Spire seminar: Enhancing Professionalism in Teaching
17-18 June 2013. You can download the latest information letter and program on the right side of this page.
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Focus
The strive to improve education is the interest of policy makers, educational researchers and practitioners internationally. The improvement of teaching at all levels of education is therefore a global objective. However, we still do not know enough about how to improve teaching, to enhance professionalism in teaching.
The current seminar brings together international researchers who are all searching for ways to improve the quality of teaching in various educational settings in their respective countries. The aim is to learn from each other through the sharing of research, experiences and opinions. The format of the seminar will be brief presentations followed by long discussion sessions in small groups as well as in plenary sessions. All participants are invited, and there is no open call for papers.
Participants
Invited guests
Professor Gert Biesta, Luxembourg
Professor Johannes Bellmann, Germany
Professor Rama Matthew, India
Professor Carl Anders Säfström, Sweden
Professor Harm Tillema, The Netherlands
Professor Gert Van Westhuisen, South Africa
Locally invited participants
Professor Herner Saeverot
Professor Arild Raaheim
Professor Kari Smith
Associate Professor Marit Ulvik
Associate Professor Ingrid Helleve
Associate Professor Anne-Grethe Danielsen
Associate Professor Eva Sunde
University Lecturer Kari R. Krüger
University Lecturer Ivar Nordmo
PhD. Student Vibeke Solbue
Ph.D. Student Ane-Malene Saeverot
Lecturer Randi Korneliussen
Ph.D. Student Kari Røykjenes
Ph.D.Student Ketil Langørgen
Ph.D. Student, Jessica Premier, Monash University, Australia
Possible self-paying participants
Professor Knut Steinar Engelsen, Norway
Dr. Viv Wilson, Christ University, Canterbury, UK
Vanessa Young, Christ University, Canterbury, UK
Catherine Carden, Christ University, Canterbury, UK
Ph.D Student, Corrie Kirchhoff, University of Muenster, Germany
Official program
17.06.2013
Venue: Studentsenteret, seminar room E
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10:00-10:30 |
Welcome, presentation of RG ‘Professionalism in Teaching and Pedagogy’ |
Kari Smith, Arild Raaheim, Herner Sæverot, UoB |
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10:30-11:15 |
Presentation of participants |
Each participant |
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11:15-12:00 |
Improving education through research |
Gert Biesta, Luxembourg |
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12:00-12:45 |
Follow up discussion from Biesta’s talk |
Herner Sæverot, UoB |
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12:45-13:45 |
Lunch and getting to know each other |
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13:45-14:15 |
Research based state of art on Professionalism in Teaching- Mentoring in South Africa |
Gert VanWesthuisen, South Africa |
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14:15-14:45 |
Research based state of art on Professionalism in Teaching- Mentoring in The Netherlands |
Harm Tillema , The Netherlands |
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14:45-15:30 |
Small group discussion on themes raised |
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15:30-16:00 |
Coffee break |
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16:00-16:45 |
Theoretical resources and the conduct of teaching |
Carl-Anders Säfström |
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16:45-17:15 |
Discussion on Carl-Anders Säfström's talk |
Herner Sæverot |
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18:00 |
Dinner. We will walk from the venue at the University directly to the departure point on Bryggen. Departure 18:00 |
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18.06.2013
Venue: Studentsenteret, seminar room E
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09:30-10:15 |
Professionalism in Tertiary Teaching |
Arild Raaheim, UoB |
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10:15-11:00 |
Follow up discussion |
Ivar Nordmo, UoB |
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11:00-11:15 |
Break |
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11:15-11:45 |
Research based state of art on Professionalism in Teaching- Mentoring in India |
Rama Mathew, India |
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11:45-12:15 |
Teacher professionalism in the era of new educational governance |
Johannes Bellman, Germany |
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12:15-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-13:30 |
Research based state of art on Professionalism in Teaching- Mentoring in Norway |
Marit Ulvik, UoB |
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13:30-14:30 |
Follow up Discussion |
Kari Smith |
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14:30-15:00 |
Break |
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15:00-15:45 |
"No-one can whistle a symphony: some thoughts on the future of mentoring and teacher professionalism, within the current policy context in England." |
Viv Wilson Vanessa Young Catherine Carden, UK |
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15:45-16:15 |
Concluding discussion- Where to from here? Anthology? Special issue? Joint research project? |
All participants |
