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Colleagues may be interested in the following academic development symposium that will take place in early June. Apologies for cross-posting. Kind regards Ray Land ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF TEACHING-LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS TechnoCentre, Coventry University, Friday 3 June 2005, 10.00 - 3.45 This symposium aims to review the emerging findings of the ETL Project and to explore their implications for academic development. Participation in the symposium is free of charge, and open to anyone with an interest in developing and supporting learning and teaching in higher education. ETL (Enhancing Teaching-Learning Environments in Undergraduate Courses) is a large-scale project funded under the ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme. It has been working with departmental partners in four subject areas -- biology, economics, electronic engineering and history -- in twelve universities and colleges. The evidence underpinning the project's findings comes from analyses of 6,500 student questionnaires and interviews with 600 students and 80 staff. Contributors: Professor Ray Land and Dr. Adrian Bromage (Coventry University); Professor Dai Hounsell, Dr. Kate Day and Ms. Judith Litjens (University of Edinburgh). For further information, and to register for the symposium, go to: http://www.ed.ac.uk/etl Enquiries to: [log in to unmask] or tel: 0131 651 6669