ESLTIS24: ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH INNOVATIVE SCHOLARSHIP 24

Slides and Abstracts

Monday, July 8th

11:15-12:30 Session 1: Plenary Talk

11:15Sam NolanWelcome (abstract)
11:35Clare Peddie Reflections on the advancement of the education-focused academic career at the University of St Andrews. (abstract)

13:30-14:50 Session 2A: Parallel Talk

13:30Sarune SavickaiteLysette ChapronniereLavinia HirsuGabriella RodolicoImants Latkovskis and Neil McDonnell Unlocking the Potential of XR Technology and Enpowering Inclusive Education (abstract)
13:50Andrew Potter and Diane Butler Promoting Inclusive Student Co-Creation: Paid Virtual Internships in Online STEM Education (abstract)(slides)
14:10Thinh N. PhamVu Q. Trinh and Ngan D. Cao ChatGPT in UK higher education: When surreal becomes real (abstract)
14:30Nina Ivashinenko Evolving Narratives in Educational Technology: A Decade of Insights from the Bett Show (abstract)

13:30-14:50 Session 2B: Parallel Talk

13:30Pierre Shaw School SOS: creating conditions and pedagogies of support for critical practice. (abstract)
13:50Rehan Shah Teaching Ethics in Mathematics? You Must Be Joking! (abstract)(slides)
14:10Denis Fischbacher-Smith and Katie Lombardo In search of a multiverse of learning: Comics, animations, and the disruption of established practices around learning design (abstract)

13:30-14:50 Session 2C: Parallel Talk

13:30Peter O’Connor Audio Feedback, Engagement and Community (abstract)
13:50Susan Kinnear Supporting Higher Education institutions through inclusive language assessment reform – Evaluating the impact of change on admissions tests (abstract)
14:10Simon Coupland Assessing the Provenance of Student Coursework (abstract)(slides)

13:30-14:50 Session 2D: Parallel Workshop

13:30Bertie Knight and Gary Wood Teaching and Curriculum Design Innovation with Inspiration from a New Model HEI (abstract)(slides)

13:30-14:50 Session 2E: Parallel Workshop

13:30Jennifer Taylorson Understanding Educator Identity in the Higher Education Sector using the Social Identity Approach (abstract)

15:20-17:20 Session 3A: Parallel Talk

15:20Anna Smith and Brian Hooks Academic motivation or academic pressure: what drives neuroscience students to learn? (abstract)(slides)
15:40Liwei GuoVikaramjeet SinghEral BeleEnrique Galindo-Nava and Zareena Gani Problem-based learning from knowing to doing: the hub in a well-connected new MSc programme (abstract)
16:00Steve CayzerRob Hyde and Taghried Abdelmagid An investigation into the factors affecting peer learning in a hybrid Team Based Learning environment (abstract)(slides)
16:20Susan PawleyDaphne Chang and Diane Ford Supporting Scholarship in STEM: Creating Impact for Practitioners and the University (abstract)(slides)
16:40Diane Butler and Trevor Collins Supporting an Evolving Culture for Slow Scholarship at The Open University (abstract)
17:00Rita Balestrini The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Uncertain territory between professional development, scholarship and pedagogic research (abstract)(slides)

15:20-17:20 Session 3B: Parallel Talk

15:20Abd Alsattar Ardati and Angela Miguel Advancing Education Through Technology: Enhancing Evening Degree Learning Experiences (abstract)
15:40Alex Squires A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Alternative Online Discussion Tools in Higher Education (abstract)
16:00Samantha Campbell CaseyNicole PaytonPeter CruickshankCollins OseiHamideh Sadat Shahidi and Peace Echeonwu “What I wish I had known before coming here” (abstract)(slides)
16:20Steph SayanLauren McSorleyJennifer ShevchenkoNicola Cutting and Michael Lupton “Íf I’m feeling like I can teach myself stuff, then there’s no point in going in the first place”: Unpacking Undergraduate Students’ Experiences of Lecture Non-Attendance. (abstract)(slides)

15:20-17:20 Session 3C: Parallel Talk

15:20Mireilla Bikanga Ada Enhancing Fairness in Master’s Dissertation Marking: A Framework for Reliable and Equitable Assessment (abstract)
15:40Paula Miles and Kenneth Mavor Multiple pathways to student focussed assessment: reflective peer assessment with training and inbuilt quality control (abstract)(slides)
16:00Sharon Greenwood Enhancing Graduate Skills and Assessment through an Annual Student Conference: A Case Study from the University of Glasgow’s Master of Public Health Programme (abstract)
16:20Simon O’Leary Focusing future graduates on communication, collaboration, and capability. (abstract)(slides)
16:40Sandro Eich The humanities doctoral curriculum and the Public Humanities in the UK (abstract)(slides)
17:00Karen Lane Music in the City: Accessing sensory knowledge (abstract)

15:20-17:20 Session 3D: Parallel Workshop

15:20Gerald PrescottMargaret Adamson and Heather McKiggan-Fee Creating Communities for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (abstract)

15:20-17:20 Session 3E: Parallel Workshop

15:20Jane Pettegree What non-musicians can learn by thinking about musical instruments: interdisciplinarity, diversity and inclusion (abstract)

Tuesday, July 9th

09:00-09:50 Session 4: Plenary Talk

09:05Sam Nolan Changing Times: From Individual Scholarship to Cross Institutional Approaches to Educational Change (abstract)(slides)

10:00-11:00 Session 5B: Parallel Talk

10:00Hilson MutungamiriTom Rodgers and Claudia E Henninger Reciprocity in Mentorship: Exploring the Benefits for Peer Mentors in Guiding Graduate Teaching Assistants (abstract)
10:20Joanne Irving-WaltonDouglas Newton and Lynn Newton Emotions and Learning: Creating an Approach to Professional Development for Higher Education Teachers (abstract)(slides)

10:00-11:00 Session 5C: Parallel Talk

10:00Alena Galilee and Robert Chase Use of mindfulness-based interventions in higher education: what is the future? (abstract)
10:20Robert Watt What future for inclusive UK higher education amidst agendas for diversification of international student recruitment? (abstract)(

10:00-11:00 Session 5D: Parallel Workshop

10:00Michelle Welsh and Ourania Varsou Transforming Higher Education: How Can We Integrate Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion into Our Practice and Curriculum? (abstract)(slides)

10:00-11:00 Session 5E: Parallel Workshop

10:00Alison Purvis and Beth Fielding-Lloyd The Role of Leaders in Digital Learning Transformation (abstract)

11:30-12:30 Session 6A: Parallel Talk

11:30Daniel McKayKristiina Kuett and Kayleigh Paley Exploring Perceptions of Inclusive Classroom Design Among Neurotypical and Neurodivergent Students in UK Higher Education (abstract)
11:50Zoe Allman Block delivery as the future of Higher Education? Learning from design and implementation (abstract)(slides)
12:10Mirembe WoodrowElizabeth BenedikzLouise D BryantJane IllésParbir JagpalHannah JenningsEleanor MonksVrinda NayakMusarrat Maisha RezaSikha SahaMeena UpadhyayaKate WilliamsJohn P WinpennyReza Zamani and Nisreen A Alwan ‘I cannot be what I don’t see’: an evaluation of Academic Intersectionality Mentoring in Medical Schools (AIMMS Mentoring) (abstract)

11:30-12:30 Session 6B: Parallel Talk

11:30Jon Carr and Richard Harpin Teaching Reuse of Existing Structures at the University of Sheffield (abstract)(slides)
11:50Andrew Brown Integrating arts and humanities into every day medical education (or putting punk rock into medicine) (abstract)(slides)
11:55Alessio Iannetti Exploring ChatGPT in education: bridging Gaps in understanding and promoting responsible AI use (abstract)(slides)
12:00Emma Yhnell How are you today? Using wellbeing polls to dismantle power dynamics, support and include all learners in Higher Education (abstract)(slides)
12:05Mary Abed Al Ahad Interdisciplinarity in teaching: An example of a module that integrates several topics spanning across public health, environmental and social sciences disciplines (abstract)(slides)
12:10Alessio IannettiYung-Li Soo and Hannah Brace Investigating factors that drive students’ selection of optional modules in Biomedical Sciences (abstract)(slides)