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Issue One January 2001 P L A N E T Diary Dates cont. April April 2 – April 3 ‘Challenge to Change – enhancing the practice and scholarship of learning and teaching’ Organisers: Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) and SEDA Scotland Spring Conference Location: University of Glasgow http://www.seda.demon.co.uk/glasgow01.html April 2 – April 3 Committee of Heads of Environmental Sciences (CHES) Annual Conference Organiser: CHES Location: University of Plymouth Email: k.allen@rgs.org April 4 ‘Online Learning: Bridging the Gap’ Organiser: Association for Learning Technology (ALT) Location: Manchester Metropolitan University http://www.alt.ac.uk April 5 – April 7 ‘Bridging Minds and Markets’ Sixth International auDes Conference (Association of University Departments of Environmental Sciences in Europe) Organisers: auDes Location: Venice, Italy Email: audes6@unive.it April 9 – April 11 ‘2001: A Spatial Odyssey’ The Geographical Association 2001 Annual Conference Organisers: The Geographical Association Location: University of Sussex, Brighton http://www.geography.org.uk/events/conf2001/2001.html April 11 – April 12 ‘Bridging gaps: an experimental two day workshop’ Organiser: Institute for Learning and Teaching (ILT) Location: Cambridge – Madingley Hall http://www.ilt.ac.uk/archives/11042001.htm May May 8 ‘Learning support for disabled students undertaking fieldwork and related activities’ Organisers: Geography Discipline Network (GDN) and the National Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Location: Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG), London http://www.gees.ac.uk/events.htm 30 May 21 – May 22 ‘New Lecturers Workshop’ Organiser: LTSN National Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Location: University of Birmingham http://www.gees.ac.uk/events.htm May 22 – May 23 ‘Maximising impact – working strategically across the sector’ FDTL/TLTP Annual Conference Organisers: FDTL/TLTP National Co-ordination Team Location: To be confirmed http://www.ncteam.ac.uk May 25 to May 26 ‘The End of Quality?’ Organisers: Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) and European Association for International Research (EAIR) Location: Chamberlain Tower Hotel and Conference Centre, Birmingham http://www.qualityresearchinternational.com.eoq.intro.htm July July 4 – July 6 Institute for Learning and Teaching Annual Conference (ILTAC) Organiser: ILT Location: University of York http://www.ilt.ac.uk/archives/default.htm July 8 – July 11 Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) 24th International Conference Organiser: HERDSA Location: Newcastle, Australia http://www.newcastle.edu.au/conferences/herdsa2001/ July 11 – July 12 Hertfordshire Integrated Learning Project (HILP) Annual Skills Conference ‘Implementing Skills Development in Higher Education: Reviewing the Territory’ Organisers: HILP Location: University of Hertfordshire http://www.gees.ac.uk/events.htm September Sept 9 – Sept 11 ‘9th International Improving Student Learning Symposium’ Organisers: The Oxford Centre for Staff Learning and Development (OCSLD) Location: Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsd.html Sept 11 - Sept 13 ‘Association for Learning Technology (ALT), Annual Conference’ Organisers: ALT Location: University of Edinburgh http://www.ed.ac.uk/altc2001
Issue One January 2001 P L A N E T Information for Contributors The Editorial committee of PLANET welcomes all material of interest to academics and support staff in the fields of learning and teaching across the three disciplines of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. Generic submissions from other disciplines and submissions with an international dimension are also invited. PLANET also welcomes learning and teaching ‘work in progress’. The audience for PLANET is academics, support staff and educational developers. Therefore, you should write clear lucid English, avoiding where possible the use of acronyms. Where acronyms are used, a full explanation should be provided the first time that it appears in the text. Articles accepted for publication may be subject to editing. Types of Contributions Short research papers, notes or short communications, case studies of learning and teaching practice, annotated web-links, software and book reviews, forum commentary, and letters to the editor commenting on an article previously published in PLANET, or on current higher education issues. Main Paper Submissions: General: Manuscripts must be typewritten. The author(s) should provide contact details, including email addresses. All submissions should be in electronic format. Forthcoming Special Edition of PLANET A special edition of PLANET will soon be made available. The issue will provide in-depth coverage of a recent conference run by the National Subject Centre entitled ‘Using C & IT to support fieldwork teaching’ held at the University of Leeds in November 2000. The conference proceedings will be a valuable resource for all delegates who participated in this event, and for those who were not in attendance. Contents will range from articles on the importance of C & IT in fieldwork through to case studies of specific fieldwork learning and teaching materials. The edition will include a CD-ROM of material showcased at the conference. Forthcoming Articles in the June 2001 issue of PLANET: ‘The Pros and Cons of Peer Assessment’ Ian Hughes University of Leeds ‘Disabled students and fieldwork: towards inclusivity?’ Mick Healey Cheltenham and Gloucester College of HE Paper Length: Main papers should normally be in the order of 1000- 2000 words, although longer articles may be considered. Notes, or short communications, annotated web-links, book and software reviews, forum commentary and letters to the editor, should be no longer than 400 words. Referencing: All publications cited within any text should be presented in accordance with the Harvard Referencing System. Illustrations: All illustrations should be provided in a reproducible form (this may include reduction). All articles with any accompanying figures, tables, diagrams and photographs, should be submitted in electronic format to: Stephen Gaskin Operational Editor LTSN National Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Room 509, The Moneycentre University of Plymouth Drake Circus Devon, PL4 8AA UK. Email: sgaskin@plymouth.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1752 233535 Fax: +44 (0)1752 233534 http://www.gees.ac.uk Contact Us! If you have any questions or queries about this publication, or on any learning and/or teaching issue, then contact the Subject Centre team at: The LTSN National Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Plymouth Room 509, The Moneycentre Drake Circus Plymouth Devon UK PL4 8AA Tel: +44 (0)1752 233530 Fax: +44 (0) 1752 233534 Email: jgill@plymouth.ac.uk Website: http://www.gees.ac.uk 31
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