Very stimulating IAFOR conference in Osaka. This was one
of the most international conferences on learning and teaching which I have
attended for some time. Delegates from such diverse places as Egypt, Hong Kong,
Saudi Arabia, Australia, Japan, Qatar, Taiwan, and, naturally, Japan. The range
of work going on internationally is fantastic to see, and offered some very
different perspectives on some key issues, including branch campuses and
curriculum internationalisation.
My own workshop attracted a good range of
participants - and their critiques of outcomes based approaches were insightful
and gave me much to reflect on. I have just arrived in Kobe, and have the
luxury of a National Holiday tomorrow - hopefully the rain will stop and the
sun come out. While here I look forward to pursuing some research into
conceptualisations of learning and teaching among Japanese academics, thanks to
the organisation of a friend at Kobe University, before moving on to present at
a QS-APPLE conference in Taipei next week. For now - I must check if my washing
is ready to take out of the machine.
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