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e-Learning in Dialogue: Innovative Teaching and Learning in Philosophy,
Theology and Religious Studies
York, May 14th-15th
Please find information below about our e-learning conference:
- Background to the conference
- Programme and downloadable presentations
- Proceedings
- Further information
Background to the conference
This conference, held 14th-15th May 2008 in York, discussed ways to apply, embed and enhance e-learning in our disciplines. In particular, dialogue has been frequently discussed as a major challenge for e-learning in the humanities (and especially in philosophy, HPS, theology and religious studies). This conference attempted to challenge this view, through the presentation of papers and workshops discussing current methods of embedding dialogue in the use of technology in teaching and learning, and innovative developments in this area.
The conference included presentations and lectures from leading figures in
e-learning in the humanities (from the UK and other European countries), who
presented both traditional and pioneering approaches to e-learning.
Programme and downloadable presentations
Abstracts for sessions are available, along with the PowerPoint presentations given at the conference.
Day 1 (14th of May)
10.00-11.00: Coffee/Tea
11.00-11.30: Introduction to the conference:
- George Macdonald Ross- Director, Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies
- Dr. Lawrence Hamburg, Head of e-Learning, The Higher Education Academy
- Dr. Malcolm Read, JISC Executive Secretary, JISC
11.30-12.15: Session 1
Prof. Luciano Floridi, Research Chair in Philosophy of Information, Department of Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire; Fellow of St Cross College, University of Oxford; President, International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP) (http://www.philosophyofinformation.net/)
12.15-12.45: Lunch
12.45-13.30: Session 2
Dr. Catherine McCall , FRSA, President of Stichting SOPHIA: The European Foundation for doing Philosophy with Children, Director of EPIC and Philosophy Consultant for East Renfrewshire Dept of Education. (http://www.cll.strath.ac.uk/cpd/cpdcem.htm)
13.30- 14.15: Session 3
Prof. Richard Andrews, Professor in English, Faculty of Culture and Pedagogy, Institute of Education, University of London (http://ioewebserver.ioe.ac.uk/ioe/cms/get.asp?cid=16520&16520_0=16891)
14.15- 14.30: Coffee/Tea
14.30- 15.15: Session 4
Prof. Dory Scaltsas, Department of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh, Creator and Director of Project Archelogos (http://www.archelogos.com/)
15.15-16.15: Session 5 (parallel sessions)
- Philosophy
Roger Young, Department of Philosophy, University of Dundee (http://www.dundee.ac.uk/philosophy/staff/young/)
Dr. Alex Zistakis, Senior Lecturer, English Language Center, Jubail Industrial College, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (http://www.jic.edu.sa/site/acad_dept/ELC/default.asp) - TRS
Lucia Faltin, Director of International Programmes, Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations, The Wolff Institute of Abrahamic Faiths, Cambridge (http://www.woolfinstitute.cam.ac.uk/cjcr/staff/index.php)
Dr Sara Parvis, Lecturer in Patristics, and Dr Jessie Paterson, Computer Officer, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh (http://www.div.ed.ac.uk/saraparvis.html)
16.15-17.00: Session 6
Dr. Annamaria Carusi, University of Oxford, Computing Laboratory (http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/people/annamaria.carusi/)
Day 2 (15th of May)
09.00-09.15: Coffee/Tea
09.15-10.00: Session 7
Prof. Livio Rossetti, Univ. Perugia, Dip. Scienze Umane e dell'Educazione (www.suef.unipg.it/rossetti/) (www.rossettiweb.it/livio/)
10.00- 10.45: Session 8
David Hunter, Lecturer in Bioethics, University of Ulster (http://www2.ulster.ac.uk/staff/d.hunter3.html)
10:45- 11.00: Coffee/Tea
11.00-11.45: Session 9
Dr. Steven J. Green, Department of Classics, University of Leeds (http://www.leeds.ac.uk/classics/staff/steven_green.htm)
11.45-12.30: Session 10
George Macdonald Ross - Director, Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious
Studies- Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Leeds
12.30-13.00: Lunch
13.00-13.45: Session 11
Dr. Deirdre Burke, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences, University of Wolverhampton (http://www.wlv.ac.uk/default.aspx?page=11317)
13.45-14.45: Session 12
JISC-Academy Workshops:
- Sharon Waller and Dr. Jo Smedley-JISC/HEA-Collaboration Team (http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/learning/elearning/collaboration) with a presentation from RSC-Leeds (http://www.rsc-yh.ac.uk/index.asp)
- TechDis - Emma Arnold (http://www.techdis.ac.uk/)
14.45-15.00: Coffee/Tea
15.00-15.30: Session 13
M-learning Workshop: Carl Smith, Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Reusable Learning Objects (RLO-CETL), Developer, London Metropolitan University (http://www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk/members.htm
http://www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk/developers/smith/)
15.30-16.30: Session 14 (parallel sessions)
- Philosophy
Mary Haight, Emeritus, Department of Philosophy, University of Glasgow (http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/philosophy/ourstaff/) (http://www.geocities.com/quinceychat/My_page.html)
Massimo Capponi, Universita degli Studi di Perugia, Dipartimento di Scienze Umane e della Formazione, Laboratorio di Informatica delle Facolta Umanistiche Via del Verzaro (http://www.suef.unipg.it/capponi) (http://www.unipg.it/maxc) - TRS
Dr. Alison Le Cornu, Principal Lecturer, Head of the Wesley Centre, Westminster Institute of Education, Oxford Brookes University (http://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/education/staffinfo/lecornu.html)
Nicoletta Natalucci, Dipartimento di Lingue e Letterature antiche, moderne e comparate. Universita degli Studi di Perugia (http://www.unipg.it/sottomenu/dipartimenti.jsp)
16.30-17.00: Session 15
Panel Plenary Sessions/Qs from the Floor
George Macdonald Ross - Director, Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious
Studies - Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Leeds
Dr. Gary Bunt, Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Department of Theology
and Religious Studies, University of Wales, Lampeter and TRS Subject Co-ordinator,
Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies (http://www.lamp.ac.uk/cis/pathways/gbhome.html),
Ms. Cary Macmahon, e-Learning Project Officer, Subject Centre for History Classics and Archaeology (http://www.hca.heacademy.ac.uk/information/about.php#cmcmahon)
(Please note that there may be changes in the programme if there are any unforeseen events)
This page was originally on the website of The Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies. It was transfered here following the closure of the Subject Centre at the end of 2011.
