2012 Conference
5th Annual PSA and BISA Learning and Teaching Conference: Teaching Politics and International Relations in an age of austerity
University of Hull, 18th – 19th September 2012, Academic Director Richard Woodward.
Day One Tuesday 18th September
12.00 – 1.00 Registration and lunch
1.00 – 1.15 Introduction and welcome Richard Woodward, University of Hull)
1.15 – 2.45 Panel 1 – Enhancing the student learning experience (WISE LectureTheatre)
-‘Experience based learning: The three I’s of Westminster placements’ (Professor the Lord Norton of Louth, University of Hull)
-‘Video Use and the Student Learning Experience in International Relations’ (Jack Holland, University of Surrey)
-‘Motivation and medium: what makes students want to learn online’ (Simon Rofe (University of London) & Ashley Cox (University of Leicester))
-‘Can oratory enhance politics lectures?’ (Andrew Crines, University of Huddersfield)
2.45 – 3.15 Panel 2 - Showcases (Part I) (Video Conferencing Suite/WISE Board Room)
-‘Working with Parliament’s Outreach Service: add value to your students’ experience, and increase the impact of your research’ (Naomi Kent, Parliament Outreach Service) (Video Conferencing Suite)
-‘Embedding the impact of seminars’ (Cristina Leston-Bandeira, University of Hull) (WISE Board Room)
3.15 – 3.30 Tea and coffee
3.30 – 5.00 Panel 3 - Teaching Difficult and/or Controversial Subjects
-‘Teaching Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in International Relations: A Critical, Interdisciplinary Approach’ (Jack Holland, University of Surrey)
‘How to deal with constructed controversy and the need for balance – is teaching trends rather than issues a more effective method for Environmental Politics?’ (Peter Kirby-Harris, Queen Mary, University of London)
-‘There’s madness in the methods: Assessing the use of audio-recorded researcher interviews as an aid to student learning in Politics and International Relations research methods modules’ (Matt Ryan, Clare Saunders, Emily Rainsford, Emma Thompson, University of Southampton)
-‘The Effectiveness of Incentive Driven Role-Play’ (Sameera Khalfey, University of Hull)
5.00 – 5.30 Panel 4 - Showcases (Part II)
-‘Simulations and games in Higher Education teaching’ (Frands Pedersen, University ofWestminster) (Video Conferencing Suite)
-‘A poster presentation about poster presentations’ (Alison Statham, DeMontford University) (WISE Boardroom)
8.00 Evening meal - The Wilson Gastro Bar, FreedomQuay
Day Two Wednesday 19th September
9.00 – 9.30 PSA Teaching and Learning Group Annual General Meeting
9.45 – 11.00 Plenary Session (WISE Lecture Theatre)
-‘Transferring student-centred teaching practices into Hungary’s teacher focused academic culture’ (Eszter Simon, University of Szeged)
11.00 – 11.15 Tea and coffee
11.15 – 12.30 Panel 5 - Supporting the profession in the age of austerity (WISE Lecture Theatre)-
-‘Supporting Political Science Education in UK Universities: The Role of the PSA Teaching and Learning Group’ (John Craig, Higher Education Academy & Teeside University)
-‘Serving the Profession in the Age of Austerity – observations and recommendations from the PSA Survey of the Profession’ (Lisa Harrison, University of West England)
12.30 Lunch