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Institutt for pedagogikk

Programme October 7.-8. 2010

Academic writing from bachelor to PhD

Hovedinnhold

Solstrand Fjord Hotel

Programme schedule - NB! Revised time schedule

 

Thursday Oct 7th

Registration from 10.00

10.30 -11 Coffee and fruit   

11.00 -11.15 Opening of conference

11.15 -12.30 Keynote lecture: Professor Otto Kruse, University of Zurich:

“Academic Writing – a key competence in European University tradition from Humboldt to Bologna” 

12.30 – 13.45 Lunch

13.45 – 17.00 Disciplinary Sections            

 Hum/Soc.Sciences  (Plenary 1)

 Natural Sciences  (Plenary 2)

 Law  (Sommerstuen)

Coffee break in sections (some time between 15.00 -16.00) 

18.30 Poster Session  (in the hall by the swimming pool)

20.00 Conference Dinner

 

Friday Oct 8th

8.30 – 9.30 Keynote Lecture: Professor Dai Hounsell, University of Edinburgh:

“Writing and communicating within and beyond university:

rich opportunities, great challenges?” 

9.30-10.00 Lotte Rienecker & Peter Stray Jørgensen, Copenhagen University, Denmark:

“A Danish initiative to improve feedback to PhD-students”

10.00 – 10.15: Coffee

10.15 – 11.15: Keynote Lecture: Professor Richard Andrews, London Institute of Education:

“Argumentation in academic writing: A comparison of three disciplinary traditions”

11.15 – 11.45 Break. Check out of rooms

11.45 – 13.00 Disciplinary Sections

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 15.15 Keynote lecture: Principal Lecturer Jude Carroll, Oxford Brookes University:

            “Deterring students from plagiarism by teaching writing from sources”

15.30 Bus leaves for Flesland airport

Section programmes

Main focus: Policy, planning, progression and pedagogy in order to build up students’ writing competence from bachelor to PhD. 

Some issues: Examples of strategic plans. What should be taught when, how and by whom? Key problem areas that students’ encounter at different levels and how to deal with them, Writing intensive courses, The role of peers and teaching assistants.