Thinking space
During this conference Joy Jarvis and Sally Graham will work with participants to help to make the thinking visible. Through words, pictures and narratives participants will be able to identify common themes, make connections and identify questions for our practice. This will enable us to move forward in a principled way in using blended approaches for learning.
As Wenger (1998:187) notes in his work about developing effective Communities of Practice: ‘With insufficient reification, co-ordination across time and space may depend too much on the partiality of specific participants, or it may simply be too vague, illusory or contentious to create alignment.’
Come and join us as together we make a ‘reification’ in our Thinking Space!
Presenters
Sally Graham
Sally Graham works at the University of Hertfordshire where she leads initiatives in learning and teaching. Her current role is Director of the Centre for Coaching & Mentoring which focuses on building capacity through collaborative engagement. She leads a range of post-graduate courses in the School of Education. Sally is interested in the potential of technology to create vibrant learning communities and is looking forward to deepening professional conversations during this conference.
Joy Jarvis
Joy Jarvis works at the University of Hertfordshire where she Associate Dean (Learning, Teaching and Employability) in the Faculty of Humanities, Law and Education. She uses a student-staff collaborative action research approach to enquire into, and develop, practice. She teaches on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the School of Education, including supporting students with doctoral projects in educational practice. She is looking forward to exploring themes with colleagues at the conference.
