cfp SEDA conference

There is a call for papers for the 20th Annual SEDA (Staff and Educational Development Association) Conference: Scholarship and Educational Development: The importance of using an evidence base for Learning and Teaching. This will be held 19-20 November 2015 in Cardiff, Wales. Posters, discussion papers and workshops can be proposed, deadline 15 May, 5pm UK time. The themes are: Scholarship which supports curriculum development and has important implications for the thinking and the practice of educators and developers; The integration of scholarship in the practice of both staff and students; Innovative practice in educational development which takes advantage of scholarship; Supporting and encouraging integration between research and approaches to learning and teaching; Strategies and techniques for the critical and effective embedding of new approaches which make appropriate use of subject pedagogic scholarship; Scholarship as a driver for change; Supporting colleagues to engage in scholarly activities through developmental activities; Raising the profile of the scholarship of Teaching and Learning within institutions. More info at http://www.seda.ac.uk/events/info/454/call-for-contributions
Photo by Sheila Webber: Cherry Blossom, April 2015