Conference AimThe conference aim was to build upon the success of last year’s conference by providing an environment for participants to reflect upon and share ideas and practices related to delivering, planning, managing and researching educational and staff development. Conference FormatThe format of the conference comprised parallel sessions of workshops, seminars and paper presentations. Keynote and plenary sessions were led by Professor Sally Brown, Director of Membership Services for the Institute for Learning and Teaching, Professor Robin Middlehurst, Director of the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Surrey and Professor Graham Gibbs, Co-Director of the Centre for Higher Education Practice at the Open University. Conference sessions fell under four overarching themes:
Conference ProgrammeDay 1 – Monday (click here for Day 2)
| From 10.00am | Registration and Coffee |
| 11.00 – 11.30am | Welcome: Dr Kristine Mason O’Connor – Chair, SEDA Conference Committee Professor Martin Harris – Vice Chancellor, University of Manchester |
| 11.30 – 12.15pm | Opening Keynote: Professor Sally Brown FSEDA, Director of Membership Services, Institute for Learning and Teaching Encouraging Reflective Approaches to Assessment |
| 12.30 – 1.15pm | Session 1 (papers / seminars) |
| 1.15 – 2.25pm | Lunch |
| 2.30 – 3.15pm | Keynote Address: Professor Robin Middlehurst, Director of the Centre for Continuing Education, University of Surrey Professional Development: leadership for the future |
| 3.15 – 3.30pm | Refreshments |
| 3.30 – 4.15pm | Session 2 (papers / seminars / workshops) |
| 4.30 – 5.15pm | Session 3 (papers / seminars / continuation of workshops) |
| 5.30 – 6.45pm | Transactions / Posters |
| 7.00pm | Drinks Reception |
| 8.00pm | Conference Dinner |
Session 1 – Papers and Seminars Monday, 12.30 – 1.15pm
| Presenter(s) | Title | Format |
| Caroline Baillie, Alison Ahearn and Petra Dodd | Education Development: a distributed model | Seminar |
| Andrew Castley FSEDA | Staff Development for Reflective Practice in a Learning Organisation | Seminar |
| Mike Cook | Beyond the New Lecturer: motivations to accredit academic practice? | Paper |
| Paul Curzon and Judith Harding | Drip Fed Academic Staff Development Using a Virtual Reading Group | Paper |
| Dr Anne Langley FSEDA | Supporting and Demonstrating Reflection for Accreditation Purposes | Seminar |
| Jennifer Moon | The Assessment of Learning Journals and Other Reflective Writing | Paper |
| Robert Ready | Online Learning Fellowships | Paper |
Session 2 – Papers, Seminars and Workshops Monday, 3.30 – 4.15pm
| Presenter(s) | Title | Format |
| Rakesh Bhanot | The Who, What and Where of CPD | Seminar |
| David Gosling and Richard Kemp | Peer Observation of Teaching Research | Paper |
| Dr Paddy Anstey | 31% … Computer Skills and the HE Workforce | Workshop |
| Hellen Barton, Ruth Goodall, Liz Aldridge, Barbara Lloyd-Smith and Sue Williams | Enhancing the Learning Environment | Workshop |
| Maggie Coats and Judith George | Learning How to Learn: an exploration | Workshop |
| Susan Jones | Creating A Reflective Environment | Workshop |
Session 3 – Papers, Seminars and Continuation of Workshops Monday, 4.30 – 5.15pm
| Presenter(s) | Title | Format |
| Ali Cooper | How Teachers Learn: exploring the relationship between university teachers’ conceptual beliefs and approaches to learning to teach | Seminar |
| David Jaques FSEDA and Erzsi Lyne de Ver | The Leadership Challenge | Seminar |
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