http://stadium.open.ac.uk/berrill/ Lectures, seminars and events from The Open University's Berrill Lecture Theatre. The Open University 2008en-gb Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:28:50 +0000 KMi Stadium http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://stadium.open.ac.uk/berrill/images/rss_default.jpg http://stadium.open.ac.uk/berrill/ 10.00am Welcome from Professor Jeffrey Johnson 10.10 Jeffrey Johnson "Making the future" 10.30 Ashley Green "Robotics outreach" 10.50 Kate Sim "Embedding Robotics in the Curriculum for all (ERICA) 11.10 Ajay Sharman "Science and Engineering Clubs" 11.30 Break http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1213 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1213&scheduleid=1451 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:00:00 +0000 11.50 Karen Bultitude and Catherine Aldridge "STEM update" 12.10 Emily Dawson "Talking Robots" 12.30 Finish. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1213 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1213&scheduleid=1452 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:00:00 +0000 The Sociology Department at the Open University warmly invites you to the 2008 annual Pavis public lecture, "Reflecting upon Reflexivity: is it just idle internal conversation?" which will be delivered by Professor Margaret Archer. Professor Margaret Archer is known internationally as one of the UK's leading social scientists and as the major social theorist of critical realism. She served from 1986 to 1990 as the first female President of the International Sociological Association (ISA). She is a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Her work has focused on a classic social scientific issue; the structure and agency problem, that is to say the relationship between the social and cultural structures of societies, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, how people may reproduce yet also transform such social and cultural frameworks. Most recently she has reflected in particular on the way human agency emerges via "internal conversations". Her books include (2007) Making Our Way Through the World: Human Reflexivity and Social Mobility. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; (2003) Structure, Agency and the Internal Conversation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press and (2000) Being Human: The Problem of Agency, Cambridge University Press. See: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/staff/academicstaff/archer also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Archer The annual Open University Pavis lecture is organised by the Department of Sociology's Pavis Centre which undertakes research concerned with the relations between culture and society. It was founded in 1993 with a bequest from former Open University student, the late James Pavis, a keen student of sociology and anthropology who wished to promote their study at the Open University. See www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/pavis/pavis-centre-for-social-and-cultural-research.php Please advise Shirley Shuttleworth s.shuttleworth@open.ac.uk or Tel 01908 655486) if you wish to attend. Maps and directions at: www3.open.ac.uk/contact/locations.aspx http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1220 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1220&scheduleid=1425 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:30:00 +0000 Prof Margaret Archer Join us for an evening with Hermione Cockburn, presenter of the brand-new OU/BBC series Fossil Detectives. Hermione, who has also presented Coast and Rough Science, will talk about the making of Fossil Detectives and other OU/BBC series, the extraordinary fossils found in Britain, and some of our most surprising fossil-hunters. Fossil Detectives is a brand new series, produced by the prestigious BBC Natural History Unit and the Open University, which showcases Britain's amazing wealth of fossils, what they reveal about the mysteries of life and worlds long gone. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1233 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1233&scheduleid=1440 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:30:00 +0000 Hermione Cockburn "Assessment is often thought of as an act of judging others. However, unless assessment engages learners, acknowledges their experience and enables them to be informed and reflexive judges of their own work, they are not being equipped for a changing future." (Professor David Boud) We are delighted to welcome Professor David Boud as the keynote speaker at this event which will be attended by colleagues from the Open University and other higher education institutions. David is Professor of Adult Education in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Currently he holds a Senior Fellowship of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council focusing on developing assessment for learning in and after courses. Prior to this, David was Dean of the University Graduate School at UTS. He has been President of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) and has written extensively on teaching, learning and assessment in higher and professional education. David's presentation will explore the issues associated with moving ideas of assessment away from the past simplistic view that it is about making unilateral measurements of students to one that contributes to building capacity for judgment and learning in a future of complex practice. The face-to-face event will continue throughout the day with discussion sessions, poster presentations from PBPL funded projects and an 'expert forum' with David Boud. Further information is available on the PBPL website http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1217 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1217&scheduleid=1422 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Prof. David Boud 10.00 - 10.15 Welcome (Mark Fenton-O'Creevy) 10.15 - 10.55 Etienne Wenger 11.00 - 11.40 Nigel Paine http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1224 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1224&scheduleid=1444 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:00:00 +0000 12.15 - 12.55 Sarah Robinson, Sue Peters and Lesley Swinn http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1224 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1224&scheduleid=1445 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:00:00 +0000 For most of my life I have attempted to communicate mathematics to a wide range of audiences -- through my teaching, public lectures, publications, and other means. This illustrated lecture explores these in the context of the many ways in which mathematics has been communicated over the past 4000 years, and suggests implications for how we teach at the Open University. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1180 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1180&scheduleid=1366 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Prof Robin Wilson International Artist Exchange and my work within it Artistic exchange, who does it serve? The artists, the arts organisations or a broader financially led political strategy? The Symposium: The point of a symposium is to bring together several points of view on one subject and create friendly dialogue, an Ancient Greek drinking party. Is this artistic development or a promotion exercise for egos? I will talk about my experience of organising 3 International symposiums in Milton Keynes and taking part in Symposiums in Eastern Europe. The workshop: A workshop has a more practical root, providing space and time for manufacture. The ethos is biased towards giving artists 'head space' rather than public exposure. Does the workshop really provide time out of the commercial rat race or escapism, an art club for the elite? I will be talking about my experience at Braziers International Workshop in Oxford, my pledge to face my inner beast! I will show the work I made there and also talk about the Triangular Arts international network. The fellowship/residency: The emphasis of a fellowship is in the partnership between host, funder and artist and in their common interests. Drawing on my experience in Bangladesh, whilst on an Arts Council fellowship and on the experience of hosting artists at Westbury Farm, I will be asking questions about the role of artist as ambassador. Are we making real shifts towards a universal understanding or serving a political agenda for the arts? Are we breaking down cultural preconceptions or continuing the colonialist culture? In the last half hour I will be showing a couple of short films http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1171 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1171&scheduleid=1357 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:30:00 +0000 Jessica Rost This lecture will examine the challenges and opportunities of Multimedia Information Retrieval and corresponding search engine applications. Computer technology has changed our access to information tremendously: We used to search authors or titles (which we had to know) in library cards in order to locate relevant books; now we can issue keyword searches within the full text of whole book repositories to identify the authors, titles and locations of relevant books. What about the corresponding challenge of finding multimedia by fragments, examples and excerpts? Rather than asking for a music piece by artist and title, can we hum its tune to find it? Can doctors submit scans of a patient to identify medically similar images of diagnosed cases in a database? Can your mobile phone take a picture of a statue and tell you about its artist and significance via a service that it sends this picture to? Some of the challenges of these questions are given by the semantic gap between what computers can index and high-level human concepts; related to this is an inherent technological limitation of automated annotation of images from pixels alone. Other challenges are given by polysemy, ie, the many meanings and interpretations that are inherent in visual material and the corresponding wide range of a user's information need. Stefan will argue that these challenges can be tackled by automated processing and machine learning and by utilising the skills of the user, for example through browsing or through a process that is called relevance feedback, thus putting the user at centre stage. Other automated processing methods that discover and disambiguate locations in wikipedia (an online, linked, multilingual and open content encyclopedia) will be shown to give surprising insights into the human nature of its view of the world. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1167 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1167&scheduleid=1353 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Prof. Stefan Rueger In this lecture Professor Wolffe will move beyond the truisms of the post-9/11 world, drawing particularly on his own expertise in modern British religious history and developing two central themes. First it will be argued that in order to achieve a balanced understanding of the place of religion in the contemporary world a strong historical perspective is essential. Second, the question posed by the title will be pursued at a methodological level. It will be argued that while secular historians are often neglectful of religion, and history can be distorted in the service of religious commitment, a constructive critical assimilation between the disciplines of History and Religious Studies has much to contribute to wider academic and religious understanding. For further information on The Open University's inaugural lecture programme visit http://www.open.ac.uk/inaugural-lectures/ http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1143 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1143&scheduleid=1321 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:00:00 +0000 prof John Wolffe 10.00 am Welcome from Dr Ashley Green 10.05 am Torben Steeg and David Barlex "Robots and the curriculum" 10.55 am Bryan Williams "Robotics and the AQA" 11.25 am Clive Seager "Opportunities for robotics in the new Diplomas" http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1138 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1138&scheduleid=1323 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:00:00 +0000 11.45 am Mark Walton "The robotics curriculum at Belvidere School" 12.05 pm Dave Catlin "The ten principles of Educational Robotic Applications" 12.35 pm Mike Blamires "The e-Robot project" http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1138 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1138&scheduleid=1324 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:00:00 +0000 1.45 pm Mark Harmsworth "Current robotics perspective at KS2 and 3" 2.05 pm Ian Johnston "Taking control: robotics for the new technology curriculum" 2.25 pm Adrian Marshall "Roboteers, teachers, and promoting maths and physics" 2.45 pm Rob Widger "Teacher training in MINDSTORMS" 3.30 pm John Dobson "Bridging the gap between electronics and technology" 3.50 pm Jeffrey Johnson "Robotics education at The Open University" http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1138 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1138&scheduleid=1325 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:00:00 +0000 The theme of the lecture is how we might gain insights into human nature by looking to the psychology of motivation. Professor Toates will consider various approaches to this issue, starting with that of B.F. Skinner and his utopian vision. He will then look at more recent ideas in psychology, including the distinction between 'wanting' and 'liking'. It will be suggested that human desires, failings and temptations can be better understood in terms of the layered organization of the brain. He will argue that recent developments in psychology lend support to much of the wisdom of philosophers, prophets and saints of past centuries. Human Nature and Human Motivation.ppt http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1131 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1131&scheduleid=1299 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Prof Frederick Toates 09.45 Welcome - Jane Wardale, Manager Planning and Curriculum 09.50 The importance of an inclusive and accessible curriculum - Professor Alan Tait, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Curriculum and Awards 10.05 How to build diversity into your curriculum: learning from Scottish institutions - Rowena Arshad OBE, Director of the Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland and Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Edinburgh 10.45 Case study 1: Starting with maths - Mrs Hilary Holmes, Course Production Chair 11.00 Case study 2: Archaeology, the science of investigation - Dr Arlëne Hunter, Course Team Chair 11.15 Case study 3: The arts past and present - Dr Kim Woods, Course Team http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1125 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1125&scheduleid=1310 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:45:00 +0000 11.30 Panel Q and A and discussion - chaired by Tony O Shea, Senior Manager Equality and Diversity 12.00 Close http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1125 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1125&scheduleid=1311 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:45:00 +0000 09:45-10:15 Arrival, registration, coffee [in cafeteria, ground floor, Berrill Building] 10:15-10:30 Prof Stefan Rueger, The Open University Welcome and Information on the MMKM Network [Berrill lecture theatre] 10:30 Prof Frederic Fol Leymarie, Goldsmiths, University of London. The future of multimedia and the arts 11:00 Dr Alex Hauptmann, Carnegie Mellon University. The future of multimedia information retrieval 11:30 Prof Thomas Seidl, RWTH Aachen University. The future of multimedia databases and data mining 12:00-13:30 Lunch http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1113 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1113&scheduleid=1280 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:15:00 +0000 13:30-15:30 position talks 13:30 Prof Wolfgang Nejdl, L3S, University of Hanover. So how can I ask for it? 14:00 Prof Steffen Staab, University of Koblenz-Landau. A Bright Future for Multimedia in the Semantic Web 14:30 Dr Ken Wood, Deputy Director, Microsoft Research Cambridge. Multimedia retrieval for real people 15:00 Prof Maja Pantic, Imperial College London. The future of multimedia and multimodal interfaces http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1113 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1113&scheduleid=1281 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:15:00 +0000 16:10-16:40 Panel session: Future directions in Multimedia Knowledge Management with all speakers 16:40-16:50 Wrap-up and close http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1113 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1113&scheduleid=1282 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:15:00 +0000 What do we mean by 'habitability' ? Habitability depends on the organisms that are considered and it is defined by the chemical and physical tolerances for a given organism. As we currently have no direct evidence for life on another planet, habitability is necessarily constrained by our knowledge of life on Earth. We use our knowledge of the extremes of life on Earth to assess extraterrestrial environments and the plausibility that they can support life. I will discuss the use and limitations of the concept of 'habitability' and provide examples of how we assess the habitability of other worlds using organisms from extreme environments on Earth. I will discuss how considerations of energy availability (redox couples), the presence of water and carbon sources have shaped our view of the habitability of other planets and will eventually be used to assess the habitability of extrasolar planets. The formulation of a definition of 'habitability' can greater assist us in defining the possibilities for life elsewhere. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1106 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1106&scheduleid=1265 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:00:00 +0000 Prof. Charles Cockell All Welcome! The lecture is for Schools and Colleges. Prof. Done is an entertaining, enthusiastic speaker and she says the following about the lecture: How did life form on Earth and could there be life elsewhere in the Universe? Biology meets astronomy and physics to try to answer these questions, to see the science behind the science fiction!. There are still some tickets available (free of charge!), for tickets please email: cepsar@open.ac.uk Note: This event will be available as a replay only http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1099 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1099&scheduleid=1258 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:00:00 +0000 Prof. Chris Done Professor Motta presents the current status and promise of this research area and will also situate these developments in the context of fifty years of research in Artificial Intelligence (AI). In particular, a long-standing research challenge in AI concerns the so-called "knowledge acquisition bottleneck". Leaving aside the epistemological issues, this can be characterized in purely economic terms as an unfavourable trade-off between the cost of acquiring, modelling and maintaining the knowledge required by an intelligent system, versus the added value provided by this knowledge. In his lecture Professor Motta will argue that the emerging Semantic Web brings an unprecedented opportunity to address this long-term research challenge, by providing the large scale, massively distributed amounts of knowledge, which can enable the development of a new generation of intelligent systems. These will acquire dynamically from the Semantic Web the knowledge relevant to their problem solving needs, thus avoiding the brittleness characterizing earlier generations of knowledge-based systems. Enrico Motta is Professor in Knowledge Technologies and Former Director (2000 - 2007) of the Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) at the Open University in UK. Prof. Motta is one of the leading scientists in the world in the new field of the Semantic Web, which can be characterized as a large scale "web of data". For more information on Professor Motta and the Knowledge Media Institute go to: kmi.open.ac.uk http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1080 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1080&scheduleid=1235 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Prof. Enrico Motta 4.00pm Tea/Coffee - Berrill Cafe 4.30pm Professor (the Lord) Giddens is widely recognised to be one of the world's leading social scientists and is known for his distinctive combination of scholarship with public and political engagement. He has published widely in many languages with his best known books including The Consequences of Modernity (1990), Modernity and Self-Identity (1991), The Transformation of Intimacy (1992), Beyond Left and Right (1994) and The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy (1998). He was Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1997-2003 and became a member of the House of Lords in 2004. In 1999 he gave the BBC Reith lectures at www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global/publreithlectures.htm. See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Giddens and www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global/stafflordgiddens.htm His LSE Directorís Lectures, Politics After Socialism, are at www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global/publdirectorslectures98.htm The annual Open University Pavis lecture is organised by the Department of Sociologyís Pavis Centre which undertakes research concerned with the relations between culture and society. It was founded in 1993 with a bequest from former Open University student, the late James Pavis, a keen student of sociology and anthropology who wished to promote their study at the Open University. See www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/pavis/pavis-centre-for-social-and-cultural-research.php http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1065 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1065&scheduleid=1221 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:30:00 +0000 Prof Anthony Giddens The lecture will examine the challenges faced by young people in Africa in the construction of their identities. It will provide a synopsis of the multiple and complex roles young Africans play in contexts of political violence and profound social transformation. The lecture will consider the potential of youth, as a social category, to contribute to the development and prosperity of the continent. Alcinda Honwana is Professor and Chair in International Development at The Open University, and Director of the International Development Centre (IDC). She has taught at the University Eduardo Mondlane in Mozambique, the University of Cape Town in South Africa and was a visiting Professor at the New School University in New York. Before joining the OU, Alcinda Honwana was Programme Director at the Social Science Research Council in New York where she directed the Programme on Africa and the Children and Armed Conflict Programme. She also worked as a Programme Officer at United Nations, in the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict in New York. For further details on the International Development Centre (IDC) please visit their website: http://idc.open.ac.uk Tea/Coffee served in the Berrill Foyer Area from 3.30pm. Buffet Reception afterwards in the Berrill Cafe Bar. All are welcome to attend. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1070 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1070&scheduleid=1226 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Prof Alcinda Honwana Among more than 200 extra-solar planets discovered since 1995, the 20 or so that transit their host stars are of special importance. Their radii and masses can be measured directly, and combined with structural models give important insights into their interior structures and formation histories. Their thermal-infrared radiation can be isolated as they pass behind the host star, giving us a glimpse of the thermal structure of their upper atmospheres, and their atmospheric transmission spectra probe their atmospheric chemistry. Professor Cameron will discuss progress with ambitious wide-field photometric surveys aimed at discovering dozens of such planets, and give an overview of present and future space missions that offer the prospect of characterising ice-giants and super-Earths in the same way. Coffee will be available in the foyer from 1.30pm http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1078 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1078&scheduleid=1233 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:00:00 +0000 Prof Andrew Collier Cameron Whilst focused on Science, Engineering and Technology (SET), the learning and good practice shared during this event is likely to be relevant to the achievement of men and women in many units across the OU, so this event will appeal to anyone with responsibilities for implementing the OU's Gender Equality Scheme, or those interested in gender equality issues. In particular, this event will help us to identify and address cultural practices and norms that might be perpetuating the under achievement of women in SET. Background The OU has been a partner since 2004, in the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (UKRC), a high profile government initiative to support women in SET. An important area of their work has included supporting employers in HE, as well as industry to identify and overcome those workplace practices and norms of organisational culture, which might be preventing women in SET from achieving their potential. Changing our culture will help us address horizontal and vertical gender based occupational segregation. Purpose The purpose of this event is to:Raise awareness of where we are on gender equality at the Open University.Share information about gender equality issues and initiatives nationally in Higher Education with a focus on SET.Share the expertise and good practice from the UKRC and JIVE projects.Inspire, encourage and enable senior staff to take a lead in tackling gender inequality within SET.Programme Session 1 09.30 Doors open. 10.00 Welcome and introduction: Clem Herman, Senior Lecturer, Department of Information and Communication Technologies and Dr Barbara Hodgson, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Educational Technologies. 10.10 Key note speaker 1: Professor Brigid Heywood, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Staff) - the OU context, where we are now on gender equality, actions/initiatives being taken. 10.30 Key note speaker 2: Norma Jarboe, Director, Opportunity Now - national gender issues, examples of best practice, current gender initiatives. 10.50 Comfort break. Session 2 11.00 Key note speaker 3: Dr Sean McWhinnie, Manager, Science Policy, Royal Society of Chemistry - the work of the RSC around issues of Women in SET, and dissemination of good practice in the field. 11.20 Key note speaker 4: Professor Peter Main, Director, Education and Science, Institute of Physics - initiatives the IOP has implemented to change workplace culture. 11.40 Key note speaker 5: Julie Ashdown, Athena SWAN Charter Coordinator, Equality Challenge Unit - the Athena SWAN Charter initiative. 12.00 Questions and answers. 12.20 End of open sessions. Links The Open University website, equality and diversity. www.open.ac.uk/about/thiswebsite UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology. www.setwomenresource.org.uk JIVE. www.jivepartners.org.uk Opportunity Now. www.opportunitynow.org.uk Royal Society of Chemistry. www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Policy/Documents Institute of Physics. www.iop.org/activity/diversity Athena SWAN Charter. www.royalsoc.ac.uk/athenaswan Equality Challenge Unit. www.ecu.ac.uk/guidance/womenandmen/ and www.ecu.ac.uk/about/contact_staff.htm http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1058 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1058&scheduleid=1214 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:00:00 +0000 Recent and less recent history alike show that forgiveness is a universal human value. Professor Chappell will look briefly at some recent research applying game theory to evolution that helps us to explain "from an external perspective" why this might be so. Can we also explain why forgiveness is a value, and what that value involves, "from an internal perspective"? The first obstacle to such an explanation is the notorious problem of free will and responsibility, which will be briefly considered. He will then consider a paradox about forgiveness and justice: where justice demands punishment, mustnít forgiveness be unjust? He will resolve this paradox by explaining the purpose of punishment. This is the vindication of the victim and of the moral order. Sometimes this vindication can be achieved via forgiveness instead of (or as well as) via punishment; in those cases, forgiveness is at least permitted and sometimes required by justice. For further information on Professor Chappell and The Open University Ethics Centre visit: http://www.open.ac.uk/ethics-centre http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1055 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1055&scheduleid=1209 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Prof Tim Chappell PROGRAMME 5.00pm Welcome and Introduction Welcome - Toby Friedner - BBC Three Counties Radio Introduction - Isobel McCall, Chair of the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) 5.10pm Milton Keynes in the National Context Rt Rev Stephen Lowe - Bishop of Hulme and Bishop for Urban Life and Faith 5.25pm My Milton Keynes An opportunity for the following speakers to give their view of Milton KeynesMichael SynnottJanet ShelleyChris Clarke to be interviewed by Rick TownsendPete WinkelmanYaw Asiyama6.05pm Key Challenges Facing Milton KeynesHow were these challenges identified6.15pm Market Place/ RefreshmentsOpportunity to visit stalls presenting key challengesGraffiti Wall available for delegates to submit their comments about Milton KeynesTea and Coffee will be available to delegates whilst visiting these stalls http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1052 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1052&scheduleid=1212 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:00:00 +0000 PROGRAMME 6.45pm Panel Discussion on Key Challenges Panellists to include:Chair - Toby FriednerJohn BestBarbara KennedyRt Rev Stephen LoweIsobel McCallRita SpadaMichael SynnottThere will be an opportunity for all delegates to participate through the use of voting buttons 7.55pm Summary of event and what happens - Geoff Snelson http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1052 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1052&scheduleid=1213 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:00:00 +0000 At least one billion people around the world can't read or write. In the Berrill Lecture Theatre you can be part of forming the OU's contribution to the solution. To mark International Literacy Day 2007, the Strategic Forum will hear from: Mr Koichiro Matsuura (Director-General, UNESCO) Mr Alan Wells OBE (Education Consultant) Ms Julia Strong (National Literacy Trust) Mr Adam Nichols (Changemakers) Mr George MacFarlane (OUSA) Lord Puttnam of Queensgate CBE (Chancellor of the OU). The Strategic Forum is an opportunity for all staff and students in the University to engage with the many critical issues surrounding literacy. Presentations Available to view or download here: Current Issues in UK Literacy by Alan Wells OBE The Historical Context of Literacy by Professor David Vincent What do Students Volunteer for by George Macfarlane http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1045 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1045&scheduleid=1199 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:30:00 +0000 10.00 - 10.30 Keynote Speaker Professor Trevor Herbert. Bass Musical Instruments: Methods and Stories. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1021 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1021&scheduleid=1150 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:00:00 +0000 11.00 - 13.00 Using Technology to Reduce the Carbon Footprint. (KMi mini conference) Speakers: Clara Mancini & Elia Tomadaki http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1021 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1021&scheduleid=1151 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:00:00 +0000 Clara Mancini Elia Tomadaki 09.30-09.40 Welcome and introduction to the day Brenda Gourley, VC, The Open University. 09.40-10.40 Opening presentations (15 minutes each) Lord Puttnam, Professor Brad Hooker, Catherine Cameron, Dr John Drysdale 10.40-10.55 Coffee break 10.55-12.00 Panel discussion with the opening presenters. 12.00-12.30 The Open Universitys vision for the Ethics Centre: brief presentation and discussionTimothy Chappell 12.30-13.30 Lunch http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1000 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1000&scheduleid=1131 Wed, 23 May 2007 09:30:00 +0000 13.30-13.55 Presentation: "AIDS and the ethics of international development policy" Jeremy Hunt MP 13.55-14.10 Discussion with respondent Lesley-Anne Cull 14.15-15.30 First three parallel sessions.Theme A: Reviewing the Stern Review Catherine Cameron and Chris BlackmoreTheme B: Ethical theory and moral practice Brad Hooker and Tim ChappellTheme C: Corruption and transparency Les Budd and John Drysdale15.30-15.45 Tea break 15.45-17.00 Second three parallel sessions: Theme A: Ethical issues in science Jeff Thomas and othersTheme B: Learning in Second Life: Real life ethical issues Kieron SheehyTheme C: Corporate social responsibility Anja Schaeffer and Aurora Voiculescu17.00-17.20 Closing reflections Richard Allen 17.20 Conference closes http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1000 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=1000&scheduleid=1132 Wed, 23 May 2007 09:30:00 +0000 The Planet Directors: Michael Stenberg, Linus Torell, Johan Soderberg Running Time: 84 minutes Sweden, Norway, Denmark 2006 Co-Production with SVT Sweden, NRK Norway, YLE Finland, DR TV Denmark Twenty nine experts from around the world give their opinion about the state of Planet Earth in visually stunning images and commentary. Their views on the consequences of the climatic, geographical and anthropological changes emerging now, demonstrate that a unique scenario is beginning to unfold, and witnessed globally. The film explores the latest facts and examples and leads us to the ultimate issue of how we will cope with the future. The film is a wake up call to the world whilst we still have time to act. Chiru Director: Xiaoyen Men Running Time: 10 minutes Tibet 2007 The accompanying short film (12 minutes) is a premiere about the Antelope (Chiru) on the Tibetan Plateau. Shot 16,000 feet up, including the first film of the highest railway in the world, it explores the dangers that face the antelope from human predators. The antelope is the symbol of the forthcoming Chinese Chinese Olympics. Live IPTV Broadcast of the Question and Answers with participating cinemas. This is the replay of the Question and Answers session involving the participating cinemas. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=971 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=971&scheduleid=1048 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:40:00 +0000 A guest lecture given by Brian Trench at the MSc Science Weekend School. Brian is head of the School of Communications, Dublin City University, and coordinator of the Masters in Science Communication at that University. This lecture looks at the various communication models applied in science communication, presents a classification of these models according to various characteristics, and reviews the discussion in science communication circles about preferred models. It will question whether the widespread view in these circles that science communication has moved along some supposed evolutionary path from one model ("deficit") to another ("dialogue"). It will consider the social and political circumstances favouring particular approaches to science communication. It will argue for a clearer articulation of the strategic choices facing those engaged in science communication practice, based on the possible co-existence of diverse communication models. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=963 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=963&scheduleid=1040 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 18:00:00 +0000 Launch of books from members of CCIG. The new books of 13 members of the research centre will be featured. Two roundtable discussions, each lasting one hour, will draw on the authors' work. The first, on Identities, includes Kath Woodward, Jane Ribbens McCarthy, Sarah Neal, Helen Lucey, Darren Langdridge and Wendy Hollway. It will be chaired by Professor Ann Phoenix who has just published a special issue of the European Journal of Women's Studies on Intersectionality. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=948 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=948&scheduleid=1031 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:00:00 +0000 Launch of books from members of CCIG. The new books of 13 members of the research centre will be featured. Two roundtable discussions, each lasting one hour, will draw on the authors' work. The second, on Citizenship and Governance, includes John Clarke, Janet Newman, Mike Saward, Jef Huysmans, Margaret Wetherell, Celia Davies and Elizabeth Barnett. This will be chaired by Professor Engin Isin, who has just published the 10th anniversary issue of the journal, Citizenship Studies, which he co-edits. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=948 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=948&scheduleid=1032 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:00:00 +0000 Launch of books from members of CCIG. The new books of 13 members of the research centre will be featured. Two roundtable discussions, each lasting one hour, will draw on the authors' work. THIRD. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=948 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=948&scheduleid=1033 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:00:00 +0000 10.00am Welcome - Will Swann, Director 10.20am Keynote address by John Storan, Co-Director, Action on Access 10.50am Keynote address by Robert Berkeley, Deputy Director, Runnymede Trust 11.20am Short break http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=949 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=949&scheduleid=1029 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 11.30am Panel discussion 12.30am Folktales from Igboland - storytelling by Françoise and Clifford Ugochukwu 1.00pm Close http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=949 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=949&scheduleid=1030 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 1020: Introduction and welcome (Stefan Rueger) 1030: Industry talks 1330: Posters from academic institutions 1500: coffee & refreshments http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=934 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=934&scheduleid=1008 Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:20:00 +0000 1520: Industry talks http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=934 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=934&scheduleid=1009 Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:20:00 +0000 Many mechanical examples of Newton's laws of motion and the nature of our 'clockwork' universe will be demonstrated. These laws have enabled us to venture out into space and explore other worlds. The Voyager Mission to the outer planets will be examined, and the slingshot effect, which enabled the Voyager spacecraft to reach their destinations in a fraction of the time taken by a direct route, will be explained and demonstrated. Finally, how likely are we to reach our nearest star in this millennium? OU staff and students are most welcome to attend the 11 am presentation. To book a seat, please e-mail Tracey Ward http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=925 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=925&scheduleid=992 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:00:00 +0000 Dr Cyril Isenberg The question 'what are Open Universities for?' may seem unnecessary after some 30 years of their existence, now established in many countries around the world. It may even seem impudent. The central proposition of the lecture will be that the question is and remains an essential one to ask. The main intended outcome will be to demonstrate that point rather than to answer the question in detail (although some answers will be given). The proposition will be explored using a range of examples across time and place from major higher education distance teaching interventions. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=773 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=773&scheduleid=821 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:00:00 +0000 Prof Alan Tait What is the difference between interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity?Does it matter?Can you engineer interdisciplinarity or can it only arise spontaneously?What about funding for interdisciplinary work? These and other issues raised by the audience will be the focus of discussion by a panel that will include Prof. Alan Bundy, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh; Prof. Yvonne Rogers, Department of Computing, The Open University; Dr Annamaria Carusi, Oxford University Computing Laboratory. The session will have an 'Any Questions' format after short presentations by the guest speakers. If you have a query you would like the panel to address, please email it to Josie Taylor You can register at: TEL Events About the seminar series: On behalf of EPSRC and ESRC, the Teaching and Learning Research Programme is supporting the development of a new interdisciplinary UK research community on TEL. Two £6m rounds of project commissioning have been planned, together with associated capacity building activities. The second competition is expected to be announced in spring 2007. This seminar series focuses on key research issues and criteria in the funding competitions. Attendance at any seminar is open to all UK researchers or users with an interest in research on TEL, subject to places being available. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=911 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=911&scheduleid=968 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:30:00 +0000 Prof Josie Taylor Steve Squyres is the Mars Exploration Rover Principal Investigator at Cornell University and he will be giving this Lecture. Two solar-powered rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have been used to conduct robotic field geology on the surface of Mars. They touched down on Mars in January of 2004, and since then they have conducted extensive observations with the Athena science payloads that they both carry. The two rovers have operated for more than ten times their design lifetime, and together have traversed more than 16 km across the martian surface. Spirit, located on the floor of Gusev crater, has made measurements on basaltic plains, and also on more ancient materials in the Columbia Hills. At Meridiani Planum, Opportunity has carried out the first outcrop-scale investigation of ancient sedimentary rocks on Mars. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=914 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=914&scheduleid=971 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:00:00 +0000 Prof. Steven Squyres 10.00am - Morning Session Start of Webcast 12.30pm - End of Webcast Educators, academic researchers and industry representatives met at the Open University on Thursday 2nd November to discuss the development of RoboFesta-UK, an exciting nationwide initiative to help children learn about science, engineering, technology and mathematics through building and experimenting with robots. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=893 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=893&scheduleid=985 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 10:00:00 +0000 10.00am - Morning Session Start of Webcast 12.30pm - End of Webcast Educators, academic researchers and industry representatives met at the Open University on Thursday 2nd November to discuss the development of RoboFesta-UK, an exciting nationwide initiative to help children learn about science, engineering, technology and mathematics through building and experimenting with robots. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=893 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=893&scheduleid=986 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 10:00:00 +0000 One of Professor Messer's current interests concerns children who have language difficulties involving word finding. These children show slower retrieval of words, use of fillers (um, err), use of general terms (stuff). The difficulties appear to affect at least a quarter of children receiving language therapy and result in social and learning problems. He aims to show that by carefully studying the children's cognitive abilities we can gain insights into the reasons for their difficulties, and this will help us understand other forms of language and reading disability. Another of his research interest concerns the way that children's thinking develops. All of us experience difficulty when expressing some forms of knowledge in speech - for example how to ride a bike. What has fascinated him is the progression from thinking that is not available to consciousness, to more advanced forms that enable us to explain something. He will present findings drawn from investigations of primary school pupils that explore the importance of different levels of thinking and show how these can impact on children's ability to learn. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=772 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=772&scheduleid=820 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:00:00 +0000 Prof David Messer This was a joint event promoted by Maths & Computing and IBM. It was a mixture of talks and demonstrations about software and systems Presentars were: David Clover, Maja Dunn - Open University Ian Stewart, Zoe Potter - infosys Adrian Hollister, lalit Mohanty and Simon Bradford - IBM http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=917 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=917&scheduleid=980 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:00:00 +0000 This was a joint event promoted by Maths & Computing and IBM. It was a mixture of talks and demonstrations about software and systems Presentars were: David Clover, Maja Dunn - Open University Ian Stewart, Zoe Potter - infosys Adrian Hollister, lalit Mohanty and Simon Bradford - IBM http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=917 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=917&scheduleid=981 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:00:00 +0000 This was a joint event promoted by Maths & Computing and IBM. It was a mixture of talks and demonstrations about software and systems Presentars were: David Clover, Maja Dunn - Open University Ian Stewart, Zoe Potter - infosys Adrian Hollister, lalit Mohanty and Simon Bradford - IBM http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=917 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=917&scheduleid=982 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:00:00 +0000 Exploring philosophical, historical, cultural, personal, technoscientific, and biological aspects of animal-human inter- and intra-actions. The Lecture will end with a discussion and followed by a reception from 6.00pm - 7.00pm. All Welcome Admission Free The event has been organised by the Sociology Department's Pavis Centre. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=854 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=854&scheduleid=930 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:30:00 +0000 Prof Donna Haraway Ideas and practices travel but they don't always travel well. In the world of business people often talk about knowledge transfer as if knowledge were a thing which can be lifted out of one context and placed in another. However, as ideas and practices travel from one context to another they require translation and are often corrupted. In this lecture Mark Fenton-O'Creevy will look at three contexts in which ideas and practices travel. His lecture will look first at the travel of ideas across national boundaries and will draw on research into the translation of management ideas between countries with different cultures and different social and economic institutions. Many argue that globalization has brought about a cross-national convergence of management practices. However, while capitalism has become a dominant economic mode around the world, it is practiced in many different forms. Drawing on research in this area he will argue that the extent of convergence is often overstated. The second area he will consider is the translation between academic practice and workplace practice. Using examples from research on the role of traders in investment banks and from his period as Director of the centre for Practice Based Professional Learning, he will argue that Higher Education needs less focus on knowledge acquisition and a much greater focus on enabling students to learn the skills of translating ideas into new contexts. Finally the lecture will touch on the travel of management ideas and practices from the private sector to the public sector. Using examples from higher education he will argue that, while such ideas may on occasion translate successfully, they are often either corrupted as they are bent to serve the status quo or are adopted for mainly rhetorical purposes. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=771 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=771&scheduleid=819 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:00:00 +0000 Prof Mark Fenton O'Creevey 9.30 Registration and coffee Berrill Foyer 10.00 Introduction to the day Chair: Professor David Elliott, OU Energy and Environment Research Unit 10.05 Opening Address Richard Brooks, Head of Business Development, DTI 2010 Target Team 10.15 Session 1: Setting the political scene 10.15 Eryl McNally, Chair, National Energy Foundation. 10.25 Claire Ball, Assistant Director, Emerging Industries and Technology Unit, DTI 10.35 Professor Jim Skea, Director, UK Energy Research Centre 10.45 Session 2: Case Studies of RES in the New EU Member Countries 10.45 ROMANIA - Restructuring the Energy Sector in Romania Cristian Tantareanu, Romania Centre for Promotion of Clean and Efficient Energy 10.55 LITHUANIA - Report on renewable energy in Lithuania since accession Marijus Franckevicius, Energy Agency 11.05 CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE AND TURKEY - The Role of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) Judit Balint, Climate Change Programme, Energy Centre for Central & Eastern Europe 11.15 CZECH REPUBLIC - Development of support system for RES-E in the Czech Republic Jaroslav Jakubes, Enviros 11.25 Coffee http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=852 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=852&scheduleid=943 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:00:00 +0000 11.50 UKRAINE - Sustainable Energy Development in Ukraine Dr.Victor Kyrylenko, British Council 12.00 POLAND - Polish sustainable energy: a country overview Gerard Lipinski, Ministry of Economy 12.10 ESTONIA - Wind Energy in Estonia Martin Kruus, Pakri Windpark 12.20 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE - The Energy Community Treaty Dr. Helene Ryding, Independent consultant 12.30 Q & A and discussion 13.00 Lunch Berrill Foyer http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=852 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=852&scheduleid=944 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:00:00 +0000 14.00 Session 3: Supporting RES in Central and Eastern Europe Chair: John Buckley, DTI Renewable Energy Trade Promotion Service 14.05 Prospects for Renewables in the New EU Member States Mike Rand, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development. 14.15 Case studies presented by UK Companies: Jacquie Berry, AEA Technology:Marcus Gover, Biojoule:Neil Atkinson, Garrad Hassan15.00 NGO ability to influence demand for renewables Gunnar Boye Olesen, International Network for Sustainable Energy 15.10 DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS 15.40 Coffee http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=852 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=852&scheduleid=945 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:00:00 +0000 16.10 Session 4: Future prospects Discussion with Panel members Gunnar Boye Olesen, International Network for Sustainable Energy Claire Ball, DTI Dr Helene Ryding, Independent Consultant Eryl McNally, NEF 16.20 Questions to the Panel 16.55 Round up and close from the Chair 17.00 Conference end - refreshments available in foyer http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=852 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=852&scheduleid=947 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:00:00 +0000 Oral history, the investigation of the past through memory, has never been more popular. Family history, local history, the story of empire, the professions, migration, parliamentary history, science and medicine, the fire service, the stage, what we eat, buy, create, design, conflict, combat, oppression, there's no shortage of people ready to interview eye-witnesses or of people ready to tell. Audiences are world-wide, no longer local or specialist, they're global and accessible at the tap of a keyboard. It hasn't always been so. Oral history in the UK began as an organized endeavour over forty years ago in quite different technological and political circumstances. Oral historians were on the margins of academe and of society and though we railed at our exclusion, we revelled in our singularity. We were the people who enabled talk of remembered pasts, challenging and disturbing official and dominant accounts. Now we've moved from the margins to the centre, what does this mean for oral history and oral historians? Have we done our work and is it time to move on to other things, or does being in the centre offer us new and exciting challenges? Professor Bornat will argue that while the centre is an attractive place to be, it presents problems for oral historians who hold to their original mission of disturbance and challenge. We championed people who were marginalised out of history; there are new margins created ever day, new arguments to stir up. From this new position for oral history she will point to the future while looking back at the past. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=770 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=770&scheduleid=818 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:00:00 +0000 Prof Joanna Bornat 09:00 - 09:15 Conference day 2 introduction by Sean M Keogh, Founder and Organiser of MoodleMoot 09:15 - 11:00 Keynote - Martin Dougiamas, Moodle.com - Founder and Lead Developer of Moodle http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=832 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=832&scheduleid=905 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:00:00 +0000 11:30 - 12:15 Glasgow University E-Learning team - Three years of Moodling: Meandering or Mountain Climbing? 12:15 - 13:00 Tamara vanova, Anna Vanova, Masarysk university Czech Republic - You CAN teach an Old Dog New Tricks (...If you have Moodle) http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=832 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=832&scheduleid=906 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:00:00 +0000 14:15 - 15:00 Howard Ramsay, University of Strathclyde - Moodle masters: setting up and running Masters degrees to be run entirely at a distance. 15:15 - 15:45 Closing addresses from Martin Dougiamas and Sean Keogh http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=832 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=832&scheduleid=907 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:00:00 +0000 09:00 - 09:15 Conference introduction by Sean M Keogh, Founder and Organiser of Moodlemoot 09:15 - 10:00 Keynote - Niall Sclater - VLE Programme Director for The Open University, UK 10:15 - 11:00 Richard Wyles, Open Polytechnic of New Zealand - "Moodle in New Zealand" - a reference model for broad-based collaboration http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=831 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=831&scheduleid=900 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:00:00 +0000 11:30 - 12:15 Richard Treves, Southampton University - Video Podcasting, Open Courses and Moodle 12:15 - 13:00 Stephen Musgrave, Blackpool & The Fylde College - Moodle, Poodle? doodle; A tale of the city and the citadel http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=831 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=831&scheduleid=901 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:00:00 +0000 14:00 - 14:45 Keynote - Jason Cole, Open University - Open Source / Open Content / Open University 15:00 - 15:45 Steve Hyndman, Eastern Kentucky University - Moodle as a department website and student ePortfolio Portal: Our successes, challenges and future direction. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=831 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=831&scheduleid=904 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:00:00 +0000 16:15 - 17:00 Derek Briton, Athabasca University, Canada - Leveraging Moodle in support of inquiry-based, student-centred learning http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=831 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=831&scheduleid=903 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:00:00 +0000 Sir David Attenborough's CEPSAR lecture entitled "Life in the Undergrowth" is now available for viewing as streaming video. In his fascinating talk, delivered in his usual relaxed and engaging style, Sir David recounted the changes in technology he has seen over his 50 years or more of natural history broadcasting. These innovations have allowed ever more intimate views of wildlife to be captured and often allowed the viewer to gain important insights into an animal's perspective on the world. His lecture was punctuated by film clips dating back to his early attempts to capture the displays of Birds of Paradise in Papua New Guinea using clockwork 16 mm black and while film cameras and asynchronous sound, to the real-time miniaturised colour video cameras attached to animals as diverse as sharks and eagles. Introduction by Prof. Brenda Gourley, Vice-Chancellor, The Open University. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=821 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=821&scheduleid=885 Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:00:00 +0000 Sir David Attenborough What does it mean to 'do theory', or to be a theorist? The lecture will reflect on how real-world political examples, and unexpected sources of ideas, can inspire theories. The example of political representation - a topic receiving a great deal of attention in both the theory and practice of politics today - will be used to illustrate the often messy process of building, and knocking down, political theories. In particular, the lecture will explore the issue of who has the right to speak for us in political matters. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=769 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=769&scheduleid=817 Tue, 04 Jul 2006 16:00:00 +0000 Prof Michael Saward This lecture is about the impact of the Internet on our society. Why has the network been such a disruptive force? What are the origins, dimensions and implications of this disruption? What are the technological, economic and social explanations for it? And where is it heading? Drawing on his experience as an historian of the network, John Naughton seeks to explain how a geeks' "network of computer networks" came to have such a transformative impact on industry, government and social behaviour. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=768 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=768&scheduleid=816 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:00:00 +0000 Prof John Naughton In its eight-year life, H802 has been particularly successful and innovatory. Many course participants have built on their experience as H802 students, and associate lecturers, to innovate in the fields of education where they work as professionals. H802 and the MAODE are part of the professional development of many elearning professionals. The course has had a significant impact on elearning practices globally, and lessons learned from it inform the design of new courses in the MAODE programme and elsewhere. H802: a core course in the MA in Online and Distance Education (MAODE), had its last presentation in 2005. January 2006 is a good time to review the experience of a generation of elearning practice through the lens of this course. This one-day symposium is a chance to celebrate the influence of H802 across its eight year life, though the experiences of those who studied it, taught on it, and researched aspects of it. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713&scheduleid=747 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:30:00 +0000 In its eight-year life, H802 has been particularly successful and innovatory. Many course participants have built on their experience as H802 students, and associate lecturers, to innovate in the fields of education where they work as professionals. H802 and the MAODE are part of the professional development of many elearning professionals. The course has had a significant impact on elearning practices globally, and lessons learned from it inform the design of new courses in the MAODE programme and elsewhere. H802: a core course in the MA in Online and Distance Education (MAODE), had its last presentation in 2005. January 2006 is a good time to review the experience of a generation of elearning practice through the lens of this course. This one-day symposium is a chance to celebrate the influence of H802 across its eight year life, though the experiences of those who studied it, taught on it, and researched aspects of it. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713&scheduleid=748 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:30:00 +0000 In its eight-year life, H802 has been particularly successful and innovatory. Many course participants have built on their experience as H802 students, and associate lecturers, to innovate in the fields of education where they work as professionals. H802 and the MAODE are part of the professional development of many elearning professionals. The course has had a significant impact on elearning practices globally, and lessons learned from it inform the design of new courses in the MAODE programme and elsewhere. H802: a core course in the MA in Online and Distance Education (MAODE), had its last presentation in 2005. January 2006 is a good time to review the experience of a generation of elearning practice through the lens of this course. This one-day symposium is a chance to celebrate the influence of H802 across its eight year life, though the experiences of those who studied it, taught on it, and researched aspects of it. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713&scheduleid=750 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:30:00 +0000 In its eight-year life, H802 has been particularly successful and innovatory. Many course participants have built on their experience as H802 students, and associate lecturers, to innovate in the fields of education where they work as professionals. H802 and the MAODE are part of the professional development of many elearning professionals. The course has had a significant impact on elearning practices globally, and lessons learned from it inform the design of new courses in the MAODE programme and elsewhere. H802: a core course in the MA in Online and Distance Education (MAODE), had its last presentation in 2005. January 2006 is a good time to review the experience of a generation of elearning practice through the lens of this course. This one-day symposium is a chance to celebrate the influence of H802 across its eight year life, though the experiences of those who studied it, taught on it, and researched aspects of it. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713&scheduleid=751 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:30:00 +0000 In its eight-year life, H802 has been particularly successful and innovatory. Many course participants have built on their experience as H802 students, and associate lecturers, to innovate in the fields of education where they work as professionals. H802 and the MAODE are part of the professional development of many elearning professionals. The course has had a significant impact on elearning practices globally, and lessons learned from it inform the design of new courses in the MAODE programme and elsewhere. H802: a core course in the MA in Online and Distance Education (MAODE), had its last presentation in 2005. January 2006 is a good time to review the experience of a generation of elearning practice through the lens of this course. This one-day symposium is a chance to celebrate the influence of H802 across its eight year life, though the experiences of those who studied it, taught on it, and researched aspects of it. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713&scheduleid=752 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:30:00 +0000 In its eight-year life, H802 has been particularly successful and innovatory. Many course participants have built on their experience as H802 students, and associate lecturers, to innovate in the fields of education where they work as professionals. H802 and the MAODE are part of the professional development of many elearning professionals. The course has had a significant impact on elearning practices globally, and lessons learned from it inform the design of new courses in the MAODE programme and elsewhere. H802: a core course in the MA in Online and Distance Education (MAODE), had its last presentation in 2005. January 2006 is a good time to review the experience of a generation of elearning practice through the lens of this course. This one-day symposium is a chance to celebrate the influence of H802 across its eight year life, though the experiences of those who studied it, taught on it, and researched aspects of it. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713&scheduleid=753 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:30:00 +0000 In its eight-year life, H802 has been particularly successful and innovatory. Many course participants have built on their experience as H802 students, and associate lecturers, to innovate in the fields of education where they work as professionals. H802 and the MAODE are part of the professional development of many elearning professionals. The course has had a significant impact on elearning practices globally, and lessons learned from it inform the design of new courses in the MAODE programme and elsewhere. H802: a core course in the MA in Online and Distance Education (MAODE), had its last presentation in 2005. January 2006 is a good time to review the experience of a generation of elearning practice through the lens of this course. This one-day symposium is a chance to celebrate the influence of H802 across its eight year life, though the experiences of those who studied it, taught on it, and researched aspects of it. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713&scheduleid=754 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:30:00 +0000 In its eight-year life, H802 has been particularly successful and innovatory. Many course participants have built on their experience as H802 students, and associate lecturers, to innovate in the fields of education where they work as professionals. H802 and the MAODE are part of the professional development of many elearning professionals. The course has had a significant impact on elearning practices globally, and lessons learned from it inform the design of new courses in the MAODE programme and elsewhere. H802: a core course in the MA in Online and Distance Education (MAODE), had its last presentation in 2005. January 2006 is a good time to review the experience of a generation of elearning practice through the lens of this course. This one-day symposium is a chance to celebrate the influence of H802 across its eight year life, though the experiences of those who studied it, taught on it, and researched aspects of it. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713&scheduleid=755 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:30:00 +0000 In its eight-year life, H802 has been particularly successful and innovatory. Many course participants have built on their experience as H802 students, and associate lecturers, to innovate in the fields of education where they work as professionals. H802 and the MAODE are part of the professional development of many elearning professionals. The course has had a significant impact on elearning practices globally, and lessons learned from it inform the design of new courses in the MAODE programme and elsewhere. H802: a core course in the MA in Online and Distance Education (MAODE), had its last presentation in 2005. January 2006 is a good time to review the experience of a generation of elearning practice through the lens of this course. This one-day symposium is a chance to celebrate the influence of H802 across its eight year life, though the experiences of those who studied it, taught on it, and researched aspects of it. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=713&scheduleid=756 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:30:00 +0000 Presenter: Dr Wendy Faulkner The lecture will be introduced by Annette Williams, Director of the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET. The lecture is based on an ESRC funded ethnographic study entitled; Genders in/of Engineering. Dr Faulkner has been working on gender and technology issues for 15 years, and on industrial innovation. She teaches sociology of technology on the Edinburgh University Post-graduate programme on Science and Technology Studies The aim of this research project is to examine in detail various ways in which professional engineering may be 'gendered'. In particular, it addresses the premise that the retention and progression of women engineers is impaired because the occupational practices, cultures and identities of engineering are more comfortable for their male colleagues. In contrast to research on women engineers, the focus of this study is therefore on engineering as a community, and on how it comes to be 'coded' and experienced as masculine. This focus is justified on theoretical as well as policy grounds, since engineering represents a powerful emblem of pervasive and (apparently) durable symbolic equations between technology and masculinity in our culture. The research brings for the first time a gender-aware gaze to the investigation of engineers and their work. The project is framed by an understanding of gender as actively 'performed' and 'constituted' in a range of often subtle and contradictory everyday practices. Accordingly, it investigates engineering work practices (work organization, interaction and collaboration, career patterns and status, 'styles' of work); engineering cultures (ways of thinking and talking, shared values and perspectives, 'belonging' as an engineer, shared humour); and engineers' identities and subjective experiences (backgrounds, feelings about the job and about technology, professional and other identities, out-of-work lives). http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=679 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=679&scheduleid=684 Thu, 03 Nov 2005 13:30:00 +0000 Members of the Knoll lab are broadly interested in the evolution of life, the evolution of Earth surface environments, and the relationships between the two. We are particularly interested in Archean and Proterozoic paleontology and biogeochemistry; however, both past and current projects include investigations of selected problems in Phanerozoic Earth history. Motivating evolutionary issues include the diversification of prokaryotic metabolisms on the Precambrian Earth, the initial radiation of eukaryotic life, and the rise of large complex algae and animals near the end of the Proterozoic Eon. Current projects that address these issues include coupled paleontological/biogeochemical work on late Archean basins from southern Africa and Australia, mid-Proterozoic basins in Australia, and Neoproterozoic-Cambrian successions in northern Russia and Australia. In a genuine extension of this research, we are also involved actively in Mars exploration, both as part of the 2004 MER missions and in planning for future landings. In other work, our lab is engaged in studies of Triassic recovery from end-Permian mass extinction and, more broadly, in an effort to apply physiological insights to problems of Paleozoic biological and environmental evolution. Specific research in the latter area includes combined microchemical/anatomical analyses designed to provide quantitative estimates of whole plant physiological performance in extinct vascular plants. More information please visit the CEPSAR website cepsar.open.ac.uk http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=612 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=612&scheduleid=591 Mon, 09 May 2005 16:00:00 +0000 Professor Andrew Knoll We live in a molecular world; a nano-scale world in which molecules are constantly interacting with one another and external stimuli to produce physical and chemical processes that influence the macroscopic world around us. The formation of molecules in the interstellar medium; the processes that lead to the destruction of ozone in the terrestrial atmosphere; the engineering that underpins the construction of semiconductor chips and the mechanisms that lead to radiation damage of DNA - all are controlled by molecular processes. Understanding such molecular interactions and devising new techniques that allow them to be manipulated and controlled remains one of the greatest challenges for modern research and underpins the development of many of the new technologies for the 21st century. This talk will describe how Professor Mason's research on electron and photon interactions with molecules has revealed that it is possible to control the excitation and dissociation of molecules through the adaptation of selective cleavage of chemical bonds. Such 'single molecule engineering' provides exciting new opportunities that can now be exploited by both the research and technological communities and may even help explain the origins of life itself! http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=587 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=587&scheduleid=561 Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:00:00 +0000 Prof. Brenda Gourley Professor Nigel Mason Images taken by the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft, currently orbiting Mars show a frozen body of water, less than 5 million years old, about the size of the North Sea beneath the surface of Mars. Dr Murray is the lead author of a paper in Nature and has been working with the Mars Express imaging team. It is becoming increasingly possible that this area may have supported life in the recent geological past and the area also coincides with the most significant current methane fluxes and therefore may be an environment where life continues to thrive. This considerably raises the need to return to Mars with analytical packages capable of identifying biologically produced methane and even drill down to the remnant water. More information on the discovery is on the CEPSAR website cepsar.open.ac.uk http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=581 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=581&scheduleid=553 Mon, 04 Apr 2005 15:30:00 +0000 Dr John Murray There are more than six billion language learners in the world, of whom only a minority suffer from the disability of monolingualism. As the very nature of higher education is changed by processes including globalisation, marketisation, massification, Englishisation and infantilisation, the number of international students is set to rise in two decades from 1.8 to 7.2 million a year. This challenging and wide-ranging lecture will address the research issues raised by student residence abroad within degree programmes, and review the complex of factors which influence the learning outcomes of residence abroad. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=578 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=578&scheduleid=548 Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:00:00 +0000 Prof. Brenda Gourley Professor James Coleman A range of experts will explore the key technical, economic and strategic issues surrounding the proposed expansion of nuclear energy. Although pro- and anti- nuclear arguments will be discussed, the main aim is to set the debate in the wider context: what is the best way to deal with energy supply and demand in relation to climate change? Chair: Prof Andy Blowers The Conference will conclude with a Panel discussion with Steve Kidd, Jean McSorley, Geoff Hammond and Philip Wolfe http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=574 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=574&scheduleid=557 Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:30:00 +0000 A range of experts will explore the key technical, economic and strategic issues surrounding the proposed expansion of nuclear energy. Although pro- and anti- nuclear arguments will be discussed, the main aim is to set the debate in the wider context: what is the best way to deal with energy supply and demand in relation to climate change? Chair: Prof. David Elliott Paul Allen (Renewables not Nuclear) David Green (Energy Efficiency) Godfrey Boyle (Sustainable Energy Futures) Discussant: Prof. David Infield, followed by discussion and questions http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=574 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=574&scheduleid=556 Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:30:00 +0000 A range of experts will explore the key technical, economic and strategic issues surrounding the proposed expansion of nuclear energy. Although pro- and anti- nuclear arguments will be discussed, the main aim is to set the debate in the wider context: what is the best way to deal with energy supply and demand in relation to climate change? Nuclear Power: (10.30am) Chair: Prof Andy Blowers Introduction: Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP Malcolm Grimston (Do we need nuclear?) Discussant: Prof. Geoff Hammond http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=574 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=574&scheduleid=554 Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:30:00 +0000 A range of experts will explore the key technical, economic and strategic issues surrounding the proposed expansion of nuclear energy. Although pro- and anti- nuclear arguments will be discussed, the main aim is to set the debate in the wider context: what is the best way to deal with energy supply and demand in relation to climate change? Chair: Prof Andy Blowers Specific Issues:Gordon MacKerron (economics) Ian Fairlie (radiation hazards) David Lowry (security issues) Steve Kidd (new nuclear technologies) Discussant: Prof. Gregg Butler, followed by discussion and questions http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=574 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=574&scheduleid=558 Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:30:00 +0000 Programme In the first half of the inaugural event, each Professor will take 15 minutes to examine aspects of what it means to take a psychosocial approach to understanding identities and in the process the different emphases, as well as what each of the approaches have in common, will become apparent. In the second half of the programme, after a half hour refreshment break, they will each provide a more detailed illustration of what is particular about their research interests and writing. The event will be introduced by the Vice-Chancellor of the Open University, Professor Brenda Gourley, and closed with a few words by Professor Stephen Frosh, Director of the Centre for Psychosocial Research, Birkbeck College, University of London. 3.00 - 3.30 Tea on arrival 3.30 - 3.40 Introduction from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gourley 3.40 - 3.55 Introduction from all three Professors 3.55 - 4.10 Relationality, Professor Wetherell 4.10 - 4.25 Identities, Professor Phoenix 4.25 - 4.40 Subjectivity, Professor Hollway Break 5.10 - 5.25 The Discursive Turn, Professor Wetherell 5.25 - 5.40 Everyday Life and Social Policy, Professor Phoenix 5.40 - 5.55 Becoming a Mother and the Capacity to Care, Professor Hollway 5.55 - 6.05 Concluding Commentary, Professor Stephen Frosh, Director of the Centre for Psychosocial Research, Birkbeck College http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=576 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=576&scheduleid=550 Wed, 02 Mar 2005 15:30:00 +0000 Prof. Brenda Gourley Professor Margie Wetherell Professor Ann Phoenix Professor Wendy Hollway Professor Stephen Frosh Programme In the first half of the inaugural event, each Professor will take 15 minutes to examine aspects of what it means to take a psychosocial approach to understanding identities and in the process the different emphases, as well as what each of the approaches have in common, will become apparent. In the second half of the programme, after a half hour refreshment break, they will each provide a more detailed illustration of what is particular about their research interests and writing. The event will be introduced by the Vice-Chancellor of the Open University, Professor Brenda Gourley, and closed with a few words by Professor Stephen Frosh, Director of the Centre for Psychosocial Research, Birkbeck College, University of London. 3.00 - 3.30 Tea on arrival 3.30 - 3.40 Introduction from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gourley 3.40 - 3.55 Introduction from all three Professors 3.55 - 4.10 Relationality, Professor Wetherell 4.10 - 4.25 Identities, Professor Phoenix 4.25 - 4.40 Subjectivity, Professor Hollway Break 5.10 - 5.25 The Discursive Turn, Professor Wetherell 5.25 - 5.40 Everyday Life and Social Policy, Professor Phoenix 5.40 - 5.55 Becoming a Mother and the Capacity to Care, Professor Hollway 5.55 - 6.05 Concluding Commentary, Professor Stephen Frosh, Director of the Centre for Psychosocial Research, Birkbeck College http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=576 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=576&scheduleid=552 Wed, 02 Mar 2005 15:30:00 +0000 Prof. Brenda Gourley Professor Margie Wetherell Professor Ann Phoenix Professor Wendy Hollway Professor Stephen Frosh Much of the life of modern mathematics is revealed in its history, and much of that history has been discovered in the last forty years. In particular, we can begin to see the arrival of modern mathematics as a cultural Modernism, and deepen our understanding of the nature of mathematics and its place in modern life. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=567 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=567&scheduleid=524 Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:00:00 +0000 Prof. Brenda Gourley Professor Jeremy Gray After an interplanetary journey of 7 1/4 years, the European Space Agency's probe Huygens landed on the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, having been released from NASA's Cassini spacecraft last Christmas Day. Titan, which is larger than the planet Mercury, is the only planetary satellite in the entire Solar System to possess a significant atmosphere. Most interestingly, it appears that Titan's atmosphere is the site of a whole range of chemical reactions which produce increasingly complex hydrocarbon molecules. Similar reactions in Earth's early atmosphere over 4 billion years ago led to the conditions under which simple life evolved. The journey of the Huygens probe will be described as well as its final dramatic plunge to the surface. Very early results will be presented with emphasis on The Open University's contribution. http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=555 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=555&scheduleid=515 Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:30:00 +0000 Professor John Zarnecki The Tibetan Plateau is a region about the size of western Europe elevated to an average height of 5 km above sea level and bounded to the south by the world's highest and youngest mountain range - the Himalaya. For over two hundred years Tibet has fascinated geographers and geologists alike for both strategic and scientific reasons. Understanding the geology of Tibet and the Himalaya has proved to be the key to deciphering the way in which the world's great mountain ranges are made. This lecture will trace the contributions of early explorers of the plateau to our present understanding of the uplift of Tibet. It will examine the impact of the theory of plate tectonics on unravelling the mechanisms of Tibetan uplift, and will high-light the current renaissance in scientific research in Tibet that is driven by a multi-disciplinary approach to Earth Sciences, linking the uplift history of the plateau to the intensity of the monsoon and to global climate. The programme of lectures is published to allow our friends and guests to attend as well as members of our own academic community. For more information go to http://www.open.ac.uk/inaugural-lectures/. Each lecture is followed by a reception. If you would like to attend a lecture please contact Sally Eaton ext 53253 or Email to s.p.eaton@open.ac.uk http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=548 http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=1&whichevent=548&scheduleid=509 Wed, 12 Jan 2005 14:00:00 +0000 Prof. Brenda Gourley Professor Nigel Harris