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Economics UPDATE
The monthly Economics Network Email Newsletter
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4 April 2005
Welcome to UPDATE the Economics Network Email Newsletter. This newsletter
is intended to inform ECON-LTSN subscribers about our activities and to
provide other information that may be of interest. Economics UPDATE will be
distributed on the first Monday of each calendar month.
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CONTENTS
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1. WHAT'S NEW
Learning and Teaching Awards 2005
2. NOTICEBOARD
DEBE CONFERENCE 2005
JISC Infokit: Effective Use of VLE’s
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1. WHAT'S NEW
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LEARNING AND TEACHING AWARDS 2005
We are pleased to invite nominations from the economics community for our
annual learning and teaching awards.
The awards are open to UK-based academics that have, within the constraints
that all academics find themselves under, demonstrated excellent commitment,
enthusiasm and effectiveness in their teaching practices. There are three
categories this year:
The Outstanding Teaching Award
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/awards/ot.htm
Student Nominated Award
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/awards/sn.htm
The eLearning Award
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/awards/el.htm
Additional information, including submission guidelines and on-line
nomination forms are available on our Web site at:
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/awards/
The closing date for nominations is 17th June 2005. The result will be
announced on 4th July 2005. Winners in each category will receive GBP 250 in
gift vouchers.
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2. NOTICEBOARD
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DEVELOPMENTS IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS EDUCATION (DEBE) CONFERENCE 2005
The next DEBE Conference will be held in the Møller Centre, Cambridge, UK on
Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd September 2005.
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/debe2005/
A programme, details of keynote speakers and further information will be
added to the site when they are finalised. Please check for updates.
Subsidised rates will apply to UK Higher Education practitioners, with many
free places available for postgraduate students of economics.
We would like to take this opportunity to invite submissions for conference
sessions. A session can be a paper, workshop or poster, or a hybrid between
a presentation and workshop and should relate to one or more of the
conference themes. Further details including an online submission form are
available at:
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/debe2005/call.htm
JISC INFOKIT: EFFECTIVE USE OF VLE’S
JISC InfoNet has launched its latest infoKit on 'The Effective Use of VLEs'.
The infoKit seeks to provide an online resource for all those involved in
the deployment of a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE); it may be used
individually by a tutor or by a staff developer who is supporting tutors to
get online through their institution's VLE. Sections of the infoKit will
also be of interest to administrators who support learners and/or tutors,
and to managers with responsibility for e-learning. A series of tailored
pathways take you through the sections relevant to your role.
The Effective Use of VLEs infoKit has been written as a series of sections
comprising in-depth resources and case studies drawn from both further and
higher education which emphasize the underpinning pedagogy in the use of
e-learning. Key readings and research have been synthesized and presented
in a practical and easy to navigate format with links to additional
resources for further exploration. These materials will continue to be
updated on a regular basis and will draw extensively upon ongoing research
especially that undertaken by the JISC.
The infoKit can be found at:
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/InfoKits/effective-use-of-VLEs
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CONTACT US
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If you have any suggestions, feedback or comments please contact:
Bhagesh Sachania, Information Officer, Economics Network
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel.: (0117) 928 7071
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