DRHEA - Dublin Region Higher Education Alliance

The Dublin Centre for Academic Development (DCAD) invites academic staff from across the Dublin Region Higher Education Alliance to attend their inaugural symposium

ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL VALUES - BEING AN ACADEMIC IN A 21ST CENTURY HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION.

Symposium Goals and Objectives

To articulate a set of guiding principles for excellence in teaching and academic development for the DCAD

To identify the most important teaching and learning issues for shared development across DCAD

To explore what categories of staff affiliation to the DCAD might be most appropriate in light of the goals of the DCAD.

DATE:

Friday, 6th November 2009
Registration & Refreshments : 8:45
Opening Address: 9:30
Close: 13:30

VENU:

The Helix
Dublin City University,
Glasnevin, Dublin 9

RSVP:

Friday, 30th October 2009
dawn.clark@dcu.ie
(01) 700 6303

Academic Professional Values: Being an Academic in a 21st Century HEI

	8:45	Registration & Breakfast Buffet
	9:30	Opening Address Professor Anne Scott, Dublin City University
	9:40	Introduction to the Dublin Region Higher Education Alliance Muiris O’Connor, Higher Education Authority (download presentation)
	9:45	Keynote Speaker Professor Rob Cuthbert, University of the West of England, Bristol Academic Professional Values (download presentation)
	10:30	Break-out Session 1 Theme: Guiding Principles for Excellence in Teaching
	11:05	Tea / Coffee
	11:20	Keynote Speaker Professor Paul Blackmore, Kings College London Managing Changing Practice (download presentation)
	12:05	Keynote Speaker Professor Bairbre Redmond, University College Dublin Dublin Centre for Academic Development (download presentation)
	12:25	Parallel Break-out Session Theme: Emerging issues in Teaching & Learning Theme: Types of DCAD Affiliation
	1:00	Plenary Discussion & Closing Summation Led by Professor Tom Collins, National University of Ireland (Maynooth)
	1:30	Luncheon Buffet

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