The 9th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference
The 9th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference took place between Wednesday 30th June – Friday 2nd July 2021.
This year’s conference theme was Improvisation within Constraint: Reshaping a Learning Community in a Time of Change, aiming to reflect the commitment that AU staff have to enhance the student learning experience. The four main strands of this year’s conference are:
- Flexible approaches to assessment design
- Embedding skills into the curriculum
- Lessons learnt from a blended approach
- Active Learning
Tuesday 29th June - Online
Time |
Event |
Resources |
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13:30-13:45 |
Conference Welcome |
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13:45-14:15 |
Looking past the content - what skills can you embed in your module?
Sioned Llywelyn & Anna Udalowska |
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14:15-15:15 |
Discord: Supporting workshops through the pandemic and beyond!
Chris Loftus & Bernie Tiddeman |
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15:15-15:45 |
Break |
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15:45-16:00 |
Distance Learner special interest group |
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16:00-16:30 |
Laura Stephenson |
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16:30-17:00 |
Cancel your flight - study school is going online Marianne Taylor |
Wednesday 30th June - Online
Time |
Event |
Resources |
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09:15-09:30 |
Conference Welcome Tim Woods & Kate Wright |
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09:30-10:30 |
Keynote Chrissi Nerantzi |
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10:30-11:00 |
Break |
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11:00-12:00 |
Digital Skills Strategy Launch Tim Davies, Julie Hart, Lauren Harvey, & Siân Furlong-Davies |
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12:00-12:30 |
Stimulating and monitoring continuous engagement Martine Garland |
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12:30-13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30-14:00 |
Developing effective strategies to enhance key skills for University Adriana Su |
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14:00-14:45 |
How to use Vevox in your hybrid classroom Vevox |
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14:45-15:15 |
Break |
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15:15-16:00 |
Hints and Tips on embedding skills Bev Herring & Siân Furlong-Davies |
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16:00-17:00 |
Exemplary Course Award Winners Hanna Binks, Martine Garland, Prysor Mason Davies, Rhianedd Jewell & Mary Jacob. |
Thursday 1st July - Online
Time |
Event |
Resources |
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09:15-09:45 |
Experiences in creating accessible, interactive web-based learning resources Neil Taylor |
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09:45-10:15 |
Dialogic feedback in online group tutorials Mary Jacob |
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10:15-10:45 |
Vevox Joe Probert |
Link to Recording |
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10:45-11:15 |
Break |
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11:15-12:15 |
In defence of the Hyflex model Louise Marshall, Malte Urban, & Professor Matt Jarvis |
Link to Recording |
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12:15-13:15 |
Lunch |
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13:15-14:00 |
Maire Gorman |
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14:00-14:30 |
Getting students to Excel in Excel or, at least, be more comfortable using Excel Marco Arkesteijn |
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14:30-15:00 |
David Whitworth |
Link to Recording |
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15:00-15:30 |
Break |
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15:30-16:30 |
Blaenoriaethu Iechyd a Lles Staff Dyddgu Hywel |
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16:30 - 17:00 |
Jonathan Fry, Nerys Fuller-Love & Dafydd Morse |