ADM-HEA BULLETIN - week ending 15 October 2010

in this bulletin:

ADM-HEA ANNOUNCEMENTS
SECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADM-HEA COLLABORATIVE EVENTS
SECTOR EVENTS
CALL FOR PAPERS / PARTICIPATION

ADM-HEA ANNOUNCEMENTS

Creative Learning and Teaching Seminar
National Glass Centre, Liberty Way, Sunderland, SR6 0GL
25 November - 26 November 2010

Registration is now open for this event.

This seminar, hosted by the University of Sunderland, aims to provide a forum for all those interested in creative art design and media education to come together and explore the issues and challenges faced by students, practitioners and educators.

Steve Besley, Head of Policy at Edexcel and author of Edexcel's Policy Watch will give a Keynote speech. We have some interesting speakers confirmed so far with more to follow shortly.

http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/creative-learning-and-teaching-seminar
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SECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS

Edexcel is recruiting Visiting Moderators for Art & Design

This may be of interest to colleagues who have experience of teaching GCSE or A Levels.

http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/news/sector-news/edexcel-is-recruiting-visiting-moderators-for-art-design
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ADM-HEA COLLABORATIVE EVENTS

The Creativity and Work Conference
RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD
12 November 2010

A few places remain and registration will close on 29 October.

For the last two years the HEA-funded Creative Interventions Project has been investigating the relationship between creative arts education and work-related learning, particularly in the not-for-profit sectors. As a culmination to the project, a conference has been organised in collaboration with the ADM-HEA.

http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/the-creativity-and-work-conference
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SECTOR EVENTS

Third InCurriculum Conference
Regent’s College, London, NW1 4NS
27 October 2010

The third InCurriculum Conference has been organised to celebrate and disseminate the findings of this 3 year collaborative project. InCurriculum has focused on developing new and inclusive approaches to learning, teaching and assessment for Higher Education.

http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/third-incurriculum-conference
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Higher Education and the Question of Conscience
Skeel Lecture Theatre, People’s Palace, Mile End Campus, Queen Mary, University of London, E1 4NS
27 October 2010

The Fifth Drapers’ Lecture will be given by Professor Sir David Watson. In his lecture David Watson will examine the origins, nature, development and plausibility of the claims made by higher education institutions to transform the lives of their student participants.

http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/higher-education-and-the-question-of-conscience
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Belonging, Learning and Working: theory and practice in supporting students with disabilities and specific learning difficulties
Gartree and Rutland Suite, 4th Floor, Charles Wilson Building, University of Leicester
27 October 2010

The seminar is part of the HEA’S Research Seminar Series 2010: Access and Success for All. It will present the University of Leicester’s Student Retention and Success Project’s findings.

http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/belonging-learning-and-working-theory-and-practice-in-supporting-students-with-disabilities-and-specific-learning-difficulties
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Making the Invisible Visible: An Emerging Community of Practice in Indicators, Sustainability and Values
Checkland Building, Falmer Campus, University of Brighton
16 - 18 December 2010

International Conference co-hosted by the Sustainable Development Coordination Unit at the University of Brighton.

http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/making-the-invisible-visible
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Culturing Growth: the contribution of specialist arts education to the UK economy and society
Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN
8 February 2011

ukadia are pleased to announce their 2011 conference.

http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/culturing-growth-the-contribution-of-specialist-arts-education-to-the-uk-economy-and-society
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CALL FOR PAPERS / PARTICIPATION

British Conference of Undergraduate Research
University of Central Lancashire
19 – 20 April 2010

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 3 December 2010

Opportunity for undergraduate students to present their work at a national conference.

http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/news/calls-for-papers/calls-for-papers-and-contributions/british-conference-of-undergraduate-research
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Engaging Students - Engaging Learning
8th Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) Conference
Queen's University, Belfast
18 - 20 April 2011 

Deadline for submissions: 13  December 2010

http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/news/calls-for-papers/calls-for-papers-and-contributions/engaging-students-engaging-learning
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Bloomsbury Adaptations Conference
Bath Spa University
5- 6 May 2011

Call for papers, deadline: 20 January 2011

Proposals for papers are invited addressing the work of ‘the Bloomsbury Group’ and their contemporaries using adaptation and inspiration as a starting point

http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/news/calls-for-papers/calls-for-papers-and-contributions/bloomsbury-adaptations
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Please also visit our website at  http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk  to access a full range of news items and resources which are updated on a regular basis.

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