http://www.bris.ac.uk/education/events/ Forthcoming events from The Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol en-gb Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:50:27 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss education-webmaster@bristol.ac.uk education-webmaster@bristol.ac.uk http://www.bris.ac.uk/university/web/terms-conditions.html 60 Search news archive by keyword news_text http://www.bris.ac.uk/education/events/news-results.html http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/ http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/images/education-rss.gif http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/685.html Alf Coles will talk on his new project researching underachievement in mathematics through creativity Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:30:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/685.html Learning and interactive technologies http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/676.html George Kahangwa, GSoE Doctoral Researcher, shares his research about higher education policies and practices in Tanzania. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/676.html International and comparative education http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/698.html In this seminar, Helen will argue that effective 21st century organisational learning requires a different approach, focussing on the alignment of purposes and enquiry rather than acquiring knowledge. She will also explore the implications for other organisational processes such as performance management and development planning. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/698.html Systems learning and leadership http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/681.html Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford (Institute of Education, University of London) will talk on why and when do certain children manage to succeed ‘against the odds’ while others do not. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/681.html Public http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/695.html This paper describes how a social networking site (SNS), has been used as an alternative platform by a group of English as a second language (ESL) learners to learn the language. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:30:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/695.html Learning and interactive technologies http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/686.html Dr Lim considers the challenges reference frameworks pose to standard setting and vice versa. His arguments will be illustrated using empirical work relating English language proficiency exams to the CEFR. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:30:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/686.html Assessment and learning http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/680.html This seminar focuses on 'risk' as expressed in the topic under scrutiny and in the field. The speakers will offer insights into research ethics in risk zones e.g sites of sensitivity or danger and topics that might challenge the nature of research and the ethical issues that it may raise. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/680.html EthicNet http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/687.html Dr Nicola Savvides, Lecturer at Durham University, speaks about her comparative study of students’ intercultural experiences at three of the intergovernmental ‘European Schools’, located in England, Belgium, and Spain, and consider how far these students are becoming intercultural speakers. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2012/687.html International and comparative education