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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 > > Learning and Teaching Fellow > > School of Design, Engineering & Computing > > Bournemouth University > > Poole House > > Fern Barrow > > Poole Dorset > > BH12 5BB > > > > Tel: 01202 965307 > > > > -----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) > > University of Plymouth > > Drake Circus > > Plymouth > > PL4 8AA > > > > 01752 587750 > > > > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > > > www.aldinhe.ac.uk <http://www.aldinhe.ac.uk/> > > > > www.tinyurl.com/JLDHE <http://www.tinyurl.com/JLDHE> > > > > > > /*BU - the UK's Number One New University*/ > > /The Guardian University Guide 2009 & 2010/ > > This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and > may contain confidential information. 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