12th 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 brings 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 includes workshops, demonstrations, presentations and guest speakers. 

The 12th conference took place between Tuesday 10 and Thursday 12 September 2024. 

This year’s Learning and Teaching conference had the theme:

Equipping for Excellence: Pioneering
Learning and Teaching Design 

 

Conference Brochure

The conference brochure includes abstracts for the presentations and workshops. 

Aberystwyth Learning and Teaching Conference Brochure 2024

Tuesday 10th September - Online

Time Session Presenter
09:30-9:45 Conference Welcome Conference Team
09:45-10:30 Keynote  Professor Lisa Taylor
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Keynote - Workshop  Professor Lisa Taylor
12:00-13:00  Lunch
13:00-13:30 'Sugar-Coating the Pill: the highs and lows of embedding interview practice into infectious disease learning' Iain Chalmers & James Cuffe
13:30-14:00 'Embedding employability skills across the curriculum and beyond' Dylan Gwynne Jones
14:00-14:30 ‘An A-Z of the Integrated Year in Industry within DLS’ Paula Hughes
14:30-15:00 Break
15:00-15:30  ‘Revolutionising Student Research: Transforming Learning with
ResearchRabbit.ai’		 Panna Karlinger, Rhodri Evans & Liam Knight 
15:30-16:00  ‘Decolonising History: The case of Module HY12420 Europe
and the World, 1000-2000’		 Diana Valencia-Duarte 
16:00-16:30 ‘Staging Success: Integrating Employability in the Drama and
Theatre Curriculum’		 Louise Ritchie & Jo Hiatt

Wednesday 11th September - On Campus

Time Session  Presenter Room Session  Presenter Room
09:00-9:15 Registration Think Tank, Llandinam
09:15-10:00 ‘Benefits of Scenario &
Simulation-based Learning in
Healthcare Education’		 Asa Galeozzie, Lisa Kinsella & Matt
Townsend 		 A6, Llandinam  'Othering within RVE’ Jas Jacques-Butterworth  B20, Llandinam
10:00-10:30 ‘Enhancing students’
engagement and learning
retrieval practice with thinkpair-share activity’		 Yasir Saleem  A6, Llandinam 
10:30-11:00 Break Think Tank, Llandinam
11:00-12:00 ‘Embedding Employability Skills through
Student Union Activities’		 Trish McGrath  B23, Llandinam 
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-13:30 ‘Reading Circles: Equipping
and Motivating Students to
Develop Their Academic
Reading’		 Katie Hicks B23, Llandinam  ‘Are we responsible for our
Cultural Heritage?’		 Alison Pierce  B20, Llandinam
13:30-14:00  ‘Bridging the gap. Report from
a project looking at the skills
needs of AU students’		 Nia Ellis & Non Jones  B23, Llandinam  ‘Exploring intercultural
student-staff partnerships’		 Ania Udalowska  B20, Llandinam 
14:00-14:30 ‘Unlocking the library: Escape
room as library induction’ 		 Kate Barber  B23, Llandinam  “History is so Gay!”:
Developing skills for
queering analysis of
historical sources using
collage’		 Diana Valencia-Duarte  B20, Llandinam
14:30-15:00 ‘Aspire Reading Lists: What’s
new for 2024-2025’		 Joy Cadwallader  B23, Llandinam
15:00-15:30 Break  Think Tank, Llandinam 
15:30-16:15 ‘Academic Imposter Syndrome: Supporting
learners to overcome self-doubt’		 Val Todd  B20, Llandinam
16:15-16:45  “Why did the Polar Bear sign up for the Help
class? Because he was having an ice day,
but still needed some paws-on assistance!”
How to harness AI to streamline the creation
of a help class.’		 Bruce Wright  B20, Llandinam

Thursday 12th September - On Campus

Time Session Presenter Room
09:00-9:15  Registration  Think Tank, Llandinam 
09:15-10:00  Curriculum design for employability
development’		 Bev Herring & Jesse Heley  B23, Llandinam
10:00-11:00 Developing AI Literacy for Staff and
Students’ 		 Mary Jacob  B23, Llandinam
11:00-11:30 Break  Think Tank, Llandinam 
11:30-12:00 ‘Cyfieithu Mecanyddol: heriau a
chyfloedd dealltwriaeth artiffisial’		 Cathryn Charnell-White & Mandi Morse  A6, Llandinam
12:00-12:30 ‘Why is learning the life skills of
problem solving, decision making, risk
management and people handling
left to experience at University’ 		 Clive King  A6, Llandinam
12:30-13:00 ‘Rethinking Team-Taught Teaching:
Literary Theory in English and Creative
Writing’		 Matt Jarvis & Malte Urban  A6, Llandinam 
13:00-14:00 Lunch  Think Tank, Llandinam
14:00-15:00  ‘A Trauma-Informed Approach: what
ist it and why should you bother?’		 Emma Sheppard  B23, Llandinam
15:00-15:30 Break Think Tank, Llandinam
15:30-16:30  ‘Embracing Neurodiversity in
Education: Strategies for Inclusive
Learning’		 Trish McGrath B23, Llandinam