3rd PSA Learning and Teaching Group Conference

"The Student Voice: Teaching Politics and IR in the New Millennium"

The Student Voice is a continuing issue in teaching Politics and IR, not least because the issue of   assessment and feedback has been highlighted as a cause for concern the findings of the National Student Survey.

The 2010 conference will provide an opportunity to discuss the current context of teaching and learning in Politics and IR and to share best practice.  We are seeking papers that explore issues relating to the discipline as well proposals that address the following themes:

• Feedback
• Assessment
• Curriculum Innovation
• Technology Enhanced Learning

Submission process and Registration fees
Paper proposals, including an abstract of 200 words should be submitted in electronic format to Samantha McGinty: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and to arrive no later than 16 July 2010.

Conference fees: £60 residential.  £30 non-residential.  Fees will include lunch, refreshments and dinner. Conference booking forms can be obtained from Samantha McGinty: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Please see the conference website for more information.

Conference organisers:
Professor Alasdair Blair and Samantha McGinty, Department of Historical and Social Studies, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH. Tel: 0116 250 6125.