Professional
Development Seminars Timetable
Details
of events open to non-members are listed below. The standard
cost for SEEC Professional Development Events is £80
for members and £160 for non-members. For
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HEAR
– Would you credit it?
Date: Thursday 18th March 2010
Time: 10.30 – 4pm
Location: The Clore Seminar Room at The Women's Library,
London Metropolitan University, 25 Old Castle Street, London
E1 7NT
Background
Information
The
Measuring and Recording Student Achievement Steering Group
– the “Burgess Group” explored ways in
which institutions could express students’ achievements
beyond the simple honours classification. They recommended
introducing a single document, to be known as a ‘Higher
Education Achievement Report’ (HEAR), which would
be the key vehicle for measuring and recording student achievement.
The
HEAR will meet the requirements of the Diploma Supplement,
include a transcript of students’ attainments on modules/units
and a range of other verifiable information on courses and
attainments drawn from a range of institutional sources.
Many institutions have developed (or are in the process
of developing) their own ‘skills awards’ and
are exploring how these will relate to the HEAR.
A
group of 18 universities have been involved in piloting
the HEAR and a second group is about to commence work. This
event will explore progress with the implementation of the
HEAR, its relationship to institutional ‘skills’
awards and the accreditation of formal and informal learning.
It will draw on work in SEEC member institutions as well
as material from the pilot institutions. Sample HEARs will
be explored together with ways in which they are being used
to support and record learning.
For
further details see http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Publications/Pages/Publication-272.aspx
Provisional
speakers and sessions
Speakers
Rob
Ward, Centre for Recording Achievement
The
Burgess recommendations – Progress with implementation
Rob
has been involved with the Burgess Group and supporting
its implementation and will talk about national developments
with the HEAR and some of the problems and pitfalls that
have been encountered.
Phil
Gravestock, Head of Learning Enhancement and Technology
Support, University of Gloucestershire
The
challenges of implementation
Phil
will report on the approach being taken at the University
of Gloucestershire, one of the 18 pilot institutions to
implement a meaningful and verifiable HEAR.
Presentations will be followed by a sharing of hopes, fears
and experiences of responding to the HEAR in member organisations
with a particular focus on what can and can’t be credited.
Presentations
from the day will be published on the SEEC website.
Getting
There
The
public transport points are:
Aldgate (Metropolitan and Circle Lines)
Aldgate East (District and Hammersmith and City Lines)
Tower Gateway (Docklands Light Railway)
Tower Hill (District and Circle Lines)
Liverpool Street (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith and
City, and Central lines
From looking at the street map in the link below, Aldgate
East, which is well-served by multiple underground lines
is the nearest underground station.
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Professional Development Seminar Attendance Fee
SEEC
Member Institution £80.00 per person
Non SEEC Member Institution £160.00 per person
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booking form
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Reservation of places should be made with the provision
of a purchase order number using the online booking form
by Monday 8th March 2010.
For
further information please contact the SEEC Office at office@seec.org.uk
or Telephone: 020 7401 7923. Office cover is part time and
your call will be answered within two days.
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