Friday, April 25, 2014

ATHE ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2014

THE ASSOCIATION FOR TOURISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION

2014 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
CO-CREATION IN TOURISM TEACHING & LEARNING
4th-5th December 2014, The Royal Society of Edinburgh

Web:  http://www.athe.org.uk/conference/

(hosted by Edinburgh Napier University)

This year, our theme is co-creation in tourism teaching and learning. This theme picks up on aspects such as how courses and learning activities are collaboratively designed, delivered and experienced by integrating practice into teaching to reduce disconnects between teaching and industry. As such, this might include students, industry partners or other institutions as co-creators.

Our keynote speakers from both industry and higher education will provide us with the opportunity to reflect on our co-creation experiences.

We have also introduced a PhD Colloquium to encourage students to present at an established conference, meet potential employers and get constructive feedback in a friendly, supportive environment.

The emphasis at the conference is on encouraging discussion and debate, so we ask you to present for just TEN minutes using no more than 3 PowerPoint slides; there will then be a further 10 minutes for discussion of your paper.


CONFERENCE THEMES
We welcome abstracts around the following themes:

  1. Co-creation of the curriculum: Students, industry and other institutions as co-creators of the curriculum, e.g. industrial work placement experiences, consultancy-style projects.
  2. Co-creation of the learning experience: Students, industry and other organisations as co-creators of the learning experience, e.g. field trips, innovative seminars or group work.
  3. Co-creation of assessment: Students, industry and other institutions as co-creators of assessment tasks, e.g. self or peer assessment, assessment by industry partners, co-production of assessment tasks.
  4. Co-creation in professional development: Engagement with industry and other institutions as co-creators of continuing professional development, e.g. Employer Advisory Panels, Strategic Insight Programmes (SIP), Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), teaching exchanges, staff industry placements.
  5. PhD Colloquium: Progress in Tourism & Events


Click here to download abstract form (Microsoft Word Document): http://www.athe.org.uk/conference/2014ATHECFP-V2.doc


VENUE
This year's conference is hosted by Edinburgh Napier University, and takes place at the home of The Royal Society of Edinburgh <http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/index.php%20> , situated on George Street, in the heart of Edinburgh's New Town, one of Scotland's five UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Society was created in 1783 by Royal Charter for “the advancement of learning and useful knowledge” (RSE,2014). As such, its elegant and historic premises provide an ideal environment for an academic conference.
                                                       
For further information please contact:   j.mclatchie@napier.ac.uk


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