Arabic teaching and learning conference
Based on a cross-curricular approach to language learning, this conference focuses on the role played by written language in art with a special focus on the amazing work of the renowned artist Ali Omar Ermes.
Children's ‘writing’ in the 21st century
Dr Clare Dowdall of Plymouth University will give a talk on children’s digital and print-based literacies
Digital wayfaring posthuman textual practices in the university
SIoE Seminar - Digital wayfaring: posthuman textual practices in the university Professor Lesley Gourlay University College London
Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope
This one hour documentary film explores how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can shape a child's physical and mental health
Professor Cathy Burnett Inaugural Lecture
In this lecture Professor Cathy Burnett explores what can be learned by looking beyond the frame of ‘schooled literacy’ and observing what matters to children and teachers when engaging in literacy practices in and out of school
The Line Between
The Line Between: During the seminar, I will talk about the overall results of this research project, where we have identified both possibilities and challenges with this initiative. Furthermore I will discuss our forthcoming article connected to this research project in which we interviewed 32 first-in-family university students about their experiences of moving onto and adapting to university life.
A linguistic perspective on primary mathematics education
The relationship between language proficiency and mathematical achievement is proposed by a wide range of empirical studies and points to the contemporary relevance for research on the topic in mathematics education.
An A-Z of Creative Teaching in Higher Education Book launch (Rachel Stone and Sylvia Ashton)
As academics adapt to a new emphasis on ‘teaching excellence’ and as inequalities in student outcomes become increasingly apparent, more reflection is needed on what being a teacher in HE really means. This book is about developing practice in creative and innovative ways to enhance teaching and ensure that all students thrive.
Shaping public spaces from below
SHU Multimodal Discourse Analysis SIG invite you to come to a talk by Elisabetta Adami of University of Leeds and learn more about multimodal analysis and meet other interested colleagues. This is a transdisciplinary, cross college event, open to all.