UWE L&T Conferences

The 2012 Conference was open to ALL staff interested in Learning & Teaching initiatives.The conference brought together colleagues from within the university to share good practices in learning and Teaching. We were delighted that the keynote was delivered by Professor Phil Race*, National Teaching Fellow and Senior Fellow of the HEA, on 'Ten ways of making learning happen - and making learning more enjoyable for them and us'. Phil says his passion is about 'making learning happen', in an approachable way, without recourse to jargon, acronyms or elitism. Phil is known for bringing humour into presentations and keynotes - but always with the purpose of highlighting important points here and there.

There was some very positive feedback from staff:

'It was great to be reminded about the basics of of teaching and learning:it takes putting yourselves in the students shoes to realise that it is not all about the content.'

'...really useful ideas about how to engage students more actively in their learning; the contrast between interesting ways of using technology to enhance learning and low tech solutions such as Post-it notes was particularly good.'

'.. really enjoyed it, and have taken away a million great ideas, some of which (in my part of the institution at least) have energised and informed staff development meetings and developmental conversations already.'

Details of the Programme and Workshop sessions are in the associated documents below.

* Phil Race is a Visiting Professor: University of Plymouth, Emeritus Professor: Leeds Metropolitan University and Adjunct Professor: James Cook University: Northern Queensland.

Phil leads highly interactive keynotes and workshops on learning and teaching in higher education. In 2007 he was recognised by the Higher Education Academy with a National Teaching Fellowship and appointed a senior fellow of the academy. His passion is about 'making learning happen', in an approachable way, without recourse to jargon, acronyms or elitism. One of Phil's proudest claims to fame is "people say I have the knack of making complex things understandable". Phil will explore with the audience how we can purposefully address with our learners ten straightforward factors underpinning successful learning, to work towards learning being effective, efficient, and enjoyable.

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