Preview date for this years Undergraduate Degree Show:- Thursday 17th June 18:30-20:30
Public viewing dates:- Friday 18 June 10:00-16:00 and Monday 21-Thursday 24 June 10:00-16:00
Venue: 4th Floor Art and Design Studio, University Campus Barnsley
The lecture explores the policy and socio-economic context within which post compulsory education and training is placed. It examines the way the economy and skills are constructed and the impact of these upon the sector. It sets these issues alongside questions of social justice considering the claim that education, by addressing assumed economic needs, will satisfy the demands of social justice. The lecture concludes by arguing that if education is to seriously address questions of social justice a politicised understanding is required, one that challenges accepted understandings of the relationship between education, economy and social justice.
Prof. James Avis
Education and Professional Development
Wednesday 26 May 2010
6 – 7pm
To book a place follow this link or call 01226 606262. Alternatively email barnsley@hud.ac.uk
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We will be stopping ordering for library stock from this year’s budget on Friday 28th May. We will of course order anything needed urgently and will begin ordering from the new financial year budget from July.
Please forward any reading lists for new modules that are running from September to jane.kaye@hud.ac.uk and sarah.munks@hud.ac.uk and of course requests for any extra copies of titles already in stock.
The library is already taking bookings for library and IT inductions for new students attending the Campus this coming academic session.
To book a library induction email jane.kaye@hud.ac.uk or sarah.munks@hud.ac.uk
To book an IT induction email alistair.read-pearson@hud.ac.uk or julie.berry@hud.ac.uk
We look forward to hearing from you!
You’ll probably all know by now that Summon is replacing Metalib as the way to access the Library’s electronic and other resources at the end of July. Summon provides access to all of our databases, e-books and full-text journals plus the Library Catalogue.
The library will be running some introductory training events for those that want to get ahead for the next academic year. 2 sessions will be held per day at 10:30 and 14:30 on the following dates:-
Thursday 22nd July, Tuesday 7th September, Tuesday 14th September and Thursday 16th September.
All sessions will be held in UCB 2/02. Book your place by emailing blrc@hud.ac.uk. Bookings will be taken on a first come, first served basis. Book early to avoid disappointment!
The latest edition of JiscInform has just been released. There is a big focus on the use of digital technology in education and research including a section dedicated to ‘Digital Apps for Research’. Mendeley may be of interest to all you researchers, it describes itself as an ‘iTunes for research papers. It allows you to organise, discover and share your papers and experiences.
There’s also an interesting article on the benefits of mobile learning at the University of Wolverhampton (Page 6).
To read more follow this link to JiscInform. Digital Apps for researchers in on page 16-17.