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0900

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Welcome

Dr Ian Pickup,

Pro Vice Chancellor (Education & Experience) & Chief Operating Officer, University of East London

0915

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Keynote 1

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Rethinking Academic Communities – what is an “academic community” in the post-pandemic university?

Prof Fiona Denney 

Professor in Business Education, Brunel University

1030

AM

Session 1

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Choose from six different rooms, each with two thematically-linked talks

1

Reimala Sivalingam & Jennifer Rose

My Passport to Success! - Empowering Students To Become Connected Independent Learners Through Critical Self Reflection

Ms Sara Galletly & Dr Rebecca Pratchett

Putting the human first: challenging the student-centred approach to work and learning on the Covid frontline

2

Musharrat J. Ahmed-Landeryou

Decolonising the curriculum is more than a checklist of actions

Samantha Ahern, Alistair Cooper, Coco Nijhoff

Learning Technologists' Anti-Racism Tool

3

Hayley Nova and Jude Ritchie

Rethinking Module Design for Student Academic Empowerment

Dr Mario Moya

“I feel myself when I speak my language”: Linguistic empowerment in a Master’s course

4

Tracey Coppins

Reducing anxiety in stepping back into the classroom

Gill Bradley

Normalising vulnerability and academic safeguarding

5

Prabha Parthasarathy, Andrea Giraldez-Hayes, Sophia Semerdjieva, Ardiana Meha

Optimising and enhancing Mental Wealth modules in the Post Pandemic world

Jason Forrest

Inclusivity within the Fashion Curriculum

6

Dr Musarrat Maisha Reza

Designing a module on decolonisation

Louise Powell-Cook

The introduction of a Peer Assisted Learning Scheme into the Forensic Science classroom

1145

AM

Session 2

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Choose from five different rooms.  Some will include up to four 'lightning talks'.  Others include presentations from UEL Teaching Fellows.

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Emma Kennedy

Agile CPD: using a Moodle resource page to help staff learn about antiracism and decolonisation in HE

Caroline Matautia

"If you speak the faster, we can’t understand what they are speaking" Awareness of Language Needs for International Students

Alison Baker

Inclusive practice with neurodiverse research students - some suggestions

Harinder Dhesi

Getting to grips with moderation

2

Jacqueline Goulbourne

What is Good Feedback?

Dr Mark Beachill

Bespoke assessments and grade inflation

Samantha Grace

Pre-recorded videos to teach practical cardiorespiratory physiotherapy skills: Increasing student confidence, competence and reducing exam-related anxiety.

Dr Nadeem Qazi

Social media role in teaching and learning pre and post pandemic

3

Ian Clark

Decolonisation - Library Resources

Sima Heer

Inclusive Course Design

Clare Penny and Dona Henriques

Creating an Inclusive Curriculum – A Simple Tool

4

Dr Valentina Signorelli

Podcasting for teachers and learners: A lockdown experience and beyond

Dr Renata Brandao

Rethinking pedagogy: Realizing the Potential of Digital Technology in Education?

UEL Teaching Fellows

5

UEL Teaching Fellows

Richard Avery

Creating Digital Resources: my journey through content creation from ‘A’ to ‘XR’

Academic Tutors

Developing Student Academic Skills: A collaborative effort of Professional and Academic Staff

1245

PM

Lunch

0200

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Awards Ceremony

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Awards for the 2022 UEL Teaching Fellowship Scheme

0215

PM

Keynote 2

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Responding to planetary challenges through Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Dr Maria Toro-Troconis 

International Consultant, the United Nations

0315

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Session 3

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Choose from five different rooms, each with two thematically-linked talks

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Dr Warren Kidd and Pip Buckingham

‘Challenging’ reflexivity in learners' transitions - a practical and gamified approach to embed ‘big ideas’ to support Practice Based Education

Patrick Girard Quinnell, Hattie Crowther, Wesley Hartwell, Catherine Hudson,

Leah Leontie, Joy Chen

Decontextualising the Teacher-Learner dynamic in the post-pandemic curriculum. Observations and opportunities from collaborative teaching in Fashion and Games using EonXR

2

Jacqueline Goulbourne

Authentic Assessment: Reliability in Performance-Based, Summative Assessment

Dr Jenny Robson and Dr Gemma Ryder

Academic blogging – an authentic assessment at Level 7 in early childhood

3

Dr Gulnar Ali

Meaning Making and Reflexive Practices

Dr Fevronia Christodoulidi

A Pedagogy of Vulnerability - its relevance to diversity teaching & promoting an equitable university

4

Dr Miranda Melcher

A model for including neurodiverse students in teaching

Abass B. Isiaka

This space is not built for people like us: exploring the textual relations of students with disabilities in higher education

5

Jennifer Rose

Active Feedback – satisfying students’ needs for immediate feedback by empowering them to write it themselves

Dr Tania Dias Fonseca; Dr Danielle Chavrimootoo

Moving towards inclusive teaching practices: Reflections on continuing professional academic development

0435

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Closing Remarks

Dr Matthew Williamson

Head of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, University of East London

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