Dyscalculia and Dyslexia in Higher Education
"Forging the Future"
Wednesday 5th April 2005
Edward Herbert Building (Central Park),
Loughborough University
The second full day Dyscalculia and Dyslexia Interest Group
conference, "Forging the Future". will offer some main presentations and
some smaller group sessions, which will run in parallel, providing an
opportunity for discussion. The conference will be of interest to all
those working with dyscalculic and dyslexic students in higher education,
in particular, support tutors and academic staff.
Programme:
9:30 10:00 Registration
10:00 10:10 Introduction and welcome
10:10 11:10 Keynote Presentation
Dyscalculia in Belgium: definition, prevalence, assessment and
subtypes?
Prof. Dr. Annemie Desoete, Reasearch in Learning Disabilities, Department
of Experimental clinical and health psychology
Ghent University, Belgium
11:10 11:35 Coffee/exhibition
11:35 12:30 Morning Optional Session
Science students with numerical difficulties: what are we doing
for them?
Dr Corinne M. Spickett, Senior Lecturer, Department of Bioscience,
University of Strathclyde
The Difficulties Dyslexic Students Experience Using Calculators
Clare Trott and Nigel Beacham, Mathematics Education Centre, Loughborough
University
Neurodiversity in Higher Education: the BRAIN.HE project
Dr David Pollak, Principal Lecturer in Learning Support and Dyslexia
Studies and Johannah Latchem, Research Assistant, De Montfort University
To be Confirmed
12:30 1:45 Lunch/exhibition
1:45 2:40 Afternoon Optional Session
Student nurses who are dyslexic problem or a challenge?
Penny Mitchell, Lead Academic Tutor, Faculty of Health Studies,
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College
Satellite navigation and dyscalculia: reasonable adjustment under
the Disabled Students Allowance?
Sue McKenna, Consultant Access Assessor, Centre for Enabling and Learning
Technologies (CELT), University of Southampton
Study Skills in Mathematics: What can we do to help?
Lynn Ireland, Mathematics Tutor, Study Advice Services, University of Hull
Support for Dyslexic Engineers with their Mathematics Modules.
Sarah Bamforth, Progression Officer and Glynis Perkin, Research Student,
Maths Education Centre, Loughborough University
2:40 3:05 Tea/exhibition
3:05 4:35 Afternoon Presentations
How Does Anxiety Influence Maths Performance and What Can We do
About It?
David Sheffield, Reader in Biological and Health Psychology,
Dept. Psychology and Mental Health, Staffordshire University
To be Confirmed
4:35 Closure
Further details and abstracts are available on:
http://mathstore.ac.uk/workshops/ddig2006/
or
http://ddig.lboro.ac.uk/pages/2006_conference_programme.html
The conference will be supported by an exhibition of relevant books and
other resource materials.
The inclusive cost for the day is £60.
Booking can be made on
http://130.209.236.149/register/index.asp
Booking closes Friday 24th March
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