Welcome to the LDC Newsletter for April 2013.
Included this month:
- Spring Researchers’ Development Day – Tuesday 16th April – Last chance to book a place
- Researchers’ Symposium – Call for Abstracts closes 18th April
- 5th Annual Learning at City Conference – Thursday 6th June 2013
- How to make your presentations more interactive
- Dates for your Diary
Spring Research Development Day – Tuesday 16th April – Limited places still available – reserve yours now!
The second of this year’s researchers’ development days will take place next week on Tuesday 16th April 2013. There are a few places left for attendees to the event, so if you’re interested, book your place using the online form.
These one day events are targeted at researchers studying and working at City University London and the next one offers a range of sessions around the theme of: What to do with your data and findings.
When? Tuesday April 16th 10am – 6.30pm
Where? Drysdale Building, City University, London
The success of previous Researcher-focused events has led to the creation of a dedicated Moodle page where selected content from sessions can be accessed. Read more about this here.
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Researchers’ Symposium – Wednesday 26th June – Click here to submit your abstract before the 18th April 2013.
There’s less than a week before the abstract proposal process closes for this year’s Researchers’ Symposium.
This event is an ideal opportunity for new and continuing PhD students at the University to present their research to a supportive platform either in poster or oral presentation format.
Papers:
This is an ideal opportunity approach for students who have undertaken some data collection and analysis and would value some feedback as well as a chance to present in a conference environment.
Each paper will be a 15 minute presentation and will be grouped into a one hour session with other papers.
Posters:
This is an ideal approach for students who are not yet collecting data but have undertaken their literature review, identified their question and aims and their methodology. Feedback can be gained from peers and it is an opportunity to prepare a poster for a conference.
Posters will be displayed at the Symposium throughout the day and there will be an opportunity during refreshment breaks for people to ask you about your poster.
If you have initial findings from your PhD and would like the opportunity to present them in a supportive atmosphere, then you still have a chance to submit your abstract. The online form will remain open until Thursday 18th April.
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Learning At City Conference – Thursday 6th June 2013
On Thursday 6th June, City University hosts its fifth annual Learning at City Conference and Exhibition, with the theme of Innovation and Creativity in Higher Education. We are very pleased to announce that our keynote speaker for this year will be Professor Diana Laurillard of the Institute of Education.
This is an excellent opportunity to share with others good practice and to explore interdisciplinary practices and transferability to different disciplines. The event has always been well received, garnering positive feedback from participants such as those displayed below.
It is open to all staff and the booking form will be taking registrations very soon. Keep an eye on our webpage about the conference for updates.
previous Learning at City Conferences
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How to make your presentations more interactive – One hour sessions on getting the most out of educational tools
The LDC will be running a number of short one hour sessions for all staff beginning this term. These will focus on making your presentations more interactive. These sessions may be of interest for staff who would like to make good use of all the teaching equipment across the university. You will be able to come away with a greater awareness of the range of educational tools available to use at the university as well as take away strategies of enhancing your presentations to create more active engagement. If you’d like to book for these sessions, please visit this link. If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Rae Bowdler.
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Dates for your Diary
Spring Researchers’ Development Day – Tuesday 16th April 2013
Research Symposium Proposal deadline – Thursday 18th April 2013
Learning at City Conference – Thursday 6th June 2013
Research Symposium – Wednesday 26th June 2013
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