Theme: Enquiring into Learning Competencies

Date: Monday 14th June 2010

Venue: St James Park, Newcastle

The conference will be located at St James' Park Football Stadium, St James' Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4ST. Main Tel. No. 0191 201 8400

St James' Park is located in the heart of the City of Newcastle. As well as offering easy access by road, rail or air travel from any part of the country, St James' is close to all the best hotels, shops and amenities.

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Co-Hosts: Research Centre for Learning and Teaching (CfLaT), Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Overview

This conference will encourage participants to ask difficult questions such as what works in effective learning, what does progression in learning look like and how can we know progress in learning has been made? The enquiry process will be fundamental throughout in developing and exploring shared understandings of the answers to these big questions from a range of presenters and participants.

Comments from previous conferences:
"Excellent delivery, lots of thoughtful presentations excellent subject knowledge. Found it informative. Excellent range of speakers."
"Diverse, thought-provoking, interesting, informative, practical ideas."
"....workshops were very interesting, very well delivered and very thought provoking. They have .....stimulated my desire to develop areas of research at school."
"Good content, well organised and have lots of ideas to take away."
"Very informative, thought-provoking and set at the correct timing and pace."

Draft Programme

09:00-09:30   Coffee & Registration
09:30-09:45   Welcome (Dr Kate Wall, Partnership
                      Development Director of the Research
                      Centre for Learning and Teaching)
09:45-10:30   Keynote 1 (Dr Barry Hymer)
10:30-10:45   Coffee
10:45-11:45   Workshops 1
                    • Developing a self assessment framework
                       for enquiry skills
                    • Leaning to Learn: using consultation
                       techniques to enhance tools for learning
                    • Learning to Learn: putting learning first     
                    • Developing learning relationships
                    • Enquiry network (tbc)
                    • Supporting effective school-university
                       transitions
11:45-12:45   Keynote 2 (Professor Carol Dweck)
12:45-13:45   Lunch
13:45-14:45   Workshop 2 (repeat of morning)
14:45-15:00   Question groups
15:00-15:45   Reflection on the day and Q&A session with
                      Professor Carol Dweck
15:45-16:00   Sum up (David Leat, Executive Director of the
                      Research Centre for Learning and Teaching)
16:00             Close