning style, a critique of the appeal and use of learning styles and an updating of research and development since our two reports were published by LSDA (downloadable from www.lsda.org.uk/pubs/ publication reference numbers 041543 and 041540).

ICED 2006

ICED 2006 Sheffield Hallam University: "The ICED 2006 conference will provide an opportunity to explore the diverse range of approaches and contexts for academic development around the world. The emphasis is on evaluation, reflection and learning from these varied experiences in order to enhance our understanding and practice of academic development."

Third Biennial Joint Northumbria/EARLI SIG Assessment Conference - Northumbria University, UK

Third Biennial Joint Northumbria/EARLI SIG Assessment Conference - Northumbria University, UK: "Assessment for Excellence
This conference will continue the tradition of the Northumbria/EARLI SIG Assessment Conferences by providing a forum where delegates can exchange ideas in a pleasant and comfortable venue"

Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool Hope University 1st Pedagogical Research in Higher Education (PRHE) conference
'Pedagogical Research: Enhancing student success': "The purpose of this international conference is to bring together researchers and scholars from a number of countries to encourage and raise the profile of pedagogical research in university teaching and learning. "

SEDA

SEDA: "This is SEDA’s 10th Annual Conference and we have chosen to focus our reflections on the key issues of professional standards and CPD in further and higher education."

Higher Education Academy Events page

The Teaching and Research Relationship: Developing Institutional Policy and Practice: 8th November 2005: "A UK-wide conference on institutional policies, structures, processes and practices to develop the relationship between teaching and research.

The conference will be of interest to those responsible for policies in teaching, research, staff reward and recognition."
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iPed: Conference 2006 at Coventry University

iPed: Conference 2006 - Call for Papers: "Pedagogic Research is recognised internationally as an important and exciting growth area for higher education. It is, however, an area that poses a challenge to all those working in higher education since it forces a shift in our understandings of academic identity. The iPed Research Network, launched at Coventry University in 2005 to foster a community of Pedagogic research scholars, is therefore hosting an inaugural conference focusing on ‘Pedagogic Research and Academic Identities’."

SRHE | Society for Research into Higher Education Conference December 2005

SRHE | Society for Research into Higher EducationThis year's conference will discuss how research into higher education in the 21st century can best continue to thrive and be prized for its rigour as well as its utility.

HEA Event: The Challenge of Student Engagement

Higher Education Academy Events page