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HESS conference (day 3)

Dec 3, 2008

in Conference, Education

grahamstown, HESS, keynote, presentation, rhodes university

The last day of HESS 2008 has come and gone. It was a short day, but interesting nonetheless. I had the opportunity to see the following presentations: Keynote: Higher education “failing the majority”: Is a four year degree the solution? Keynote: Education as politics Principles for effective professional development in higher education institutions Factors impacting…
HESS conference (day 2)

Dec 2, 2008

in Conference, Education

backpackers, e-learning, HESS, keynote, Pandora’s box, presentation, technology-enhanced problem

Day 2 of the HESS conference is over. I gave my presentation first thing this morning and it seemed to go down well. A few people had some nice things to say, which is always nice to hear. Sometimes I think I’m so far behind what other people are doing, then you get a day…
Curriculum and quality: keynote from SAAHE conference 2008

Nov 10, 2008

in Conference, Curriculum

grant, keynote, medical education, open university, presentation, saahe, SAAHE08

I finally got around to finishing my notes from the conference. This keynote presentation from Professor J. Grant, Director of the Centre for Education in Medicine at the Open University, is about how the quality of medical education is measured, and how that measurement could be improved. You can download my notes in the following…