All Ireland Conference on Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Further and Higher Education

          

This conference is supported by the Technological Higher Education Association (THEA)

Date: 30th October 2018

Conference Programme

Available here: https://easychair.org/smart-program/AILTA2018/index.html

Registration Information

Registration is now open via  https://shop.nuim.ie/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=2550091. There is also an option for institutions to set up a purchase order to pre- book registrations. This is available immediately. Please contact info@aishe.org and tell us how many registrations you wish to book.  Please note that we can only accept payment in euros.

Registration closes Midnight, 20th October.

Registration €90. Earlybird rate closed Midnight, 1 October 2018.

Student rate -€40 (This is for full-time undergraduate or post-graduate students.  A valid student card is required).

General Conference Information

Keynote speaker: Professor Roni Bamber, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Roni is Director of the Centre for Academic Practice at Queen Margaret University, where her research focus has been on managing enhancement within universities, and how we can support staff to continuously improve the student experience. She was Chair (2014-17) of the Scottish Enhancement Theme on Student Transitions, and was previously Chair of the Learning from International Practice in the Taught Postgraduate Student Experience project. She has extensive experience of working internationally across Europe, the Middle East, India and Nepal, both in academic enhancement and staff development.

https://www.qmu.ac.uk/about-our-staff/professoriate/professor-roni-bamber/

Invited speaker: Peter Cullen, Quality and Qualifications Ireland

Peter Cullen is Head of Validation and Delegation in QQI’s Quality Assurance Directorate. Previously he was responsible for Framework Standards and Guidance in QQI’s Qualifications Services Section. Prior to this he was Head of Standards, Research and Policy Development with the Higher Education and Training Awards Council. Peter trained as an engineer and lectured in Engineering Science at Trinity College Dublin from 1990 until 2002 when he took up a post at the Higher Education and Training Awards Council.

All queries to info@aishe.org. If you would like to discuss an idea or a proposal please contact either moira.maguire@dkit.ie or nharding@ait.ie

The All Ireland Conference on Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Further and Higher Education is a collaboration between the All Ireland Society for Higher Education (AISHE) and the Learning Innovation Network (LIN). We welcome proposals dealing with any aspect of learning, teaching and assessment in further and higher education and particularly encourage submissions around the conference theme of ‘Using evidence to enhance learning’.

The conference hopes to promote inclusive conversations across and between sectors and disciplines. We are seeking a wide range of contributions and welcome submissions focused on practice sharing as well as those concerned with empirical research and/or policy.

Submission Guidelines

All proposals must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Proposals are sought for

  • Papers (15 minutes) – reports of original, completed research or pedagogical interventions/innovations, projects, evaluations, theoretical or policy focused papers.
  • Lightening talks (5 mins) – work in progress, pilots and small-scale projects and interventions.
  • Posters – research, innovations, projects and evaluations.

All proposals should be submitted as an abstract 200-300 words in length using this link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ailta2018

In the title section, the first word should indicate the kind of submission you are making, followed by a colon and the title of your paper. For example,

Poster: International students’ perceptions of audio feedback 

We will try to accommodate format preferences as far as possible, however ensuring a balanced programme may sometimes mean that we accept a proposal but offer another format.

Please don’t include references in the abstract unless necessary.  References should be included in the word count and listed. All submissions will be blind peer reviewed and authors notified if the outcome by July 1st. After the conference, all presenters will be invited to submit a full article for consideration for publication in a special issue of the All Ireland Journal of Higher Education (AISHE-J) http://www.aishe-j.org.

Details, Accommodation, Parking, Directions

For details on the venue and how to get there please see https://mie.ie/en/About_Us/How_to_Find_Us/. Parking will be available

For those who need accommodation, there are plenty of options close to the conference.

Hotels:

There are lots of guesthouses and B&Bs within 10-15 minutes walking distance and many more within a 30 minute walk.  For example: