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2009 SW LSRN Conference - Presentations


                                   



South West Learning & Skills Research Network
Annual Conference 2009

"Whose Class is it Anyway?"
regulation and autonomy in further education and lifelong learning


Friday 10 July 2009
(10.00 am - 4.00 pm)
 at
 Dillington House, Nr Ilminster, TA19 9DT


held in partnership with the SWitch & Peninsula
 Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training (CETTs)




KEYNOTE SPEAKER   (10:20 - 11:00)

Ursula Howard  -  National Research & Development Centre for Adult Literacy & Numeracy (NRDC)

Looking at the future: colleges at the heart of a new culture of lifelong learning - autonomy, professionalism, research, innovation ad a new citizens’ curriculum?

Presentation


SESSION (1) SEMINARS   (11:30 - 12:15)

1(a)   Ann-Marie Bathmaker  -  University of the West of England, Bristol
Changing pedagogic practices?  The pedagogies of the ‘new’ higher education

Summary & Presentation

1(b)   Matt Davis  -  City of Bristol College
Breaking the mould:  re-asserting a craft view of teachers professional practice

Summary & Presentation

1(c)   Jo Pye & Kim Diment -  Marchmont / SLIM
‘Jumping through hoops’ or ‘crafting a career:  will they stay or will they go?  The experiences of teachers in training from FE and the Lifelong Learning Sector

Summary & Presentation

1(d)   Rob Lawy & Kate Hellman  -  University of Exeter
“Reaching the mentors that other Training Cannot Reach”: on-line training for mentors in ITT (FE)

Summary & Presentation

1(e)   Annie Ostapenko-Denton  -  Truro College
Professionalism in Theory, Professionalism in Practice:  A Hermeneutic Study

Summary & Presentation


SESSION (2) SEMINARS   (12:15 - 13:00)

2(a)   Alvinia Menary, Matt Kirby & Peta Bull  -  Cornwall College
Exploring the master, apprentice roles in a community of practice:  a narrative approach from teacher trainees - the Graphic Designer, the Animation Tutor and the Skills Support Lecturer

Summary

2(b)   Denise Dickens  -  City of Bristol College
The role of Personal Support Workers in supporting Entry level learners

Summary & Presentation

2(c)   Maria Cole -  Kingston Maurward College  &  Alison Pearson -  Bicton College
Using inter-institutional networks to develop and renew the lifelong learning of teaching staff

Summary & Presentation

2(d)   Rob Lawy & Michael Tedder  -  University of Exeter
Beyond compliance:  teacher education practice in a performance framework

Summary & Presentation

2(e)   Becky Turner -  HELP CETL, University of Plymouth
Reconceptualising identity  -  scholarly activity and the HE in FE professional

Summary & Presentation


SESSION (3) WORKSHOPS   (14:00 - 14:45)

3(a)   William Richardson & Anne Parfitt  -  University of Exeter
Why no history of Further Education in England?  Inserting the further education (FE) story into initial professional formation

Summary & Project Information Sheet

3(b)   Carolyn Nye & Graham Carter  -  City of Bristol College
Holding up the mirror:  facilitating reflective practice

Summary & Presentation

3(c)   Sue Prescott & Angie Ward  -  South West Workforce Development Partnership
Exploring how the role of the Learning Support Practitioner can support Inclusion for Learners

Summary & Presentation

3(d)   Jim Crawley, Caroline Harvey & Rose Smeeton  -  Bath Spa University
Just suppose teachers had some power - what would they do?

Summary & Presentation

3(e)   Liz McKenzie  -  Truro College
Engaging with reflective practice

Summary & Presentation


AFTERNOON DISCUSSION SESSION   (15:00 - 16:00)

Chaired by Andrew Morris  -  National LSRN

The way forward for LSRN and regional research networks

Presentation