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