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This two day conference focused on ways to support the use of ICT in learning and teaching in Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science, Theology, and Religious Studies departments in UK HE.

Event type: Conference

Organiser: PRS Subject Centre

Location: York

Country: Great Britain

Date: 14th May 2008 to 15th May 2008

Event Webpage: http://prs.heacademy.ac.uk/projects/elearning/elearning_in_dialogue.html

Contact name: Dr Constantinos Athanasopoulos

Contact email: Costas@prs.heacademy.ac.uk

Details:

Please find information below about our e-learning conference:

Background to the conference

This conference, held 14th-15th May 2008 in York, discussed ways to apply, embed and enhance e-learning in our disciplines. In particular, dialogue has been frequently discussed as a major challenge for e-learning in the humanities (and especially in philosophy, HPS, theology and religious studies). This conference attempted to challenge this view, through the presentation of papers and workshops discussing current methods of embedding dialogue in the use of technology in teaching and learning, and innovative developments in this area.

The conference included presentations and lectures from leading figures in e-learning in the humanities (from the UK and other European countries), who presented both traditional and pioneering approaches to e-learning.


Webcast

For information about the sessions at the conference that were webcast please click below:

WEBCAST


Programme and downloadable presentations

Abstracts for sessions are available, along with the PowerPoint presentations given at the conference.

Day 1 (14th of May)

10.00-11.00: Coffee/Tea

11.00-11.30: Introduction to the conference:

  • George Macdonald Ross- Director, Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies (http://www.prs.heacademy.ac.uk/view.html/prsstaff/6)
  • Dr. Lawrence Hamburg, Head of e-Learning, The Higher Education Academy
  • Dr. Malcolm Read, JISC Executive Secretary, JISC

11.30-12.15: Session 1
Prof. Luciano Floridi, Research Chair in Philosophy of Information, Department of Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire; Fellow of St Cross College, University of Oxford; President, International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP) (http://www.philosophyofinformation.net/)

12.15-12.45: Lunch

12.45-13.30: Session 2
Dr. Catherine McCall , FRSA, President of Stichting SOPHIA: The European Foundation for doing Philosophy with Children, Director of EPIC and Philosophy Consultant for East Renfrewshire Dept of Education. (http://www.cll.strath.ac.uk/cpd/cpdcem.htm)

13.30- 14.15: Session 3
Prof. Richard Andrews, Professor in English, Faculty of Culture and Pedagogy, Institute of Education, University of London (http://ioewebserver.ioe.ac.uk/ioe/cms/get.asp?cid=16520&16520_0=16891)

14.15- 14.30: Coffee/Tea

14.30- 15.15: Session 4
Prof. Dory Scaltsas, Department of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh, Creator and Director of Project Archelogos (http://www.archelogos.com/)

15.15-16.15: Session 5 (parallel sessions)

16.15-17.00: Session 6
Dr. Annamaria Carusi, University of Oxford, Computing Laboratory (http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/people/annamaria.carusi/)


Day 2 (15th of May)

09.00-09.15: Coffee/Tea

09.15-10.00: Session 7
Prof. Livio Rossetti, Univ. Perugia, Dip. Scienze Umane e dell'Educazione (www.suef.unipg.it/rossetti/) (www.rossettiweb.it/livio/)

10.00- 10.45: Session 8
David Hunter, Lecturer in Bioethics, University of Ulster (http://www2.ulster.ac.uk/staff/d.hunter3.html)

10:45- 11.00: Coffee/Tea

11.00-11.45: Session 9
Dr. Steven J. Green, Department of Classics, University of Leeds (http://www.leeds.ac.uk/classics/staff/steven_green.htm)

11.45-12.30: Session 10
George Macdonald Ross - Director, Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies- Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Leeds (http://www.prs.heacademy.ac.uk/view.html/prsstaff/6)

12.30-13.00: Lunch

13.00-13.45: Session 11
Dr. Deirdre Burke, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences, University of Wolverhampton (http://asp.wlv.ac.uk/Level7.asp?UserType=5&Level7=855)

13.45-14.45: Session 12

JISC-Academy Workshops:

14.45-15.00: Coffee/Tea

15.00-15.30: Session 13
M-learning Workshop: Carl Smith, Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Reusable Learning Objects (RLO-CETL), Developer, London Metropolitan University (http://www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk/members.htm http://www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk/developers/smith/)

15.30-16.30: Session 14 (parallel sessions)

16.30-17.00: Session 15
Panel Plenary Sessions/Qs from the Floor
George Macdonald Ross - Director, Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies - Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Leeds (http://www.prs.heacademy.ac.uk/view.html/prsstaff/6)
Dr. Gary Bunt, Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Wales, Lampeter and TRS Subject Co-ordinator, Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies (http://www.lamp.ac.uk/cis/pathways/gbhome.html), (http://www.prs.heacademy.ac.uk/view.html/prsstaff/2)
Ms. Cary Macmahon, e-Learning Project Officer, Subject Centre for History Classics and Archaeology (http://www.hca.heacademy.ac.uk/information/about.php#cmcmahon)