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Conference Program

SERU-INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE
A Comparative International View of the Student Experience in Research Universities
May 15-17, 2014
Higher School of Economics – Moscow

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THURSDAY, MAY 15 - DAY 1 (Room 311)
09.00-10.00Registration
10.00-10.15Welcome and introduction – Igor Chirikov and John Douglass
10.15-11.15                      Keynote 1: “What is Your Calling?” Soviet Students Experience and Implications for Theory and Practice PDF  Watch Video
Isak Froumin – Higher School of Economics Moscow
Chair: John Douglass – CSHE UC Berkeley
11.15-11.45Break
11.45-13.45Session 1: Roundtable – BRICS and the Special Challenges for Undergraduate Education  Download Video
Panel:
  • Brazil – Renato Pedrosa – Unicamp
  • Russia – Igor Chirikov – Higher School of Economics Moscow PDF
  • India – Roopa Trilokekar  – York University/Visiting Scholar CSHE PDF
  • China – Dan Xu  – Hunan University
  • South Africa – Shelva Hurley – CSHE UC Berkeley
Chair: Jinghuan Shi – Tsinghua University
13.45-15.00Lunch 
15.00-16.20Session 2: General Education and Emerging International Models of the Liberal Arts  Watch Video 
Presentations:
  • Ramon Puras – Amsterdam University College PDF
  • Marina Kalashnikova – Smolny College, Saint-Petersburg PDF
  • Renato Pedrosa – Unicamp, Campinas
  • Eugene Mironov – Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Mocsow

Chair: Alexander Sidorkin – Higher School of Economics Moscow

16.20-16.40Break
16.40-18.00Session 3: Theoretical Views on Student Engagement: Implications for SERU Instrument  Watch Video

Presentations:

  • Vygotsky’s Theory: Lessons for Student Engagement Research – Natalia Maloshonok – Higher School of Economics Moscow PDF
  • Foundations for the SERU Survey Instrument – John Douglass – CSHE UC Berkeley, Ron Huesman – SERU AAU Director, University of Minnesota PDF
Chair and Commentator: Manja Klemenčič – Harvard University
18.00-19.20Session 4: Research Engagement: Institutional Practices and Experiences  Watch Video

Presentation:

  • John Douglass and Shelva Hurley – CSHE UC Berkeley PDF

Campus Examples:

  • Maria Yudkevich – Higher School of Economics Moscow PDF
  • Carlos González – Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Chair: Emma Potts – University of Oxford
19.30-21.00Conference reception (at Professors' Club)

FRIDAY, MAY 16 - DAY 2 (Room 311) 
10.00-11.00Keynote-2: The Challenges of MOOCs for Student Experience – 
Watch Video
Michael Kerrison – University of London International Programs
Chair: Igor Chirikov
11.00-11.20Break
11.20-13.00Session 5: Student Experience and the Uses of Technology.
SERU Data and a Discussion with Students  Watch Video

Presentations:       

  • What Students Want: Preliminary Observations of SERU Data – John Douglass – CSHE UC Berkeley and Ron Huesman – University of Minnesota PDF
  • MOOCs and SPOCs at HSE: Challenges and Prospects – Alexander Mazurov – HSE Moscow PDF

Panel: HSE Students
Chair: Carlos González – Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

13.00-14.15Lunch
14.15-16.15Session 6: International Students: National and Institutional Strategies, Student Experiences, Behaviors, Support Needs  Watch Video

Panel:

  • IS in the US – Margaret Heisel – CSHE UC Berkeley
  • IS in Russia – Yulia Grinkevich – HSE Moscow PDF
  • IS in Japan – Satoshi Watanabe – Hiroshima University PDF
  • IS in China – Jinghuan Shi – Tsinghua University

Chair and Commentator: Will Archer – I-Graduate Insight Group PDF

16.15-16.35Break
16.35-18.00Session 7: Graduate Education at Research Universities: Major Challenges  Watch Video
Presentation:
Building a SERU Graduate Student Survey – Ron Huesman – SERU AAU Director, University of Minnesota PDF

Panel:

  • Elena Kobzar – HSE Moscow PDF
  • Emma Potts – University of Oxford PDF
  • Takahiro Saito – Osaka University PDF

Floor Discussion on Graduate Education in other parts of the world
Chair and Commentator: John Douglass – CSHE UC Berkeley

18.30-20.30Guided walking tour, Moscow City Center
20.45-22.30Dinner at Restaurant Belaya Rus' (by invitation)

SATURDAY, MAY 17 - DAY 3 (Room 327-K)
(FOR SERU-I CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE CAMPUS MEMBERS ONLY)
09.15-09.30Welcome - Coffee
09.30-09.45Introductions – General Status Report of SERU Consortium
09.45-10.30SERU-I General Report Presentation - John Douglass and Shelva Hurley
10:30-11:00Revised SERU-I Survey (Content, Length) – Igor Chirikov
11:00-12:15Survey Administration 2014-15 plans
  • Planned Campus Surveys
  • Logistics with I-Graduate
  • Strategies for Increasing Response Rates
12:15-13:30Use of SERU-I Data – campus examples (roundtable – each campus rep presents)
13.30-14.30Lunch
14.30-14.50Discussion of Possible Revised Membership and SERU-I Funding Model - John Douglass and Igor Chirikov
SERU-I Campus Recruitment – Priority Campuses
14.50-15.40New SERU Graduate Student Survey - Ron Huesman
15.40-16.30I-graduate workshop: SERU Interact System Use – Will Archer and Caitlin Mills Lyle