I’ve just orderd 600 cups of tea & coffee for the SOLSTICE 2010 eLearning conference taking place at Edge Hill on Thursday 3rd June, and you never know there maybe some pastries too!

SOLSTICE 2010 is free to all Edge Hill staff and offers:

• 34 sessions covering topics from ‘Teaching via Human Avatar’ to ‘Here’s Waving at you Kid – using Google Wave and Twitter’ with both UK and international speakers
• two excellent keynote speakers; Professor Gilly Salmon & Professor Peter Hartley
• an excellent opportunity for networking with UK and international colleagues
• a new exhibitor area
• a pre-conference workshop ‘Engaging with Open Content: a Framework for the Novice’
• an evening seminar

So why not join us for a brew, book your place now @ http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/solstice/2012-2/register/

We are pleased to announce the programme for our 5th international conference:

 Technology Enhanced Learning and the Student Experience

5th International SOLSTICE eLearning Conference

Thursday 3rd June 2010, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk Campus

Offering two keynote speakers; Professor Gilly Salmon & Professor Peter Hartley and a wide variety of papers, presentations, demonstrations, posters and a new exhibitor area, it promises to be an exciting and informative event. Exhibitors include our main sponsor Blackboard Inc, Pebble Learning, Blackwells and the Strategic Health Authority.

Programme:

Full programme now available at:

http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/solstice/Conference2010/programme.html

Registration:

To book a place please complete the online registration form on the conference website: http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/solstice/Conference2010/Registration_Fees.htm

Conference Website: http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/solstice/Conference2010

SOLSTICE Twitter Stream: http://twitter.com/solsticecetl

We do hope you can join us in June.

The closing date for proposals to present at SOLSTICE 2010 is this Tuesday (2nd February)

Keynote Speakers:

Professor Gilly Salmon, Professor of eLearning & Learning Technologies, University of Leicester 

Professor Peter Hartley, Professor of Education Development, University of Bradford

Call for Proposals:

SOLSTICE is committed to TEL practices that are informed by and generative of research. To that end, proposals for papers, workshops, presentations and posters are invited which consider:

•  knowledge that has been applied and integrated to inform practices
•  how we know and predict that practices may work through using evidence?
•  what has been learned that may positively influence the student experience in the future?
•  insights gained into existing challenges and into new research agendas that are unfolding

The deadline for receipt of proposals (up to 300 words) is 5pm on Tuesday 2nd February 2010 and should be submitted via the electronic proposal form 

Further details are available on the conference website 

SOLSTICE, Edge Hill University’s Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, announces its 5th international conference:

‘Technology Enhanced Learning and the Student Experience’

This is our 2nd call for proposals, please note that the deadline date has been extended by one week due to the adverse weather conditions last week.

Keynote Speakers:

Professor Gilly Salmon, Professor of eLearning & Learning Technologies, University of Leicester 

Professor Peter Hartley, Professor of Education Development, University of Bradford

Call for Proposals:

SOLSTICE is committed to TEL practices that are informed by and generative of research. To that end, proposals for papers, workshops, presentations and posters are invited which consider:

•  knowledge that has been applied and integrated to inform practices
•  how we know and predict that practices may work through using evidence?
•  what has been learned that may positively influence the student experience in the future?
•  insights gained into existing challenges and into new research agendas that are unfolding

The deadline for receipt of proposals (up to 300 words) is 5pm on Tuesday 2nd February 2010 and should be submitted via the electronic proposal form 

Further details are available on the conference website