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In this issue of the Political Studies Association Teaching and Learning Specialist Group e-bulletin:
-Call for papers for the 7th PSA/BISA Teaching and Learning Conference, University of Nottingham, September 2014.
-Congratulations to Dave Middleton on the award of a National Teaching Fellowship
-1st European Conference on Teaching and Learning Politics, International Relations and European Studies
-Workshop on integrating quantitative methods into the politics and IR curriculum, University of Newcastle, July 2014
-BISA 2014 Conference, Dublin.
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Call for papers for the 7th PSA/BISA Teaching and Learning Conference, University of Nottingham, September 2014.
We are delighted to announce the call for papers for the 7th Annual PSA/BISA Teaching and Learning Conference, which will be hosted by the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIR), University of Nottingham on
The conference will be held on 16th-17th September 2014
This year’s Conference Director is Dr Hardeep Basra and the theme will be: ‘Assessment and Feedback: Rethinking Pedagogic Practice in Politics and International Relations’.
We would welcome any papers that explore any theme/ issue related to assessment and feedback within the discipline of politics and international studies. Please e-mail abstracts of no more than 200 words to hardeep.basra@nottingham.ac.uk, by 7th July 2014.
Further details can be downloaded at:
http://www.psa.ac.uk/sites/default/files/PSA%20BISA%20Call%20out%20for%20papers.pdf
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Congratulations to Dave Middleton on the award of a National Teaching Fellowship
Dr Dave Middleton, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Staff Tutor at the Open University has today been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy, in recognition of his leadership and excellence in promoting teaching and learning in the discipline.
Publications by Dave on teaching and learning include:
'Putting the Learning into E-learning ', European Political Science, 9:1. 2010.
'When Eric met Sally: putting the drama in ethics teaching', Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences, 1:3. 2009.
'Multimedia Learning: Lessons from the PARLE Project ', European Political Science, 7:2. 2008, with Karen Bridge.
Further details on Dave and the award can be found on the HEA website at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/contacts/detail/ntfs/2014/Middleton_david
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1st European Conference on Teaching and Learning Politics, International Relations and European Studies
The Conference, co-convened by the teaching and learning groups of PSA, BISA, ECPR, UACES will take place at the University of Maastricht on 26-27 June 2014.
The conference director is Dr Heidi Maurer, and the theme is ‘Teaching Politics and International Relations to the next generation of students’.
The conference is now fully booked, but please contact Heidi should any spaces become available: h.maurer@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Further details, including the conference programme can be found on the UACES website at: http://www.uaces.org/events/teaching/
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Workshop on integrating quantitative methods into the politics and IR curriculum
On 9 July, Newcastle University will host a workshop on the integration of quantitative methods into the politics and international relations curriculum. The workshop will include discussion of the use of pedagogical materials developed for use in British politics, American politics and international relations as part of workshops conducted last summer, as well as presentations from those who have used different approaches to integrating quantitative methods into the politics curriculum. The workshop will be an excellent opportunity to learn about some of the innovative approaches lecturers have been taking to this problem; in addition, there will be time set aside to discuss how these approaches might be used at your own university and to brainstorm other approaches to the issue. Attendance is open to anyone with teaching experience in politics or international relations, including postgraduates. The workshop is funded as part of ESRC grant (ES/J01186X/1).
The workshop will run 10-4 on 9 July in Newcastle. Money is available for travel to the workshop from the UK. Please get in touch with Dr. Emily Clough (Emily.Clough@ncl.ac.uk) if you have any questions or would like to register.
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2014 BISA Conference.
The 2014 BISA Conference will take place in Dublin next week and includes a number of panel addressing teaching and learning issues in international relations. The latest conference programme can be accessed at:
http://www.bisa.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=236&catid=35&Itemid=211
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