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1 For each seminar the number of participants is strictly limited, and the sessions, unlike those at a traditional conference, encourage active participation, constructive collaboration and pooling of ideas. 2 When you book a place, you will be asked to indicate any special interests, and three weeks before the seminar you will be invited to provide a brief summary of a specific issue facing you or your institution that you would like discussed. We convert this into a 'living case study' or 'briefing'. 3 In the second half of the seminar, while you join a team (the 'consultants') examining cases suggested by other participants (the 'clients'), another team of colleagues will address the one you have outlined. During the final plenary session each team will present their conclusions and advice.
Missenden Abbey, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
HP16 0BD Tel: 01494 866811 Email: eva.nj@missendenabbey.ltd.uk
A lot of conventional conference activity involves being "talked at", sometimes for an entire day. But Missenden used a much more interactive format within which participants offer their own experiences as case study material which is then critically explored by the rest of the seminar group... it is an enjoyable and stimulating process because everyone contributes in a constructive way.
Danny Saunders
University of Glamorgan
University of Glamorgan
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