Conference programme
Monday 6th June, 2011
10.30 a.m. Registration and Welcome
11.00 a.m. Opening of the conference
Prof. Dr. Elmar Weiler, Rector of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum
11.30 a.m. Prof. Dr. Hans N. Weiler, Stanford University:
“Teaching is the Future: Visions of the future - the future of a vision”
12.15 p.m. Poster presentation at the “Visions Square” (incl. light snack)
1.30 p.m. Visions: disciplinary and transdisciplinary
Prof. Dr. John Dickens, Loughborough University: Development of teaching and learning in academic disciplines: Visions, lessons learned and strategies
Dr. Ramon Puras (Stand-In for Prof. Dr. Marijke van der Wende),
Amsterdam University College:
Crossing the boundaries of traditional curricular content. Visions, lessons learned and strategies
3.00 p.m. Coffee break
3.30 p.m. Visions in practice
Introduction to the workshops
3.45 p.m. Workshops – Phase I: Interdisciplinary workshops
4.45. p.m. Break
5.00 p.m. Workshops – Phase II: Subject-specific workshops
6.00 p.m. End of the first day
6.15 p.m. Cultural programme
7.30 p.m. Barbeque in the gardens
Tuesday 7 June 2011
8.30 a.m. Welcome
9.00 a.m. From vision to practice
Prof. Dr. Martina Havenith-Newen: Local visions! International
Master Course Program Molecular Sciences and Simulation
9.30 a.m. Transfer working groups: Success factors for the realisation of
visions
10.30 a.m. Coffee break
11.45 a.m. From vision to practice
Prof. Dr. Mitchell Ash, University of Vienna: From “Humboldt” to “Bologna”: Visions in the political and historical context.
12.30 p.m. Conference cinema
1.00 p.m. End of the conference and light lunch
Chair: Prof. Dr. Uta Wilkens, Vice Rector for Teaching, Continuing Education and Media at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Conference language
The conference languages was German and English.