The 3rd Annual Learning and Teaching Conference
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The 3rd Annual Learning and Teaching Conference was held between Tuesday 8th September and Thursday 10th September 2015.
2015's conference theme was 'Celebrating the Diversity of Teaching Excellence.'
The three main strands of the conference were:
- Assessment and feedback at the centre of what to do.
- Enriching learning with media online learning objects.
- Engaging students in learning.
Below is the time-table from 2015's conference, containing links to Panopto lecture recordings, staff profiles, PowerPoints, and more materials from the conference.
Tuesday 8th September - On Campus
Time |
Event |
Location |
Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Registration | Concourse, now known as Think Tank, Llandinam | |
| 09:30 |
Welcome to the Conference Tim Woods, Tim Davies |
Think Tank, Llandinam | |
| 10:00 |
Keynote Speaker - Creativity, Imagination and Play: Their Contibution to Excellent Teaching Alison James, University of the Arts, London |
A6, Llandinam | Link to MaterialsLink to Recording |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break | Think Tank, Llandinam | |
| 11:30 |
Breakout 1A - Abandoning the Lecture Theatre Chris Loftus, Amanda Clare |
B23, Llandinam | Link to Materials Link to Recording |
|
Breakout 1B - Experiential Learning on Leadership for Final Year Undergrads Professor Andrew Henley |
B22, Llandinam | Link to MaterialsLink to Recording | |
| 12:00 | Breakout 2A - (continued) | B23, Llandinam | |
|
Breakout 2B - Performance Calibration through Partly Peer Assessment Yonghuai Liu |
B22, Llandinam | Link to MaterialsLink to Recording | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | Geography Tower, Senior Common Room | |
| 13:30 |
Poster Session - Good Practice Fair Welcome to the Good Practice Fair John Grattan 'Appealing to the Curious' - How the Lifelong Learning Art and Design Programme Captures and Engages New Audiences at Public Events Alison Pierse #polidiss: Using Twitter to Suport Undergraduate Dissertation Students in Politics and International Relations Dr Jenny Mathers Using iPads for Teaching and Marking Gareth Norris Use of Multimedia to Support Teaching in Earth Observation Modelling George Petropoulos, Peter Bunting, Hywel Griffiths, Andrew Hardy Recognising Contiuing Professional Development in Teaching and Supporting Learning Graham Lewis Video Diaries for Suppoting Labratory Report Writing Joanne Wallace |
Think Tank, Llandinam | |
| 14:30 |
Breakout 3A - What do Students want from Feedback, and How can we Meet their Needs? Basil Wolf |
B23, Llandinam | Link to Recording |
|
Andrew James Davies |
B22, Llandinam | Link to MaterialsLink to Recording | |
| 15:00 | Tea Break | Think Tank, Llandinam | |
|
Panopto Drop-in Session to get Help with Panopto (AberCast) E-Learning Group |
B23, Llandinam | ||
| 15:30 |
AberystwythAberystwyth University Learning and Teaching Strategy and the Student Experience John Grattan |
A6, Llandinam | Link to Recording ILink to Recording II |
| 16:00 |
TEL Workshop 1A - 'It's Easier than I Thought' - Using Turnitin for Marking and Feedback E-Learning Group |
B23, Llandinam | |
|
TEL Workshop 1B - Moving into Media E-Learning Group |
B22, Llandinam | ||
| 17:00 | END OF THE DAY |
Wednesday 9th September - On Campus
Time |
Event |
Location |
Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Registration | Think Tank, Llandinam | |
| 09:30 |
ECA Winners - Exemplary Module Showcase, Tours of the AU Exemplary Course Award Winning Modules Rosemary Cann, Adam Vellender (Rupert Marshall in Absentia) |
A6, Llandinam | Link to Recording |
| 10:00 |
Internal Keynote Speaker - Using Audio Feedback Ayla Göl |
A6, Llandinam | Link to Recording |
| 10:30 |
Breakout 4A - Student as Producer - Using Research Engaged Teaching to Enhance the Learning of Biomechanics Students Daniel Lowe |
B23, Llandinam | Link to MaterialsLink to Recording |
|
Breakout 4B - 'Have You Done The Reading?' - Motivating Students by Foregrounding the Purposes and Potential Benefits of the Seminar Session Dr Kate Egan, Ms Wikanda Promkhunton |
B22, Llandinam | ||
| 11:00 | Coffee Break | Think Tank, Llandinam | |
| 11:30 |
Breakout 5A -Hands-on-workshop - Create and Publish your Aspire Reading Lists Joy Cadwallader |
B23, Llandinam | |
|
Breakout 5B - Collaborative Learning Andrew St George |
B22, Llandinam | ||
| 12:00 | Breakout 6A - (continued) | B23, Llandinam | |
|
Breakout 6B - Improving the Literacy and Numeracy Skills of Undergraduate Students: Concerns, Initiatives and Proposals Dr Rosemary Cann, Dr. Susan Chapman |
B22, Llandinam | Link to Recording | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | Think Tank, Llandinam | |
| 13:30 |
Dr Joanne Hamilton, Dr Paula Hughes |
B23, Llandinam | Link to Recording |
|
Breakout 7B - Effective Teaching and Learning for International Students in Welsh University Settings Mr Supachai Chuenjitwongsa |
B22, Llandinam | Link to MaterialsLink to Recording | |
| 14:00 |
Breakout 8A - Using Twitter to Support Teaching and Expand your Students' Horizons Dr Jenny Mathers |
B23, Llandinam | Link to Recording |
|
Breakout 8B - Improving Engagement with Games as a Form of Feedback Heather Norris |
B22, Llandinam | Link to Materials | |
| 14:30 | Breakout 9A - (continued) | B23, Llandinam | |
|
Breakout 9B - Learning Analytics - How can Evidence from TalisAspire Reading List Management System Enhance the Learner Experience? Sahm Nikoi, Sarah Gwenlan |
B22, Llandinam | Link to Materials Link to Recording | |
| 15:00 | Tea Break |
Think Tank, Llandinam |
|
|
Drop-in Turnitin - Get Help with Turnitin E-Learning Group |
B23, Llandinam | ||
| 15:30 |
Students' View on the Effectiveness of Turnitin and E-submission Lauren Marks |
Aberystwyth Student Union | Link to Recording |
| 16:15 |
Roundtable Discussion with School Teachers - Transition to University Tim Woods, Chairman |
A6, Llandinam | Link to Recording |
| 17:00 | END OF THE DAY |
Thursday 10th September - On Campus
Time |
Event |
Location |
Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Registration | Think Tank, Llandinam | |
| 09:30 |
Media Showcase - Watch Videos Created by AU Staff Mary Jacob |
A6, Llandinam | |
| 10:00 |
CADARN Learning Portal - Enabling Production and Promoting your Educational Media Tom Bartlett, John Grattan |
A6, Llandinam | Link to Recording |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break | Think Tank, Llandinam | |
| 11:30 |
Breakout 10A - Students as Collaborators using Problem-Based Learning to Inform University Practice Dr Rachel Rahman |
Hermann Ethé Room, Hugh Owen Library |
Link to MaterialsLink to Recording |
|
Breakout 10B - Mindful Bodies - Theory and Practice in Undergraduate Theatre Studies Margaret Ames, Andrew Filmer |
E3, Hugh Owen Library | Link to Recording | |
| 12:00 |
Breakout 11A - The Use of Tablets for Educational Purposes Steve Atherton, Antonio Barriga Rubio |
Hermann Ethé Room, Hugh Owen Library | |
| Breakout 11B - (continued) | E3, Hugh Owen Library | ||
| 12:30 | Lunch | E6, Hugh Owen Library | |
| 13:30 |
CADARN Open House in the Media Lab and Recording Studio CADARN Learning Portal |
E4, E5, Hugh Owen Library | |
|
TEL Workshop 2 - AberLearn BlackBoard from Required Minimum to Exemplary E-Learning Group |
E3, Hugh Owen Library | ||
| 15:00 | Tea Break | E6, Hugh Owen Library | |
|
Drop-in 3 - AberLearn BlackBoard E-Learning Group |
Hugh Owen Training Room | ||
| 15:30 |
CADARN Open House in the Media Lab and Recording Studio CADARN Learning Portal |
E4, E5, Hugh Owen Library | |
| 17:00 | END OF THE CONFERENCE |