Connected! Visions of transformative post-16 education. 1 June 2009
Staffordshire
University warmly invites you to this exciting international conference on
1 June 2009.
Please
see full details on the conference website
at http://www.staffs.ac.uk/tsl09conference/
The
conference explores the futurological landscape of post-16 education presented
by emerging technologies, web 2.0 tools and thinking. It explores visions for
the shape and structure of institutions and courses alike as the ‘power
relationship’ between institutions, tutors and their students is
irrevocably changed, requiring both organisations and tutors alike to become
responsive, flexible, and above all, creatively connected.
Conference
Keynotes
We are
delighted to announce the following confirmed speakers:
·
Professor
Christine King, Vice-Chancellor of Staffordshire University, will open the
conference
·
Professor
Gilly Salmon
·
Professor
Norman Jackson
·
Professor
Mark Stiles
·
Dr
Sian Bayne
·
Professor
Oleg Liber
Conference
Themes
·
Creative
cultures: Sustaining transformative organisational ecosystems in which
creativity and flexibility flourish
·
Learner-led
models: Issues and new paradigms in course design and assessment
·
Academic2.0?
Evolving academic identity and practice
Book your
place
The cost of
the conference is £130
To reserve a
place at the conference, please contact Gill Marino (details below) or visit
the conference website at: http://www.staffs.ac.uk/tsl09conference/
Conference
Enquiries
For all
enquiries please contact our administration team:
Gill Marino,
K024 Octagon, Staffordshire University, Learning Development and Innovation,
Stafford, ST18 0AD
t: 01785
353298 e: [log in to unmask]
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Details
This
conference is firmly focused on learners and learning in Higher and Further
Education. Like our previous very successful conferences, this year’s
conference will be of interest to academic developers, managers and policy
makers in Higher and Further Education. It will combine an exploration of key
issues at the forefront of technology supported learning with master classes in
paradigms for practice, to help universities, colleges and practitioners
understand, shape and exploit the potential presented by emerging technologies.
The
‘net generation’ enters post-16 education with the expectation and
ability to influence what and how they learn. This demands transformation in
both pedagogy and institutional structure towards approaches which are no
longer just student-centred but, as learners assert both choice and control,
are student-led, and in which the shifting focus is towards information as
shared rather than owned within connected, collaborative communities in
physical and virtual space. The conference explores this issue from three
different perspectives through its key themes.