Monday 13 June, 5.00-7.30pm, Room 4.10:  LEARNING TO LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES – WHAT ARE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR?

Professor Keri Facer (Manchester Metropolitan University) talks about her new book which questions taken-for-granted assumptions about the future of education. Arguing that we have been working with too narrow a vision of the future, Keri Facer makes a case for recognising the challenges that the next two decades may bring, including: The emergence of new relationships between humans and technology; The development of new forms of knowledge and democracy; The potential for radical economic and social inequalities.

Friday 17 June, 1.00-5.00pm, Room 4.10: ASSESSMENT AND LEARNING IN THE DIGITAL AGE

This symposium is designed to ask questions about the role and future of assessment in an age when digital technologies enable young people to construct knowledge in new and creative ways. Speakers include Professor Barbara Wasson, University of Bergen, Professor Particia Broadfoot and Professor Rosamund Sutherland, University of Bristol and Dr Carlo Perroti, London Knowledge Lab.