The first annual conference of the Institute for Learning and Teaching was held at the College of Ripon & York St John from 27-29 June this year. It carried the subtitle: “Learning matters: improving practice in higher education”. The themes of ILTAC 2000 were listed in the pre-conference leaflet as:
- Designing and Planning Learning Activities to Encourage Student Centredness;
- Making Assessment Integral to Learning;
- Developing Effective Learning Environments: student support to increase student autonomy;
- Using Reflection and Personal Development to Improve your Practice.
In practice the conference included five keynote speeches and more then one hundred half-hour sessions in about ten parallel sessions.