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Might an OU colleague bring us up-to-date with work being done in that institution? Are folk familiar with the Institute of Educational Technology: http://www.open.ac.uk/iet/main/ and The (former) Centre for Higher Education Research and Information (CHERI): http://www.open.ac.uk/cheri/ (closed 2011 or so) Best wishes, Isabelle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Isabelle Pottinger Effective Learning Advisor Information Services Cameron Smail Library Gait 12 Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)131 451 3062 E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://www.hw.ac.uk/is/skills-development/study-support.htm http://www.hw.ac.uk/is/skills-development.htm Appointments: http://hw.ac.libcal.com/appointment/15880 Heriot-Watt is a Charity Registered in Scotland, SC000278 From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gordon Asher Sent: 16 March 2017 16:06 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Does anyone know of any interesting centres or initiatives researching and contributing to HE scholarship and practice? Does anyone know of any interesting centres or initiatives researching and contributing to HE scholarship and practice? Could folk possibly flag up any interesting initiatives/centres/institutes/depts. etc. - that they know of at their (or other) institutions - that are engaging in learning/curriculum/educational development related work along with research in and for HE - was thinking along lines such as * The new centre at De Montfort Uni Institute for Education Futures - https://lt2020.our.dmu.ac.uk/scholarship/institute-for-education-futures/ * Relatively new centre at Glasgow Uni The Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change - http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/education/robertowencentre/ Yes we are being reviewed, reorganised, restructured - again! (before previous reorganisation even finished) Best G Work like you don't need money Love like you've never been hurt and dance like no-one's watching "Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world." Paulo Freire (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) ________________________________ Founded in 1821, Heriot-Watt is a leader in ideas and solutions. With campuses and students across the entire globe we span the world, delivering innovation and educational excellence in business, engineering, design and the physical, social and life sciences. This email is generated from the Heriot-Watt University Group, which includes Heriot-Watt University, a Scottish charity registered under number SC000278, the Edinburgh Business School, a Scottish charity registered under the number SC026900, and Heriot-Watt Services Ltd (Oriam), Scotland's national performance centre for sport. The contents (including any attachments) are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of its contents is strictly prohibited, and you should please notify the sender immediately and then delete it (including any attachments) from your system.