News

GOODBYE FROM HLST

1. HLST Closes at End of December

The HLST Network officially closed its doors at the end of July 2011, but since then the subject centre has continued to operate with a skeleton staff to oversee the transition period during which subject-level support for the hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism subject areas has been passed to the newly-restructured Higher Education Academy.

Lyn Bibbings has been appointed by the Higher Education Academy as Discipline Lead for Hospitality, Leisure, Sport, Tourism and Events within the Social Science subject grouping from October 24th 2011. Lyn Bibbings can be contacted at ljbibbings@brookes.ac.uk.

2. Future Work 

External Examiners Register
Unfortunately we have been informed that under the newly-restructured Higher Education Academy the HLST External Examiners Register will no longer be supported. We are no longer accepting new examiners into the register, but will still be able to answer examiner requests until the end of the transition period (31st December 2011). 

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
We are pleased to announce that from January 2012 the Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education will be published by Elsevier as an e-journal. The first 20 editions of JoHLSTE will remain available via the Old JoHLSTE Website while all future editions will be made available via the New JoHSLTE Website. John Tribe will remain as Editor/Chair of the Editorial Board. All future submissions to the journal should be made via the Elsevier Website.

HLST Publication Remainders
Remainders of HLST publications will be passed on to the Association of Business Schools and the Higher Education Academy. 

HLST e-Newsletter
This e-Newsletter will be superceded by a newsletter from the Higher Education Academy which will contain news and events relevant to the HLST subject communities.

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FUTURE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

All future funding will be disseminated directly by the Higher Education Academy. If you are interested in applying and would like to discuss your proposal, please contact Lyn Bibbings, Discipline Lead for HLST (Lyn.Bibbings@heacademy.ac.uk | 07720 968846).

1. UK Travel Grants
Funding available for individuals (up to a maximum of £300) and teams (up to a maximum of £500) to attend UK learning and teaching events.

2. Seminar and Workshop Series
Open Call for Education Workshops. £1000 grant available plus additional funds to cover speaker expenses.

3. Individual Teaching Development Bids
Call open 3 January 2012. Up to £7k for successful bids. 

4. Collaborative Grant Scheme
Call opens 27 February 2012. Up to £60k for successful bids.

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PUBLICATIONS

1. LINK 28 - Pedagogic Research and Development

The latest issue of LINK magazine is now available for download. This final issue of LINK showcases and celebrates the pedagogic research and development projects which HLST has funded since 2006. 

"Undoubtedly, our pedagogic research and development projects have been another area of great success for the HLST Network. Through an increasingly competitive bidding process, relatively small grants were awarded to individuals and groups, across the UK and across the subjects in the HLST grouping, to pursue developmental initiatives which addressed the issues of importance in our community, added to our knowledge and understanding, and provided evidence of effective practice in learning and teaching. The process enhanced the learning experiences and opportunities of our students, and we could all share in this through LINK." Clive Robertson

For more information on this and previous issues of LINK, visit the LINK Page.

Download LINK 28 (18mb .pdf)

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RESOURCES

1. Critical Reviews of Contemporary Practice

With the existence of the Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network and the Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance Network coming to an end, and as a final flourish to further extend and enhance the resources available to those in the subject communities which we have supported, we commissioned a number of reviews of contemporary practice in learning, teaching and assessment.

Through a competitive bidding process, we selected from our subjects communities reviewers with experience and expertise in particular areas of learning, teaching and assessment to investigate current practice and to review some of the issues associated with those areas. Their reports reflect the innovation and creativity in approaches to learning, teaching and assessment which we know characterise the BMAF and HLST subjects; changes in practice which have evolved over the last decade; and the accommodation in our subjects as "established practice" of approaches which might earlier have been viewed as experimental but for which convincing evidence of effectiveness has been collected and disseminated.
The reports provide a measure of the changes which have occurred over the lifetimes of the BMAF and HLST Networks, both in context and practice, and benchmarks of contemporary practice in learning, teaching and assessment against which teachers, course teams and managers can judge their own practice. We hope that they will inform curriculum development and, most importantly, stimulate continuing enhancement of the learning opportunities and experiences we offer to our students.

Our thanks to all those who undertook these reviews within the limited time scale available. Their approaches differ and are described in the individual reports. Each involved a review of current literature (itself providing a useful resource), a survey of current practice, and the collection of a number of examples of practice. We hope that you will enjoy reading them all to discover the richness of contemporary practice in the BMAF and HLST subjects, as well as using them to develop particular aspects of your own curricula.

For more information on the project visit the Critical Reviews Page.

2. Analysis of NSS Data Across the HLST Subjects 

Dr. Aftab Dean of Leeds Metropolitan University was commissioned by us to undertake an in-depth analysis of the full data set of data for the National Student Survey in the years 2009 and 2010.

He has just completed his work and his report contains some fascinating findings, and recommendations, which may alter the way in which many of us interpret and react to the data. The report can be downloaded in full below.

Improving the Educational Experience of HLST Students in Higher Education (1.8mb .pdf)

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EVENTS

Upcoming events include:

1. An Olympic Legacy for All? London 2012 and Social Exclusion
   An event organised by the Surrey Tourism Research Centre and the Higher Education Academy Olympic and Paralympic Games Special Interest Group. Speakers include Stephen Frost (Head of Diversity and Inclusion, LOCOG), Mumtaz Bashir (Manager, Personal Best Volunteering Programme), Professor Gavin Paynter (University of East London) and Dr Lynn Minnaert (University of Surrey). 
   The event will run from 11am-1pm and will be followed by a meeting of the Special Interest Group.
   23 January 2012 | University of Surrey
   For more information contact John Buswell jebuswell@gmail.com

2. Employability, Enterprise and Citizenship in HE Conference - ‘Developing Skills for Graduates and Citizens of the future'
   Sponsored by the Higher Education Academy Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network. General enquiries m.firth@mmu.ac.uk
   27 March 2012 | Manchester Metropolitan University
   For more information Visit the Conference Website. 

3. HEA Research Conference - ‘What works? Retention and Success'
   Including compilation of a Compendium of Effective Practice: Proven ways to improve student retention and success. We are keen to include examples from across the discipline areas.
   28-29 March 2012 | University of York
   For more information Visit the Conference Website.

4. ABS Learning and Teaching Conference: Innovation in Challenging Times
   Building on the work of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) BMAF and HLST subject centre conferences of previous years, the ABS is partnering with the HEA, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School and the British Academy of Management (BAM) to provide a forum for exchange of excellence in teaching practice and pedagogic research.
   24-25 April 2012 | Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester
   For more information Visit the Conference Website.

5. Higher Education Academy Annual Conference
   The call for sessions opened at the end of November and will close on 13 Jan. Online bookings will open 17 February.
   3-4 July 2012 | University of Manchester
   For more information Visit the Conference Website. 
6. ICSEMIS 2012 Conference
   This years ICSEMIS Conference will cover themes of athlete welfare, eligibility and inclusion, elite performance, governance and policy, international sports development and management, major sporting events, pedagogy, physical activity and health, sports medicine and injury prevention and sport and faith.
   19 - 24 July 2012 | Glasgow
   For more information Visit the Conference Website.

More information on future events can be found at the Higher Education Academy Website.

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NEWS

1. Developing Skills for Graduates and Citizens of the Future
2. People 1st Secures Funding for Two Year Programme 
3. HEFCE Publishes Business Plan 2011-15

To see more news, visit our News Page.

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with best wishes 

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network

The HLST Network is celebrating its 11 Year Anniversary this year.

Visit our 11 Years Page to read or submit testimonials about how HLST has supported learning and teaching during the last decade.