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This bulletin contains information on the following:
SUBJECT CENTRE EVENTS
1. MAKING THE BEST USE OF VLEs
2. WORKING WITH INTERACTIVE MULTI MEDIA FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING
3. EXTERNAL EXAMINING FOCUS GROUP
OTHER CONFERENCES AND EVENTS
4. GET TALKING TOO
SUBJECT CENTRE PROJECTS
5. CALL FOR HUMANITIES GRADUATES
SUBJECT CENTRE WEBSITE UPDATE
6. NEW RESOURCES THIS MONTH
SURVEYS
7. e-learning survey: Sharing and reusing electronic resources
8. ARIA PROJECT : ICT RESEARCH IN ARTS AND HUMANITIES
9. IUGO PROJECT : CONFERENCE INFORMATION INTEGRATION PROJECT
10. WEBSITE USABILITY SURVEY
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SUBJECT CENTRE EVENTS
1. MAKING THE BEST USE OF VLEs
There are still a few places left on this workshop which took place at
Sheffield Hallam University on 17 May and is being repeated at the
University of Southampton on 06 June 2005. It is designed to give
participants the opportunity to explore and discuss the potential of
VLEs to provide a stimulating and effective learning environment for
language learners. For further information please go to
www.llas.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=2338 or contact
Chris Lyne ([log in to unmask]) or Barbara Scott ([log in to unmask])
Maximum number of participants: 18. The event will be free of charge.
Lunch can be purchased from the restaurant on campus.
2. WORKING WITH INTERACTIVE MULTI MEDIA FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING
Thursday 23 June 2005 9.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: School of Languages & Area Studies, Park Building, King Henry
1st street. University of Portsmouth. Melissi Labs 3.14 and 3.16 3rd
Floor
The workshop will provide a hands-on opportunity for EFL and MFL
teachers to familiarise themselves with the functionalities of a
digital language learning classroom. For further information please go
to www.llas.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=2368 or contact
[log in to unmask]
3. EXTERNAL EXAMINING FOCUS GROUP
The Subject Centre is holding a focus group on June 30 from 10.30 -
13.00 at CILT in London to explore how external examiners can be better
supported in our subject communities. If you have any suggestions or
would like to attend, please reply to [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Places are limited and will be allocated on
a first come first served basis
OTHER CONFERENCES AND EVENTS
4. GET TALKING T00
University of Southampton, Monday 27th June 2005: an event for FE/adult
education language tutors "Get Talking Too" is a one-day event which
aims to provide a focal point and meeting place for all involved in
languages in Adult and Further Education. Key speakers include Mick
Webb of the BBC and Pauline Swanton of Netword. For further information
including programme details see
www.lang.soton.ac.uk/comenius/events.html#get,
www.lang.soton.ac.uk/comenius/events.html> or contact Paula Davis,
Comenius South East Administrator: [log in to unmask]
For more information on other conferences and events please go to
www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/events/otherevents.aspx
SUBJECT CENTRE PROJECTS
5. CALL FOR HUMANITIES GRADUATES
The Subject Centre is looking for graduates of English, History,
Classics, Archaeology, Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies to be
interviewed for a research project investigating longer term
employability. We are particularly interested in talking to graduates
who have been working for the past 3 years. For further information
please see www.llas.ac.uk/projects/ilteh.aspx Or contact Becky Allan
directly at [log in to unmask]
SUBJECT CENTRE WEBSITE UPDATE
6. New resources this month:
Education for Sustainable Development
www.llas.ac.uk/projects/esd.aspx
LLAS has recently completed a small project funded via HEFCE's
Education for Sustainable Development Initiative.
Journal of Area Studies/Journal of European Area Studies
www.llas.ac.uk/resources/resourcesitem.aspx?resourceid=2377
A bibliography of articles about the theory and practice of Area
Studies that were published 1980-2003
SURVEYS
7. e-learning survey: Sharing and reusing electronic resources
www.llas.ac.uk/news/newsitem.aspx?resourceid=2367
8. ARIA PROJECT : ICT RESEARCH IN ARTS AND HUMANITIES
http://aria.dmu.ac.uk
9. IUGO PROJECT : CONFERENCE INFORMATION INTEGRATION PROJECT
http://iugo.ilrt.bris.ac.uk
10. Survey on Educational Website Design and Usability: Generic or
Specific?
http://elsa.open.ac.uk/survey.asp?id=56IN95
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