Technology Supported Learning in the 21st Century conference

[Mark Power]

Learning Development and Innovation warmly invite you to Staffordshire University's 3rd annual international Technology Supported Learning in the 21st Century conference. Once again, the conference has attracted distinguished speakers in the field of creative curricula and innovation in learning and teaching and will combine inspirational keynote addresses with practical workshops. Please see details below.

The cost of the conference is just £50 for Staffordshire University and SURF delegates.

Jenny

Connected! Visions of transformative post-16 education. 1st June 2009

For registration and full details please visit the conference website at http://www.staffs.ac.uk/tsl09conference/">http://www.facebook.com/l/aa5f6;http://www.staffs.ac.uk/tsl09conference/

Web 2.0 tools and new social technologies are reinvigorating a rich and creative engagement with learning and teaching; but they are also altering learner’s expectations of their learning environment. Together, these qualities have the potential to dramatically transform the culture and practice of Higher and Further Education.

This conference explores the futurological landscape of post-16 education presented by emerging social technologies, Web 2.0 tools and thinking. It explores visions for the shape and structure of institutions and courses alike as the ‘power relationship’ between institutions, tutors and their students is irrevocably changed, requiring both organisations and tutors alike to become creatively connected.
Conference keynotes and presenters

We are delighted to announce the following confirmed speakers:
Professor Christine King, Vice-Chancellor of Staffordshire University, will open the conference
Professor Gilly Salmon
Professor Norman Jackson
Professor Mark Stiles
Dr Sian Bayne
Professor Oleg Liber
Professor Tony Toole
Haydn Blackey
The conference will include live action research into the Policy Forest by Fred Garnett and Nigel Ecclesfield.
Conference Themes

• Creative cultures: Sustaining transformative organisational ecosystems in which creativity and flexibility flourish

• Learner-led models: Issues and new paradigms in course design and assessment

• Academic2.0? Evolving academic identity and practice

Book your place

The cost of the conference is £130

To reserve a place, please visit the conference website at http://www.staffs.ac.uk/tsl09conference/">http://www.facebook.com/l/aa5f6;http://www.staffs.ac.uk/tsl09conference/ and complete the online booking form.

Conference Enquiries

For all other enquiries please contact:

Gill Marino, K024 Octagon, Staffordshire University, Learning Development and Innovation, Stafford, ST18 0AD

t: 01785 353298 e: [e-mail]

More Details

This conference is firmly focused on learners and learning in Higher and Further Education. Like our previous very successful conferences, this year’s conference will be of interest to academic developers, managers and policy makers in Higher and Further Education. It will combine an exploration of key issues at the forefront of technology supported learning with master classes in paradigms for practice, to help universities, colleges and practitioners understand, shape and exploit the potential presented by emerging technologies.

The ‘net generation’ enters post-16 education with the expectation and ability to influence what and how they learn. This demands transformation in both pedagogy and institutional structure towards approaches which are no longer just student-centred but, as learners assert both choice and control, are student-led, and in which the shifting focus is towards information as shared rather than owned within connected, collaborative communities in physical and virtual space. The conference explores this issue from three different perspectives through its key themes.


Jennifer Yorke PhD MEd(TEL) BA(Hons) FHEA

Learning Development and Innovation
Academic Development Institute
Staffordshire University
K023a Octagon Building
Stafford
ST18 0AD

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