{"id":439,"date":"2016-09-27T09:10:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T09:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/erdp\/?p=439"},"modified":"2016-09-27T09:10:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T09:10:22","slug":"bera-presenting-the-best-independent-and-critical-educational-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/erdp\/2016\/09\/27\/bera-presenting-the-best-independent-and-critical-educational-research\/","title":{"rendered":"BERA: presenting the best independent and critical educational research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/erdp\/files\/2016\/09\/2laura-delgaty2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-440\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/erdp\/files\/2016\/09\/2laura-delgaty2.jpg\" alt=\"2laura delgaty2\" width=\"130\" height=\"186\" \/><\/a>Earlier this month I had the pleasure of attending the BERA (British Educational Research Association) Annual Conference in Leeds.\u00a0 I was fortunate enough to have a presentation accepted: \u201c<strong>Digital Capabilities and Expectations of Prospective Students:\u00a0 Preparing Higher Education for Learning and Teaching of the Future<\/strong>\u201d, and received a teacher bursary award from BERA to attend.<\/p>\n<p>Several Newcastle University ECLS colleagues attended as did FMS\u2019s Jo Matthan who presented \u201c<strong>Developing the learning and teaching of practical clinical skills using video playback technology to enhance the student experience and incorporate self-assessment into the feedback process<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It was a three-day conference including three keynote presentations: \u201cEducation in Conflict: Redefining the Contours of Change\u201d, \u201cEducation for \u2018Political Generosity\u2019:\u00a0 The role of schools in supporting young people\u2019s understanding of politically complex societies\u201d and \u201cTeacherbot: Interventions in Automated Teaching\u201d.\u00a0 Reflecting on these speakers and reading through the abstracts, it became clear the role of the school, teachers and education as an agent of social change is paramount.<\/p>\n<p>It is always interesting to attend non-medical\/clinical conferences.\u00a0 Delegates came from all over Europe and from secondary\/primary schools FE and F\/E.\u00a0 BERA\u2019s vision is to promote the development of a world-class education system based on high quality educational research.\u00a0 It seeks to counter-balance the politicisation of education by carefully presenting the findings of the best independent and critical research, through its projects and publications.\u00a0 This was clear by the varied presentations, posters and special interest group meetings.\u00a0 Lots of sponsors and exhibitors were present and with over 1000 delegates, it was a stimulating and active environment.<\/p>\n<p>I have the abstract book and links to the keynote speakers if anybody is interested.\u00a0 Next year, the conference will be in Sussex.\u00a0 If any FMS staff are interested in evaluating the effectiveness of current policies and practices, and also generating fresh thinking and bringing a humanising influence to bear on proposals for reform, it is a fantastic opportunity to look at education at a slightly different angle than traditional medical\/clinical education.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Dr Laura Delgaty, School of Medical Education<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month I had the pleasure of attending the BERA (British Educational Research Association) Annual Conference in Leeds.\u00a0 I was fortunate enough to have a presentation accepted: \u201cDigital Capabilities and Expectations of Prospective Students:\u00a0 Preparing Higher Education for Learning &hellip; 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