Recommended external events.
The Oxford e-Social Science team study how e-Research projects negotiate various social, ethical, legal and organizational forces and constraints, in order to help researchers avoid these problems when building scientific collaborations and tools for research.
Their ‘Social Science and Digital Research: Interdisciplinary Insights’ event will be held on 12 March 2012 in Oxford. If you wish to submit an abstract (around 250 words), please send it to events@oii.ox.ac.uk by 15 December with ‘Interdisciplinary Insights’ in the subject field. Further details about the event are at: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/events/?id=486
Department of Education, 15 Norham Gardens have research seminars taking place this term. Wednesday 9th November Seminar Room G/H, 5–6.30pm
Facework on Facebook as a new literacy practice
Dr Julia Davies, School of Education, University of Sheffield
Tuesday 22nd November Seminar Room E, 2-3.30pm
Future Proofing or Future Building? Education and the problem of the next 100 years…Professor Keri Facer, Manchester Metropolitan University
Online event: 22-25 November 2011
Want to know more about how advances in digital technology are changing the learning landscape and what this might mean for you? Keep abreast of what’s new and what matters by registering for the JISC Online Conference. Now in its sixth year, the JISC Online Conference offers an invaluable opportunity to engage with the latest developments in technology-enhanced practice in UK further and higher education. Register now
Tuesday 6 December 2011, Austin Court, Birmingham
This UCISA event sets out to explore the future of /everything mobile/, look at ways of delivering applications and services to mobiles, how mobile content can help us learn and teach, and examine some of the current challenges around supporting mobile access such as security and licensing. This event is aimed at anyone with an interest in mobiles within an HE context − senior managers looking to develop their mobile strategy, developers, learning technologists, and support staff.
Thriving in a colder and more challenging climate
University of Leeds, UK, 6-8 September 2011.
In 2011, education systems throughout the world are attempting to do more, better, and often with less. As the political, economic, social, agency and technological landscapes change, it is tempting for people in the learning technology community simply to “go on with vigour, hoping for the best”*. But this would be to miss a major opportunity.
Book to attend The booking deadline is 17.00 BST on 12 August.