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Colleagues, Please pass on information about the SEEC workshop on international credits to any who might be interested. SEEC Southern England Consortium for Credit Accumulation and Transfer Staff Development Workshop Mobility Through International Credit? International Credit Systems, ECTS and its Implementation Tuesday 7th December, 1999. 10.30 to 4.00 London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA Background As student mobility increases, the issue of recognition of awards, units, modules and credits gained in other countries becomes increasingly significant. The workshop will provide an opportunity for those involved in maintaining and developing international links to discuss different approaches to the international calibration of learning and credit rating and its attendant regulatory and administrative processes. The workshop will be of interest to those in HE who have a responsibility for, or who are actively involved in, student exchange programmes, in particular staff dealing with the issues of the comparability and quality assurance of transnational programmes and awards. The workshop The first session will take the parameters of the standard UK credit system as a basis for looking at other tertiary credit systems from mainland Europe and other continents. On the basis of live cases the session will identify similar features between systems but also show that systems may choose to focus on quite different issues of curriculum structure and student progression. From disparities across national systems the session will return to the philosophy and structure of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), which seeks to offer a common denominator between European systems. The second session will focus on the institutional implementation of ECTS under the SOCRATES institutional contract. On the basis of the live example of one UK institution the session will seek to identify the strengths and complications of ECTS. In the afternoon session delegates will be encouraged to opt to engage directly with one of the morning's themes and to reflect upon the issues in the context of their own UK institution. The Presenters Christopher Harris, University Credit & Credential Evaluator, Anglia Polytechnic University (APU) Christopher has an academic background as a European linguist, in which capacity he lectured in UK universities for some 15 years. Thereafter a series of career accidents led him into a research, development, and implementation role at APU in UK and international credit transfer. From there he established the role of Credential Evaluator at APU, which links issues of student mobility with issues of educational equivalence across national tertiary systems. Maidi Brown, Director of International Relations, Anglia Polytechnic University, APU Maidi has many years experience working in international education and conducting research into the international dimension of the student experience. She has been responsible for international relations at APU since 1991 and has been developing an institutional approach to international student mobility including regulatory, academic, quality assurance and administrative aspects. As Socrates Institutional Co-ordinator, she is responsible for implementing ECTS at APU. The Programme 10.30 Registration 10.50 Welcome and Introductions: Mike Downes, SEEC Development Officer 11.00 Credit systems in the UK, mainland Europe and Beyond: A comparative approach. Christopher Harris, University Credit & Credential Evaluator, Anglia Polytechnic University (APU) 12.00 Coffee 12.15 SOCRATES and the Implementation of ECTS: An Institutional Case Study. Maidi Brown, Director of International Relations, Anglia Polytechnic University (APU) 1.15 Lunch 2.00 Discussion groups. Each of the two groups will be led by a presenter enabling delegates to engage directly with one of the themes from the morning. Delegates will have a free choice based on their preferences following the presentations. 3.30 Tea and a summary discussion 4.00 Close Workshop fee SEEC members £40 Non-members £90 For a booking form contact: Jervine Young - Administrator The SEEC Office c/o The University of East London Romford Road London E15 4LZ Tel: 0181 849 3638 Fax: 0181 849 3492 e-mail:[log in to unmask] Web page: www.seec-office.org.uk Mike Downes [log in to unmask] Phone/Fax 0117 9628803 Dr David Gosling, Head of Educational Development Services, University of East London, Longbridge Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2AS Direct line: 0181 849 3436 [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%