Archived June 2004 ebulletin

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This bulletin contains information on the following:

1. Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies Conference 2004
2. 4th Annual National VLE Conference: Thinking outside the VLE Box: Innovative and creative ideas for improving the student experience
3. Changing the HE Curriculum Conference
4. The Learning and Teaching Conference 2004 (formerly the ILTHE conference)
5. Plagiarism: Prevention, Practice and Policies Conference 2004
6. Annual SEEC Conference
7. Area Studies Library Collections
8. New articles on RAE and New Zealand Studies added to Good Practice Guide
9. Modern Languages Applications and Acceptances

Subject Centre event

1. Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies Conference 2004 Navigating the new landscape for languages

Wednesday 30 June and Thursday 1 July 2004, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
This is the second biennial conference jointly organised by the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies and CILT, the National Centre for Languages. There are still some places available if you would like to attend. Please go to the conference website for full programme details or to register.

Other events

2. 4th Annual National VLE Conference: Thinking outside the VLE Box: Innovative and creative ideas for improving the student experience

21 June 2004, University of Bristol
www.ltss.bris.ac.uk/events/vle-conf/vleday04
The University of Bristol Learning Technology Support Service (LTSS) team invite you to their 4th Annual National VLE Conference, "Thinking Outside the VLE Box: Innovative and creative ideas for improving the student experience".

3. Changing the HE Curriculum Conference

23 June 2004, Britannia Hotel, Birmingham
www.actiononaccess.org/events/23jun04.html
The Changing the HE Curriculum conference is being run jointly by Action on Access, University of Bradford, and the LTSN. Further information including registration, location and accommodation details can be accessed on the conference website. Alternatively telephone (01274) 233216/233213 or email: events@actiononaccess.org

4. The Learning and Teaching Conference 2004 (formerly the ILTHE conference)

29 June-01 July 2004, University Of Hertfordshire
www.ilt.ac.uk/conference.asp
The Learning and Teaching Conference will be the first major public event badged and sponsored by the Academy and will have a strong subject-focused strand provided by the LTSN Subject Centres. For fuller information and details about registration please visit the ILTHE conference website.

5. Plagiarism: Prevention, Practice and Policies Conference 2004

28 June - 30 June 2004, St. James' Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne
www.jiscpas.ac.uk
This is the inaugural conference organised by JISC Plagiarism Advisory Service (JISCPAS) and will take place at Northumbria University on the above dates. For more information please visit JISCPAS website.

6. Annual SEEC (Souther England Consotium for Credit Accumulation And Transfer) Conference

9/10 September 2004 at Brunel University
www.seec-office.org.uk/conferences.htm
The conference is entitled New Patterns of Learning in Higher Education and will be held on 09 and 10 September 2004 at Brunel University in London. It will be looking at changes in the ways in which students gain access to higher education, new modes of study (for example, work-based and blended learning) and new routes to a higher education award (including partnerships with employers). Full details of the conference can be found on SEEC's website.

Subject Centre publications

7. Area Studies Library Collections

As part of the Materials Bank project the Subject Centre has collected information for inclusion on its website of special library collections of relevance to the teaching and learning of Area Studies. Many of the collections are held in libraries of institutions not offering Area Studies courses and some contain material which is not yet fully catalogued.

8. New articles on RAE and New Zealand Studies added to Good Practice Guide

Articles on RAE by Professor J Coleman and New Zealand Studies by Professor G Robinson have now been added to the Subject Centre Good Practice Guide.

9. Modern Languages Applications and Acceptances

An updated analysis of statistics from UCAS has been produced jointly by the Subject Centre and CILT.

We would be grateful if your would forward this bulletin to colleagues and relevant mailing lists. Please do not hesitate to contact the Subject Centre if you have any queries regarding this bulletin.

Jane Copeland
Subject Centre Secretary
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
School of Modern Languages
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton SO17 1BJ

tel. 023 8059 4814
email ljc2@soton.ac.uk