2025 programme and sessions

Programme

Please note that this programme is provisional.

08.30 Registration and coffee

09.15 Welcome and housekeeping: Prof Jane Owen-Lynch

09.45 Keynote

10.35 Presentations

Session	Lead Presenter
P1 MSc Academic Skills Master Class	Candace Kaiser
P2 Exploring the distinctions between degree apprenticeships and traditional undergraduate courses	Brian Culleton
P3 Whiteness in the Classroom: A priest’s reflection of Higher Education in England	Ericcson T. Mapfumo
P4 Competition - A Vehicle for Educational Gains	Leigh Fleming
P5 Experience of using AI in teaching and learning	Daniel Belton
P6 Engaging Students through Archives: A Case Study	Eleanor Mckenzie
P7 Kindness padlet	Mary Maclean
P8 An exploration of the practices and processes which underpin the acquisition of a professional identity	Peter Roberts
P9 Ahead of the game or game over?	Vickie Sala Arslan
P10 Options for Portfolios in Teaching	Paul Dagg
P11 Exploring how QAA supports students and staff across HE to ensure our students thrive and achieve their potential	Lauren Dodd

11.00 Refreshments

11.30 Workshops

Session	Presenters
A1 Supporting Critical Thinking Skills	Sara Ingham
A2 An introduction into interprofessional education	Lauren Coetzee
A3 CPDQ - Content Production Done Quick	Wayne Hanley
A4 Student Engagement beyond the classroom, the value-adding practice of developing self-directed learners	Ijeoma Ukeni
A5 Utilising simulation to provide valuable 'real life' experiences to students	Karen Simeson
A6 What’s APP? Find out how the University is responding to regulatory requirements for Access and Participation plans	Matt Mills
A7 Learn to Like Yourself	Kelly Boyd
A8 A Pirate Take Over: breaking the rules to empower our students’ voices	Katie St. Quinton
A9 Empower, Engage and Excel with Creator+	Sue Folley
A10 "Joining The Dots”: A Workshop Showcasing a Unified Approach to Enhancing Employability in the School of Computing and Engineering" & EMPOWERing students to successfully navigate challenges on placement and in the workplace	Claire Aydogan
A11 Using Graduate Career Explorer to find where your degree can take you	Dave Stanbury
A12 Engaging students through interactive digital storytelling using Vevox	Steve Coe
A13 Developing AI Literacy: Engaging, Equipping and Empowering your Students	Amanda Tinker

12.30 Lunch

1.45 Keynote

 

2.35 Workshops

Session	Lead Presenter
B1 You can lead a learner to learning but how do you make them think?	Lizzie Holden
B2 Innovative teaching and learning of dementia care and management	Laura Hawley
B3 Decolonising your curriculum: not reinventing the wheel	Heather Wade
B4 Understanding our students as users of our support and services: using UX (User Experience) to uncover the story behind the stats	Alison Sharman
B5 Engaging students with Vevox polling software	Steve Bentley
B6 “This is my place”: Belonging in the context of students personal and professional development	Rachael Whittles
B7 Experience PG Career Pathways: A Tool for Enhancing Post Grad Employability	Gabriella Holt
B8 Enriching the student experience through inter-professional learning	Victoria Styan
B9 Supercharge students for a digital future	Sarah Sinfield
B10 Driving student engagement, confidence and performance: A new approach to clinical skills training	Kate Doorduyn
B11 Mapping and embedding employability skills in the curriculum: Course and assessment interventions	Gemma Bend
B12 What does a Graduate Outcome really look like?	Chris Webb
B13 What is a Chaplain? The Contribution of Higher Education Chaplains towards transformative education at the University of Huddersfield	Muhammad Muzzammil Patel
B14 Learn to Like Yourself	Kelly Boyd
B15 Embedding ethical and useful GenAI in your assignments	Diane Harper

 

3.40 Closing Remarks: Prof Jane Owen-Lynch