Enhancing the Student Experience
The Higher Education Academy Annual Conference 2005
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
Wednesday 29 June – Friday 1 July
The Higher Education Academy is an exciting new initiative for UK higher
education. It provides, for the first time, a truly UK-wide focus for
enhancing the student experience. It will have a strong stakeholder focus
and will help institutions, subject communities, individuals, the
Government and funding bodies to provide an exceptional environment for
student learning. This is the first conference of the Higher Education
Academy and focuses on all aspects of the student experience and on the
specific themes of:
1. Engaging the curriculum to support higher education.
2.Developing the learning environment.
Engaging with higher education policy and practice.
The role of excellence and innovation in enhancing learning.
Maximising student retention and success.
Keynote Speakers
Professor Craig McInnis, Director of the Centre for study of Education,
University of Melbourne
Professor Diana Laurillard, Consultant, Department for Education and Skills
Professor Steven Schwartz, Vice Chancellor and Principal, Brunel University
Pre-Conference Workshops
Norman Jackson - Engaging the curriculum, Senior Advisor, The Higher
Education Academy
Liz Thomas - Diversity, access and success, Senior Advisor, The Higher
Education Academy
Lawrie Phipps - Tales of the Unexpected: E-Learning and Disability, Senior
Advisor for Higher Education, TechDis
Key dates
Session Proposal submissions open: 10 January 2005
Proposal deadline: 25 February 2005
General bookings open: 10 January 2005
General bookings close: 18 May 2005
For more information, online session proposal and booking forms visit the
Academy’s web site http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/conference.htm
Annual Conference Team
The Higher Education Academy
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