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Breaking Boundaries 2005 (Closed/Passed)

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Summary

Innovation in medical, dental and veterinary education.

The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary is hosting a free national 2 day workshop to showcase latest educational approaches to support the development of 'professionalism' and 'employability'. And it will have a strong eLearning flavour too.

Aims

To provide a forum for sharing good educational practice in:
* The development of professionalism and employability (fitness to practise)
* ePedagogy, eLearning and VLE support for the curriculum
* Developing enterprise skills
* Evaluation of chairside teaching (runs throughout)
* Authentication and authorisation (including Shibboleth)
* Peer assisted learning and assessment
* Anatomy teaching and clinical skills
* Interprofessional learning (IPL) and mental health teaching
* Arts and humanities in the curriculum
* Virtual patients, repositories and metadata (e.g. JORUM, RELOAD, IMS, etc.)
* Foundation years (F1, F2)
* Small projects (short communication)
* IPR, copyright (creative commons), patient consent for clinical recordings, student learning contracts
* Reflection, progress files, ePortfolios and life long learning
* Widening participation, admissions and disability
* Development of professionalism and employability (fitness to practise)
* Policy development and leadership
* Communication skills teaching
* Assessment
* Resources to support teaching staff (RAFTT) and staff development
* Mobile/wireless devices in education
* Project focus (flexible during the conference)
* Posters (we would welcome your posters but please let us know)

Activities

The conference will run from 11am on 9th, to 16:00 on 10th November 2005. 1.5 hours will overlap with the end of the ACETS end-of-project conference.

Keynote speeches are separated by parallel, themed sessions of up to 1.5 hours each, where the session chair (appointed by the subject centre) decides how each theme will run. It is likely that each themed session will have a mixure of short communications from active participants around the UK, and workshop activities.

Keynotes include the final outcomes of the ACETS project (creating and re-using learning objects in medical education), and opening from Professor Reg Jordan (Director, Subject Centre). Three short keynotes and a final, international speaker will present on day 2.

The chairs of the parallel, themed sessions have kindly given their time to organise and deliver the very best sessions possible.

Proposed outcomes

Participants will have an opportunity for:
* sharing good practice
* networking with others
* contributing to and informing the work of the Subject Centre in the future (identifying needs)
* raised awareness of the outcomes of funded projects, and recently-funded areas which will be reporting in the future
* a little pre-Christmas shopping and a chance to enjoy the fine bars in Edinburgh...

Facilitator background

Megan Quentin-Baxter (Deputy Director), Nigel Purcell and Suzanne Hardy (Senior Educational Advisors) are staff at the Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine.

Susanne Young and Sue Bruce are responsible for administration of this event.

Target audience

This conference is aimed at Subject Centre 'NPCs', those with curriculum development or sub-dean roles, curriculum support staff (information specialists, those who run VLE support, staff developers).

Those attending the ACETS end-of-project conference on 8-9th November may wish to stay on for Breaking Boundaries 2005.

This is free and now open to all at just the cost of travel, and overnight.

Accommodation can be paid directly to the conference hotel: Apex International Hotel 31-35 Grassmarket Edinburgh EH1 2HS Scotland T+44 [0]131 300 3456, please quote booking code UNI0811 for preferential rates).

Book a place

Please book on-line using the invitation form provided.

Further information about the venue, including travel directions and any additional maps, can be found in the 'Resources' section below. A multimap link showing the exact location of the venue is provided above.

Please note: The university accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to delegates personal effects.

Venue & Location

Apex International Hotel

31-35 Grassmarket
Edinburgh
Scotland

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Max attendees

200

Resources


* This workshop is co-hosted, co-hosted events are facilitated and delivered jointly by MEDEV and another institution(s).

 
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The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine School of Medical Sciences Education Development, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH


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