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Foundations for the future 
Learning and teaching conference organised by the Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies.
Event type: Conference
Organiser: Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies
Location: Greenwich, London
Country: Great Britain
Date: 13th July 2011
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 14th February 2011
Contact name: Emma Tsoneva
Contact email: enquiries@prs.heacademy.ac.uk
Details:
Keynote speakers: Baroness Mary Warnock and Dr Adam Dinham
We are pleased to announce our 2011 conference.
You can now register to attend the conference at the following URL:
https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/AcademyOnline/multievents/displayEvent.asp?Type=Full&Code=PRS0032&css=3
The conference will bring together colleagues in Philosophy, Theology, Religious Studies, History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine (HPSTM), Biblical Studies and Educational Development. It will provide an opportunity to explore the diverse approaches and challenges in these areas, and to share a range of effective learning and teaching practices.
The Subject Centre for PRS has worked with colleagues in departments throughout the UK and internationally for more than a decade to build a strong community committed to the enhancement of learning and teaching in our disciplines. In that time we have organised over 100 events attended by more than 1,600 people, contributed to hundreds more, funded over 150 projects in learning and teaching in our disciplines, and published 14 books and guides, almost 200 articles in our journal, Discourse, and more than 500 other resources, case studies and project reports on our website.
In addition to inviting new perspectives in learning and teaching in our disciplines, this conference will draw together the range of work that we have undertaken and supported over the past 10 years; the wealth of knowledge and expertise that exists in learning and teaching across our disciplines; and the difference this work has made to the learning experience of students in theology, religious studies, philosophy and HPSTM across the UK. It will celebrate good teaching in our subjects, and the many successes of the Subject Centre for PRS working in collaboration with our academic communities.
The conference will consider how these foundations can be built upon as the Higher Education Academy moves to a new structure, and how you can be involved. It will also provide a forum to discuss the future of philosophical and religious studies education in these difficult times for UK higher education.
Programme
Day 1
10:30 - 11:30 Registration and coffee
11:30 - 12:00 Welcome
12:00 - 13:00 Keynote 1 - Baroness Mary Warnock
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 Parallel 1
- Session 1.1 Denise Cush & Catherine Robinson - Does Religious Studies Work? Employability and Experiential Learning
- Session 1.2 Melanie Prideaux - Employability in Theology and Religious Studies*
- Session 1.3 John Foster & Myfanwy Williams - Why do Philosophy in schools - and after?
15:00 - 16:00 Parallel 2
- Session 2.1 Chiara Ambrosio & Catherine M. Jackson - Undergraduate research goes digital: using open educational resources to develop teaching and research on the directed community model
- Session 2.2 Anne-Marie Gallagher & Frank J Harrington - The impact on Religious Studies teachers of emotionality in the HE classroom
- Session 2.3 Keith Crome, Ruth Farrar, Patrick O’Connor & Lisa Clughen - Learning habits and teaching techniques: Developing a handbook of practices
16:00 - 17:00 Parallel 3
- Session 3.1 Jessie Paterson - The teaching and learning experience – a look back at the last ten years and the way ahead for the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh
- Session 3.2 Marije Altorf - Philosophy and the University: Socratic Dialogue and Education
- Session 3.3 Laurence Goldstein & Martin Gough - Gardner-Inspired Dog-Legged Design of Teaching Materials: a Logical Illustration
17:00 - 18:30 Free time
18:30 - 19:30 Wine reception/poster session
19:30 - end Dinner
Day 2
09:30 - 10:30 Keynote 2 - Dr Adam Dinham
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee
10:45 - 11:45 Parallel 4
- Session 4.1 Stefanie Sinclair - Blended Learning and Tuition in Religious Studies: an Open University perspective
- Session 4.2 Lynne Scholefield & Stephen E. Gregg - The Student Learning Experience in Religious Studies Field Trips and Study Tours: Managing Expectations and Outcomes
- Session 4.3 Mahlet Getachew Zimeta - Ethics At The Edge: an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to teaching Practical Ethics
11:45 - 12:45 Parallel 5
- Session 5.1 Christina Welch - Blended and Distance Learning in a TRS Masters Programme*
- Session 5.2 Deirdre Burke - Marking in Religious Studies: hyperlinks to learning resources
- Session 5.3 Brendan Larvor - We’re all in this together: friendship and collaboration among philosophy students
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 14:45 Parallel 6
- Session 6.1 Sarah Honeychurch & Steve Draper - The Development and Implementation of a Method of Collaborative Learning for First Year Philosophy Tutorials
- Session 6.2 Anja Finger - Learning through Research: Students as Participant Observers of Religion/s
- Session 6.3 Martin Gough - Education as Philosophy and Philosophy as Education: lessons for disciplinarity from running a philosophy course within an academic development programme
14:45 - 15:45 Parallel 7
- Session 7.1 Dominic Corrywright & Tom Cosgrove - Blending the Student Experience: E-learning, Study Visits and Interdisciplinary Links Explanation and Evaluation
- Session 7.2 Mark Addis & Helen Beebee - Philosophy research training network
- Session 7.3 George MacDonald Ross - What's the use of lectures? - 40 years on
15:45 - 16:30 Closing plenary
* The titles of these sessions are currently provisional.
Costs
Conference costs are as follows:
1 day (conference attendance on one day + tea/coffee + lunch) - £30
2 days (same as above but on both days) - £50
Full conference (2 days + overnight stay + conference dinner) - £90
1 day + conference dinner - £50
For students and speakers the following discounted costs apply:
1 day - £20
2 days - £35
Full conference - £65
1 day plus dinner - £40
Some bursaries will be available to assist with speaker expenses in attending.
We hope to publish the outcomes of the conference in a special online edition of Discourse. Please indicate in your proposal if you think your contribution would be suitable for this.
Register
You can now register to attend the conference at the following URL: https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/AcademyOnline/multievents/displayEvent.asp?Type=Full&Code=PRS0032&css=3