11th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference
The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit is responsible for organising Aberystwyth University's Annual Learning and Teaching Conference. The conference brought together a community of teaching and learning practice from across the University to celebrate, share,
and showcase the exciting and innovative approaches that are taking place.
The conference included workshops, demonstrations, presentations and guest speakers.
11th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference
The conference took place between the Tuesday 4 July and Thursday 6 July 2023.
This year’s Learning and Teaching conference has the theme Transformative Teaching: Creating Opportunities for Learning.
View the programme on our webpages.
theme for that year’s conference was:
Transformative Teaching: Creating Opportunities for Learning
The main strands of that year’s conference were:
- Teaching in the age of artificial intelligence
- Preparing for Blackboard Ultra
- Universal design for learning
- Mentoring for success and self-regulation
- Active and authentic learning contexts
Day 1 - Tuesday 4th July (In-Person)
| Time | Event | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 09:15-09:30 | Registration | |
| 09:30-09:45 | Conference Welcome | Recording |
| 09:45-10:45 |
Keynote: Introduction to Blackboard Learn Ultra Martyn Rollason, Josephine Kinsley, Anthology (Blackboard) |
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| 10:45-11:15 | Break | |
| 11:15-12:15 |
Bangor's Experience of Moving to Learn Ultra Bethan Wyn Jones and Alan Thomas, Prifysgol Bangor University |
Recording |
| 12:15-13:15 | Lunch | |
| 13:15-14:15 |
Blackboard Learn Ultra Future Development and use cases from other Learn Ultra users Nicolaas Matthijs, Vice President: Product Management, Anthology (Blackboard) |
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| 14:15-14:30 | Break | |
| 14:30-17:00 |
Workshop Teaching and Learning with Learn Ultra Dennis Nevels, Senior Educational Consultant, Anthology (Blackboard) |
Day Two - Wednesday 5th July (In-Person)
| Time | Event | Resources | Stands (Think Tank - all day) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-09:15 | Registration | ||
| 09:15-09:30 | Welcome | ||
| 09:30-10:30 | Recording | Come and discuss the upcoming changes to module evaluation with the MEQ team | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Break | ||
| 11:00-11:45 | Recording | ||
| 11:45-12:15 |
Padlet - creating, managing, and using Padlet for teaching in HE |
Recording | |
| 12:15-13:15 | Lunch | ||
| 13:15-14:15 |
Exploring elements of trauma informed mentoring to build stress regulation skills Esther Bowles, Mary Glasser, Laura George |
Recording | Teaching and Learning through a trauma-informed lens |
| 14:15-14:30 | Break | ||
| 14:30-14:40 |
Kate Parsons |
Recording | |
| 14:40-15:00 |
Supporting Skills Development: Showcasing new resources for students and staff Anita Saycell, Non Jones and Sioned Llewelyn |
Recording | |
| 15:00-15:15 |
Talis Elevate for social annotation Mary Jacob |
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| 15:15-15:45 | Break | ||
| 15:45-16:30 | Recording | ||
| 16:30-17:00 |
Mary Jacob and friends |
Recording |
Day Three - Thursday 6th July (Online)
| Time | Event | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-09:30 |
Aspire Reading Lists 2023-2024: what teaching staff need to know |
Recording |
| 09:30-10:30 | ECA Winners | Recording |
| 10:30-11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00-12:00 |
Navigating the opportunities and challenges of AI in education Michael Webb |
Recording |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00-13:30 |
Creative communication: who shall I tell about this horrible disease? |
Recording |
| 13:30-14:00 |
Creative assessment - the experience in our Youth Crime and Justice module |
Recording |
| 14:00-14:15 | Break | |
| 14:15-15:00 |
Eroding the bedrock of our profession?: learning and teaching about rivers in the age of AI Stephen Tooth, Hywel Griffiths (AU) and D. Roberts (Independent researcher and freelance education advisor) |
Recording |
| 15:00-15:45 | Recording |