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Dear colleagues,
CILASS (the Centre for Inquiry-based Learning in the Arts and Social Sciences
at the University of Sheffield) is pleased to announce the third annual
staff-student conference on inquiry-based learning (IBL). The aim is to
celebrate and explore the wide and diverse range of IBL activity, offering
opportunities for staff and students to share new and innovative practice and
to discuss themes and issues that arise from their IBL experiences. The 3rd
conference is jointly organised by the CILASS Student Ambassador Network and
the CILASS team.
This one-day event will take place on Friday, 20th March 2009. The theme for
the day is `Inquire, Engage, Challenge and Change´, and sessions will follow one
of the following formats:
INQUIRE: an opportunity for staff and students to share their approaches to,
and experiences of, IBL as part of a specific module or case. These will
include
CILASS-supported projects, but also other IBL activities across the
University.
ENGAGE: an opportunity to re-construct an IBL activity for a different
audience,
try out an idea – active sessions/workshops with incorporated discussion.
CHALLENGE: a series of hosted conversations, with staff and/or students hosting
either separately or jointly.
CHANGE: we will set up a room with a large write-on wall for staff and students
to share their thoughts, and a base for those wanting to get together and talk
about their thoughts. No sessions are specifically scheduled, but you are
welcome to pop in any time for a breather and a chat.
Sessions will be 50 minutes in length. As exchange of perspectives and
experiences is the purpose of the day, all sessions are aimed at encouraging
discussion amongst those attending.
Booking for the conference is now open, and we warmly invite you to attend.
Please click the link below for a timetable of the day and a full list of
presenters. There is no charge for the event, but to help us with plans for
catering, we kindly ask that you fill in a booking form to let us know you are
coming.
For further information, please see:
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/cilass/ssconference.html
Conference booking form:
http://cms.shef.ac.uk/cilass/cilassevents/ssc2009.html
How to get to the University of Sheffield:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/visitors/mapsandtravel
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Dr Sabine Little
Learning Development and Research Associate (Networked Learning)
CILASS: Centre for Inquiry-based Learning in the Arts and Social Sciences
University of Sheffield
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