The 4th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference
The 4th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference was held between Wednesday 6th July and Friday 8th July, on Penglais Campus.
2016's conference theme was 'Appreciating Excellence - Discover Dream Design Deliver.'
The three main strands of the conference were:
- Enriching learning with research.
- Moving forward from feedback.
- Learning beyond assessment.
Below is the time-table from 2016's conference, containing links to Panopto lecture recordings, staff profiles, PowerPoints, and more materials from the conference.
Day One, Wednesday 6th July:
| Time | Event | Location | Resource | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Registration | E11, Aber Academy | ||
| 13:30 |
Welcome Mary Jacob |
E4, Aber Academy | Link to Recording | |
| 14:00 |
Breakout A - Reflections on Teaching with Tablets Yuan Shen |
E3, Aber Academy | Link to Materials | Link to Recording |
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Breakout B - Resource Overview on CADARN Learning Portal Dan Pullin |
E4, Aber Academy | Link to Recording | ||
| 14:30 |
Breakout A - Teaching, Assessing and Feedback using iPad Technology Andy Evans, Rachel Cross |
E3, Aber Academy | ||
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Breakout B - Practice and Research Informed Teaching in Sustainable Accounting and Finance Curricula Dr Mohamed Saeudy |
E4, Aber Academy | Link to Materials | Link to Recording | |
| 15:00 | Tea Break | |||
| 15:30 |
Breakout A - "Equality, Anyone?" Not Identical but Equal: Fair and Reasonable Dr Debra Croft, Hannah Clarke, Ruth Fowler, Kris Lovell, Yvette Evans and Students |
E3, Aber Academy | Link to Materials | Link to Recording |
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Breakout B -Encouraging the Experiencing of Change: Teaching Systematic Historical Change through Multiple Media Brieg Powel |
E4, Aber Acadeny | |||
| 16:00 |
Breakout A - (continued) |
E3, Aber Academy | ||
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Breakout B - Engaged and on Fire: Relational On-line Courses Richard Davies |
E4, Aber Academy | Link to Recording | ||
| 16:30 |
Breakout A - Dissection in Biology Teaching: Catering for All Dr David Wilcockson |
E3, Aber Academy | Link to Recording | |
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Breakout B - Digital Storytelling for Learning: A Case Study Stephen Chapman, Mary Jacob |
E4, Aber Academy | Link to Materials | ||
| 17:00 | END OF THE DAY |
Day Two, Thursday 7th July:
| Time | Event | Location | Resource | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Registration | Think Tank, Llandinam | ||
| 09:30 |
Welcome Tim Woods |
A6, Llandinam | Link to Recording | |
| 10:00 |
Keynote: Revisiting 'Good' Education: Towards a Connected Curriculum Dilly Fung |
A6, Llandinam | Link to Materials | Link to Recording |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break | Think Tank, Llandinam | ||
| 11:30 |
Hywel Griffiths, Huw Lewis |
B20, Llandinam | Link to Materials | Link to Recording |
|
Breakout B - Demystifying Video Hannah Dee |
B22, Llandinam | Link to Recording | ||
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Breakout C - Create and Publish your Aspire Reading Lists Joy Cadwallader |
B23, Llandinam | |||
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Breakout D - Evaluation of Audio Feedback in Turnitin Heather Norris and Gareth Norris |
G3, Llandinam | Link to Recording | ||
| 12:00 | Breakout A - (continued) | B20, Llandinam | ||
| Breakout B - (continued) | B22, Llandinam | |||
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Breakout C - Manage and Improve your Aspire Reading Lists Joy Cadwallader |
B23, Llandinam | |||
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Breakout D - Enhancing Student Engagement Beyond Assessment; Embedding Extra-Curricular Activities within a Module Dr Antonia Ivaldi |
G3, Llandinam | Link to Materials | ||
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Lunch | Think Tank, Llandinam | ||
| 13:00 |
Panopto Clinic 1 E-Learning Group |
B23, Llandinam | ||
| 14:00 |
Poster Session - Good Practice Fair 'Podcastsand Passion' E-learning Approaches for Integration of Research Russ Morphew, Iain Chalmers Student Success Plan; Improving the Quality of Feedback Dr Steve Atherton MEPing out the Territory for M Level Teacher-Inquiry Andrew Davies, Richard Davies Dysgu ac Addysgy Arloesol Drwy Gyfrwng y Gymraeg: Enghreifftiau O Athrofa Daearyddiaeh, Hanes a Seicoleg // Innovative Learning and Teaching through Welsh: Examples from the Institue of Geography, Politics, History and Psychology (Welsh Medium) Hywel Griffiths, Rhys Dafydd Jones, Huw Lewis, Elin Royles An Examination of Student Experiences of the Year in Employment Scheme (YES) Alix Hutchinson, Dr Antonia Ivaldi An Investigation of Student Instructor Interactions in Performing Arts Lessons using Conversation Analysis Alice Sanderson, Dr Antonia Ivaldi The Precipitation of Students' Responses to a Tutor's Opening Question in a Tutorial: A Conversation Analytical Study of Study Skills Tutorials Lettie Sharp, Dr Antonia Ivaldi Eliciting Students' Preferences for Different Module Characteristics using a Choice Experiment Kyriaki Remoundou, Mike Christie Brilliant Club: Raising the Aspirations of School Pupils through Bespoke Research-Based Tutorials Maire Gorman |
Think Tank, Llandinam | ||
| 15:00 | Tea Break | Think Tank, Llandinam | ||
| 15:30 |
Breakout A - Enhancing Student Engagement Beyond Assessment; Embedding Extra-Curricular Activities within a Module Dr Kamila Stullerova |
B20, Llandinam | Link to Materials | |
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Breakout B - On the Advantages of Mistakes Gabor Gelléri |
B22, Llandinam | Link to Materials | Link to Recording | |
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Breakout C - "See you in the Lectures" Neil Taylor, Edel Sherratt |
B23, Llandinam | Link to Recording | ||
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Breakout D - 'Them and [uz]': Language Susan Chapman |
G3, Llandinam | Link to Recording | ||
| 16:00 |
ECA Winnners Chris Loftus, David Wilcockson, Hannah Dee |
A6, Llandinam | ||
| 16:15 |
Teacher Panel with SusNet Tim Woods (Chair) |
A6, Llandinam | Link to Recording | |
| 17:00 | END OF THE DAY |
Day Three, Friday 8th July:
| Time | Event | Location | Resource | Recordings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Registration | Think Tank, Llandinam | ||
| 09:30 |
Breakout A - Shut Up and Write: Running an Outline Writing Support Group Jennie Hill |
B20, Llandinam | Link to Materials | |
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Breakout B - Projecting the Perfect Image: Teaching, Looking, Learning Colin Cruise |
B22, Llandinam | Link to Materials | Link to Recording | |
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Breakout C - Encouraging Reflection on Feedback Hazel Davey |
B23, Llandinam | Link to Materials | Link to Recording | |
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Breakout D - Low Cost 3D-Printing Methods used in an Undergraduate Project Dr Chris Finlayson |
G3, Llandinam | Link to Materials | Link to Recording | |
| 10:00 |
Appreciating Excellence: An International Perspective Stephanie Marshall |
A6, Llandinam | Link to Materials | Link to Recording |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break | Think Tank, Llandinam | ||
| 11:30 |
Breakout A - Enhancing Employability and Building Self-Confidence among Postgraduate Students Dr Jessica Gibbs, Dr Elizabeth New |
B20, Llandinam | ||
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Breakout B - Current Research in Effective Learning Techniques Basil Wolf |
B22, Llandinam | Link to Materials | Link to Recording | |
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Breakout C - Avoiding Plagiarism Dr Sarah Lindop |
B23, Llandinam | Link to Materials | Link to Recording | |
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Breakout D - Lecture Capture: Dealing with Copyright and other Compliance Issues Dr Jonathan Davies |
G3, Llandinam | Link to Materials | Link to Recording | |
| 12:00 |
Breakout A - 'Talking it Through: Some Thoughts on Opportunities for Fornmative Assessment and Effective Feedback' Robin Chapman |
B20, Llandinam | ||
| Breakout B - (continued) | B22, Llandinam | |||
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Breakout C - An Overview of the Aberystwyth University Skills Hub John Morgan, Joy Cadwallader |
B23, Llandinam | Link to Materials | Link to Recording | |
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Breakout D - Virtual Learning Environments: Moving from Good Practice to Best Practice Emmanuel Ehimare Isibor |
G3, Llandinam | Link to Materials | Link to Recording | |
|
12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch | Think Tank, Llandinam | ||
| 13:00 |
Panopto Clinic 2 E-Learning Group |
B23, Llandinam | ||
| 13:30 |
Learning Beyond Assessment - The Higher Education Generation Lauren Marks, Ryan Myles |
A6, Llandinam | Link to Materials | |
| 14:00 |
TEL Workshop 1 - BlackBoard Blogs, Journals and Wikis Sue Ferguson |
B20, Llandinam | Link to Materials | |
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TEL Workshop 2 - Effective Lectures: Engaging All Students Mary Jacob |
B22, Llandinam | Link to Materials | Link to Recording | |
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TEL Workshop 3 - Turnitin for Marking and Feedback Rob Francis |
B23, Llandinam | |||
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TEL Workshop 4 - Appreciative Inquiry for BlackBoard Refresh Kate Wright |
G3, Llandinam | Link to Materials | ||
| 15:00 | Tea Break | Think Tank, Llandinam | ||
| 15:30 |
Breakout A - Learning Analytics Chris Price, Kate Wright |
B20, Llandinam | Link to Materials | |
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Breakout B - Module Evaluation Using QR Codes and Online Surveying: Trialling Transitioning and Tracking Student Perspectives Andrew James Davies, Laura McSweeney |
B22, Llandinam | Link to Materials | Link to Recording | |
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Breakout C - Research-led Teaching and Learning: Developing a Toolkit for Undergraduate Dissertation Tutors M Mahruf C Shohel, Stephen Atherton |
B23, Llandinam | Link to Recording | ||
| 16:00 |
The NUS Comprehensive Guide to Learning and Teaching Tim Woods, Lauren Marks |
A6, Llandinam | Link to Materials | |
| 17:00 | END OF THE CONFERENCE |