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On these video pages, the emphasis is on dynamic visual possibilities in active language systems --possibilities that arise from interactions and associations between sights, sounds, and textures, on multiple scales in multiple locations. These visual experiments in poetry are Video POAMS (products of acts of making) that explore what happens when the visual is allowed to extend beyond visible text, and when the page is not required to be paper (though it may still exist that way). The Limited Fork Video Anthology features examples of some of the forms of poetry that Limited Fork Poetics enables and encourages. Look for video poams from student and other practitioners (forkers) of Limited Fork Poetics in this frequently updated podcast. Visit the Limited Fork podcast to learn more about Limited Fork Poetics and to see video poams by the mother of Limited Fork Poetics. And for the the sounds of Limited Fork, visit the Limited Fork Music podcast. Many of the soundtracks from the Video Poams are available at the Limited Fork Music podcast.
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2007年4月24日～5月6日に井の頭動物園にて開催される「Being - いきていること展」。otonoha(子ども達が制作した動物の音声ガイド)、HeartBeat(動物たちの鼓動の音)、animalEye(動物の視点の映像)の3種類のコンテンツを楽しむことができます。これらのコンテンツをiPodに入れて、いきてること展に参加しましょう。
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Being - いきていること展
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The latest edition of Arts & Humanities in Higher Education is a special edition containing a number of papers by keynote speakers at the 2008 Galway Symposium. These papers were developed from their presentations. It's great to see that we can share our discussions and debates with a wider audience and in such a fascinating journal. Kelly CoateForum Critical Thinking: Symposium on the Future of Universities: IntroductionArts and Humanities in Higher Education 2010 9: 9-12. [PDF] [References] [Request Permission] Mary EvansThe Universities and the Challenge of RealismArts and Humanities in Higher Education 2010 9: 13-21. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission] Michael ShattockManaging Mass Higher Education in a Period of AusterityArts and Humanities in Higher Education 2010 9: 22-30. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]
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If you would like to discuss aspects of creativity in education then feel free to sign-up for our new ning-based social network and start posting!
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We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the 8th Galway Symposium on Higher Education which will be held on the 10th and 11th June, 2010. This year’s theme is “Creativity in Higher Education” and our conception is broad, encompassing creative approaches to teaching, curricular design and the nurturing of students’ creativity. Our notion of creativity is not one which is just concerned with what are traditionally known as the ‘creative arts,’ but rather creativity in its many forms across the sciences, engineering, arts, humanities, medicine, social sciences and commerce. We have an exciting line-up of keynote speakers and workshop facilitators from the US, UK and Ireland and will be in a position to confirm the final listing in the coming weeks. In the meantime we would like to invite submissions of papers, posters or other forms of presentation. In addition, suggestions of workshops or other facilitated sessions are also welcome. Given the theme of the event, we are also open to innovative approaches to presentations, provided of course, such address relevant topics and are appropriate to the participants (academic and support staff in higher education). Topics for submissions may include: · novel approaches to curricular design · constraints and opportunities in developing new curricula and structures · innovative approaches to teaching and the fostering of active learning · the role of creativity in teaching, learning and research · nurturing creativity in students
Galway Symposium - First call for papers
The Registrar at Warwick University has a piece in the Times Higher arguing for the universities to stand up for themselves in the face of HEFCE and government attempts to micromanage as well as the recently announced cutbacks. One commenter raises the point that after years of compliance with the RAE and the QAA it seems a bit late in the day to start opposing the natural continuation of this ethos. However, there is a sense certainly in the author's tone, combined with other recent statements that things have of late gone too far. Even those who have been championing the whole compliance culture, restructuring, the imposition of 'new managerialism', etc, are beginning to balk at what's happening. One problem is that its not clear how much public sympathy there is for a sector which has not just supported the imposition of fees but pushed and pushed for them to be increased whilst at the same time producing more and more graduates with firsts and upper seconds, something on which Jon Baldwin comments in his article (albeit from the perspective of student expectations rather than institutional practice). If the sector is to start shaping its own future it needs to be prepared for the backlash from politicians and the press as well as developing a coherent plan that is based on principles that are convincing and just. But its certainly good to see debate taking place.
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You know how everyone says that you shouldn't post anything online that you would not want to see published in a national newspaper? Well, I do try to keep that handy advice in mind, but it works both ways. There are times when you might want to post something online in order to get it into the papers.Last week, a short article appeared in the Times Higher which was the result of a conversation on Twitter. The conversation occurred during a paper session at the Society for Research on Higher Education's annual conference in December. Professor Leathwood was presenting a paper in which she showed examples of photographs used by the Times Higher to illustrate their stories. She effectively argued that photographs of young, pretty, female students are more noticeable than pictures of academic women looking authoritative and, well, academic.A very lively discussion ensued in which the audience members largely agreed that the Times Higher might pay more attention to how they portray women (especially after they published that awful piece on 'Lust' by Terence Kealey). During this discussion I sent a 'tweet' to the Times Higher, knowing that they are keen Twitter users and would be interested to hear that we were discussing them. They engaged in a brief conversation with me and as this all occurred during the paper session I was able to feed back to the audience their comments.Much laughter was generated by the following tweet from @timeshighered:@kellycoate: can you tell us what you think a serious authoritative academic woman looks like? The editor is happy to give you commentsIt was fun engaging with the paper this way (and fortunate that they were game) but it also helped attune many conference attendees to the potential uses of Twitter. Two of the audience members in the session were keynote speakers at the conference, and they were sufficiently impressed to mention the tweeting as a highlight of the conference during a final panel session. I had been hoping that the resulting article would at least mention the Twitter conversation, but maybe the Times Higher is saving that for their big feature story on the uses of Twitter in academic conferences. I must just go tweet @timeshighered my ideas for that story . . .
Twitter and the Higher
A debate is raging in the newspapers, blogs and the twittersphere over in the UK about Peter Mandelson's sneaky tactic of announcing surprise extra budget cuts to English universities in a letter sent just before Christmas. The cuts are added on top of already signaled reduction in funds for research and fines for universities who over-enrolled on their programmes. Also mentioned in the letter, however, are a number of points which have even greater significance than the reduced funding levels. The suggestion that degrees could be accelerated from the already short 3 years of a typical English degree to only 2, using summer periods for example, has raised its head again. In addition, institutions have been told to respond to the cuts by reallocating resources towards subjects which have direct relevance to economic needs. Of course much of this flies in the face of Bologna and is bound, if carried out, to reduce the international standing of English HE, providing opportunities to other countries (Scotland, Ireland?) perhaps to attract foreign students. However, the picture is likely to be a mixed one, with elite and older institutions no doubt retaining their structures but many of the less well-endowed newer institutions turning towards such training-oriented programmes. Of course the question then is what is a degree and why should quite different sets of experiences have the same designation? In Mandelson's world, some commenters argue, there will be a separation in opportunity and provision based on socio-economic class in that those from less advantaged backgrounds will be steered towards the cheaper local institutions to take 'degrees' that are essentially employment skills training, despite the fact that unemployment is likely to remain high, and paying for the privilege through fees. For others, the issue of whether the name 'university' is appropriate in such circumstances and whether a return to 'polytechnic' is on the cards.Fascinating discussions, unfortunately however not being discussed in the abstract but in the cold reality of cutbacks. Those university leaders who championed stronger links between universities and the government department which deals with business have now got their Christmas present, unfortunately for them its worth considerably less than they had hoped.Linkshttp://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=409707&c=2http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=409705&c=2http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/dec/23/academics-vice-chancellors-universities-mandelsonhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/dec/22/fast-track-degrees
Future of higher education in England
Just as the midwinter sun broke through the icy sky and shone deep within Newgrange (no, I'm not a 'new-ager' just an ex-astronomer!) confirmations started to trickle in for conference keynotes and facilitators. It's beginning to look quite interesting with a number of well-known names in the field of creativity research and some interesting practical sessions being lined up, since, as you know, we also like to explore the reality of practice in higher education as well as the more profound philosophical issues!
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One of the problems with any conference, is trying to manage the numbers of submissions for presentations which tend to pour in. It's always difficult to find enough space in the programme to allow many voices to be heard without spawning multiple parallel threads. One way of at least partially overcoming this, and of injecting a little more fun and 'performance' into the proceedings is to use one of the popular short format presentation styles such as 'Pecha Kucha' or 'ignite' (or I guess the longer 18 minute TED style). What's weird about many of these is the way that they have been trademarked by publishers and other organisations - nothing it would seem these days is immune from commodification and IPR! This is despite the fact that similar activities have long been used in various research and business communities. Anyway, that notwithstanding, we'll probably adopt a pecha-kucha or 5-minute marathon style for some parts of our Symposium to spark a bit of imagination amongst presenters about how to get their message across convincingly and in a more entertaining style than is typical of many traditional academic conferences.
ペチャクチャ Chit-Chat
Well, time is marching on and we're beginning to make progress in the organisation of the next Galway Symposium on Higher Education, scheduled for June 10th and 11th. The official design, poster and call for submissions aren't quite ready yet, but should be released in January. In the meantime this blog will gradually change its focus towards the key themes and topics that we will be addressing at the event: creativity, imagination, innovation and new approaches to curriculum and learning.Registration and abstract submission for those who are keen are available here using the eventbrite online booking system.
The Galway Symposium 2010
Following on from the last post, a very nice picture of Dr Aisling McCluskey receiving her National Teaching Excellence Award from President Mary McAleese is now featured on the NUIG website.
And now for the photo . . .
It's been a busy time for NAIRTL, the National Academy for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning. Last week, the NAIRTL annual conference was held at Trinity College Dublin. Quite a few of us traveled from NUIG to be there, including Professor Nicholas Canny who can be seen here participating in an excellent panel discussion amongst the major research funding agencies in Ireland. It was very encouraging to see the research funding agencies so well represented at a conference mainly devoted to teaching, and they all provided valuable insights into the ways in which each organisation views and promotes the integration of research and teaching activities.On Weds 18 Nov, the NAIRTL National Teaching Excellence Awards will be presented to the winners by President Mary McAleese at a special event in Dublin Castle. We would like to congratulate all of the award winners, but especially our own Dr Aisling McCluskey from NUIG's School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics. Well done and please bring us back some photos to put up on our blog after the event!
Recent NAIRTL Events
CELT hosted an informative seminar this week on Open Access publishing, facilitated by the research support staff from the library. The seminar focused on the development of ARAN, NUI Galway's open access repository. More universities are developing these types of repositories in order to facilitate access to the publications of academic staff, and it seems as though many publishers and funding bodies are in favour of them.The main reason that they are seen as a good idea by everyone (and not just those in favour of open access on principle) is that they increase citation counts. Citations are of course fast becoming the key performance indicator for academic researchers. Some of you who work in fields where publishing manuscripts or books used to be the more traditional route through an academic career may well be wondering whether it is time to stop writing books and start publishing journal articles. This is the topic of a discussion happening now on the THE website and it is worth a look if you are interested in this question.
Publishing and Open Access
I've been watching a debate hot up on the THE website in response to an article about academic workloads. The research for the article suggests that academics' working hours (in the UK, where the study was done) have remained fairly stable over the past few decades, averaging about 55 hours per week. What has changed is the proportion of administrative duties that academics undertake (up now to just over 30% of their workload).These findings are interesting and are certainly generating much discussion on the website. What is somewhat depressing is to see the old chestnut of the administrative/academic divide generating some sarcastic comments again. There is obviously distrust on both sides with some academics suggesting that an unnecessary layer of middle management is causing the burden, while others are taking pot shots at academics as whinging skivers. You would think there would be some way to help bridge this perception gap.
Academic Workloads
Iain Macwhirter, Rector of Edinburgh University, highlights the need to keep firm on free higher education.NUI Galway is this year's Irish University of the Year.
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Ok, it has been quite some time since we posted here. This is in part a reflection of the frenzied activity that takes place in universities in late August/early September, wrapping up the newly ended academic year, supervising and marking projects, rushing to complete research commitments, upgrading facilities, hosting summer-schools and conferences and then the final burst to get ready for a new cohort of thousands of new students in September. Date-wise of course it coincides with politicians' holidays and so it permits the continued persistence of the long-summer-vacation myth of the ivory tower. Not all of us have the contractual conditions of parliamentarians or some others, but despite the pressures we do the work, and often in blatant disregard for the European working directive (particularly when the new semester kicks in).For some though, this particular new academic year marks a devastating period in their professional lives as with contracts due for renewal, the public sector moratorium tramples on their hopes, disregards their experience, their productivity and their talent and brutally casts them aside to join the ranks of the unemployed and the world of mortgage arrears. Its scattergun approach across the whole sector shows a complete lack of foresight, strategy and logic. The 'smart economy' is unlikely to be built on dumb decisions.This may sound like a somewhat bitter posting, but its high time someone acknowledged the work of contract staff and their situation puts in perspective some of the fretting of those of in permanent posts about relatively minor issues (as frequently voiced at academic meetings and elsewhere), with the scale and impact of the recruitment freeze perhaps not yet fully appreciated.If only it was in our power to do something about the situation. Of course there is talk that the moratorium may be challenged given that it is counter to the 1997 Universities' Act in denying autonomy to the institutions, but whether such will have any real traction remains to be seen.
Clear your desk and head for the airport.
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