The Disciplinary Interest Groups (DIGs) are intended to be open for attendance by any disciplinary member (academics and students) bringing wide perspectives and viewpoints to current learning and teaching debates. DIGs may well have presentations and discussions on current disciplinary pedagogic issues (e.g. assessment), or innovative practice (e.g. funded projects). The groups will allow for wider networking, practice sharing and identification in disciplinary trends.

The Discipline Associates will participate in and organise DIG meetings.

The first meeting will take place on the 24 November, in the Nuffield Learning Centre, University of Birmingham. All discipline associates will be happy to meet you then but are happy to take enquiry by email but would ask you to kindly enter "C-SAP" into the subject line of all correspondence. All are welcome to attend the meetings, please register by contacting Frances Worrall ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 0121 4142995.

Location Nuffield Learning Centre, Room G13 (Building R9 in the Red Zone on the university map)

Session 1

11am – 1pm

Speakers:

Chair – Ranald Macdonald, C-SAP: Snr Associate, Maggi Savin-Baden, Coventry University, Dave Harris, University College Plymouth, St Mark & St John, Gill Johnston, Sussex University

• Welcome to all groups
• HEA / C-SAP Update
• Panel discussion - Academic Futures

(All delegates will be invited to take part in this debate)

Lunch – 1pm

Session 2

2pm – 4.30pm

Separate Discipline Interest Group Meetings (x3)

1. Room G18: Sociology and Criminology
2. Room G21: Anthropology and ESD
3. Room G13: Politics and International Relations

Membership & Recruitment

• Terms of reference - flexible, self generating, bid support
• Future topics
• Communication model
• Discipline perspective of the academic futures debate