The Galway Symposium 2009 June 10, 2009

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Welcome to the 7th Galway International Symposium on Higher Education.
Keynote speakers will include:

Prof Kathy
Isaacs, University of Pisa (History Dept)
Prof. Liz McDowell, head of the CETL for
"Assessment for Learning", University of Northumbria, Newcastle
Prof
Ferdinand Von Prondzynski, President of Dublin City University
Dr. Kelly Coate, co-author of "Engaging
the Curriculum in Higher Education", NUI Galway
Dr.
Janet Parker, Senior Research Fellow at the Open University, Editor in
Chief of Arts and Humanities in Higher Education and Executive Editor
of Teaching in Higher Education.
Prof. Phil Race, Higher Educational Consultant, Leeds Met University.

Topics for discussion will include:

general
debate on the nature of 'curriculum' in HE and the factors which shape
and influence the development of programmes and courses, the tensions
between competing visions of what a higher education should mean;
an
overview of the Bologna process and its implications from the
perspective of individual academic subject disciplines as well as from
an educational perspective, rather than just the bureaucratic burden!
an
exploration of the issues around assessment, challenging the often
narrow and limited approaches in routine use and thinking about
assessment as aiding learning;
practical aspects of designing
modules and courses, linking together approaches to design that promote
active learner engagement and participation, which can also be handled
in the 'real world' of large enrollment classes!

This event is also being held in association with GMIT (Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology) and NAIRTL (Ireland's National Academy for the Integration of Research, Teaching & Learning). We hope also to showcase results from a number of other projects and collaborations including materials from the Framework Implementation Network.

Accommodation
The Symposium organisers, unfortunately, are unable to directly handle queries regarding accommodation. However, Galway City is abundantly provided with a range of accommodation from Bed & Breakfast to Five Star hotels. Please visit the Discover Ireland website for some listings and contact information. Note that the nearest hotel to the Symposium venue is the Westwood House Hotel and the Symposium dinner is being held in the Radisson Hotel.

Abstracts are now invited for posters on topics relevant to the
symposium themes of Higher Education Curriculum, Assessment, Course
Design, and the Bologna process. Accepted posters will be on display
throughout the two-day event.
Abstracts
of not more than 400 words, written in English, should be submitted by
email to [email protected] on or before May 15th, 2009.
The
abstract should be saved as a Word or pdf document and emailed as an
attachment. The file should be named as Surname_Abstract. If you
have any queries please email [email protected].


Organized by Centre for Excellence in Learning & Teaching, NUIG

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Ticket Info:  

• Participant, €100.00
• Student, €50.00
• NUIG Staff (subsidised rate), Free
• Symposium Dinner, €50.00

Official Website: http://designforlearning-upcoming.eventbrite.com