Event overview
In memory of former Head of Department, John Beacham, this conference recognises his influence, mentoring, standard setting & development of teaching quality at Goldsmiths
The conference seeks to provide sessions, materials, discussions & advice on best teaching practices, techniques & cultures for practice & theory media & communications in higher education & beyond.
The day is also recognised as part of Goldsmiths’ Postgraduate Certificate in the Management of Learning & Teaching in Higher Education. (Accredited by both Goldsmiths & the Higher Education Academy)
Schedule
10 am ‘Making an art out of teaching methodologies’ introduced by Mary Claire Halvorson
10.15 - 10.45 am Mark Aitken: ‘Storytelling for film making.’ Storytelling for film making is a learning resource supported by a TaLIC Goldsmiths Fellowship Award. A process of critical analysis complementing practice is offered for productive confidence building results for both students & staff.
10.45 - 11.15 am Dave Watson: ‘A Hail of Bullets.’ Communicating more effectively with slides by moving beyond bullet points and towards visual storytelling. Dave has been a Digital Media Technical Adviser in the Media and Communications Department at Goldsmiths, teaching on BA Media and Communications, MA Digital Media and MA Photography, The Image and Electronic Arts.
Questions to 11.30 am
Break 11.30 - 12 noon
Keynote Lecture in memory of John Beacham. 12 noon to 1 p.m.
Professor Marianne Franklin: “Selling Education and the ‘Digital Native.’” (Introduced by Tim Crook)
Lunch 1 pm - 2 pm
Afternoon Session: Controversies in teaching practice and histories.
2 to 3 pm Dr. Gavin Weston: ‘Teaching Controversy.’
(Introduced by Mary Claire Halverson)
Gavin's presentation will explore the value of using academic controversies as a pedagogic tool to help students engage with the history, theory and key debates that occur within their disciplines.
3 - 4 pm (Introduced by Tim Crook)
Zlatina Nikolova: ‘The Educational Film: Bryher’s Reflections on Learning through Film.’
Philippa Zielfa Maslin: ‘Reflections of a Professional Teacher- from secondary schools to the University.’
Pippa’s presentation explores the journey from teaching school pupils to teaching university students, and how she sees the current landscape of further and higher education.
4 - 4.30 pm Professor Tim Crook: ‘Pupil monitoring, flogging and teaching the teachers: An early history of education at Goldsmiths.
Announcing the awards for Joseph and John Crook prize for highest marks in Media Law and Ethics exam.
Tim is a professor in the Department of Media and Communications, heading the subjects of radio and media law and ethics.
His presentation will briefly explore the development of teaching cultures at Goldsmiths- including its earlier incarnation as a Royal Naval School during the 19th century. He will be remembering Goldsmiths’ second warden Professor Thomas Raymont who played a key role in developing progressive teaching techniques and wrote seminal text books on education that are now ‘lost to history.’
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2016 | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
Accessibility
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