Please note this programme is provisional and subject to some changes.
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Monday 15th April 2019
| 12.00 | Registration |
| 12.15 – 13.15 | Lunch |
| ALDinHE Workshops Click here to read session information |
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| 13.15 – 14.45 | Research Funding & Scholarship of Learning Development Dr Maria Kukhareva & Dr Carina Buckley (Research & Development Working Group) |
| A Network to Explore Leadership & Management within Learning Development Tim Hinchcliffe, Sonia Hood (Communications & Membership Working Group) |
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| The LearnHigher Resource Swap Shop Jennie Dettmer (LearnHigher Working Group) |
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| 15.00 – 16.00 | ALDinHE Professional Recognition Scheme (CeP/CeLP) Steve Briggs, Katherine Koulle; Adam Carter (Professional Development Working Group) |
| Writing for the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education John Hilsdon (Journal Editor) |
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| Facilitating Learning Development Workshops Helen Webster (Professional Development Working Group Co-Chair) |
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| Social Activities | |
| 18.00 – late | Historic pub tour |
| Self-guided walk | |
| Dinner | |
Tuesday 16th April 2019
| 09.00 – 09.30 | Registration, refreshments | ||
| 09.30 – 09.40 | Welcome to University of Exeter Professor Timothy Quine, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) | ||
| 09.40 – 10.10 | Welcome and Introduction to the Conference Carina Buckley & Steve Briggs, ALDinHE Co-Chairs |
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| 10.10 – 11.10 | Keynote: Dr Liz Morrish ‘Pressure vessels: The epidemic of poor mental health among academics.’ |
| PARALLEL SESSIONS 1: 11.15 – 12.15 Click here to read all abstracts for this session |
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| Option | First Paper (11.15 – 11.45) | Second Paper (11.45 – 12.15) | |
| 1 | Role of the learning environment in influencing the academic confidence of post-registration healthcare professionals
Barbara Nicolls, Buckinghamshire New University |
Online Dissertation and Projects Supervision Materials: A Review
Simon Lambe; David Dixon, London South Bank University |
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| 2 | Bridging the gap: indirect benefits of a formative assignment and programme of academic skills webinars for block-release Degree Apprenticeship students
Neil Crimes, Manchester Metropolitan University |
Growing pains: challenges of scaling up student support – a case study at LSE
Helen Amelia Green; Gemma Stansfield, London School of Economics and Political Science |
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| 3 | The Dissertation Journey: Thinking Out Loud
Dr Gina Fox, University of Leicester |
Reaching the hard to reach: a paper presentation exploring issues around student engagement
Beverley Hancock-Smith, De Montfort University |
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| 4 | Do too many cooks spoil the broth? Developing a University-wide Online Academic Integrity Module
Bryony Parsons, University of Liverpool |
Redefining induction through project-based learning and the student voice
Sandra Craig, University of Roehampton |
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| 5 | Through the MLE looking glass
Sam Aston; John Hynes, University of Manchester Library |
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| 6 | Towards a ‘Learner Development Literacies’ Framework
Heather Barker; Rachel Stead; Robert Walsha; Nadya Yakovchuk, University of Surrey |
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| 7 | Living the Argument
Mark Laville, Falmouth University; Gareth Price, FX Plus |
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| 12.15 – 13.15 | Lunch |
| 12.45 – 13.15 | Display of posters, talk with presenters |
| 13.15 – 13.50 | ALDinHE Annual General Meeting |
| PARALLEL SESSIONS 2: 14.00 – 15.00 Click here to read all abstracts for this session |
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| Option | First Paper (14.00 – 14.30) | Second Paper (14.30 – 15.00) |
| 1 | Supporting staff to build a pedagogic foundation for successful relational e-learning
Dr Hazel Partington; Dr Jean Duckworth; Dr Dawne Gurbutt, University of Central Lancashire |
Protectionism or preservation? Getting to know more about English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and Academic Literacies, and the overlap with Learning Development
Anika Easy; Madeleine Mossman, University of Leeds; Steve Briggs, University of Bedfordshire |
| 2 | Understanding, Awareness and Impact of Learning Development (working title)
Kate Coulson; Paul Rice, University of Northampton |
Using Talis Elevate to understand and grow student interaction with online resources
Jasper Shotts, University of Lincoln; Matt East, Talis |
| 3 | The Digital Innovation Partnership: A model for learning developers to engage with academic staff in support of student learning
Mark van der Enden; Alexandra Patel, University of Leicester |
Assessing the impact of writing development through consensus –whose consensus?
Ursula Canton, Glasgow Caledonian University |
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| 4 | The hidden messages in written feedback – what can Learning Developers do with ‘troublesome’ knowledge?
Ian Johnson, University of Portsmouth |
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| 5 | Therapeutic writing in Learning Development sessions
Emma Kimberley, University of Northampton |
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| 6 | Contract cheating in higher education: Results from a large Australian study
Rowena Harper, University of South Australia |
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| 7 | How can I make a difference? Exploring ways to make an impact on curriculum design
Dr Amanda Tinker, Dr Katherine Greenhough and Dr Pat Hill, University of Huddersfield |
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| 15.00 – 15.30 | Refreshments |
| PARALLEL SESSIONS 3: 15.30 – 16.30 Click here to read all abstracts for this session |
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| Option | First Paper (15.30 – 16.00) | Second Paper (16.00 – 16.30) |
| 1 | “No individual can win a game by himself”: Collaborative development and delivery of academic skills at Leeds Beckett University
Laura Ettenfield, Leeds Beckett University |
I believe I can write: the impact of writing workshops on self-efficacy beliefs and implications for future practice
Sonia Hood, University of Reading |
| 2 | ICALLD project: Evaluating learning development, academic language and learning advising services
Steve Briggs; Jacqueline Hamilton; Xiaodan Gao; Andrea Lynch, University of Bedfordshire |
Students as partners and enablers in Learning Development: Reflections on two recent partnership projects at the University of Surrey
Rachel Stead; Julie Lowe; Chidera Ude; Avgi Pourgoura, University of Surrey |
| 3 | “Healthy pressure from peers”: The value of providing structured writing retreats for undergraduates
Dr Christopher Little, Keele University |
How to produce videos with students as co-creators
Karin Johnstone, University of Northampton |
| 4 | ‘Zombie Attacks’: A Gateway Activity for Group Work Skills for Undergraduate Engineers – Richard Bond, Brunel University London
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Lightning talks:
The effectiveness of 1-1 maths support for students making the transition to higher education – Dr Khalid Khan, University of Central Lancashire Structured Writing Retreats for Postgraduate Students – Katherine Koulle, UCL Institute of Education Better Together: A reflection on cross-institutional working in Learning Development – Bev Hancock-Smith, De Montfort University |
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| 5 | How do you form and maintain your professional identity within a profession that is not fully understood?
Carina Buckley, Solent University Louise Frith, University of Kent |
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| 6 | Designing slides using learning and design theory to maximise learning and engage students
Jacqui Bartram, University of Hull |
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| 7 | Exploring possibilities for the ‘critical’ in Learning Development practice and theory; critical academic literacies?
Gordon Asher, Independent |
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| 19.00 – late | Conference Dinner – Reed Hall |
Wednesday 17th April 2019
| 08.45 – 09.15 | Registration, refreshments |
| 09.15 – 09.30 | Welcome and Introduction Carina Buckley & Steve Briggs, ALDinHE Co-Chairs |
| 09.30 – 10.30 | Keynote: Professor Shȃn Wareing |
| PARALLEL SESSIONS 4: 10.45 – 11.45 Click here to read all abstracts for this session |
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| Option | First Paper (10.45 – 11.15) | Second Paper (11:15 – 11.45) |
| 1 | Understanding perfectionism in students: Hercules’ Muscles or Achilles Heel?
Jane McKay; Kim Williams, Glasgow Caledonian University
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‘Active Interactions’: redefining student engagement with one-to-one provision
Heather Barker; Julie Lowe; Robert Walsha, University of Surrey |
| 2 | Building postgraduate students’ critical dissertation writing skills and confidence
Melanie Crisfield, Brunel University London |
A United Front: evaluating the benefits of a collaborative approach to planning and delivering academic practices within the curriculum.
Clare Foster; Angela Rhead; Jane Shaw, Keele University |
| 3 | Can ‘big data’ tools create efficient, insightful qualitative research on a Learning Development service?
Alison Loddick; Sam King, University of Northampton |
Developing student writing in higher education: digital third-party products in distributed learning environments
Rowena Harper, University of South Australia |
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| 4 | From assessment of learning to assessment for learning; Leading assessment policy change supported by an Assessment & Feedback Toolkit.
Anne Quinney, Ann Luce; Debbie Holley, Bournemouth University. |
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| 5 | Teaching Creative Thinking in HE
Ben Martin, Swansea University |
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| 6 | Undergraduate research as a space for co-creation
Kirsty Hemsworth, Sheffield Hallam University |
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| PARALLEL SESSIONS 5: 12.00 – 13.00 Click here to read all abstracts for this session |
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| Option | First Paper (12.00 – 12.30) | Second Paper (12:30 – 13.00) |
| 1 | Exploring students’ unlearning development, during transitions into and through higher education
Karen Gravett, University of Surrey
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| 2 | Inclusive Webinar Design and Delivery
Jennie Dettmer, University of Bedfordshire |
Knowing our worth: measuring the impact of skills support on student attainment
Jennie Blake; Dr. Nicola Grayson, University of Manchester |
| 3 | Fostering engagement in research beyond assessments and the curriculum via an undergraduate research conference
Dr Christopher Little, Keele University |
The Five Ps of LD: Using Formulation in One to One Work
Helen Webster, Newcastle University |
| 4 | What is the value and impact for students following the completion of the pre-entry module Stepping Up to Edge Hill University?
Helen Jamieson; Julie Nolan, Edge Hill University |
Dreams can come true? Embedded learner support across all Undergraduate courses
Kate Swinton and Kate Coulson, University of Northampton
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| 5 | Learning developers as leaders: movers and shakers who dance across fault-lines
Nel Boswood, Lancaster University Sandie Donnelly, University of Cumbria |
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| 6 | Can we afford to indulge in theory? Can we afford not to?
Sunny Dhillon, University of Leeds; Stephen Rooney, University of Leicester |
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| 7 | A literal escape room: escaping from didactic workshops
Alexandra Patel; Mark Van Der Enden, University of Leicester |
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| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 13.30 – 14.00 | Display of posters, talk with presenters |
| PARALLEL SESSIONS 6: 14.00 – 15.00 Click here to read all abstracts for this session |
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| Option | First Paper (14.00 – 14.30) | Second Paper (14:30 – 15.00) |
| 1 | Putting Theory Into Practice: Learning Developers and Dissertation Supervision
Andrew Struan; Jennifer Boyle, University of Glasgow |
Referencing: style over substance?
Catherine Turton, Solent University
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| 2 | Developing postgraduate academic identities and digital skills through SPOCs
Lee Fallin, University of Hull
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The LDHEN hive mind: Learning development in UK higher education as a professional culture.
Katharine Stapleford, University of Leeds |
| 3 | Better together? Reflections on a collaboration with a student as researcher
Sue Myer, Teesside University |
Evaluating the academic impact of peer-supported learning
Amanda Pocklington, University of Exeter
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| 4 | Dismantling ivory towers – overcoming barriers in using archives for students’ research
Janet Morton, University of Leeds |
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| 5 | ‘The manager who despised quick wins’ and other stories: using parables to cultivate critique
Stephen Rooney, University of Leicester |
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| 6 | Creating an academic literacy framework
Rosella D’Alesio; Ben Martin, Swansea University |
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| 7 | Learning Advising: forces shaping our work, and the opportunities they offer
Rowena Harper, University of South Australia |
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| 15.10 – 15.30 | Conference closing session |
| 15.30 – Close | Sparkling wine & refreshments |
