Thursday 12 June 2025
TIME
15.00 – 16.30
ACTIVITY
AGM
AGM 15.00-16.30 open to all delegates and all members.
19.30 – 21.30
Virtual Quiz – hosted by Tom Perry, University of Greenwich
Open to all registered conference delegates.
Friday 13 June – Online
TIME
9.00 – 9.20
ACTIVITY
Registration
9.20 – 10.40
Welcome Keynote
Open to all registered conference delegates (online and in-person)
Welcome: ALDinHE SG Chair
Welcome Keynote: Dr Mark Carrigan
10.40- 11.00
Break
11.00 – 12.00
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1 – View session abstracts
PAPERS (20 minutes each)
11.00 – 11.25
Room 1
Professional development & recognition opportunities for learning development practitioners: International perspectives
Steve Briggs, Ralitsa Kancheva
University of Bedfordshire
Chair: TBA
11.35 – 12.00
Room 1
Methods in a place: bringing together language, ecology and geography for a final-year undergraduate field course
Hannah Mathers, Anna Mcgregor, Cara Captain, Millie Bompard and Natasha Walker-Milne
University of Glasgow
Chair: TBA
Room 2
HE Learning Development for Equity and Inclusion in Australia: An Altruistic Endeavour
Lucy Jellema
University of New South Wales, Australia
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Supporting the Implementation of an Inclusive Education Framework Through Interactive Toolkits
Frankie Morgan, Jason Balzarano
Keele University
Chair: TBA
Room 3
Building StudySkills@Sheffield through partnership: student-centred development of a university skills hub
Lynne Newcombe, Amy Haworth; Matthew Martin
University of Sheffield
Chair: TBA
Room 3
Exploring emotional responses to academic reading: a cross-discipline analysis of second-year students
Tasha Cooper
UWE Bristol
Chair: TBA
Room 4
Enhancing Prompt Literacy: Evaluating Student Proficiency and Confidence in Using GAI Tools
Bryony Parsons, Heather Johnston
University of Liverpool
Chair: TBA
Room 4
Data connections: A model for responding to student learning needs
Andrew Kitchenham; Debbie Holley; David Biggins
Bournemouth University
Chair: TBA
Room 5
Doctoral supervisors’ perceptions and responses to diversity in the doctoral candidate profile
Julia Everitt and Shaun Allen-Dooley
Birmingham City University
Chair: TBA
Room 5
Developing Resilience and Discernment to Feedback
Lovleen Kushwah; Geethanjali Selvaretnam
University of Glasgow
Chair: TBA
Room 6
Marketing approaches for learning development engagement: the importance of promotion to enhance students’ learning
Samantha Gridley
University of Surrey
Chair: TBA
12.00 – 13.00
Lunch
13.00 – 15.20
PARALLEL SESSIONS 2 – View session abstracts
PAPERS (20 minutes each)
13.00 – 13.25
Room 1
Learning outside campus – Academic Support OFF-SITE, Camberwell College of Arts,
Robert Ping-Nan Chang
University of the Arts London
Chair: TBA
13.35 – 14.00
Room 1
Embedded Teaching or Academic Skills Curriculum: Re-thinking how we teach academic skills at University
Tanja Tolar
University of Bradford
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Academic Literacies: Learning Developers’ perspectives on informing the curriculum
Emma Shackleton, Ralitsa Kantcheva; Ian Johnson, Ed Bickle, Paul Chin, Arina Cirstea, Kiu Sum, Victoria Rafferty
University of the Arts London
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Using the EAT (Equity, Agency, Transparency) framework to promote inclusive assessment practices
Catriona Johnson and Debora Catavello
University of Bristol
Chair: TBA
Room 3
International students’ experiences of interacting in English at university
Helen Hargreaves and Ruth Byrne
Lancaster University
Chair: TBA
Room 3
A Learning Strategist’s Impact: Veterinary Students’ Perceptions of Academic Support
Jackie Tuason
St. George’s University
Chair: TBA
LIGHTNING TALKS AND RESOURCE SHOWCASE (60 minutes)
Room 4
Enhancing belonging and vocabulary learning through an interactive engineering map
Samantha Wilson, Alister Drury, Costas Loizou (resource showcase)
University of Leeds
HOUSE: A transferrable and interactive resource for students that introduces them to digital accessibility
Trevor Boland ( 5 minute lightning talk) + poster
Dublin City University
What’s the deal with chickens? A flipped model of AI in education
Joshua Thorpe (5 minute lightning talk)
University Of Stirling
Chair: TBA
WORKSHOPS (60 minutes each)
Room 5
Quiet Spaces, Collective Voices: Creative Pedagogies for Reflection and Renewal
Sandra Sinfield, Sandra Abegglen, Debbie Holley
London Metropolitan University
Chair: TBA
Room 6
Integrating Generative AI into Undergraduate and Postgraduate Curricula: An interactive workshop
Lilian Schofield and Xue Zhou
Queen Mary University of London
Chair: TBA
14.00 – 14.20
Break
14.20 – 15.20
PARALLEL SESSIONS 3 – View session abstracts
PAPERS (25 minutes each)
14.20 – 14.45
Room 1
10 Years of Let’s Talk About [X]: Reflections on the U of Glasgow’s Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference
Aleix Tura VecinoMona O’Brien, Robyne Calvert, James Rowe
University of Glasgow
Chair: TBA
14.55 – 15.20
Room 1
Exploring Synchronous and Asynchronous Delivery of Revision Materials for Enhanced Student Learning in a CS Modul
Pinar Ozbeser Richard Lee and Gareth Woods
Aston University
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Including mature students: the creation of an online resource tailored to the mature student experience
Suzy Beck, Rachel Walls; Anthony Warde
University of Leeds
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Presenting and publishing with personal tutees to empower international student voices: The tutor’s reflections
Elina Stylianou
University of Leeds
Chair: TBA
Room 3
Impact of Generative AI on student engagement in diverse groups
Yannis Tsafos; Sisir Ramanan, Gorana Misic, Wenya Cheng, Geethanjali Selvaretnam
University of Glasgow
Chair: TBA
Room 3
Practising What You Preach: How an evidence-based strategy enables the achievement of transparency in assessment and feedback.
Kimberly Davis; Errol Jones-Rivera; Daphne Nelissen; Ineke van Opheusden
University of Glasgow
Chair: TBA
Room 4
Exploring International Students’ Perspectives on AI Tools in Higher Education: A Qualitative Study
Qian Zhang, Catherine Mitsaki and Hazel McAllister
University of Northampton
Chair: TBA
Room 4
Role of the Learning Developer in teaching responsible use of AI examples and challenges from embedded Social Sciences
Katie Winter and Samantha Gridley
University of Surrey
Chair: TBA
Room 5
Managing expectations: an online resource to support Health Sciences students with their dissertation
Charlotte Allen
University of Surrey
Chair: TBA
Room 5
Supporting Student Carers: Inclusive Learning Development in Higher Education
Marina De Almelda McLoughlin; Fabiana Fausto McCracken
Queen’s University Belfast
Chair: TBA
WORKSHOP (60 minutes)
Room 6
Tutor Training across Disciplines: Expanding Aid and Enabling Student Entrepreneurship
Jonathan Vandor
University of Toronto
15.20 – 15.50
Discussion and Posters
2-minute poster presentations followed by group discussion / questions
Room 1
‘Getting dissertation ready’ – taking a collaborative and innovative approach to events
Jennifer McLay, Heather Barker; Julie Lowe; Elizabeth Grant; Alice Batchelor
University of Surrey
Learning with students about academic integrity: A new LDer service to support students reported for academic misconduct
Lauren Cross
Mount Royal University
Teachers’ Vocal Behaviour and Its Impact on Learning
Potential trigger warning for those with vocal issues.
Guzal Sultanova; Rozaliya Ziryanova
Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT)
Identifying the digital skills needs of study skills teachers through empathy mapping activities.
David Busby
University of Bath
Enhancing Dissertation Supervision with Padlet: A Supportive Tool for Student Engagement and Success
Natalie Quinn Walker
Birmingham City University
Helping PhD students plan and manage their research process
Tamara O’Connor; Caroline Forsyth; Grace Gaynor
Trinity College Dublin
Developing Presentation Skills Through Non-Credit Learning
Maria Aleksyuk
QA Higher Education
Climate Change Education and Emotions
Lovleen Kushwah, Paulina Navrouzoglou, Geethanjali Selvaretnam
University of Glasgow
Chair: TBA
15.50 – 17.20
Exploring Learning Development: An Unconference Approach
Raghda Zahran
University of Newcastle
Tuesday 17 June – In-person at the University of Greenwich
TIME
8.00 – 9.00
ACTIVITY
Conference welcome breakfast
Registration
9.00 – 9.15
Welcome: ALDinHE Steering Group Chair
9.15 – 9.30
Mini keynote pitch – 15 minutes in the main lecture theatre
9.30 – 9:45
Move to classrooms – 10 min walk to classrooms
9.45 – 10:50
Practitioner Mini Keynotes
Choose three of the following:
15 mins for keynote
5 mins moving
Room 1
Is this the hardest time to be a student at university?
Rebecca Wilson
University of St Andrews
Chair: TBA
Room 2
What if misunderstood creativity in learning creates barriers to participation and impacts students’ sense of belonging
Ivelina Cramphorn
University of Northampton
Chair: TBA
Room 3
Starting from scratch – creating a new Learning Development provision.
Alexandra Weaver, Sara Jane Postill; Clare Bowden
BPP University
Chair: TBA
Room 4
Advocating Learning Development
Sheryl Mansfield, Emma Kimberley
University of Northampton
Chair: TBA
Room 5
The use of student self-assessment questionnaires to inform practice
Jack Rundell
University Studies at West Suffolk College
Chair: TBA
Room – TBD
Is there more to learning than social constructivism?
Steve White
University of Southampton
Chair: TBA
Room: TBD
What do you want from ALDinHE?
Kate Coulson
Acting in the capacity of ALDinHE Chair
Chair: TBA
Room – TBD
Writing as a form of resistance and professional autonomy.
Alicja Syska and Carina Buckley
University of Plymouth and Southampton Solent University
Chair: TBD
10.50 – 11.10
Break
11.10 – 12.10
PARALLEL SESSIONS 4 – View session abstracts
PAPERS (20 minutes each)
11.10 – 11.35
Room 1
Assignment briefings – a space for interdisciplinary collaborations
Silvina Bishopp-Martin
Canterbury Christ Church University
Chair: TBA
11.45 – 12.10
Room 1
Cultivating Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations to Enhance Student Outcomes: A Case Study from London Southbank University
Robert Toniolo Wood and Lenia Galata
London Metropolitan University and London South Bank University
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Education Without Boundaries; removing barriers to university transition through online pre-arrival activities
Sharon Perera, Amy Sampson
University of Greenwich
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Diverse Voices, Shared Vision: EDI Narratives and the Future of Higher Education
Kiu Sum, Bethany McCarthy (in absentia); Katie Winter; Rachel Stead; Jag Majithia
Southampton Solent University, Salford University, Surrey University, Surrey University and University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
Chair: TBA
Room 3
Reviewing and optimising the impact of self-selecting Learning Development provision on Level 6 Undergraduates
Arina Cirstea, Peter Norton, Emily Forster De Montfort University
Chair: TBA
Room 3
Impact of Smart Revision on students’ experience and performance
Naser Sedghi
University of Liverpool
Chair: TBA
Room 4
‘What if…’ A Playful Framework for AI Literacy
Ruth Powell
University of the Arts London
Chair: TBA
Room 4
Exploring the relationship between theology and learning through the lens of disruption
Jen Smith
Queen’s Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education
Chair: TBA
WORKSHOPS (60 minutes)
Room 5
Using Design Thinking for Learning Development: Problem-solving and Authentic Student Co-creation
Catherine Turton, Lee Fallin
Southampton Solent; University of Hull
Chair: TBA
Room 6
“I think I must have zigged when I should have zagged”: using institutional influence to values-driven LD practice.
Ian Johnson
University of Portsmouth
Chair: TBA
12.10 – 13.10
Lunch
13.10 – 15.30
PARALLEL SESSIONS 5 – View session abstracts
PAPERS (20 minutes each)
13.10 – 13:35
Room 1
Designing an inclusive toolkit to empower Early Career Academics in their educational practice
Kiu Sum, Carina Buckley; Alicja Syska
Southampton Solent University
Chair: TBA
13.45 – 14.10
Room 1
Into the Inner Circle: A Case Study of Embedding Academic Skills into PGT Provision
James Lamont
The University of York
Chair: TBA
Room 2
‘59 Ways to Wellbeing’: enhancing personal resilience in students
Sarah Hack, Nayiri Keshishi; Hazel Williams; Laura Hamilton;
University of Surrey
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Developing Learning Developers: Lessons Learned from 10 Years of a Student-Led Academic Skills Project
Hannah Grenham, Eilidh Harris
Bishop Grosseteste University and University of St Andrews
Chair: TBA
Room 3
Exploring the impact of metaphor on the student experience of articulation
Deborah O’Neill
Glasgow Caledonian University
Chair: TBA
Room 3
Impact of Interactive Lecture Slides on students’ experience and performance
Naser Sedghi
University of Liverpool
Chair: TBA
Room 4
Exploring Student Perspectives on AI-Generated Feedback Using a Socratic Method Chatbot
Nurun Nahar
University of Greater Manchester
Chair: TBA
Room 4
Unveiling Higher education students’ experiences of using artificial intelligence: A cross-institutional qualitative study
Ina Stan, Araz Zirar, Jane McKay, Lina Petrakieva, Tribi Budhathoki, Pauldy Otermans and Charlotte Craig
Buckinghamshire New University
Chair: TBA
WORKSHOPS (60 minutes each)
Room 5
Conversations with Students on Self-Regulated Learning with GAI
Jovita Vytasek and Christina Page
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Chair: TBA
Room 6
Supporting Success: Leveraging Environmental Sensitivity to Empower Postsecondary Learners
Kaaryn Cater
Whitireia New Zealand
Chair: TBA
14.10 – 14.30
Break
14.30 – 15.30
PARALLEL SESSIONS 6 – View session abstracts
PARALLEL SESSIONS 6
PAPERS (25 minutes each) & LIGHTNING TALKS (5 mins each)
14.30 – 14.55
Room 1
Evolution of the journal club: a creative approach to ever-changing student needs
Katie Winter, Jen McLay, Alice Batchelor
University of Surrey
Chair: TBA
15.05 – 15.30
Room 1
Sowing the seeds of student success: The power of learning development in foundation year programmes
Jen Hayes, Joanna Cooke, Bhupan Haria; John Clay
London Metropolitan University
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Visual and Creative Assessments: The Learning Developer Perspective
Carolyn Rickards
Bath Spa University
Chair: TBA
Room 2
The Essay Route Map: Helping students to navigate their academic writing
Angela Jayne Kilpatrick and Andrea Evans
University of Central Lancashire
Chair: TBA
Room 3
Vibrant Voices: Empowering Students to Communicate and Participate
Vienne Lin
University of Bath
Chair: TBA
Room 3
Developing pre-arrival resources to support student transition into higher education
Mirjana Sokolovic Perovic and Jayne Freeman
University of Reading
Chair: TBA
Room 4
AI guidance – a collaborative approach
Silvina Bishopp-Martin Claudia España
Canterbury Christ Church University
Chair: TBA
Room 4
What is 4IR or Industry 4.0, and how will it impact Learning Development?
Rebecca Wilson
University of St Andrews
Chair: TBA
WORKSHOPS (60 minutes each)
Room 5
The LearnHigher Resource-athon! Creative, Collective Contributions to the LearnHigher Resource Bank
Laura Key, Sumeetra Ramakrishnan, Clara Hiskey, Lee Fallin, Scott Ramsay, Karen Hudson, Laurence Morris
LearnHigher Working Group
Chair: TBA
Room 6
What should high-quality research look like in Learning Development?
Chad McDonald and Alicja Syska
Manchester Metropolitan University and University of Plymouth
15.30 – 15.50
Break
15.50 – 16.50
PARALLEL SESSIONS 7 – View session abstracts
POSTERS, LIGHTNING TALKS, PAPERS, (20 minutes each)
15.50 – 16:15
Room 1 – POSTERS
Developing Presentation Skills Through Non-Credit Learning
Maria Aleksyuk
QA Higher Education
Learning with students about academic integrity: A new LDer service to support students reported for academic misconduct
Lauren Cross
Mount Royal University
Climate Change Education and Emotions
Paulina Navrouzoglou,Lovleen Kushwah, Geethanjali Selvaretnam
University of Glasgow
Chair: TBA
16.25 – 16.50
Room 1 – LIGHTNING TALKS
Rethink Programme Design to enable Inclusive Assessments and Diverse Skill Development for a Variety of Students
Geethanjali Selvaretnam
University of Glasgow
Meet your new study buddy: Demystifying generative AI to a mystified student body
Joe Kneale
London South Bank University
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Stitching together research and data to create evidence for innovation
Emma Shackleton; Shahzeena Ahmad; Graham Barton; Jo Peel
University of the Arts London
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Using documentaries in the classroom to develop critical thinking skills
Daniel Pearce
University of Hertfordshire
Chair: TBA
Room 3
Mastering Scientific Writing: Weaving together established pedagogies to enhance learners’ skills and confidence
William Kay;Isaac Myers; Connie Pritchard
Cardiff University
Chair: TBA
Room 3
Are we missing ‘the single most important thing for teachers to know’? Cognitive Load Theory and Learning Development
Steven White
University of Southampton
Chair: TBA
WORKSHOPS (60 minutes each)
Room 4
Student empowerment and development through inclusive practices in one-to-one sessions
Heather Grierson and Joannah O’Hatnick (in absentia)
University of Guelph
Chair: TBA
Room 5
Co-creating and researching the appropriacy of a module of study for a community of higher-level students
Michael Harrison and Natasha Ingall
King’s College London
Chair: TBA
Room 6
AI Hackathon
The AI in Education Hackathon aims to bring together educators, technologists, and students to collaboratively develop innovative solutions that leverage artificial intelligence to enhance the learning experience. This one-hour event will encourage participants to brainstorm, design, and prototype AI-driven tools or approaches that can be integrated into educational settings.
Raghda Zahran
Newcastle University
Chair: TBA
16.50 – 17.20
Break leading into ALDinHE – Get Involved!
ALDinHE – Get Involved!
A marketplace event where you can make community connections, find opportunities to collaborate, find out about the professional development opportunities accredited by ALDinHE, and learn about all the ways you can get involved in AldinHE such as:
● Joining the conference committee to help organise next year’s conference
● Become a reviewer or a guest editor with the Journal of ALDHE
● Become a member of one of the many AlDinHE Communities of Practice
17.20 – 17.30
Day recap and closing
19.00 – Late
Conference dinner
Wednesday 18 June In-person at the University of Greenwich
TIME
9.30 – 9.45
ACTIVITY
Registration and refreshments
9.45 – 10.55
Welcome: ALDinHE Co-Chairs
Keynote: Oonagh McGirr
Panel discussion: Oonagh McGirr (MC), Jimmy Lo, Richard Davies, Susan Bolt, Wendy Garnham and Kevin Merry
10.55 – 11.15
Break
11.15 – 12.15
PARALLEL SESSIONS 8 – View session abstracts
PAPERS (25 minutes)
11.15 – 11:40
Room 1
Fostering staff engagement in investigating practice: A journey through pedagogic research
Vienne Lin and Paul Lam
Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chair: TBA
11.50 – 12:15
Room 1
Transition Skills for University and Preparing Students for Professional Placement
Ciarán O’Neill
Queen’s University Belfast
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Graduate Teaching Assistants: What Training Do They Want?
Rachel Horrocks-Birss
University of Dundee
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Beyond the S**t Sandwich: Empowering Student Learning Through Action-Oriented Feedback
Bev Hancock-Smith
De Montfort University
Chair: TBA
WORKSHOPS (60 minutes)
Room 3
Advancing Assessment in Co-design with Students – an evidence-informed approach to enhancing practice.
Claire Hughes, Simon Walker, Bobbi Moore, Amy Wallington, Declan Doyle, Suzanne Albary, Louise Squire
University of Southampton
Chair: TBA
Room 4
What is lazy metacognition and what can we do about it?
Samantha Ahern
UCL
Chair: TBA
Room 5
Mitigating Writing Anxiety Through Creative Practices and Community Building
Felicity Flynn and Alice Stinetorf
Southampton University
Chair: TBA
Room 5
Developing LDers: a spotlight on resources and framework for the ALDinHE Continuing Professional Development project
Amy West, Sam Thomas and Kate Coulson
University of Northampton Arden University; BPP University
Chair: TBA
12.15 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 14.30
PARALLEL SESSIONS 9 – View session abstracts
PAPERS (25 minutes each)
13.30 – 13.55
Room 1
Shut Up and Write, but What? Scaffolding Writing for Publication Using a Community of Practice Approach
Paula Villegas and Lucy Hall
University of St Andrews and Heriot-Watt University
Chair: TBA
14.05 – 14.30
Room 1
The Leeds Capabilities Framework: collaboration in integrating skills teaching in curriculum design
Maddy Mossman
University of Leeds
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Do diagnostics and/or confidence-reflection tools help LD teams to personalise learning development for students?
Zara Hooley and Rachel Horrocks Birss
De Montfort University
Chair: TBA
Room 2
Enhancing Active Learning through Gamification: Developing Research Skills with an Escape Room Experience
Jiani Liu and Xiaowen Liu
University of Leeds and University of York
Chair: TBA
Room 3
LD Superpowers: An appreciative inquiry (Ai) into the skills and contribution of LDers from minoritised group
Jen Hayes
Lancaster University
Chair: TBA
Room 3
Reviewing our Asynchronous Resources (The ROAR Project): Using Student Voice to Inform LD Support.
Hannah Awcock and Lorrae Fox
Edinburgh Napier University
Chair: TBA
WORKSHOPS (60 minutes each)
Room 4
The Radical Pedagogies Project: Creating Inclusive Learning Development Materials
Helena Walsh and Sarah Macdonald (room arrangement requested)
London College of Communication, University of the Arts London
Chair: TBA
Room 5
Working beyond the core – influencing up and out through staff development
Alison McKay and Tom Edge
University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
Chair: TBA
14.30 – 14.50
Break
14.50 – 15.30
Conference Delegate Reflections, Photos and Conference Closing