2025 programme and sessions

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Programme

Please note that this programme is provisional.

Educational Gains: Capturing the Transformative Impact of Higher Education

Session	Lead Presenter	Room
P1 MSc Academic Skills Master Class	Candace Kaiser	OA3/13
P2 Exploring the distinctions between degree apprenticeships and traditional undergraduate courses	Brian Culleton	OA6/07
P3 Whiteness in the Classroom: A priest’s reflection of Higher Education in England	Ericcson T. Mapfumo	OA6/09
P4 Competition - A Vehicle for Educational Gains	Leigh Fleming	OA7/27
P5 Experience of using AI in teaching and learning	Daniel Belton	OA7/31
P6 Engaging Students through Archives: A Case Study	Eleanor Mckenzie	OA7/26
P7 Kindness padlet	Mary Maclean	OA5/12
P8 An exploration of the practices and processes which underpin the acquisition of a professional identity	Peter Roberts	OA6/10
P9 Ahead of the game or game over?	Vickie Sala Arslan	OA6/08
P10 Options for Portfolios in Teaching	Paul Dagg	OA5/11
P11 Exploring how QAA supports students and staff across HE to ensure our students thrive and achieve their potential	Lauren Dodd	OA7/29

Session	Presenters	Room
A1 Supporting Critical Thinking Skills	Sara Ingham	OA7/29
A2 An introduction into interprofessional education	Lauren Coetzee	OA6/08
A3 CPDQ - Content Production Done Quick	Wayne Hanley	JMG/03
A4 Student Engagement beyond the classroom, the value-adding practice of developing self-directed learners	Ijeoma Ukeni	OA7/27
A5 Utilising simulation to provide valuable 'real life' experiences to students	Karen Simeson	DS3/39 (Daphne Steele)
A6 What’s APP? Find out how the University is responding to regulatory requirements for Access and Participation plans	Matt Mills	OA5/12
A7 Learn to Like Yourself	Kelly Boyd	SC4/24
A8 A Pirate Take Over: breaking the rules to empower our students’ voices	Katie St. Quinton	OA7/31
A9 Empower, Engage and Excel with Creator+	Sue Folley	OA6/10
A10 "Joining The Dots”: A Workshop Showcasing a Unified Approach to Enhancing Employability & EMPOWERing students to successfully navigate challenges on placement and in the workplace	Claire Aydogan	OA6/07
A11 Using Graduate Career Explorer to find where your degree can take you	Dave Stanbury	SB3/05
A12 Engaging students through interactive digital storytelling using Vevox	Steve Coe	OA7/26
A13 Developing AI Literacy: Engaging, Equipping and Empowering your Students	Amanda Tinker	OA5/11

Career Readiness: Meeting students where they are

Session	Lead Presenter	Room
B1 You can lead a learner to learning but how do you make them think?	Lizzie Holden	OA6/09
B2 Innovative teaching and learning of dementia care and management	Laura Hawley	OA7/28
B3 Decolonising your curriculum: not reinventing the wheel	Heather Wade	OA7/26
B4 Understanding our students as users of our support and services: using UX (User Experience) to uncover the story behind the stats	Alison Sharman	OA3/13
B5 Engaging students with Vevox polling software	Steve Bentley	OA7/29
B6 “This is my place”: Belonging in the context of students personal and professional development	Rachael Whittles	OA6/07
B7 Experience PG Career Pathways: A Tool for Enhancing Post Grad Employability	Gabriella Holt	OA5/12
B8 Enriching the student experience through inter-professional learning	Victoria Styan	OA5/11
B9 Supercharge students for a digital future	Sarah Sinfield	OA6/10
B10 Driving student engagement, confidence and performance: A new approach to clinical skills training	Kate Doorduyn	OA7/02
B11 Mapping and embedding employability skills in the curriculum: Course and assessment interventions	Gemma Bend	OA6/08
B12 What does a Graduate Outcome really look like?	Chris Webb	OA7/31
B13 What is a Chaplain? The Contribution of Higher Education Chaplains towards transformative education at the University of Huddersfield	Muhammad Muzzammil Patel	OA7/30
B14 Learn to Like Yourself	Kelly Boyd	SC4/24
B15 Embedding ethical and useful GenAI in your assignments	Diane Harper	OA7/27