UEA STUDENT CONFERENCE
Tuesday 6th Feb 2007
Presented by the University of East Anglia. Nick Gee, PGCE tutor and students from the 'class of 2007'.
We aim to take a minibus load of students to this conference. Students opted for 3 workshops during the day and moved between different venues. A lot of building work meant that there were some portakabins ('the annexe') in use.
There are 6 different workshops offered during the day, with a short lunch break in between.
The day was rather cold, and the minibus had a spot of snow on it when I collected it. Slow trip over to UEA.
SUSTAINING CHANGE: Debate, Discussions, Decisions
SESSIONS
1. High and Dry - Under Water
Water management: drought and flooding
Details on Anglian Water & methods of reducing water usage in the home - details on water supply
Flooding and the impacts in the local area - link to Climate change
2. Come to the Norfolk Broads - Tourism and Nature
The Broads: a brief history, and links to biodiversity
Looking at the management of the Broads.
Links to economic, social and political factors.
Role-playing activity in small groups.
3: Recycling - What a load of rubbish
Went through some items, and talked through ideas of what you can recycle, and what you can't
Impacts of recycling
4. Localisation: Are Supermarkets murdering your local shop ?
Issues related to the change in retailing in most large towns.
Kinaesthetic starter
Rural
Service Provision
Localisation
Globalisation
Discussing issues in a role play.
5. Migration: Open Arms, or Closed doors
Issues to do with migration in the UK
6. Just a lot of hot air ?
Impacts of climate change