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Conference time!
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| Written by Jennifer Parkin |
| We're all really looking forward this week's conference - we've got some brilliant speakers lined up (take a look at the programme!) plus a rather impressive delegate list - so we should get a fairly robust debate going in the discussion sessions. And while i've got the team trumpet out, I should probably mention that the report that we're launching at the event looks fabulous -mostly due to the hard work of Dave at Draught. Go on, download a copy - you know you want to.... |
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Forum at KCL, Student experience
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| Written by Jennifer Parkin |
| I think we can deem our forum event on Tuesday to have been rather a success. We had a great turnout, with a good mix of estates personnel, architects and academics - which made for a really good debate in the workshop session. Of course, this was probably helped along by the splendour of our surroundings - huge thanks to Ian Caldwell at King's College London for hosting the event. On a different note, Bernard Dromgoole (HEFCE) drew my attention to this article about the student learning experience in today's Times Higher - http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=405413 . Certainly worth a read, if you've not already seen it... |
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The Open University
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| Written by Jennifer Parkin |
| We’ve been carrying out interviews with occupants of the Jennie Lee building at the Open University this week. Two things really stand out about the OU. First is the lack of students – which makes the campus feel like one big staff club (not necessarily a bad thing…). Second is that they take branding very seriously. There were even topiary OU logos. We were impressed. Anyway, the Jennie Lee building brings new meaning to the term open plan. There really is nowhere to hide. Spent the day engaged in reciprocal voyeurism, as I watched people in meetings watching me interview. |
