Dear Colleagues
The Centre for Transformative Practice in Learning and Teaching at Birkbeck is delighted to host an ALDinHE Regional Symposium on Friday 19th May, 10.00 – 4.30pm for those learning developers in London and the South East. Whilst it is based in this region, anyone willing to travel is welcome to attend. The purpose of this group is to provide opportunities to network and share best practices with local learning developers. It is hoped that that this will complement the excellent one day CPD events and annual conference that ALDinHE organise.
The Regional Seminar is being combined with Birkbeck’s Annual Learning and Teaching Conference and our theme is inclusive practice in learning and teaching. It is being held at our Bloomsbury campus which is a short walk from Euston, Kings Cross and several tube stations. Registration is free and is available by emailing Centre Administrator Chris Terrey ([log in to unmask]). For catering purposes, please register by May 12th and let Chris know of any dietary preferences.
The provisional programme:
‘One size fits few: Inclusion in Learning and Teaching’
10.00 - 10.15: Registration and refreshments
10.15 – 10.20: Opening comments
10.20 – 11.05: Workshop – Chris Ross (Kings) and Ben Watson (Kent). Inclusive Practices Projects.
11.05 – 11.50: Workshop - Neil Currant (Oxford Brookes) 'Belonging and the BME student experience: a multitude of stories'.
11.50 – 12.15: Talk – Sal Campbell (Birkbeck). ‘Visualising difference into the classroom: imagining inclusion into being’
12.15 - 12.40: Talk - Jan Etienne (Birkbeck) ‘Learning through Womanist lens’ - What is it? How is it delivered? How is it applied? How might it benefit all learners?
12.40 – 13.15: Lunch
13.15 – 14.00: Workshop on inclusion (TBC)
14.00 – 14.45: Workshop – Rob Martin (Birkbeck). ‘Moving ‘Assistive’ Technology beyond a deficit approach’, including the launch of ‘Birkbeck For All’.
14.45 – 15.05: Coffee
15.05 – 15.30: Talk – Sal Campbell and Rob Martin (Birkbeck) ‘Queering Academic Writing’
15.30 – 15.55: Talk – Elizabeth Hughes and Jo Myddelton (Birkbeck). Mental health and counselling services: The importance of early intervention, signposting and the impact of counselling in universities
15.55 – 16.20 Closing activity
If you have any questions, please get in touch.
Best wishes
Deborah
Dr Deborah Grange
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Centre for Transformative Practice in Learning and Teaching
Birkbeck, University of London
Malet St, Bloomsbury
London WC1E 7HX
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