Festival of Learning 2007

The fifth Festival of Learning was organised by the Higher Education Academy for Health Sciences and Practice and took place from 27-29 March 2007 at The Royal College of Physicians, London.

The focus of the Festival, ‘Health Professions Education in the 21st Century’ was addressed through the following themes:

Interprofessional education
Employability
New Academic Staff
Internationalisation

E-learning
Accessibility
Involving service users and carers

The Festival consisted of invited keynote speakers, a question-time panel, workshops and poster sessions.

What participants think about the event - An interview with participant in the event (video clip, 2,562 kb, wmv)

Interview 2 (video clip - wmv)

Pictures from the Festival of Learning 2007 in London.
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For the programme click here
Venue Map click here
For the poster presentations click here

Presentations:

Day 1

Keynote Speaker:	'The pace of change and reform in health policy: the challenges for professionals & professional educators in the 21st century' By Paul Stanton, NHS Clinical Goverance Support Team/University of Northumbria. File size: 88.8 MB, File format: wmv (Download Windows Media Player to play this video file)
Workshops:	Enabling flexible teaching: a method to expose individual understanding Simon Lygo Baker Making sense of service user and carer narratives Rayya Ghul and Ian Marsh, Canterbury Christchurch University. Learning Design: How can we systaub communities of practice online? Tim Bilham, University of Bath. Using peer assessment in interprofessional group work Pam Jackson & Helen Evered, University of Southampton.

Day 2

Keynote Speaker:	'Learning to Use Technology: Using Technology to Learn' Dr Philip Candy, Director of Education, Training and Development NHS Connecting for Health. File size: 109.4 MB, File format: wmv File size: 55.7 MB, Length: 60:59 Mins (Download Windows Media Player to play this video file)
Workshops (am):	Becoming a Nurse Educator: challenges for the induction and professional development of successful nurses on their appointment as academics Accompanying handout (word doc) Liz Lawley & Peter Boyd, St Martin's College. Putting the Ease into E-learning Helen Bywater & Patricia Bluteau The Value of Student-Intiated IPE and what Educators, Researchers and Policymakers in the UK can do about it Steven Hoffman, National Health Sciences in Students' Association (Canada) Mini Projects: Inputs and Outputs Helen Bulpitt & Marilyn Hammick Linking Teaching and Research: Showcase for mini-projects Helen Bulpitt, Higher Education Academy Health Sciences and Practice Centre
Workshops (pm):	Accessible Curricula:developing a Code of Practice for the support of disabled health sciences students Alison Armfield & Laura Smith Using the Patchwork Text as a teaching, learning and assessment strategy to promote Interprofessional collaboration Accompanying handout Shirley Jones & Jayne Crow Developing ethical and effective approaches to service user and carer involvement in health professional learning across professional and organisational boundaries Fiona O'Neill, Chris Essen, Jools Symons and Ken Townend E-learning/service user symposium Helen Bulpitt/Alan Simpson. Catherine Bennett, Michael Hellawell & Veronica Vernon.

Day 3

Keynote Speaker:	'Learning Futures: Creative, Collaborative, Communicative' (ppt presentation, 8.4 MB) Professor Gilly Salmon, Professor of E-learning & Learning Technologies, University of Leicester File size: 76.5 MB, File format: wmv (Download Windows Media Player to play this video file)
	Question Time By Dr Peter Burley, Dr Marilyn Hammick, Nicky Torrance, Baj Mathur File size: 91.1 MB, File format: wmv (Download Windows Media Player to play this video file)
Workshops:	Exploring Research & Evaluation Ethics Marilyn Hammick, Freelance Consultant Supporting learning and practice development in the health sciences through e-learning approaches Pam Moule & Rod Ward, University of the West of England Optimizing the contribution that service users and carers can make in teaching and learning Elizabeth Boath, Staffordshire University New Roles: New Learning. Using foundation degrees to escalate skills and enhance employability in health and social care Sue Tatum, Foundation Degree Forward

Special events:

Launch of 'Creating an Interprofessional Workforce Framework'
John Horder Awards for Innovation'
Student Award Winner /L&T Awards presented

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