SEDA Spring Conference 1999

Research and Practice in Educational Development(s): exploring the links

14 April 1999 - 16 April 1999

Location: Grantham

Event Details
Programme

Day 1 – Wednesday

From 11.00am	Registration and Coffee “Posters as Networking”
12.30 – 1.45pm	Lunch
1.45 – 2.30pm	Welcome: Ranald Macdonald – Co-Chair SEDA Professor Heather Eggins – Director SRHE
2.30 – 3.15pm	Keynote Address: Mantz Yorke, Professor of Higher Education Development at Liverpool John Moores University Province of the Undeserving Poor? Pedagogical Research in Higher Education
3.30 – 4.00pm	Tea
4.00 – 4.45pm	Parallel Session 1 Hazel Knox – Curriculum Development to Promote Independent Learning Declan Kelly and Patricia Wade – Active Learning at the National College of Ireland Professor Jim Coleman – Student Residence Abroad Graham Gibbs and Martin Coffey – Planning Research into the Impact of Your Initial Training for Lecturers
5.00 – 5.45pm	Parallel Session 2 Len Holmes – Research Alternatives to ‘Grail Search’ Owen Hicks – Ensuring Teaching Quality: best practice pathways
6.00pm	Transactions / ‘A Walking Talk’
8.00pm	Dinner

Day 2 – Thursday

9.15 – 10.00am	Parallel Session 3 Gary Reed and Grazyna Stachow – Navigating the Feedback Maze Anne Beigy – Tandem Observation: a tool for interactive development Mary Meldrum and Irene Harris – Academic Staff Use of IT in Teaching and Learning Dr Andrew Sackville – Dimensions of Practice Nicholas Weaver, Mary Caddick and Dave O’Reilly – Atelier Principle in Teaching: the practice and development of a version of problem based learning
10.15 – 11.00am	Parallel Session 4 Gina Wisker – Good Practice in Working with International Students Su White – Moving Gently Towards Change: a study of developments in learning technology Dr Stella Mascarenhas-Keyes – Discipline-based Academic Model of Educational Development Sarah Holyfield – Promoting New Approaches to Teaching and Learning: a successful model
11.00 – 11.30am	Coffee
11.30 – 12.15pm	Whole Conference Paper: Dr Liz Beaty and Dr Glynis Cousin, Coventry University Managing Change Through Action Research
12.30 – 2.00pm	Lunch
2.00 – 2.45pm	Parallel Session 5 Maureen Bell – Mixed Mode Learning in a Teaching Development Course Pat Cryer – Journal Articles from Educational Developments Bob Rainbow and Peter Burke – Development of Key Skills within HE Dr Nick Hammond and Annie Trapp – Towards an Understanding of C&IT in Small-Group Teaching Shan Wareing and Dave O’Reilly – Alien Cultures: transgressing the boundaries of academic tribes Andrew Honeybone et al – Can HILP Help? Linking educational research to practice in a funded learning and teaching project
3.00 – 3.45pm	Parallel Session 6 Linda Drew – Does Participation in a SEDA Programme Shape Lecturers Beliefs about Teaching and Learning Methodologies in Art and Design? David James – HE Pedagogy and Professional Development: why should we research? David Fleming and John Storr – Lecture Theatre Design and the Learning Experience Rachel Hudson – A Conceptual Model for Educational Development Erica McAteer – Evaluating the TALiSMAN Staff Development Support Initiative
3.45 – 4.15pm	Tea
4.15 – 5.00pm	Transactions / ‘A Walking Talk’
5.15 – 6.00pm	Whole Conference Paper: Professor Tom Bourner and Suzanne O’Hara, University of Brighton Practitioner Centred Research: the researching professional
7.00pm	Drinks Reception
8.00pm	Conference Dinner

Day 3 – Friday

9.15 – 10.00am	Parallel Session 7 Pauline Kneale – Linking Research, Work and Learning in an MSc Module? Graham Badley – A Pragmatic View of Research in Educational Development Suki Ekarante and Stephen Cox – Educational Developments in HE in Sri Lanka Paul Orsmond – Evaluation of the Use of Handouts Maria Avgerinou and John Winter – Considering BEATL’s Evaluation Design: a multi-dimensional case study Dr Julia Phelps, Helen Beetham and Lisa Bonetti – The Evaluation of EFFECTS: a national project for accrediting C&IT
10.15 – 11.00am	Parallel Session 8 Maria Avgerinou and John Ericson – The Educational Significance of Visual Literacy Susan Veasey and Graham Benmore – Learning and Teaching Research Project at Southampton Institute Maxine Alterio – Using Formalised Storytelling as a Professional Development Tool Dr Stephen Fallows – Where does Evaluation Start and Research Begin? Sally Brown and Alison Holmes – Using Peer Audit For Enhancement
11.00 – 11.30am	Coffee
11.30 – 12.15noon	Whole Conference Paper: Professor Lewis Elton, University College London What is the Research Base for Quality Assurance in Higher Education?
12.15 – 1.15pm	Final Plenary Session: Introduced and Chaired by Ranald Macdonald Facilitated by Graham Gibbs, The Open University What is the Theoretical Basis for Our Practice? Closing Remarks: Dr Kristine Mason O’Connor, Chair of SEDA Conference Committee
1.15 – 2.00pm	Lunch
2.00pm	Depart