ADM-HEA BULLETIN - week ending 4 February 2011

in this bulletin:

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

ADM-HEA ANNOUNCEMENTS

The ADM-HEA team are currently busy with various projects including: the next issue of Networks Magazine (due to be published shortly) and planning our Annual Forum 2011.

More information will be available soon (watch this space!)

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SECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS

Scottish Government green paper on HE

Building a Smarter Future: Towards a Sustainable Scottish Solution for the Future of Higher Education

The Scottish Government is consulting on a green paper to inform its higher education strategy. There are various ways to respond, written responses deadline: 25 February 2011
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/news/sector-news/scottish-government-green-paper-on-he

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Fashioning the Future Awards 2011

Now in its third year, Fashioning the Future Awards 2011 invites students and recent graduates to provoke and nurture ‘Unique’ responses to our collective desire for a thriving world.

Deadline for submissions: 15 June 2011
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/news/sector-news/fashioning-the-future-awards-2011

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SECTOR EVENTS

Student conference: Exploring the boundaries of student engagement in learning and teaching
Northumbria University
14 February 2011

The Student Learning and Teaching Network (SLTN) invites both students and staff to attend this event. The SLTN promotes active student engagement in learning and teaching communities.
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/student-conference-exploring-the-boundaries-of-student-engagement-in-learning-and-teaching

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The Crisis in the University?
Cumberland Lodge The Great Park Windsor Berkshire, SL4 2HP
21 February 2011

This event will bring together leading spokespeople from all areas of the higher education sector with a view to examining the meaning of universities, their role in society, and how they should respond to challenges ahead.
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/the-crisis-in-the-university

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Amplified Creativity: Making is Connecting
Phoenix Square Film and Digital Media Centre, Leicester
23 February 2011 19:00-20:00

David Gauntlett will discuss the rise of a ‘making-and-doing’ culture, where people are rejecting traditional teaching and television, and making their own learning and entertainment instead. Part of a series of monthly talks and conversations organised by Amplified Leicester, De Montfort University.
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/amplified-creativity-making-is-connecting

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Mediating Environmental Change: Exploring the way forward
The Executive Business Centre, Bournemouth University
4 March 2011

MEC2011 symposium will facilitate a debate on emerging and established forms and practices of environmental communication – including climate change, conservation and sustainability.
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/mediating-environmental-change-exploring-the-way-forward

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Financial challenges - digital opportunities
BT Convention Centre, Liverpool
14  - 15 March 2011

The JISC11 conference will focus on how digital technologies can bring cost and efficiency savings to universities and colleges.
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/financial-challenges-digital-opportunities

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FEI Conference: The one Constant is Change
Out of the Blue, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG
23 March 2011

Fashioning and Ethical Industry (FEI) Conference, an event for fashion and textile tutors and students.
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/fei-conference-the-one-constant-is-change

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Engaging Students - Engaging Learning
Queen's University, Belfast
18 - 20 April 2011

8th Annual Conference of the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE)
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/engaging-students-engaging-learning

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Cabinet: Connection and Collection
Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth
17 May 2011

This event, hosted by University Plymouth, will detail notions of heritage, place-making, museum and university connections.
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/cabinet-connection-and-collection

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CALL FOR PAPERS / PARTICIPATION

DRHA 2011 (Digital Resources for the Humanities and Arts) Conference
Connected Communities: global or local2local?
University of Nottingham Ningbo, China
4 - 7 September 2011

Call for papers and performances, deadline has been extended to: 21 February 2011
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/news/calls-for-papers/calls-for-papers-and-contributions/drha-2011-digital-resources-for-the-humanities-and-arts-conference/

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From Innovation to Institutional Enhancement – operating in challenging times
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
15 and 16 June 2011

Call for Papers deadline: 25 February 2011

The Sixth International Blended Learning Conference
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/news/calls-for-papers/calls-for-papers-and-contributions/from-innovation-to-institutional-enhancement-2013-operating-in-challenging-times

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IADIS International Conference E-Learning 2011
Rome, Italy
20 - 23 July 2011

Deadline for submissions has been extended to: 28 February 2011

The IADIS e-Learning 2011 conference aims to address the main issues of concern within e-Learning.
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/news/calls-for-papers/calls-for-papers-and-contributions/iadis-international-conference-e-learning-2011/

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AISHE-C 2011: The Challenge for Graduates in a Changed World
Dublin City University
25 – 26 August 2011

Call for papers, deadline: 25 March 2011

AISHE-C 2011 is the seventh international conference of the All Ireland Society for Higher Education
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/news/calls-for-papers/calls-for-papers-and-contributions/aishe-c-2011-the-challenge-for-graduates-in-a-changed-world

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Using Technology to Enhance Learning
16th Annual SEDA Conference 2011
Aston Business School Conference Centre, Birmingham
17  - 18 November 2011

Call for Contributions, deadline: 13 May 2011

http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/news/calls-for-papers/calls-for-papers-and-contributions/using-technology-to-enhance-learning

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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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