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European Symposium on Evaluative Practices in Higher Education
EES/SFDN/Fribourg University/Lancaster University
Friday, June 5th, 2009 at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland
The Programme
in Higher Education (HE) through examples from a number of European countries with a view to improving the understanding of the role of evaluation at different levels and to encourage dialogue between the actors involved. By ‘evaluative practice’ we mean any activities associated with the way value or worth is attributed to what Higher Education does. This can range from the regulation of national and institutional systems of HE to small scale developmental reflection within small groups of teachers and learners.This focus is pertinent and topical in that a range of new challenges and issues confront the sector within Europe including the Bologna reform in HE; HE responding to changes in and demands from society; changes in perspectives on learning throughout life – shift in balance between initial training and on-going training and learning; evolution in the approach to evaluation including changes in attitude to learner evaluation, certification programmes, and institutional accountability.
- Systemic evaluative practice: system level evaluation practice related to regulatory issues (in particular in relation to how society sees HE and how HE responds to those demands (research excellence, teaching quality etc.);
- Programmatic evaluative practice: evaluation of specific programmes or interventions to effect change in HE (e.g. in the UK the initiation of Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning);
- Institutional evaluative practice: associated with the routine evaluation of internal processes and mechanisms (e.g. quality programmes, reviews, appraisals, internal monitoring, evaluation of teaching etc.);
- Self and participative evaluative activities: the creation of a climate to encourage such continuous reflective practices, (e.g. teaching portfolio, self-evaluation etc.).
Each of these four themes will be presented through a critical analysis of concrete examples followed by a discussion with participants.
Programme details
Welcome
Prof. Bernadette Charlier, University of Fribourg
Introductory talk
Prof. Murray Saunders, University of Lancaster
Systemic evaluative practice
Prof. Paul Trowler, University of Lancaster, UK
Prof. Andrea Schenker, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Programmatic evaluative practice
Prof. Murray Saunders, University of Lancaster
Institutional evaluative practice
J.F. Stassen, University of Geneva
Dr Ingrid Hove, University of Fribourg
Dr Alberto Silvani, University of Milan
Self and participative evaluative activities
Dr. Roni Bamber, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Prof. Bernadette Charlier, University of Fribourg
Final Round Table
Chair: Joel Bonamy, France
Practicalities
Date and time
The one-day symposium will be held on Friday, June 5th 2009 from 9:30 to 16:30.
Venue
The venue for the symposium will be the University of Fribourg, Switzerland (Lecture room C230, 2nd floor Boulevard de Pérolles 90).
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