Strategies for Employer Engagement - perspectives from the coal-face
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2009-05-15 09:30 am ECT
Presenter: Professor Neil Marriott
University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol, UK BS16 1QY
09.30 - 10.00 Registration and coffee/tea
10.00 - 12.00 Event - perspectives on employer engagement
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch and networking
University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus
Venue: The Dartington Room at the Farmhouse Conference Centre (http://www.uwe.ac.uk/hsv/hospitality/conference/farmhouse.shtml). This is located next to Frenchay Campus. Directions to the Frenchay Campus: http://www.uwe.ac.uk/maps/frenchay_directions.shtml
Confirmed speakers:
Professor Neil Marriott, Dean, University of Winchester Business School
Stella McKnight, Employer Engagement Manager, University of Winchester
John Clark, Head, UWE Careers' Service
David Brennand, Head of Innovation and Enterprise, UWE
Paul Lowe, Senior Lecturer, University of the Arts, London.
Please join Wimba for a lively Regional Seminar, which examines strategies for employer engagement from a number of perspectives, and explores the use of Wimba collaborative learning technologies for this. Wimba will showcase the Wimba Collaboration Suite http://www.wimba.com/products/wimba_collaboration_suite/ and will consider how universities are using these tools to support effective employer engagement.
The event, which is free, will run between 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. on Friday, 15th May 2009, and will be followed by a free buffet lunch and opportunities to network.
The event is of interest to senior academic or learning support staff with an interest in the use of collaborative learning technologies and employer engagement. Please forward this invitation to anyone you feel it would be of interest to.
Places are strictly limited.
For further information, please contact Guinevere Glasfurd-Brown, Communications and Research Manager, Wimba UK, 0845 862 1930 gglasfurdbrown@wimba.com