[Herdsa] Wed 17th News

[Roger Landbeck]

Dear List Members

This week two conferences.

There will be no news next Wed as I'll be on holiday.

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A message from: 
Joanna Lee, Project Fellow
Enhancing Teaching & Learning through Assessment
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HONG KONG
Email: mfjoanna at polyu.edu.hk

Please kindly note that our University would like to invite scholarly papers
from academics and teaching professionals for presentation at our
International Conference to be held in Hong Kong from 13th to 15th June
2005. We understand that the members of your Association will have interest
on joining this conference with some details below:

The First International Conference on Enhancing Teaching and Learning
through Assessment 

The conference theme is "Enhancing Teaching and Learning through
Assessment". Papers on the following areas are invited:
Assessment in the Workplace
Authentic Assessment
Outcome-based Assessment
IT in Assessment 
Peer and Self-assessment
Formative and Summative Assessment
Criterion and Norm-referenced Assessment
Multiple Assessment Methods
Stakeholders' Perceptions of Assessment
Impact of Assessment on Teaching and Learning
Quality Assessment and Implementation Issues
Assessment to Enhance Life-long Learning

Paper presentations, round table discussions and poster session will be
arranged at the conference. Furthermore, Prof John Biggs, Prof Georgine
Loaker and Dr. Peggy Maki have kindly accepted our invitations as the
keynote speakers. Further arrangement will be announced very soon through
our website: www.polyu.edu.hk/assessment
<http://www.polyu.edu.hk/assessment>

NOTE The deadline of abstract submission is on 20 Dec 2004,

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Complexity, Science and Society Conference

Liverpool University is organising a multi-disciplinary conference from 11th
to 14th of September, 2005, entitled Complexity, Science and Society. This
will include a dedicated Education strand, in addition to Archaeology, Arts,
Built Environment, Bio-complexity, Computing, Development, Ecological
Economics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Geography, Health, Health
Care, Law, Linguistics, Management, Manufacturing, Multi-agent systems,
Politics and International Affairs, Philosophy, Primary Care, Psychology,
Social Theory, and Social Work strands. There are also going to be
contributions from the visual and other arts.

The conference offers a unique opportunity for people interested in
Complexity Theory and Education to share perspectives with others interested
in this area, and also to attend a range of sessions in different
disciplinary areas. Further details can be found at
<http://www.liv.ac.uk/ccr/2005_conf/index.htm>  . Alternatively, contact
Tamsin Haggis at tamsin.haggis at stir.ac.uk.
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Roger Landbeck
List Moderator
Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc
PO Box 27
Milperra NSW 2214
AUSTRALIA

Ph: 61 2 9771 3911
Fax: 61 2 9771 4299
Email landbeck at ozemail.com.au
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