Hear, hear from me also! I thought that the conference this year was the
best yet - I had such a wonderful, engaging and interesting time! Thanks
to John - and Ed & Becky from NTU - and everybody else who made it such
a brilliant experience!
Best,
Sandra
Eloise Sentito wrote:
> Hear hear, and to you Chris too! As well as stimulating, it was great to
> be among people who are becoming friends too – what a great community.
>
>
>
> *From:* learning development in higher education network
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Christine Keenan
> *Sent:* 07 April 2010 11:36
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: News from Nottingham!
>
>
>
> Dear all
>
>
>
> There is always a plethora of thanks that circulates following a
> successful and stimulating conference such as our LDHEN conference at
> the end of March. However, I am sure that everyone involved in either
> organising, preparing, attending, or contributing to the conference, as
> well as the wider network, would also want to thank our Chair, John Hilsdon.
>
>
>
> The network continues to grow in strength, and through the Association
> we are contributing to national agendas. Our conferences are growing in
> stature every year yet still maintains a friendly, supportive and
> collaborative feel that is true to our ethos.
>
>
>
> So, on behalf of the network, thanks John for convening such a
> fantastic network in the first place, and for your continuing enormous
> energy and commitment to the learning development cause.
>
>
>
> Best wishes
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> Christine Keenan FHEA
>
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>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* learning development in higher education network
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *John Hilsdon
> *Sent:* 01 April 2010 17:41
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* News from Nottingham!
>
> Dear all
>
>
>
> I am sure that all (140 or of us) who attended the ‘Celebrating
> Partnerships in Learning’ conference would want to join in offering
> our huge thanks and appreciation to Ed Foster and Becky Bell at NTU.
> It was a truly splendid event in every way. The conference team, NTU
> staff and student helpers were all excellent. We were all very
> impressed by the fabulous buildings and facilities of the Nottingham
> Conference Centre.
>
>
>
> The conference itself was a huge success. We are very grateful to
> all who presented and participated for the enthusiasm, commitment,
> scholarship and friendliness shown. Our keynotes, Marcia Baxter
> Magolda and Glynis Cousin were inspiring and gave really worthwhile
> ideas for us to consider and adopt in our practice. Both had some
> obstacles to overcome: Marcia recorded her talk on DVD then
> participated magnificently by video-conference. Glynis attended
> despite breaking her shoulder only four days prior to the event – a
> heroic performance! Both were hugely appreciated. The many workshops
> and presentations also received overwhelmingly positive feedback and
> there will be rich outcomes to follow in terms of publications, new
> projects and further research.
>
>
>
> If you were unable to attend the Nottingham conference I am
> delighted to say that there will soon (in early May, we hope) be a
> video-resource with key documents and summaries of every session, on
> our website. This is being produced by Carol Elston, Sue Moores and
> Jade Kelsall of CATS Consulting, a very hardworking team, who became
> reassuringly familiar to all in attendance!
>
>
>
> One more piece of news: the ALDinHE AGM unanimously agreed the
> motion to adopt LearnHigher as part of the Association from 1^st
> August 2010. This is great step towards securing the future of the
> CETL and building upon its legacy through the website, the many
> projects and other aspects of its work. Further news on these issues
> will follow shortly.
>
>
>
> My personal thanks go to the ALDinHE Steering Group – and especially
> Chris Keenan (Bournemouth) and Andy Hagyard (Lincoln) for the many
> hours they both put in, ensuring we had a high quality peer-reviewed
> programme, and that the practical arrangements regarding bookings,
> the website etc were taken care of. A special thanks is also due to
> Paulina Babuchowska, our conference administrator, based at the
> University of Lincoln – another hard working member of our team. To
> Jan Sellers (Kent) and Jonathon Staal (Abertay) who stepped down
> from the Steering Group – many thanks for your contributions so far,
> and good wishes for future participation in the network; and to
> Kerry Bellamy (Newport), David Bowers (Suffolk) and Terry Finnigan
> (London College of Fashion) who joined the SG – welcome!
>
>
>
> Finally, I have a request to those who were there to send in your
> ‘memories of Nottingham 2010’. We would also like to receive and
> collect electronic copies of photographs, anecdotes, reports,
> reflections or anything else relating to the conference so that we
> can add such documents to our archive and make them available on the
> website. We will, of course, ensure we have permission before making
> public any documents or images sent to us. Any volunteers to set up
> a ‘Flickr’ or similar online photo-sharing site for LDHEN?
>
>
>
> I hope you all enjoy a break over Easter
>
>
>
> With good wishes for now
>
>
>
> John
>
>
>
> John Hilsdon
>
> Chair of the Association for Learning Development in Higher
> Education (ALDinHE)
>
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