ALT-C 2006 Registration opens

ALT-C 2006: The next generation (5-7 September 2006, Edinburgh, Scotland)

First call for papers and abstract

The online paper submission system for ALT-C 2006 is now open: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2006/papers.html

Please read the submission guidelines for Research Papers and for Abstracts - http://www.alt.ac.uk/guidelines_papers.html - and download the Research Paper Template if you wish to submit a research paper.

Key deadlines:

• Research Papers and Abstracts Submissions open: 9 December 2005
  
• Last date for Research Papers: 14 February 2006
  
• Last date for Abstracts for short papers, symposia, workshops,
  demonstrations and posters: 28 February 2006

Qualitative Research Into Higher Education Conference 2006

Lancaster University will play host to the 2006 Qualitative Research Into Higher Education Conference from the 24th to 26th of July. The conference is described as:

A conference for researchers, educational developers, managers, teachers, students, and others who are interested in using fine-grain research and evaluation methods. This conference provides a forum to present, discuss, and examine recent qualitative research on higher, further, and continuing education.

For more information, visit the conference website at: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fss/events/hecu3.html

SEDA Spring Conference 2006

Advancing Evidence-Informed Practice in HE Learning, Teaching and Educational Development is the title of SEDA's spring conference held on the 8th & 9th of June 2006 at the Thistle Hotel, Pier Head, Liverpool.

Do you promote a scholarly approach to learning, teaching and educational development? We invite you to report your emerging research and evaluation evidence on effective innovations in learning, teaching and educational development in Higher Education. We also welcome sessions that synthesise research and evaluation evidence to develop a more coherent basis for practice in HE learning, teaching and educational development.

Proposals for sessions are invited that address the key themes of developing and applying evidence-informed practice:

• Improving educational staff development through evidence-informed practice
  
• Syntheses of research and evaluation evidence to provide a basis for further developments in learning, teaching and assessment practice
  
• Evaluative reports on successful innovations in HE practice, such as the outcomes of nationally and locally funded learning and teaching projects, action research and classroom assessment projects
  
• Evaluations of current practice in the light of the evidence-base
  
• International developments in the scholarship of learning, teaching and assessment
  
• Discussions of the evidence-base for effective practice in curriculum design, e-learning and strategic planning for educational change
  
• Developments in research and evaluation methods to generate a greater evidence base
  
• Possible concerns over the limitations of evidence-informed practice

For more information, contact:

SEDA Administration Office
John Foster House, 36 Gordon Square
London, WC1H 0PF

Tel: 020 7380 6767
Fax: 020 7387 2655
E-mail: http://www.seda.ac.uk/contact.htm
URL: www.seda.ac.uk