Events from 2012-2013 can be found on the OU’s Knowledge Network archived page.
Events from March-July 2015 can be found below:
(CALRG had a short hiatus during 2014, except for the conference in June 2014)
1st Thursday – CALRG seminar with mix of internal/external speakers. All seminars are recorded unless the speaker requests otherwise.
2nd Thursday – Reading and discussion group – to include popular news stories, magazine articles as well as more academic publications/journal articles.
3rd Thursday – Building knowledge session – alternating between ‘methods’ sessions presented by members of IET, and student/supervisor sessions where we look at current postgraduate research and how this builds on the work of their supervisors.
4th Thursday – Cake drop – informal gathering of CALRG members with free cake/pastries.
March 2015 || April 2015 || May 2015 || June 2015 || July 2015
March 2015
| When | What and Who | Where |
| 5 March 2015 11am-12pm |
CALRG seminar: Digital literacy – what, why, how? (Jens Jørgen Hansen) |
Ambient Lab, Jennie Lee Building (ground floor) |
| 11 March 12 March 10am-1pm |
Note: change of date for this month only Preview of LAK15 conference presentations from IET staff and students |
Note change of venue for this month only Meeting Room 1, JLB |
| 19 March | Building knowledge session: building an IET family tree | online – a virtual CALRG meeting 🙂 |
| 26 March 11am-12pm |
Cake drop | IET Nexus (bridge on first floor) |
April 2015
| When | What and Who | Where |
| 2 April 2015 | no event – Easter break | |
| 9 April | no event – Easter break | |
| 16 April 10:30am-11:15am |
Building knowledge session: Creating posters for sharing research Note: change of time for this date |
Creative Suite, Jennie Lee Building (ground floor)Note: change of venue for this date |
| 23 April | no specific event – CALRG will be at the Learn About Fair! | Ground floor of the Jennie Lee Building |
May 2015
| When | What and Who | Where |
| 7 May 2015 11am-12pm |
CALRG seminar: Capturing a student feedback history for ipsative assessment and sustained motivation (Gwyneth Hughes, Institute of Education) |
Ambient Lab, Jennie Lee Building (ground floor) |
| 14 May 11am-12pm |
Reading and discussion group: “State-of-the-Art Article: A systematic review of CALL in English as a second language: focus on primary and secondary education“. Alternative link: from academia.edu |
The Funky Space, Jennie Lee Building (next to Ash meeting room) |
| 21 May 11am-12pm |
Building knowledge session: writing up mixed data (quantitative and qualitative) | Creative Suite, Jennie Lee Building (ground floor)Note: change of venue for this date |
| 28 May | no event – Spring bank holiday and half term |
June 2015
| When | What and Who | Where |
| 4 June 2015 11am-12pm |
Building knowledge session: past, present and future grant proposals – a chance to share and discuss (replaces ‘CALRG seminar’) |
Creative Suite, Jennie Lee Building (ground floor)Note: change of venue for this date |
| 11 June 11am-12pm |
Reading and discussion group: “Do Learners Really Know Best? Urban Legends in Education“. Alternative (direct) link here. Blog post about the article here. |
The Funky Space, Jennie Lee Building (next to Ash meeting room) |
| 18 June | no specific session – this is CALRG conference week! | |
| 25 June 11am-12pm |
Cake drop | IET Nexus (bridge on first floor) |
July 2015
| When | What and Who | Where |
| 2 July 2015 11am-12pm |
CANCELLED DUE TO SPEAKER ILLNESS: CALRG seminar: A Conversation Between Trees: Strategies for Engaging the Public (Rachel Jacobs, University of Nottingham) |
Ambient Lab, Jennie Lee Building (ground floor) |
| 9 July 11am-12pm |
Reading and discussion group: “Instructional Complexity and the Science Needed to Constrain It“ | The Funky Space, Jennie Lee Building (next to Ash meeting room) |
| 16 July 11am-12pm |
Cake drop (replaces ‘Building knowledge session’) |
IET Nexus (bridge on first floor) |
| 23 July | no events until September – summer break |