History events at the IHR
Teaching history in higher education
10 September 2013, 09:30 - 11 September 2013 17:30
Event Type: Conference / Symposium
Confirmed keynote speakers are:
- Professor Peter Mandler. Peter is Professor of Modern Cultural History at Cambridge University and President of the Royal Historical Society. In his keynote, he will analyse historical perspectives and debates on the fate of the humanities in British universities.
- Professor Justin Champion. Justin is Professor of the Early Modern History of Ideas at Royal Holloway, University of London. In his keynote, he will assess public history education in the UK and beyond.
This year, the Higher Education Academy’s annual teaching and learning conference on history in higher education will again be held in partnership with the Institute of Historical Research in Senate House, London.
Teachers of history and history-related subjects in higher education are becoming increasingly aware of the relationship between research-led and research-informed teaching and, as a consequence, are appreciating the importance and urgency about engaging with pedagogic research, innovation and theory in order to inform, enhance and support both the student and staff experience.
Higher education is constantly changing in the UK and elsewhere. Students (and their parents) have greater expectations of their course, institution and learning experience and a variety of measures of excellence in teaching, learning and educational outcomes, some of them contentious, are informing their institutional choices.
Conference sessions will explore theory and practices in teaching, learning and assessment in critical areas such as public history education; the use of digital and other new technologies; the relationship between school and university history; pedagogic theory, practice and the student experience; ethical dimensions and the teaching of ‘controversial’ subjects; policy, policy-makers and strategy. The conference aims to provide opportunities to disseminate and showcase evidence-informed practise from the higher education sector, facilitate discussion and debate and provide networking opportunities for participants.
Venue: Senate House
The event is taking place in several rooms in Senate House.
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