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Keynote Speakers:
Jocelyn Wyburd, Director of the Language Centre at the University of Cambridge since 2011 and Chair of UCML: Transnational graduates and employability: challenges for HE colleagues
She previously held a similar role at the University of Manchester for 21 years. Through these roles she has particularly focussed on the professionalisation of university language teachers and the promotion of access to language learning to all. Pedagogically she has worked on developing environments, infrastructure and curriculum which encourage and enhance student learner autonomy, supported by ever changing new technologies, for which she was recognised with the award of a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship in 2002.
In 2013 she was appointed Chair of the national Advisory Board for Routes into Languages. She has also led both the University of Cambridge’s participation in Routes East of England, and previously the University of Manchester’s activity in Routes North West.
Jocelyn was elected Chair of the University Council of Modern Languages (UCML) in January 2014. She was previously UCML Hon Secretary (2008-2011) and Vice Chair for Language and Intercultural Education (2011-2013) and was the last Chair of the Standing Council of Heads of Modern Languages in British Universities (SCHML) before its merger with UCML in 2008.
Jocelyn, who is a Fellow of Clare College, was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where she read Modern & Medieval Languages (Italian and French) before going to work in the charitable sector both abroad (Nepal) and in the UK. She is qualified to teach Italian, French, German and English as foreign languages and holds a Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics and New Technologies from the University of Hull.
She previously held a similar role at the University of Manchester for 21 years. Through these roles she has particularly focussed on the professionalisation of university language teachers and the promotion of access to language learning to all. Pedagogically she has worked on developing environments, infrastructure and curriculum which encourage and enhance student learner autonomy, supported by ever changing new technologies, for which she was recognised with the award of a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship in 2002.
In 2013 she was appointed Chair of the national Advisory Board for Routes into Languages. She has also led both the University of Cambridge’s participation in Routes East of England, and previously the University of Manchester’s activity in Routes North West.
Jocelyn was elected Chair of the University Council of Modern Languages (UCML) in January 2014. She was previously UCML Hon Secretary (2008-2011) and Vice Chair for Language and Intercultural Education (2011-2013) and was the last Chair of the Standing Council of Heads of Modern Languages in British Universities (SCHML) before its merger with UCML in 2008.
Jocelyn, who is a Fellow of Clare College, was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where she read Modern & Medieval Languages (Italian and French) before going to work in the charitable sector both abroad (Nepal) and in the UK. She is qualified to teach Italian, French, German and English as foreign languages and holds a Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics and New Technologies from the University of Hull.
Lizzie Fane, Founder and CEO of Third Year Abroad.com: Promoting mobility and supporting your outbound students through social technology
Lizzie studied History of Art and Italian at The University of Edinburgh, and spent her third year abroad, studying in Italy as part of her degree course. Based on the problems and wonders she experienced, she founded ThirdYearAbroad.com to guide and support other studentsthrough the process.
Having created a community of internationally-minded students, Lizzie has developed products to help solve their biggest problems: a bespoke insurance policy - YearAbroadInsurance.com - which covers students to study or work anywhere in the world for up to 18 months; a Q&A platform - TYAAnswers.com - where students and graduates can get their questions answered; and, most recently, a jobs board - GlobalGraduates.com - to help those who want to use their intercultural skills and languages in their career find international opportunities.
InnoConf 16 will be held at the University of York Exhibition Centre, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD UK
Lizzie studied History of Art and Italian at The University of Edinburgh, and spent her third year abroad, studying in Italy as part of her degree course. Based on the problems and wonders she experienced, she founded ThirdYearAbroad.com to guide and support other studentsthrough the process.
Having created a community of internationally-minded students, Lizzie has developed products to help solve their biggest problems: a bespoke insurance policy - YearAbroadInsurance.com - which covers students to study or work anywhere in the world for up to 18 months; a Q&A platform - TYAAnswers.com - where students and graduates can get their questions answered; and, most recently, a jobs board - GlobalGraduates.com - to help those who want to use their intercultural skills and languages in their career find international opportunities.
InnoConf 16 will be held at the University of York Exhibition Centre, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD UK