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DRAFT PROGRAMME*
*Programme subject to change.
Thursday 8th June
TIME
19.30 – 21.30
ACTIVITY
Virtual pub crawl
Open to all registered online and in-person delegates.
Friday 9th June
TIME
9.00 – 9.30
ACTIVITY
Registration
9.30 – 10.45
Welcome Keynote
Open to all registered conference delegates (online and in-person)
10.45 – 11.00
Break
11.00 – 12.00
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1 – View abstracts for parallel sessions 1
PAPERS (25 minutes each)
11.00 – 11.25
The psycho-geography of online learning spaces: A student perspective
Richard Reynolds and Tim Sokolow
Central Saint Martins – University of the Arts London
11.35 – 12.00
Designing for diverse learners
Lee Fallin and Thomas Tomlinson
University of Hull
‘Desperation, disappointment, anxiety’ – The emotions of writing a PhD
Heather Campbell
Queen Mary University of London
The impact of departmental academic skills provision on student wellbeing
Louise Frith, William Armstrong, and James Lamont
University of York
Integrating academic skills in the curriculum: A partnership approach
Emma Smith and Amy Pearson
University of Salford
Integrating research and design in practice for students learning and wellbeing
Emma Shackleton
University of the Arts, London
Visual Thinking: Exploring current practices and perspectives re student notetaking
Dawne Irving-Bell and Peter Hartley
Edge Hill University
Engaging students online: an analysis of students’ motivations for seeking individual learning development support
Arina Cirstea
De Montfort University
WORKSHOPS (60 minutes)
Collaborative writing communities for LD research and practice
Ian Johnson, Karen Welton, Kiu Sum (tbc), Victoria Rafferty (tbc), Ralitsa Kantcheva, Jane Nodder, Paul Chin, Ursula Canton, Silvina Bishopp-Martin, and Ed Bickle
ALDinHE Research Virtual Community of Practice
12.00 – 13.00
Lunch
13.00 – 14.00
PARALLEL SESSIONS 2 – View abstracts for parallel sessions 1
PAPERS (25 minutes each)
13.00 – 13.25
Chicken Soup for the soul: Promoting well-being and belonging through food and cultural competence skills
Karen Lipsedge and Hilda Mulrooney
Kingston University
13.35 – 14.00
Understanding arts-based methods for the virtual world of teaching
Selen Kars-Unluoglu and Burcu Guneri-Cangarli
University of the West of England
Student wellbeing and technostress: critical learning design factors
Debbie Holley and David Biggins
Bournemouth University
Supporting students with the transition to university in a Covid world: expectations and reality
Sonia Hood and Ed Powell
University of Reading
An investigation of the impact of hybrid working on hybrid practitioners
Nicola Grayson
University of Manchester
Early experiences in Learning Development at a new technological university
Marian Hurley and Deirdre Casey
Munster Technological University
WORKSHOPS (60 minutes)
Grow Your Academic Resilience
Claire Olson, Helen Briscoe, and Maisie Prior
Edge Hill University
14.00 – 14.20
Break
14.20 – 15.20
PARALLEL SESSIONS 3 – View abstracts for parallel sessions 1
PAPERS (25 minutes each)
14.20 – 14.45
14.45 – 15.20
The Digital Writing Café – Accessibility born from the necessity
Nina Kearney and Writing Mentors
University of Plymouth
Re-framing writing (support): Centering audience and purpose in a community nursing course
Silvia Rossi and Lauren Cross
Mount Royal University
Rethinking induction activities and online social interactions: A case study of the student internship at Edge Hill University
Laura Riella
Edge Hill University
LIGHTNING TALKS & RESOURCE SHOWCASE (60 minutes)
Lightning Talks
Resource Showcases
Students view of hybrid assessment
Patricia Perlman-Dee
University of Manchester
Reading in the digital age
Sarah Robin, Elizabeth Caldwell, and Helen Hargreaves
Lancaster University
“Beyond the Crisis”: Accepting and adapting to the virtual academic skills workshop
Laura Key
Leeds Beckett University
Supporting student writing and other modes of learning and assessment: A staff guide
Sandra Sinfield, Sandra Abegglen, and Tom Burns
London Metropolitan University
When flexibility meets reality: Merging digital and physical service delivery
Lauren Cross and Cory Willard
Mount Royal University
The Sustainable Development Goals in language teaching
Sue Robbins
University of Sussex
WORKSHOPS (60 minutes)
Empathy and compassion: Towards wellbeing in learning development
Daniela de Silva and Emma Dempsey
University of Westminster
15.00 – 16.30
ALDinHE Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 14th June – In Person
TIME
9.30 – 9.45
ACTIVITY
Registration and Refreshments
9.45 – 10.00
Welcome to the University of Northampton
Open to all registered conference delegates (online and in-person) Kate Coulson and Paul Rice, ALDinHE Co-Chairs
10.00 – 11.20
Keynote: Wray Irwin, University of Northampton
Open to all registered conference delegates (online and in-person)
11.20 – 12.30
PARALLEL SESSIONS 4 – View abstracts for parallel sessions 1
PAPERS (25 minutes each)
11.30 – 11.55
12.05 – 12.30
The creation and deployment of a digital skills workbook: Giving students autonomy over their learning development
Kate Swinton and Helena Beeson
University of Northampton
Insights from a study on non-submission of assignments: How can students best be supported?
Samantha King, Alison Loddick, and Tim Curtis
University of Northampton
Leadership in Learning Development: Who and how
Carina Buckley
Solent University
Students’ perceptions of blended and remote learning and its impact on the sense of belonging: a critical realist perspective
Alicja Syska and Christie Pritchard
University of Plymouth
WORKSHOPS (60 minutes)
Learning Development 2030
Ed Bickle, Steph Allen and Marian Mayer
Bournemouth University
Criticality in crisis?
Helen Beetham and Alina Congreve
University of Wolverhampton
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 13.45
PARALLEL SESSIONS 5 – View abstracts for parallel sessions 1
PAPERS (25 minutes each)
13.15 – 13.40
13.50 – 14.15
Mix and match: Student choice in accessing digital or face-to-face academic skills Support
Oli Johnson
University of Sheffield
From History to Health: Learning to let go within and outside different disciplines
Matthew Mesley
University of Plymouth
LIGHTNING TALKS & RESOURCE SHOWCASE (60 minutes)
Lightning Talks
Resource Showcase
Finding the balance: the positives and negatives of moving Peer Mentor Training online
Jenny Stowar
London School of Economics
Level up your academic skills
Matthew Martin
University of Sheffield
Online/Hybrid/Face-2-Face workshop: You decide…
Jenny Freeman, Peter Hart, and Hope Thackray
University of Sheffield
Disrupting the Sage on the Stage
Anne-Marie Langford
University of Northampton
WORKSHOP (60 minutes)
Innovative approaches to sustainability skills development: a crowd-sourcing workshop
Iain Cross and Alina Congreve
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
14.15 – 14.30
Break
14.30 – 14.55
PARALLEL SESSIONS 6 – View abstracts for parallel sessions 1
PAPERS (25 minutes each)
14.30 – 14.55
15.05 – 15.30
Active online reading: Student behaviours vs staff expectations
Matt East and Jamie Wood
Talis Education and University of Lincoln
Bridges and barriers to developing visual literacy
Jacqui Bartram
University of Hull
Innovations at LSE LIFE in our transition to online teaching and student support
Helen Amelia Green
London School of Economics and Political Science
Teamwork – the importance of collaborative practice in creative environments
Simone Maier and Shamoon Patwari
London Metropolitan University
WORKSHOP (60 minutes)
Grit: essential academic resilience skills for students
Cath Hawes, Jordan Mckenzie and Andy McEwan
Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Arts – University of the Arts London
19.00 – Late
Conference Dinner
Wednesday 15th June – In Person
TIME
8.45 – 9.15
ACTIVITY
Registration and Refreshments
9.15 – 9.30
Welcome and Introduction
ALDinHE Co-Chairs
9.30 – 10.50
Practitioner Mini-keynotes
Practitioner Mini-keynotes
Online Academic Skills: Generic or Contextualised?
Karen Hudson
University of Essex
The Invisible Labour of Code Switching: Assumed Skills in Learning Development
Eileen Pollard and Jenny Reeve
Manchester Metropolitan University
10.50 – 11.00
Break
11.00 – 12.00
PARALLEL SESSIONS 7 – View abstracts for parallel sessions 1
PAPERS (25 minutes each)
11.00 – 11.25
11.35 – 12.00
Working outside the box: breaking down barriers with a Learning Development Peer Mentor scheme
Sheryl Mansfield and Sam Thomas
University of Northampton
Academic integrity and student empowerment – how learning developers can help
Rosie MacLachlan
St George’s, University of London
Magic to conjure up academic skills for dissertation support
Emma Kimberley, Amy West, and Paul Rice
University of Northampton
WORKSHOP (60 minutes)
‘Walk me through your dissertation’. Using urban walks to develop students’ thinking about research
Chenée Psaros
Queen Mary University of London
Wellbeing in the workplace: exploring the VUCA approach
Debbie Holley, Kate Coulson, Carina Buckley, Erika Corradini
Bournemouth University, University of Northampton, Solent University, University of Southampton
12.00 – 13.00
Lunch
13.00 – 15.45
ALDinHE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS
ALDinHE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS 1: 13.00 – 14.30
Research funding and scholarship of Learning Development
Christie Pritchard, Carina Buckley (Research and Development Working Group)
The Journal as a collaborative means to develop scholarship of teaching and learning
Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education editorial team
14.30 – 14.45
Break
14.45 – 15.45
ALDinHE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS
ALDinHE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS 2: 14.45 – 15.45
ALDinHE Professional Recognition Scheme (CeP/CeLP)
Sheryl Mansfield (Co-Chair Professional Recognition Working Group)
Higher recognition for Learning Developers – NTF and PFHEA discussion session
Carina Buckley (Treasurer) and Debbie Holley
15.50 – 16.10
Conference closing session