eSTEeM

Centre for Scholarship and Innovation

Registration now open for the 2nd eSTEeM Annual Conference

6th February 2013

Registration for the 2nd eSTEeM Annual Conference is now open!

The conference will be an absorbing one day event focusing on the challenges to STEM education; how the OU is addressing those challenges by taking a look at the innovations and impact of online assessment and advancements in STEM practice. We will round out the day with a closing keynote on the perspective from another major international distance learning institution.  

Steve Swithenby speaking at an eSTEeM eventWe are delighted to announce the following keynote presenters:

Opening Keynote: Phil Butcher (Project Manager, LTS) and Sally Jordan (Staff Tutor and Deputy Associate Dean, Assessment, Faculty of Science)

‘eAssessment: innovation and impact’

Closing Keynote: Daniel Torres Mancera, Director General, Higher CSEV (The Centre for Higher Virtual Education) and Timothy Read, Director Open UNED (The National University of Distance Education)

‘Redefining Higher Education: The Case of CSEV – UNED’

Image: Mike Levers

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