2011 Conference

Teaching Politics and International Relations in the Post-Browne Environment taking place on the 13-14 September, Cardiff Bay, Wales.

Academic Director: Dr Bela Arora, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT)/Canolfan dros Ragoriaeth mewn Dysgu ac Addysgu, University of Wales, Newport/Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd

13th September, DAY 1

Welcome by Dr Bela Arora, Conference Director; Leighton Andrews, Minister for Education and Skills; Graham Rogers, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Wales, Newport

Reflecting on the Discipline: a time for change? (PANEL 1); Chair – Richard Woodward

- What Are We Talking About? The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Politics and International Relations’ (John Craig, HEA and Teesside University)

- Teaching Students to Think and Act Politically (Matthew Wyman, Keele University)

- Investing in a Politics/IR degree - is the curriculum fit for purpose on the post-Browne Environment? (Lisa Harrison, UWE)

- Transitions from School to HE and the implications for the teaching and developing Politics in the light of the Browne review’ (Rose Gann, Nottingham Trent University)

Employability (PANEL 2); Chair – Penny Welch

- Postgraduate research in a professional Education Environment (Lynne Dryburgh, Kings College London)

- Research -led employability (Simon Lightfoot, Leeds University)

- Educating and training professionals: debates in professional Military Education and their relevance to the university sector (Katherine Brown, Kings College London)

Marketisation of HE (PANEL 3); Chair: Simon Lightfoot

- In Defence of Politics Revisited: The Centrality of Politics in Post-Browne Higher Education (Chris Goldsmith, De Montfort University)

- Student centred teaching and learning in a marketised higher education system (Penny Welch, University of Wolverhampton)

- The politics of league table: A league table for politics (Jonathan Parker, Keele University)

14th September, DAY 2

Curriculum design (PANEL 4); Chair – Jonathan Parker

- Exam feedback: supporting students and improving teaching? (Alasdair Blair, De Montfort Uni)

- Integrating Key Skills into First Year Politics programme - some Practical reflections (Richard Woodward, University of Hull)

- Challenging or embracing Universitas? Internalisation, culture, and Inclusive Curricular (Jonathan Gorry, University of Northampton)

Blended learning approaches (Panel 5); Chair: Lisa Harrison

- Teaching political Science and International relations: A blended learning approach (Alexandra Mihai, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

- We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works (Stephen Thornton, Cardiff Uni)

- Archive of Simulations and Games for the Enhancement of the Learning Experience (Frands Petersen, University of Westminster)

- A role for Social networking in the Support of Teaching and Learning? (Alison Statham, De Montfort University)