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Anglia Learning and Teaching November Update

This is a monthly newsletter about learning, teaching and assessment activities, services, resources and publications, funding opportunities and forthcoming events both internal to Anglia Ruskin University and from across the sector.

Please send contributions for the December update to LTA@anglia.ac.uk by November 21

Find out about learning and teaching possibilities in the circular Harvard Lecture Theatre
Drop-in sessions:
Dates: Wednesday 9/11/2011 12.30-13.30
Thursday 24/11/2011 12.30-13.30
Location: Cambridge: LAB109

More Turnitin workshops
Missed the last round of Turnitin workshops? Not to worry, we're offering some extras on both campuses for groups of between 6 and 20 to help you prepare for Semester 2:

Cambridge: Wednesday 14/12/2011 14.00-16.00 LAB213
Wednesday 18/1/2012 14.00-16.00 LAB213

Chelmsford: Wednesday 14/12/2011 10.00-12.00 QUE205
Thursday 19/1/2012 11.00-13.00 QUE205

To book a place please email LTA@anglia.ac.uk by Monday 5 December.

News

3 Nov
Call for papers: 7th International Conference on e-Learning ICEL-2012,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 21-22 June 2012
Submission deadline: Friday 2 December 2011

2 Nov
Call for papers: Higher Education Academy's first annual learning and teaching
STEM conference 12 - 13 April 2012, Imperial College London
Submission deadline: Friday 16 December 2011

21 Oct
A project led by Anglia Learning and Teaching win's JISC TechDis OASES Award
for Institutional Progress on Equality using Technology.

7 Oct
New ‘History to Herstory' website puts spotlight on women in history, developed by the
University of Huddersfield in partnership with the Yorkshire Archives Service.

Funding and Publications

FUNDING

Discipline call for proposals to host and deliver a discipline focused learning and teaching workshop or seminar in partnership with the HEA
Funding: £500; event to be held before the end of July 2012.

Call for applications to HEA new UK travel fund to enable staff and students engage in activities related to one of the HEA's priority themes during 2011-2012.
Max Award: £300 for individuals; £500 for teams.

PUBLICATIONS

Understanding assessment: its role in safeguarding academic standards and quality in HE
A new QAA guide to "help staff involved in assessment in higher education to use assessment effectively, as a means of maintaining both the academic standards of taught awards and ensuring and enhancing the quality of the student learning experience".

The Digital Scholar: How Technology Is Transforming Scholarly Practice,
by Martin Weller, Professor of Educational Technology, The Open University.
Available as an open access publication or to buy.

EVENTS

Internal

Digital Culture and Audio Case Studies
Date: Monday 28 November, Time: 18.00 - 21.00; Location: Cambridge: LAB002

Taming the Dragon: Making technology work for us
Date: 29 November, 2011; Location: Chelmsford: LAB Conference Suite.

External

10th European conference on eLearning - ECEL 2011
Dates: 10-11 November 2011; Location: University of Brighton

JISC Innovating e-Learning 2011 Online Conference: Learning in Transition
Dates:
• Pre-conference activity week: 15th - 21st November 2011
• Main conference sessions: 22nd - 25th November 2011
Location: Online, both live and asynchronous

Questionmark Academic Briefing: what's new in measuring, analysing and documenting knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes using Questionmark® Perception®
John Dermo, University of Bradford - Centre for Educational Development, will present research findings on the impact of using item feedback in formative assessment.
Date: Friday 25 November, 2011; Location: University of Central Lancashire, Preston

3rd International Research Symposium on Problem-Based Learning 2011
Date: 28-29 November 2011; Location: Coventry University

Valuing Learners in the Workplace, FREE Learning in Employment seminar
Date: 7 December 2011; Location: University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Carmarthen Campus

SRHE (Society for Research into Higher Education) Annual Conference: Positive Futures for higher education; connections, communities and criticality.
Dates: 7-9 December; Location: Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales

To publicize learning, teaching and assessment related matters please send contributions for the December update to LTA@anglia.ac.uk by November 21.