Enabling a More Complete Education

Encouraging, Recognising and Valuing Life-Wide Learning in Higher Education

April 13 and 14^th  2010, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, England

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Draft Programme January 2010

‘Shift Happens’ The now famous YouTube video highlights some of the enormous changes and challenges now affecting the world and higher education. And universities recognise that there is much more to preparing learners for the complexities and challenges that lie ahead of them than only studying a subject. At least fifty universities in the UK are now offering award schemes that promote and value learning gained beyond the academic curriculum. This is the first national conference that has tried to bring together educational practitioners, institutional leaders, students, employer representatives and interested agencies and networks to share their perspectives and practices and consider the opportunities and challenges afforded by co-curricular and extra-curricular Award schemes.

Invited speakers

Professor Ron Barnett, Institute of Education, University of London

Elaine Thomas, Vice Chancellor University for the Creative Arts

Professor John Cowan, Napier University Edinburgh

Professor Michael Eraut, University of Sussex

Tom Norton, 1994 Group of Universities

Dr Richard Hill, De Montfort University and National Teaching Fellow

Dave Snowden, Cognitive Edge

Panel discussions

Institutional Leaders – Opportunities and Challenges of valuing and recognizing informal learning.

Students’ Voices – Valuing and Recognising Our Life-wide Learning.

Award scheme Leaders – How do we assure the quality and standards of our Extra- and Co-Curricular Awards?

Employer / Graduate Recruiter Perspective (Sponsored by Association of Graduate Recruiters)

Making informal learning explicit: the challenge of HEAR and the role of PDP (Sponsored by Centre for Recording Achievement).

Practice-sharing presentations and workshops focused on institutional schemes including:

·        University of Birmingham Personal Skills Award

·        University of Central Lancashire – Futures Award

·        University of Derby Award Programme

·        University of Leeds - Leeds for Life

·        Loughborough University Employability Award

·        University of Plymouth Graduate Award         

·        University of Salford Student Life Award

·        University of Warwick Advantage Award

Reception poster show case - including

If you would like to share what your institution is doing please contact Charlie Rickett c.rickett@surrey.ac.uk

Pledged so far: Birmingham, Central Lancashire, Derby,

Loughborough, Liverpool John Moores, Nottingham, Plymouth , Salford, Sheffield, Surrey, Warwick, Worcester, York St Johns - more expected.

Artist in Residence Patrick Saunders 

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