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Public seminars from the Department of Education. Oxford has been making a major contribution to the field of education for over 100 years and today this Department has a world class reputation for research, for teacher education and for its Masters and doctoral programmes. Our aim is to provide an intellectually rich but supportive environment in which to study, to research and to teach and, through our work, to contribute to the improvement of all phases of public education, both in the UK and internationally.

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1 CleanVideoFrom Inclusion to Exclusion from School: Transforming the lives of young people with special educational needs and disabilities? This seminar explores the process of formal and informal exclusion from the macro, meso and micro level to understand some of the complex interactions between policy, school and individual factors. 25 2 2020 Free View in iTunes

2 CleanVideoLaw and Exclusion from School Combining legal analysis, theory, and evidence from practice, Lucinda Ferguson argues that the law is ill-equipped to support children at risk of permanent exclusion from school, particularly children with disabilities or other additional needs. 13 2 2020 Free View in iTunes

3 CleanVideoExclusion and Mental Health: Exploring the Role of Improved Provision in Schools This talk discusses the latest understanding of mental health needs in adolescent populations in the UK and the potential role that mental health services in schools can play. 13 2 2020 Free View in iTunes

4 CleanVideoAlternative Provision and School Exclusions This presentation will discuss the place of Alternative Provision (AP) in the process of exclusion in England, with a particular focus on issues related to social justice. 4 2 2020 Free View in iTunes

5 CleanVideoDifferences in rates of school exclusions in the four jurisdictions to the UK This seminar reports on the ongoing work of the multi-disciplinary and multi-site Excluded Lives Group whose work has led to the ESRC funds project The Political Economies of School Exclusion and their Consequences. 20 1 2020 Free View in iTunes

6 CleanVideoArgument, Evidence and Continuity in the Augar Report Released in May 2019, the Augar report was a result of a 6 person panel chaired by Philip Augar and was the first in England to have a remit for the whole of tertiary education. Parry argues whether its features are the nature of expert panels. 19 11 2019 Free View in iTunes

7 CleanVideoIntegrating and AugmentingTertiary Education Students' Experiences in Workplace Settings Drawing upon three large studies in Australian higher education, this presentation sets out a case for the kinds of curriculum practices, as well as a range of pedagogic practices that can be enacted prior to, during and after students’ work placement 12 11 2019 Free View in iTunes

8 CleanVideoArtificial Intelligence and Social Relations in Schools: Who are the 'Digital winners'? This lecture explores the different types of artificial intelligence systems in common use in education, before relating this to the covert use of algorithms in influencing educational journeys. 12 11 2019 Free View in iTunes

9 CleanVideoRe and De-contextualizing global citizenship education – systematic analysis of the scholarship in the field With the rising interest in GCE, understanding the current research landscape could be useful for policy-makers, educators and scholars who seek to build upon the existing body of knowledge and develop it in new directions. 4 11 2019 Free View in iTunes

10 CleanVideoPoverty Matters: Family income, parenting and child outcomes Naomi Eisenstadt presents evidence that low income itself reduces the chances of good outcomes for children and causes stress in families which exacerbates the risk. 28 10 2019 Free View in iTunes

11 CleanVideoUsing Formative Assessment to Catalyse Self-Regulated Learning This 2019 Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment lecture is delivered by Professor Nancy Perry. 17 7 2019 Free View in iTunes

12 CleanVideoWhat are Teachers' Professional Competencies? This public seminar series considers teacher education reforms around the world in order to tease out future directions and possibilities for the relationships between teacher education policy, research and practice. 19 6 2019 Free View in iTunes

13 CleanVideoBuilding Research Capacity in Teacher Education Seminar 8 of 8 on teacher education reforms. Alis unpacks the notion of 'capacity' through a historiography of initiatives and a review of attempts at conceptual development. 19 6 2019 Free View in iTunes

14 CleanVideoThe Connections and Disconnections in Teacher Education Policy, Research and Practice Future Research Directions This seminar examines the alignments and tensions between teacher education research, policy and practice. This is the sixth seminar in a series of eight public seminars on 'Future directions in teacher education research, practice and policy'. 3 6 2019 Free View in iTunes

15 CleanVideoOES Annual Lecture: The Quest for Better Teaching This lecture explores why efforts to improve teaching too often fail and outlines new research on pedagogy and teacher development, which has been achieving promising signs of real change. 29 5 2019 Free View in iTunes

16 CleanVideoComparative teacher education research: Global perspectives in teacher education past, present and future Seminar five of eight in series "Future directions in teacher education research, practice and policy". 22 5 2019 Free View in iTunes

17 CleanVideoMaking Change Happen - The Reform of Initial Teacher Education in Wales This public seminar series considers teacher education reforms around the world in order to tease out future directions and possibilities for the relationships between teacher education policy, research and practice. 13 5 2019 Free View in iTunes

18 CleanVideoClassroom-based Interventions Across Subject Areas: Research to Understand What Works in Education Seminar two of eight in series "Future directions in teacher education research, practice and policy". This seminar is based on a recent book, which aims to help researchers and practitioners understand how and why interventions can be successful or not 7 5 2019 Free View in iTunes

19 CleanVideoStudent Access to Colleges at the University of Oxford Seminar led by a panel of heads of colleges and senior tutors to discuss Oxford's student selection process 7 3 2019 Free View in iTunes

20 CleanVideoPromoting fairer access to higher education: the necessity of contextualised admissions The ethical case for reducing entry requirements for disadvantaged learners 5 3 2019 Free View in iTunes

21 CleanVideoRethinking Teacher Education - The Problem with Accountability Professor Marilyn Cochran-Smith argues why we need to “reclaim” teacher education accountability for the profession and in support of the larger democratic project. 26 2 2019 Free View in iTunes

22 CleanVideoAccess and Participation at Postgraduate level: research findings and their implications for policy and practice This seminar will review the evidence on access to postgraduate study, identify what this might mean for funders, universities and their communities, and outline outstanding gaps in our knowledge. 13 2 2019 Free View in iTunes

23 CleanVideoAccess and Participation in English HE: A Fair and Equal Opportunity for All? The seminar will identify how universities and government have sought to make progress in this area during the last two decades and the patterns of participation arising from this. 11 2 2019 Free View in iTunes

24 CleanVideoA Rational Approach to Evidence-Based Decision Making in Education Policy If education policy-making is based strictly on rigorous evidence there is a risk of bias towards simple, discrete, measurable interventions. We present a framework for considering inconclusive evidence. 1 2 2019 Free View in iTunes

25 CleanVideoTeachers' professional development on summative assessment of practical science: perspectives from Project Calibrate This seminar will focus on the teacher education aspect of the project. It will outline the approaches being implemented to develop the teachers' knowledge and understanding to implement strategies to teach and assess practical science. 28 1 2019 Free View in iTunes

26 CleanVideoAdmissions Testing Preparation Effects This seminar is the first of a five-part seminar series on 'Student Access to University'. This seminar discusses the relationships between student characteristics and test performances with Oxford University admissions tests data. 15 1 2019 Free View in iTunes

27 CleanVideoEquity and quality of educationL Paradoxes from Hong Kong and Singapore An exploration of equity and quality of education in Hong Kong and Singapore. 3 12 2018 Free View in iTunes

28 CleanVideoThe Age-Eclipsing Effects of Environment and Input on L2 Attainment in Instructional Contexts This seminar explores some myths about L2 attainment in instructional contexts, drawing on evidence from a five-year longitudinal study conducted in Switzerland and carried out by the speakers themselves. 20 11 2018 Free View in iTunes

29 CleanVideoCausal models of developmental disorders In studies in psychology and education it is essential to think clearly about causal mechanisms. In this seminar Professor Hulme will outline the use of path diagrams as tools for representing, reasoning about, and testing causal models. 7 11 2018 Free View in iTunes

30 CleanVideoWhat is the future for subject-based education research? This seminar will provide an assessment of the development of research in subject-based education, and of its future prospects. Using geography education as an exemplar, it will offer a challenging critique of this field of research. 23 10 2018 Free View in iTunes

31 CleanVideoEvidence-Informed Inspection? Research at Ofsted A look at the role of research in developing the work of Ofsted as 'an intelligent inspectorate'. 22 10 2018 Free View in iTunes

32 CleanVideoExploring Needs, Costs and Outcomes of Services Provided to Vulnerable Children and their Families This seminar will explore the relationship between the needs, services received and outcomes for children and families supported by children’s social care (CSC) services. 15 5 2018 Free View in iTunes

33 CleanVideoHigher Education and the Sustainable Development Goals: The Case of the Intercultural Universities in Mexico This seminar will present findings of an exploratory study of the Intercultural University of Veracruz, one of a number of institutions created in Mexico to ensure access for indigenous populations, promote local development and to provide... 15 5 2018 Free View in iTunes

34 CleanVideoThe Untapped Potential of 'Work' for Looked After Young People – Challenges and Opportunities The seminar will explore the transformative potential of 'work' (ranging from paid employment to internships to volunteering) for marginalised young people. 30 4 2018 Free View in iTunes

35 CleanVideoA study of children starting school and the progress they make in their first year around the world: The iPIPS project Professor Peter Tymms (Durham University) delivers a seminar on the iPIPS project; an international study of children starting school around the world and the progress that they make in their first year at school. 27 3 2018 Free View in iTunes

36 CleanVideoSocial Pedagogy in the UK today: where are we up to and where are we going? Professor Claire Cameron from UCL Institute of Education gives a talk hosted by the Rees Centre for Fostering and Education 16 2 2018 Free View in iTunes

37 CleanVideoSystem coherence and cohesion in English further education provision - glass half empty, or glass half full (and what's in the glass)? Professor Ewart Keep, Director of SKOPE Department of Education, gives a talk for the public seminar series 13 2 2018 Free View in iTunes

38 CleanVideoThe development of quantitative reasoning Emeritus Professor Terezinha Nunes, Department of Education, gives a talk for the public seminar series hosted by the department's Subject Pedagogy Research Group 5 2 2018 Free View in iTunes

39 CleanVideoMeasurement with no standards: reflections of an unconventional psychometrician Dr Joshua McGrane, Department of Education, gives a talk for the public seminar series hosted by the Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment 5 2 2018 Free View in iTunes

40 CleanVideoLiteracy and foundation learning in multilingual India Dr Sonali Nag, Oxford Departmant of Education, gives a talk for the public seminar series hosted by the department's Families, Effecrive Learning and Literacy Research Group 25 1 2018 Free View in iTunes

41 CleanVideoStability and change in developmental language disorders Professor Professor Courtenay Norbury, University College London, gives a talk for the public seminar series hosted by the Department of Education's Applied Linguistics Research Group. 11 12 2017 Free View in iTunes

42 CleanVideoMediatising religious education: BBC radio and television for children and schools, c.1920s-1970s Professor Stephen G Parker, University of Worcester, gives a talk for the public seminar series hosted by Department of Education's Philosophy, Religion and Education Forum. 11 12 2017 Free View in iTunes

43 CleanVideoIf 'The Youth of the Country are the Trustees of Posterity' (Benjamin Disraeli, 1845), do we need to do more to support young people who are NEET in the UK? Sue Maguire is Honorary Professor at the Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath, gives a talk for the public seminar series hosted by SKOPE, Department of Education. 30 11 2017 Free View in iTunes

44 CleanVideoLearning with Conversational Agents that Launch Multiple Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Learning Resources Professor Art Graesser, Psychology and the Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Memphis, gives a talk for the public seminar series hosted by OUCEA, Department of Education. 30 11 2017 Free View in iTunes

45 CleanVideoEnglish Medium Instruction Research: What do we know so far and what do we still need to find out? Ernesto Macaro, Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Oxford, gives a talk for the Department of Education public seminar series. 14 11 2017 Free View in iTunes

46 CleanVideoLong term outcomes of former child migrants in care in Australia. "Uprooted from everything that attaches you". Professor Elizabeth Fernandez, University of New South Wales Sydney, gives a public seminar hosted by the Rees Centre, Department of Education 1 11 2017 Free View in iTunes

47 CleanVideoAssessing practical work in science Neil Wade Oxford, Cambridge and RSA (OCR) and Stella Paes Formerly AQA, give a seminar for the Department of Education seminar series. 13 6 2017 Free View in iTunes

48 CleanVideoEducation, inequality and institutions This seminar will present recent research on the relationship between economic inequality and educational achievement as measured by large scale assessments. 6 6 2017 Free View in iTunes

49 CleanVideoBright Spots Project: The subjective well being of looked after children and survey development Professor Julie Selwyn, University of Bristol, gives a talk for the Education Department public seminar series. 16 5 2017 Free View in iTunes

50 CleanVideoStandards in national examinations: What do they mean? Jo Anne Baird, Director of Department of Education, University of Oxford and Dennis Opposs, Ofqual, give a seminar for the Department of Education public seminar series. 9 5 2017 Free View in iTunes

51 CleanVideoFrom Financial Literacy to Financial Capability and Financial Wellbeing: More than a semantic change Professor Elaine Kempson, University of Bristol, gives a talk for the Department of Education seminar series on 24th April 2017. 26 4 2017 Free View in iTunes

52 CleanVideoLearning French in the primary school classroom: The origins of morphosyntax Professor Florence Myles, University of Essex, gives a talk for the Education department seminar series. 7 3 2017 Free View in iTunes

53 CleanVideoEducation and the new Conservatism: Social wellbeing, national character and British values Professor Gary McCulloch, UCL Institute of Education, gives a talk for the Education Public seminar series on 27th February 2017. 28 2 2017 Free View in iTunes

54 CleanVideoThe long term implications of devolution and localism for FE in England This lecture explores findings from a SKOPE research project (funded by the FE Trust for Leadership) on the implications of the devolution from central government to localities of certain aspects of post-19 further and adult education. 10 2 2017 Free View in iTunes

55 CleanVideoImagining a future after schooling Young people navigating uncertainty in contemporary Britain. 31 1 2017 Free View in iTunes

56 CleanVideoStuck! Britain’s social mobility problem The Sutton Trust’s Chief Executive, Dr Lee Elliot Major, will argue that Britain has failed to address its problem of low social mobility, drawing on a range of international evidence. 24 1 2017 Free View in iTunes

57 CleanVideoSocioeconomic inequalities in education achievement and student outcomes Anna Vignoles, Professor of Education and Director of Research at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge and a trustee of the Nuffield Foundation, gives a talk for the Department of Education Public Seminar Series. 17 1 2017 Free View in iTunes

58 CleanVideoWhat are universities for? Keri Facer, Professor of Educational and Social Futures at the University of Bristol, gives the 6th Annual Lecture of the Oxford Education Society, the alumni and friends association of the Department of Education. 16 1 2017 Free View in iTunes

59 CleanVideoSchools as workplaces: What makes a school a good place to work? Professor Jane Bryson, Victoria University of Wellington, gives a talk for the department of education public seminar series. 2 12 2016 Free View in iTunes

60 CleanVideo5 years of the EEF Findings, challenges and future priorities Matthew van Poortvliet, Grants Manager, Education Endowment Foundation, gives a talk for the Department of Education public seminar on 21st November 2016. 22 11 2016 Free View in iTunes

61 CleanVideoWhat do undergraduate students really think about money? With Dr Neil Harrison University of the West of England. This seminar will synthesise the findings of four recent research projects focused on contemporary students’ opinions and behaviours around money. 15 11 2016 Free View in iTunes

62 CleanVideoReligion and belief in Britain: The Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life Dr Edward Kessler, University of Cambridge, gives a talk for the Department of Education public seminar series on 7th November 2016. 8 11 2016 Free View in iTunes

63 CleanVideoDoes market competition and/or the growth of participation foster diversity in higher education systems? Professor Simon Marginson, ULC Institute of Education, gives a talk for the Department of Education Public Seminar Series. 1 11 2016 Free View in iTunes

64 CleanVideoEducation in divided societies: The role of school collaboration Professor Tony Gallagher, University of Belfast, gives a talk for the Department of Education Public Seminar Series on 24th October 2016. 31 10 2016 Free View in iTunes

65 CleanVideoMaking use of international large- scale assessment data in national contexts: PIRLS for Teachers Dr Therese N Hopfenbeck, Department of Education, Oxford, gives a talk for the Department of Education Public Seminar Series on 17th October 2016. Co-written with Dr Jenny Lenkeit 31 10 2016 Free View in iTunes

66 CleanVideoWhat Can We Learn from students' reports of their secondary school experiences and their role in shaping academic outcomes at GCSE? This lecture discusses the development of various measures of students experiences and views of their secondary schools based on self report questionnaires taken at ages 14 & 16. 2 6 2016 Free View in iTunes

67 CleanVideoMeasuring and developing second language fluency Professor Judit Kormos, Lancaster University, gives a talk for the Department of Education seminar series. 2 6 2016 Free View in iTunes

68 CleanVideoPromoting quality in education: A dynamic approach to school improvement Professor Leonidas Kyriakides, Department of Education, University of Cyprus, gives a talk for the Department of Education public seminar series. 9 3 2016 Free View in iTunes

69 CleanVideoClosing the Gap: Issues, challenges and impact of the implementation of a national experiment in educational research Dr Ann Childs, Dr Nigel Fancourt, Dr Roger Firth, Professor Ian Menter and Dr Ian Thompson, Department of Education, Oxford, give a talk for the Department of Education Public Seminar series. 4 3 2016 Free View in iTunes

70 CleanVideoThe sociolinguistic and pedagogic implications of the spread of English as global language Dr Heath Rose, Department of Education, Oxford, gives a talk for the Department of Education public seminar series. 26 2 2016 Free View in iTunes

71 CleanVideoSilence in Japan’s second language classrooms The dynamic interplay between context and learners Dr Jim King, University of Leicester, gives a talk for the Department of Education Public seminar series on 15th February 2016. 18 2 2016 Free View in iTunes

72 CleanVideoSocial and emotional early development: A programme to develop children’s social skills and help prevent bullying Daniel Muijs, Professor of Education at the University of Southampton, gives a talk for the Department of Education public seminar series. 9 2 2016 Free View in iTunes

73 CleanVideoReimagining liberal education: Affiliation and inquiry in democratic schooling Professor Hanan Alexander, Haifa University, gives a talk for the Department of Education Public Seminar Series. 3 2 2016 Free View in iTunes

74 CleanVideoClever Classrooms: Evidence for the impacts of classroom design on learning Professor Peter Barrett, University of Salford, gies a talk for the Department of Education public seminar series on 25th January 2016. 27 1 2016 Free View in iTunes

75 CleanVideoResearch into the links between language teacher development and working with children as co- researchers Dr Annamaria Pinter, Warwick University, gives a talk for the Department of Education public seminar series. 21 1 2016 Free View in iTunes

76 CleanVideoThe educational progress of looked after children in England: linking care and educational data Professor David Berridge University of Bristol, Professor Judy Sebba, Dr Nikki Luke and Professor Steve Strand, Department of Education give a talk for the Education Seminar Series. The respondent is Ms Emma Ing, Senior HMI Ofsted. 3 12 2015 Free View in iTunes

77 CleanVideoThe Education Endowment Foundation Challenges for the future Sir Kevan Collins, Education Endowment Foundation, gives a talk for the Department of Education Public Seminar Series on 23rd Novemner 2015. 3 12 2015 Free View in iTunes

78 CleanVideoThe scare tactic: Does it work? Motivating students for test and examinations Professor David Putwain (Edge Hill University) gives a talk for the Department of Education public seminar series. 20 11 2015 Free View in iTunes

79 CleanVideoHow well are children in Sudan taught to read compared to other countries in the Middle East and North Africa? Results of a National Learning Assessment. Seminar looking at education in Sudan and other North African countries. 12 11 2015 Free View in iTunes

80 CleanVideo‘Online all the time’ Teachers’ work in the digital age Professor Neil Selwyn, Professor in the Faculty of Education, Monash University, gives a talk for the Department of Education Public Seminars series. 5 11 2015 Free View in iTunes

81 CleanVideoParenting support Evidence, policy and practice Professor Geoff Lindsay, University of Warwick, gives a talk for the department of education public seminar series. 28 10 2015 Free View in iTunes

82 CleanVideoAssessment and learning: Fields Apart? Professor Jo-Anne Baird, Department of Education, gives a talk for the Department of Education Seminar series on 19th October 2015. Co-written by Professor David Andrich. Introduced by Dr Therese Hopfenbeck. 22 10 2015 Free View in iTunes

83 CleanVideoDesign and practice: a study of the design, build and occupation of new schools Prof. Harry Daniels & Hau Ming Tse present an account of ways in which the discourses and practices of school design produce educational spaces which mediate and shape the discourses and practices of teaching and learning when the building is occupied. 22 6 2015 Free View in iTunes

84 CleanVideoQuestioning the UK government’s vision of higher education and social mobility A public seminar from the Department of Education, given by Dr Susan James Relly, Assistant Director of SKOPE. 9 6 2015 Free View in iTunes

85 CleanVideoWhat Kind of Learning do we want? 21st Century Learning, the Standards Agenda and Expert Learners How can we help students move from being novices to proficient apprentices to experts in the domain? 8 6 2015 Free View in iTunes

86 CleanVideoPredictability in High-Stakes Assessment: Students’ Approach to Learning This study investigated the predictability of the Leaving Certificate examination in Ireland, where public accusations of predictable exams are of serious concern. 22 5 2015 Free View in iTunes

87 CleanVideoDoes being in care provide protection or increase risk? Understanding the outcomes of children in care A public seminar from the Department of Education, given by Professor Janet Boddy, University of Sussex and Professor Donald Forrester, University of Bedfordshire. 13 4 2015 Free View in iTunes

88 CleanVideoEducation, language and the social brain A public seminar from the Department of Education, given by Dr Neil Mercer, University of Cambridge. 2 3 2015 Free View in iTunes

89 CleanVideoMobile learning in global health training. What about social justice? Niall discusses emerging findings from the ESRC/DFIDfunded project "mCHW: a mobile learning intervention for community health workers”. 19 2 2015 Free View in iTunes

90 CleanVideoModalities and mechanisms of effective school inspections A public seminar from the Department of Education, given by Dr Melanie Ehren, senior lecturer at the London Centre for Leadership and Learning. 6 2 2015 Free View in iTunes

91 CleanVideoThe death of human capital: why there are no exceptions A public seminar from the Department of Education, given by Professor Hugh Lauder, University of Bath. 5 2 2015 Free View in iTunes

92 CleanVideoProduction tasks underestimate the grammatical abilities of sequential bilingual children Department of Education Public Seminar delivered by Professor Theodoros Marinis on sequential bilingual children. 21 1 2015 Free View in iTunes

93 CleanVideoContrasting the dynamics of English and Finnish education policymaking A public seminar from the Department of Education, delivered by Dr Jaakko Kauko, University of Helsinki. 5 12 2014 Free View in iTunes

94 CleanVideoAre there some questions that can’t be answered? The limits of research in teacher education A public seminar from the Department of Education, delivered by Dr Katharine Burn and Trevor Mutton. 1 12 2014 Free View in iTunes

95 CleanVideoThe rise and rise of testing and use of assessment data in Australia A public seminar from the Department of Education, delivered by Professor Val Klenowski, Queensland University of Technology. 1 12 2014 Free View in iTunes

96 CleanVideoEffects of pre-school education on outcomes at age 16 and predicted lifetime earnings: Findings from the mixed method EPPSE study A public seminar from the Department of Education, delivered by Professors Pam Sammons and Kathy Sylva. 1 12 2014 Free View in iTunes

97 CleanVideoEnglish language policy and educational planning: Issues and concerns in Asian contexts A public seminar from the Department of Education, delivered by Dr Roger Barnard. 1 12 2014 Free View in iTunes

98 CleanVideoThe Class: Connections and Disconnections in the Digital Age This talk by Prof. Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics, reflects on a recent ethnographic study of a year 9 class – researched at school and at home over an academic year. 27 6 2014 Free View in iTunes

99 CleanVideoFrom Multiversity to Postmodern University This seminar presentation traces the emergence of postmodernist models of higher education institutions (HEIs) from Clark Kerr’s 1963 idea of the American multiversity to Zygmunt Bauman’s more recent notion of the postmodern university. 17 6 2014 Free View in iTunes

100 CleanVideoPronoun Interpretation in the Second Language A talk from the Department of Education Public Seminar series given by Prof. Roumyana Slabakova (Universities of Southampton and Iowa) and Prof. Lydia White (McGill University). 15 5 2014 Free View in iTunes

101 CleanVideoMulti-Word Vocabulary and literacy development in children with English as an Additional Language Dr Vicky Murphy talks on research examining figurative vocabulary knowledge in primary school children with EAL, examining collocations (multiword phrases) and idioms and the relative contribution this type of word knowledge makes to literacy developmen 24 3 2014 Free View in iTunes

102 CleanVideoHeritage Speaker Bilingualism: Input Issues in Grammatical Outcomes Professor Jason Rothman presents a survey of experimental research examining the grammatical knowledge and performances of heritage speaker bilinguals, most of which demonstrate that as a group they differ significantly from monolingual counterparts. 28 2 2014 Free View in iTunes

103 CleanVideoThe Impact of the Social Sciences Patrick Dunleavy, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, explains how the impacts of university social science have been under-researched, and their effectiveness often decried. 28 2 2014 Free View in iTunes

104 CleanVideoEducational Testing as an Accountability Measure A public seminar given by Dr Christian Ydesen who is a researcher at Aalborg University, Denmark 7 2 2014 Free View in iTunes

105 CleanVideoCan a single model of task complexity differentiate between the difficulty of writing and speaking tasks? Dr Parvaneh Tavakoli is Lecturer in TESOL & Applied Linguistics at the University of Reading. In this presentation the existing models of task difficulty will be introduced and their applicability to L2 writing and speaking modes will be examined. 7 2 2014 Free View in iTunes

106 CleanVideoA Sociocultural Imagination: Studying the Formative Effects of 'Everydayness' Harry Daniels is Professor of Education at the University of Oxford. He previously held Chairs at the Universities of Bath and Birmingham. He is co-convener and Research Director of the Oxford Centre for Sociocultural and Activity Theory Research (OSAT) 13 12 2013 Free View in iTunes

107 CleanVideoEnglish as an Additional Language: Talking to Learn? Prof. Leung (King's College London) has worked for many years in the field of second/additional language education. His academic and research interests include classroom pedagogy, content and language-integrated curriculum development, language assessme 3 12 2013 Free View in iTunes

108 CleanVideoThe Attraction of Psychology and the Rhetoric of Neuroscience: on 'Knowing How to Go On' in the Educational Field Paul Smeyers is Research Professor for Philosophy of Education at Ghent University, Extraordinary Professor at K.U.Leuven, and Honorary Extraordinary Professor at Stellenbosch University. 20 11 2013 Free View in iTunes

109 CleanVideoStudent Evaluations of University Teaching: Recommendations for Policy and Practice Professor Herb Marsh is a world-leading researcher in Educational Psychology. He is the author of internationally recognised psychological tests that measure self-concept, motivation and university students' evaluations of teaching effectiveness. 12 11 2013 Free View in iTunes

110 CleanVideoDoing practical work: rationality and heuristics in teaching A public seminar given by Professor Walter Doyle, University of Arizona, at the Oxford University Department of Education. 29 10 2013 Free View in iTunes

111 CleanVideoDoes it matter what 'validity' means? In this seminar Paul E Newton, Professor of Education Assessment University of London, Institute of Education talks about how scholars have been trying to agree on a meaning of validity. 25 2 2013 Free View in iTunes

112 CleanVideoExploring the meanings of standards in language testing Public Seminar delivered by Professor Barry O'Sullivan from the British Council on 11/02/2013. 12 2 2013 Free View in iTunes

113 CleanVideoTask as Workspace for Language Learning and Teaching Public Seminar delivered by Prof. Martin Bygate, University of Lancaster on 28/01/2013. A focus for Task Based Language Teaching research which might help the development of TBLT. 7 2 2013 Free View in iTunes

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