GEES Subject Centre 10th Anniversary Conference - “GEES Learning and Teaching to 2020”
University of Plymouth 7-9th July 2010
The GEES 10th Anniversary Conference celebrated 10 years of sharing and developing Teaching and Learning practice in the GEES disciplines. The event brought together GEES academics, support staff and friends to share best practice, and to look forward to developments in the next 10 years in our disciplines.
The conference consisted of a combination of keynotes, parallel sessions, workshops and discussions.
Keynote Speakers
keynote speakers for the conference were
- Professor Peter Hartley, Professor of Education Development, Director of the Centre for Academic Practice, University of Bradford
- Bob Digby, Geographical Association, The changes in A levels for the GEES Disciplines
- Professor Brian Chalkley, Director of Teaching and Learning, University of Plymouth
Photos from the event can be accessed via our facebook page.
Programme
Wednesday 7th July
9.15am – 5.00/5.30pm Field workshops – choice of locations am and pm (Field Workshop abstracts).
iwalk Field Workshop
A summary of photos form the iwalk, page 1 and page 2
iwalks were created by workshop participants.
A wordle was also created from the expectations and thoughts of workshop participants.
6.30pm Evening Meal and Tamar River Cruise
Thursday
09.30 – 9.45 Introduction, Professor Pauline Kneale, Director of GEES Subject Centre
09.45 – 10.00 Welcome, Professor Wendy Purcell , Vice Chancellor, University of Plymouth
10.00 – 10.45 Keynote - Will we be able to 'transform' student learning by 2020? Past and future reflections on forty years at the black/chalk/whiteboard/overhead/screen interface - Professor Peter Hartley, Professor of Education Development, University of Bradford
10.45 – 11.15 Tea and Coffee and Poster Presentations
11.15 - 12:30 Parallel Session 1
New Technologies - Sherwell Upper Lecture Theatre
- The Hotspot simulation – lessons learnt over ten years of using technology in environmental science teaching (John Maskall and Mike Sanders)
- New technology, new pedagogy? Employing video podcasts in learning and teaching about exotic ecosystems (Jenny Hill and Mandy Nelson)
- Use of Yammer (web 2.0 application) for a hazard management simulation (Servel Miller and Derek France)
Supporting 21st Century GEES Staff and their Students - Sherwell Lower Lecture Theatre
- Education for Sustainable Development: GEES Must Fly! (Patrick James)
- Real World Learning for Sustainable Development (Ros Taylor)
- Masters’ student experiences of interdisciplinary learning: implications for development of ESD in GEES disciplines (Lindsey McEwen)
Workshop Session
- Supporting Diverse and Dispersed Communities of Practice - Mark Stone & Harriet Dismore
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch and Poster Presentations
- Teaching for social transformations: Debating the right of asylum seekers to work - Ruth Healey
- Threshold concepts - Nick Spedding
- Providing specialist support to peers: Evaluating a student mentoring scheme for semi-independent overseas fieldwork - David Simm and Rebecca Schaaf
- Challenges of Context and Complexity. The Argan Story: a case study of sustainable development - Ros Taylor and Frances Harris
- Maps, Culture and Representation - Dr. Heather Winlow
- Linking teaching and research through engaging students in research and inquiry: international perspectives - Mick Healey, Alan Jenkins, Ruth Healey
- The future of GIS for geographers and all the GEES disciplines - Krystyna Brown
- GEES Subject Centre Open Educational Resources Project ‘C-change in GEES’ - GEES Subject Centre, University of Southampton, Keele University, The Open University, University of Exeter, University of Liverpool and University of Newport
- Our Inspiring Planet: Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at University. Photos from the GEES Subject Centre 2010 Student Photo Competition
13.30 - 14:30 Labplus: supporting student learning in the GEES disciplines using an open access facility - Alison Stokes, Jane Yea, Emily Woods, Ruth Weaver, and colleagues from the Experiential Learning CETL and School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SoGEES), University of Plymouth
14.45 - 15:45 Parallel Session 2
New Technologies - Sherwell Upper Lecture Theatre
- Integrating Subject Knowledge and Self-Development to Develop Learner Autonomy through E-Portfolios (Peter Hughes, Neil Currant, Jackie Haigh, Carol Higgison, Ruth Whitfield)
- Captivating Students in the 21st Century: Developing Online SPSS Simulations to Support Statistical Techniques (Andrew Clegg)
- "I really get this module!" Using online discussion boards to enhance students’ understanding of global climate change (Wendy Woodland and Jenny Hill)
Supporting 21st Century GEES Staff and their Students - Sherwell Lower Lecture Theatre
- Turning group feedback from a “poor relation” into a positive tool for learning (Jackie Pates)
- ‘It’s difficult to admit you have a problem’: undisclosed mental health problems in the GEES disciplines (Faith Tucker and John Horton)
- Provisional ‘Innovative ideas can require extra expertise; delivering graduate skills and enterprise’ (Susan Heard)
Workshop Session
- Photo Marathons – Using New Technologies to Support Student Learning and Assessment on Field Work (Simon Jones)
15:45 - 16:00 Tea and Coffee and Poster Presentations
16.00 – 16.45 Keynote – GEES: My part in its downfall Professor Brian Chalkley, Director of Teaching and Learning, University of Plymouth
Friday
09:15 - 10:30 Parallel Session 3
New Technologies - Sherwell Upper Lecture Theatre
- Google Earth and Sustainable Development Education: examples from human and physical geography (Rebecca Schaaf, Andrew Skellern, Simon Haslett)
- Facebook: friend or foe? Communicating with the Google generation! Supporting 21st Century students with technology-enhanced communication (Simon Jones)
- Using social networking sites for student recruitment, widening participation, and enhancing the learning experience (Simon Kemp)
Supporting 21st Century GEES Staff and their Students - Sherwell Lower Lecture Theatre
- Introducing engineering geology as a career option at undergraduate level (James Griffiths)
- Assessing fieldwork using an on-site 'geotest' (Martin Stokes, Anne Mather, Jim Griffiths)
- The value of field based staff CPD: building an earthship (Colin Trier)
Workshop Session
- Inspiring Pre-entry Students in Research and Teaching in the Faculty of Environment – A Interactive Approach (Andrea Jackson)
10.30 – 11.00 Tea/Coffee and Poster Presentations Sherwell Centre
11.00 – 12.00 Keynote: The new A levels; what kind of subject background do freshers arrive with? Bob Digby, Geographical Association (Chair: Pauline Kneale) Sherwell Upper LT
12:00- 13:15 Parallel Session 4
New Technologies - Sherwell Upper Lecture Theatre
- Deploying innovative mobile learning environments in the geosciences (Kenneth Field and James O’Brien) Presented by Timothy Linsey
- Learning support by mobile technologies on GEES fieldwork (Stuart Downward, Timothy Linsey, Ann Ooms)
Supporting 21st Century GEES Staff and their Students - Sherwell Lower Lecture Theatre
- Student Experiences of Foundation Degrees in Further and Higher Education (Alan Marvell, Heather Winlow, David Simm and Rebecca Schaaf)
- Perspectives on the transition from school to higher education in Geography students at the University of Aberdeen (Lizzie Molyneux)
Workshop Session
- Creating your own GEES Open Educational Resources (OERs) (Michael Sanders & Pauline Kneale)
13.20 – 14.30 Lunch
Download all presentation and poster abstracts
To coincide with the forthcoming GEES Conference, Journal of Geography in Higher Education (JGHE) is delighted to offer delegates free access to a selection of articles around the conference themes. Download further information
The GEES Subject Centre 10th anniversary conference is supported by:
