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Imagining a better future: 'An Academy for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching'
Monday 28th April 2003
Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester
In collaboration with HESDA, ILTHE, UUK, SCOP, AoC and members of the HE Quality Enhancement Network
http://www.ltsn.ac.uk/genericcentre/index.asp?id=18530
The Government's strategy paper 'The Future of Higher Education' stated that 'teaching and learning are central to the purpose of higher education. We are committed to understanding better where and how good teaching and learning take place and to take steps to ensure that standards are high and continually improved, and the best practice is effectively shared.'
Higher education institutions and colleges of further education that provide HE make substantial investments in developing their teachers and helping them to improve students' learning and their experience of learning. They are helped in this enterprise by bodies like ILTHE, HESDA and LTSN.
The Report of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Committee recommended that a new Academy for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching be established. The Academy would bring together the functions of ILTHE, HESDA and LTSN and develop new functions to better support the enhancement needs and interests of higher education communities.
The conference will provide an opportunity for people to think creatively and imaginatively about the proposal for an Academy and the opportunities that the TQEC proposals provide for thinking freshly about the way we support and encourage the enhancement of teaching and learning.
The conference will be of interest to people who lead enhancement-related activities within institutions who want to influence the thinking of those who will be responsible for developing the infrastructure to support the continuing development and improvement of teaching and learning. The event will provide a launch pad for a new Quality Enhancement Network.
10.30 - 11.45 Welcome
Mrs Sandra Burslem, Vice Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University
Personal perspectives on the idea of an Academy and the future of quality enhancement
- An institutional managers perspective
Professor Rob Cuthbert, Deputy VC, University of the West of England
- A teacher's perspective
Professor Carol McGuiness, Department of Psychology, Queens University Belfast
- A staff and educational developer's perspective
Dr Bob Matthew, Director of Teaching and Learning Services, University of Glasgow
11.45 - 12.45 Discussion: An Academy for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching
12.45 Lunch
13.30 - 14.30 Discussion: The future of QE: issues and challenges, opportunities and threats
14.40 - 15.20 Plenary panel discussion, Cliff Allan (Director LTSN), Caroline Bucklow (Acting Chief Executive ILTHE) and Sally Neocosmos (Chief Executive HESDA)
15.20 Closing remarks and Finish
David Vaughan, Principal Cumbria Institute of the Arts
15.35 - 16.00 QE Network Meeting for people interested in helping to create a new network for people involved in leading and supporting enhancement within institutions
There is a charge of £100 (inclusive of VAT) to attend this event.
To register for this event please download and complete the registration form and return by 14th April 2003 http://www.ltsn.ac.uk/genericcentre/index.asp?id=18530
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