Archived ebulletin June 2005

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This bulletin contains information on the following:

1. Making the best use of VLEs
2. Working with interactive multi media for language learning
3. External examining focus group
4. Get talking too
5. Call for humanities graduates
6. New resources this month
7. E-learning survey: sharing and reusing electronic resources
8. ARIA Project: ICT research in arts and humanities
9. IUGO Project: Conference information integration project
10. Website usability survey

Subject Centre events

1. Making the best use of VLEs

There are still a few places left on this workshop which took place at Sheffield Hallam University on 17 May and is being repeated at the University of Southampton on 06 June 2005. It is designed to give participants the opportunity to explore and discuss the potential of VLEs to provide a stimulating and effective learning environment for language learners.
For further information please go to the Subject Centre events page or contact Chris Lyne c.m.lyne@shu.ac.uk or Barbara Scott b.a.scott@shu.ac.uk Maximum number of participants: 18. The event will be free of charge. Lunch can be purchased from the restaurant on campus.

2. Working with interactive multi media for language learning

Thursday 23 June 2005 9.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: School of Languages & Area Studies, Park Building, King Henry 1st street. University of Portsmouth. Melissi Labs 3.14 and 3.16 3rd Floor
The workshop will provide a hands-on opportunity for EFL and MFL teachers to familiarise themselves with the functionalities of a digital language learning classroom. For further information please go to the Subject Centre events page or contact Rose.Clark@port.ac.uk

3. External examining focus group

The Subject Centre is holding a focus group on June 30 from 10.30 - 13.00 at CILT in London to explore how external examiners can be better supported in our subject communities. If you have any suggestions or would like to attend, please reply to Angela Gallagher-Brett agb1@soton.ac.uk. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis

Other conferences and events

4. Get talking too

University of Southampton, Monday 27th June 2005: an event for FE/adult education language tutors "Get Talking Too" is a one-day event which aims to provide a focal point and meeting place for all involved in languages in Adult and Further Education. Key speakers include Mick Webb of the BBC and Pauline Swanton of Netword. For further information including programme details seen Comenius South East events page (www.lang.soton.ac.uk/comenius/events.html#get) or contact Paula Davis, Comenius South East Administrator: pd2@soton.ac.uk. For more information on other conferences and events please go to www.llas.ac.uk/events/otherevents.html

Subject Centre Projects

5. Call for Humanities graduates

The Subject Centre is looking for graduates of English, History, Classics, Archaeology, Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies to be interviewed for a research project investigating longer term employability. We are particularly interested in talking to graduates who have been working for the past 3 years. For further information please see ILTEH project page or contact Becky Allan directly at R.Allan@soton.ac.uk

Subject Centre website update

6. New resources this month

Education for Sustainable Development
LLAS has recently completed a small project funded via HEFCE's Education for Sustainable Development Initiative.

Journal of Area Studies/Journal of European Area Studies
A bibliography of articles about the theory and practice of Area Studies that were published 1980-2003

Surveys

7. e-learning survey: Sharing and reusing electronic resources

e-learning survey: Sharing and reusing electronic resources

8. ARIA Project: ICT reseach in Arts and Humanities

The ARIA Project website (http://aria.dmu.ac.uk)

9. IUGO Project: Conference information intergretion project

The IUGO Project website (http://iugo.ilrt.bris.ac.uk)

10. Survey on Educational Website Design and Usability: Generic or Specific?

Survey on Educational Website Design and Usability: Generic or Specific? (http://elsa.open.ac.uk/survey.asp?id=56IN95)

We would be grateful if you 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 for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
Modern Languages
School of Humanities
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton SO17 1BJ

tel: 023 8059 4814
fax: 023 8059 4815
email: ljc2@soton.ac.uk

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