Education Through Podcasting EPOD Conference Deadline coming up: Don’t miss the deadline!

The deadline for submitting abstracts for EPOD 2025 Conference is fast approaching. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this year’s conference!

https://www.epod.org.uk

This conference cements a partnership of EPOD with Routledge. For this year’s conference Morley College London is partnering with the University of Staffordshire, Leeds University, and the University of South Florida. In this conference, academics, researchers and practitioners will share and disseminate research and experience of teaching, learning and training through podcasts.  

The focus of the conference this year will be Between entertainment and education: balancing media industry expectations within educational contexts

We invite you to submit a paper abstract of 300-500 words to be reviewed for inclusion in the conference programme. This should be submitted by 28/02/2025 and you can find the Call For Papers here.  Note that this is an in-person conference and it will not be possible to present online.

Presenting authors will be given the opportunity to submit a paper for peer review and consideration for the next Routledge publication.  

A publication from last year’s conference contributors is in press and will be published by the time this conference rolls around!

We would really appreciate it if you could help spread the word about EPOD over email to anyone who may be interested, and social media. You can follow, like and share our social media posts on Instagram, X and Facebook, as well as sharing the Call for Submissions to networks.

Many thanks again, looking forward to seeing you in June 2025!

Warm regards, 

The EPOD Team

 

C3 Creative Crumbs (Mini Virtual Writing Retreates)

  • When: 2 sessions each month
  • Where: Online
  • Registration: Through C3 MS Teams Channel “C3 Ideas Space”
  • For Who: C3 Members Only

We are organising various monthly 60 minute mini online writing retreats for anyone who wants to pop in, and reserve some time for writing or getting some advice on

  • Drafting research bids
  • Writing articles
  • Idea creation for new bids
  • Reviewing article drafts
  • Or anything else that involved writing in the pursuit of research or enterprise activities.

Bring a virtual cup of coffee/tea and get those fingers warmed up. I (Carola Boehm) will be there, so if you want to

  • bounce of any ideas around publications,
  • get some first reviews of your funding-bid drafts, or
  • need some advice on how to put your output into STORE,
  • or have a quick chat about your research,

just feel free to pop in.

60 minutes will be divided into:

  • 5 minute intro, chat, committing to what to focus on
  • 20 minute writing
  • 5 minute chat break
  • 20 minute writing
  • 5 minute goodbye and plans for next steps

Link is available on our C3 Centre MS Teams Channel “C3 Ideas Space”

Carola

C3 Research Overview Sessions

  • When: Several sessions, Spring 2025
  • Where: Hybrid
  • Registration: Through MS Outlook and C3 MS Teams Channel “C3 Ideas Space”
  • For Who: C3 Members Only

We welcome you to a Research Overview session which will take place on Teams and in two different slots to hopefully allow all staff who want to attend to do so. Ian Brown will lead on these sessions and they will take place on Tuesday 18th at 1:15 and be repeated on Wednesday 19th at 12.

The session is intended for those who are currently research active, those that are interested in becoming research active, or just curious about research, and want to know more. It is aimed at staff who would potentially be submitted to either Unit of Assessment 32 (Art & Design: History, Practice and Theory) and 34 (Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management) and so covers a diverse range of research from different disciplines and departments (from Philosophy to Games, for example). This overview will discuss the variety of forms that research can take, the roles of research centres (and how to get involved), institutional support, funding and REF. Further, more specific, sessions will take place at a later date.

Contact Ian Brown for further dates.