2nd Annual ESCalate Student Conference Students as Stakeholders: take an active part in your own learning

Building on the success of last year, we are holding our second Student Conference at The University of Glamorgan on Friday 16th April 2010.

WHO IS IT FOR?

This is an event for staff and students (undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral) working in all fields of education.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

We are lucky enough to have Aaron Porter, Vice-President of the NUS (Higher Education) delivering the keynote speech on The Importance of the Learner Voice in 21st Century Higher Education.

AIMS OF THE CONFERENCE

Can you remember a time when students were simply passive receivers of knowledge and were not encouraged to take an active role in their own learning? Things have changed in recent years as higher education providers recognise the value that student participation and evaluation can bring to the delivery of effective education. Students are now more proactive in the process of teaching and learning and this conference aims to explore the new roles that students currently play.

The conference will therefore focus on issues that relate closely to students as stakeholders in their own education, incorporating themes on (see attached programme):

• active participation in learning
• employability
• student collaboration 
• the impact of new technologies on the learning process

The day promises to be a professionally and personally rewarding one as delegates will have the opportunity to hear students and tutors share their opinions and insights on the key themes outlined above and more.

POSTER SESSION

Though we now have a full programme of speakers we are still very keen to have student poster presenters for the lunch time poster session. If you would like to submit a proposal then check the details for poster submissions on this page (see download). The deadline for submissions is March 8th 2010.  

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION

Registration is open and space is limited so please complete your details online now to guarantee your place.

To reserve your place, please:

1. Register / request registration online.

2. Make your cheque or purchase order out to the University of Bristol, and include your name and institution.  

3. Please send all payments to:

Dee Miles
University of Bristol
Graduate School of Education
35 Berkeley Square
Bristol
BS8 1JA

Alternatively, you may pay by credit card by calling Dee at 0117 331 4291. Please be prepared to give your name (as it appears on the card), your billing address, your postal address (if different), the card's number, start date, expiration date, 3 digit security code, and issue number (if applicable).

Please note you cannot assume your registration has been accepted until you have received confirmation from ESCalate via email that we have received payment.  If ESCalate has not received payment within four weeks of your online registration date we will cancel your registration.

An additional place is given as a discount if ten students register from the same department!!

Pontypridd is situated within easy reach of the cities of Cardiff and Swansea and very close to the Brecon Beacons National Park.  Just 10 minutes from the M4, with Treforest train station only a stone's throw from the campus it's easily reached by road or rail.  If you're coming from overseas, Cardiff International Airport is approximately 40 minutes away.