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SOLSTICE - Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
The SOLSTICE team at Edge Hill University is pleased to announce details of its second international conference. Building on the success of the 2006 conference, which attracted over 165 delegates from across the UK and as far away as Australia and the United States, the 2007 conference promises to be an academically stimulating and socially engaging event.
SOLSTICE Conference 2007: Researching eLearning for Innovation and Development
Friday 11 May 2007, Edge Hill University, UK
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Professor Allison Littlejohn (Glasgow Caledonian University)
Lawrie Phipps (JISC, UK)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline for receipt of abstracts: 26th January 2007
Recent years have seen a dramatic growth in both the inclusion of and research about elearning within higher education. Much of this research investigated the pedagogical implications of particular technological innovations; or focussed on the perspectives and experiences of learners and/or teachers; or concentrated on the methodological implications of adopting conventional research methods in virtual and other learning spaces. Whilst approaches to research and evaluation may be multifaceted and varied, much research shares a common concern with understanding the impact of elearning for institutions, practitioners, students and learning technologists. The conference theme similarly reflects the impact of elearning on innovation and development, be it technologically, educationally, personally or socially.
In the light of this, and the importance given to the elearning research agenda, we welcome papers and panels on the following themes, although these should not be considered an exhaustive list:
· eLearning Research Methods
Explanation of the nature and justification of a research method you have used in an elearning context, such as ethnography, narrative, survey, action research, etc., with particular emphasis on the actual issues of the method (as opposed to presenting research findings alone) and the implications of adopting the method in an elearning context.
· Methods in eLearning and eTeaching
How do you develop students’ knowledge using elearning? What elearning methods are (or may be) available to students? We invite contributions that shed light into the ways in which technologies may be used in different teaching and learning situations. This may also address issues of interactivity between learners and between learners and media.
· Technological Innovation for Learning and Teaching
For example, the development and deployment of technologies and learning objects for selecting, sequencing and delivering appropriate learning content and activities is a particularly pertinent issue for learning technologists, practitioners and institutions alike. We particularly invite contributions, which discuss the types of technologies and learning objects currently in use in higher education. You may also consider multi-professional approaches to learning technology development.
· Impacting on Students’ Learning through eApproaches
Recent years have seen increasing concerns by UK government bodies with providing the best possible learning experience to students in higher education including the arena of elearning. In this category, we invite contributions about the ways in which approaches may impact on and enhance (do they?) the student learning experience, or support learners’ diverse needs. Here, we invite, more generally, discussions and evidence about the impact of technologies on learning.
· eWork in Progress
Contributions are also welcome on issues that do not readily fit into any of the above categories, but can be aligned with the conference title.
Further details can be found on the conference website http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/SOLSTICE/Conference2007.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACTS
Abstracts (up to 300 words) should be submitted via the electronic Proposal Form - http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/SOLSTICE/Form/Conference/Proposal.htm by 26th January 2007. Please also specify any technical requirements, and the type of contribution:
1. Paper or Presentation
Papers or presentations should last no longer than 20 minutes, including audio and visual illustrations, plus 10 minutes for discussions.
2. Demonstration
Demonstrations of technologies, learning methods, or the like, should last no longer than 20 minutes, including hands-on activities, plus 10 minutes for discussions.
3. Poster presentation
Posters will be displayed throughout the day, and there will be two 30 minute timeslots for informal discussions in the display area.
Please specify the name(s) of the author(s) clearly, as both individual and collaborative contributions within one or across institutions are welcome.
Submitted abstracts will be subject to peer review and authors may expect to be advised of their acceptance, or otherwise, by 9th February 2007.
Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings of the 2nd International SOLSTICE Conference 2007, which will be considered by an editorial team and published online by Edge Hill University. Publication of papers will be dependent upon their compliance with format requirements which will be supplied on acceptance of abstracts.
The official language of the conference is English.
EVENING SEMINAR
Setting the scene for this year’s conference theme will be an evening seminar prior to the main conference day with the topic Research Matters: Setting a Contemporary eLearning Research Agenda this will be held at the Wrightington Hotel & Country Club.
The seminar will be facilitated by Professor Peter Hartley, External Evaluator for SOLSTICE; Professor Andrew Sackville, Consultant to the SOLSTICE Centre and Mark Schofield, Dean of Teaching and Learning Development and SOLSTICE Academic Director.
The seminar will focus on two key issues:
(a) identifying current research approaches, and their appropriateness in addressing the research agenda;
(b) the setting of new research directions as tenets for a contemporary elearning research agenda.
The evening will also offer the opportunity for delegates to network and will include a two course buffet at the hotel, there will be a charge of £15 for this and attendance is restricted to 30 participants only, delegates are advised to register as soon as possible for the conference and seminar to secure a place, an electronic registration form is available on the conference website http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/SOLSTICE/Conference2007. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
REGISTRATION
The conference is open to everyone working in further and higher education, both nationally and internationally. Through the CETL funding, and in the spirit of dissemination, there will be no charge for conference attendance. However, you need to register your attendance in advance using the electronic registration form - http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/SOLSTICE/Form/Conference/Registration.htm.
TRAVEL AND LOGISTICS
Edge Hill University is located in Ormskirk (Lancashire), which is easily accessible by rail and local transport, and well served for overseas visitors by Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Manchester Airport. For delegates requiring overnight accommodation, we have reserved limited accommodation at the Wrightington Hotel & Country Club. There are also a range of options in Ormskirk and the surrounding areas, booking details and additional information can be found on the conference website http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/SOLSTICE/Conference2007.
CONFERENCE ORGANISER
Amanda Boult
SOLSTICE CETL
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QP, UK
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Tel. +44 (0)1695 584 744
ANNOUNCEMENT
We are also pleased to announce the 6th Conference of the Centre for Learning and Teaching Research at Edge Hill University, to be held on Thursday 10 May 2007 (the day prior to the SOLSTICE conference). Participants interested in the work of the CLTR, which provides a focus for those interested and involved in researching learning and teaching in the post-compulsory education sector can find further information on the Centre’s conference website http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/Sites/CLTR/Events/Conference.htm (this research area can be interpreted flexibly to incorporate management, policy and practice). Anyone wishing to attend the CLTR conference as well as the SOLSTICE conference and/or Evening Seminar should indicate their choice(s) clearly on the registration form.
John Davey
SOLSTICE Manager
Learning and Teaching Fellow
Edge Hill University
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L39 4QP
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