This pre-Seminar to the ECER 2014 Conference [1], is co-organised by EERA Network 22: Research in Higher Education and the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE), in cooperation with Centre for Research and Intervention in Education (CIIE) from FPCE - University of Porto:
Venue: Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 4200 -135, Porto, Portugal
Over the past years, in many European countries, higher education has been in turmoil as, for example, budget cuts have impacted significantly on the lives of academics and students in higher education institutions. Higher education institutions are still expected to be one of the driving forces of nation states by creating new knowledge and educating a future workforce.
The aim of this seminar is to:
- bring together colleagues from various European countries to discuss how higher education can cope with turbulent times and how to move forward.
- bring insights into and examples from various European countries on current developments in higher education.
- provide a meeting point for emerging researchers to discuss current issues and network with established researchers in the field of higher education.
In order to promote lively discussions and a possibility to network and share opinions the second half of the seminar will be interactive workshops. There will be four parallel sessions each of which has moderators to promote lively discussions. The results of these interactive sessions will be reported on and disseminated.
Chair: Jani Ursin, Link-Convenor of EERA Network22: Research in Higher Education
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11.30–12.30 |
Registration and networking |
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12.30–13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30–14.00 |
Welcome Helena Costa Araujo, Director of CIIE Helen Perkins, Director of Society for Research into Higher Education |
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14.00–15.00 |
Keynote: 'What is the nature of the relationship between changes in European higher education and social science research on higher education and how can it be strengthened?' Professor Rosemary Deem (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK) |
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15.00–15.30 |
Instructions for parallel sessions |
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15.30–17.00 |
Parallel sessions: Session 1: Future prospects in HE for Early Career researchers Presenters/Facilitators: Mr Patrick Baughan, Department of Learning and Development Session 2: Sustaining high quality teaching and learning in higher education Presenters/Facilitators: Dr Paul Ashwin, Lancaster University In this workshop we will explore the challenges of using the available research evidence to sustain high quality teaching and learning in higher education. We will focus on two key and related issues in supporting high quality teaching and learning: the engagement of students in their learning and how we can use knowledge of this engagement to inform the professional development of academic staff. Through short presentations, as well as small group and plenary discussions, we will explore the following questions:
Session 3: Developing as a researcher in turbulent times: becoming and being an ‘extended’ professional’ A presentation by Professor Linda Evans University of Leeds
Session 4: Higher education and employment: building the connections Presenters/Facilitators: Dr Camille Kandiko Howson, King’s Learning Institute, King’s College Employability has always been a key feature of higher education, from the earliest days of the University of Bologna, to the vocational training of clerics, doctors and lawyers and the myriad professional, vocational and higher learning of today. This workshop brings together notion of “learning for learning’s sake” and “students’, institutions’ and governments’ needs for an educated workforce”. This workshop draws on research projects exploring employability from a variety of contexts. Three main themes discussed are:
Employability will be considered in individual, institutional, national and regional contexts. The workshop will draw on research but will have an interactive basis, encouraging participants to reflect on how employability is conceptualised. Key issues include the impact of employability on students and graduates, particularly in relation to student fees; the role and relevance of educational policies; and future trajectories. Workshop participants are asked to reflect on these issues, and to think about the following questions:
Participants are encouraged to read Chapter 3 of the Final Report [3]. |
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17.15–18.30 |
Summing up the workshops and the seminar |
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18.30–20.30 |
Reception (sponsored by SRHE) |
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Note: Unless otherwise stated SRHE events are free to members, there is a charge of £60 for non-members.