Teaching and Learning Conferences & Events 2011-2012
Learning and Teaching Conference
17th April 2012, University of Glasgow
The Conference theme is 'Empowering Student Learners in Higher Education'. The Conference will be of interest to all members of the Higher Education community with an interest in teaching, learning and assessment, and in a change to previous Learning and Teaching conferences, will be open to a limited number of external delegates.
Website: http://www.gla.ac.uk/learn/events/annuallearningandteachingconference/2012conference
Please note that registration will close on Tuesday 3rd April 2012
Assessment Teaching and Learning Conference
2 – 4 May 2012, Vancouver
Bringing together educators to broaden their understanding of teaching, relate effective practices, and exchange insights, methods and strategies that promote and support student learning.
Website: http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/college/_e-assesspacnwteachinglearningconf.aspx
SEDA Spring Teaching Learning and Assessment Conference 2012 - The Student Journey
17– 18 May 2012, Queen Hotel, Chester
The closing date for proposals is Friday 4th November 2011.
Website: http://www.seda.ac.uk
2012 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE SOCIETY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION
19 - 22 June 2012, Centre Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) invites proposals for presentations at its 32nd Annual International Conference.
The theme of this conference is “Learning without boundaries? Apprentissage sans limites?”
Questions to explore include:
• Does learning have boundaries?• What boundaries do we have or need?• Are boundaries productive? Constructive? Liberating?• Which boundaries need to be re-drawn, crossed, broken or maintained?
The theme invites participants to expand their boundaries and /or bridges in areas related to:
• Research
• Teaching practices
• Learning environments
• Language, culture, and disciplines
• Learning support services such as: libraries, student services, service learning, stages/internships
All proposals must be submitted by midnight Thursday January 19, 2012.
Website: www.mcgill.ca/stlhe2012sapes
NAIRTL 6th Annual Conference and 4th Biennial Threshold Concepts Symposium
27 - 29 June 2012, Location TBC
The 4th Biennial threshold Concepts Symposium travels to Dublin, Ireland in June 2012 and will be hosted by the National Academy.
Website: http://www.nairtl.ie/index.php?pageID=27&eventID=310
2012 HEA Annual Conference
3 - 4 July 2012, The University of Manchester
The title for the 8th Annual Conference is Great Expectations: Are you ready? In a system that puts students at its heart, their expectations of their course, institution and learning experience are rising. Staff and institutions have their own aims and expectations too. In the year of the London Olympics competitors have expectations of winning and are preparing to be ready for the challenge we apply the theme to the higher education sector and explore its implications for 2012.
Website: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/annual-conference
The 2012 International Consortium for Educational Development, ICED2012
22 – 25 July 2012, Bangkok, Thailand.
The conference theme “Across the Globe Higher Educational learning and teaching” is created to embrace sharing of global experiences and best practice in teaching and learning in order to promote rethinking in quality learning and teaching paradigms for all parts of the world.
Scholars and higher-education professionals, interested in educational development and related fields, are highly encouraged to submit papers for oral presentation, or to participate in other parts of the conference program including keynote address, plenary lecture, panel discussions/symposium, seminars, or pre-conference workshops.
Website: http://iced2012.spu.ac.th/
Abstracts can be submitted at http://iced2012.spu.ac.th/papersubmission.html
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION TO PRESENT LECTURE / POSTER: 31 JANUARY 2012
Improving Student Learning Symposium
29 – 31 August 2012, Lund University, Sweden
Further information to follow.
Website: http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsld/isl/isl2011/
IASK – International Association for Scientific Knowledge – Teaching and Learning Conference 2012
Dates TBC
Further information to follow.
Website: http://www.iask-web.org/futureevents.html
Maintaining and Sustaining Mass Higher Education
17 - 19 September 2012, OECD headquarters in Paris
This event constitutes a unique opportunity for policy makers, institutional managers, civil society representatives and academic researchers to be part of a showcase for a high level audience (CEOs, ministers, rectors, etc.).
The Conference will focus on the challenges of attaining and sustaining mass higher education, in an increasingly competitive and international context.
To contribute to the call go to www.oecd.org/edu/imhe/generalconference
Deadline for proposals: 1 December 2011
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