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Wednesday 21 January 2015, People’s Palace, QMUL Mile End Campus

Teaching and Learning Conference – Rethinking Teaching in a Research Led Environment

Schedule

Time/Venue Session Content 13:00-13:45 Skeel lecture theatre

Opening Plenary 'Introducing Interdisciplinary Learning at Manchester: Confronting Institutional Cultures’ Dr Peter Lawler, Academic Director, University College for Interdisciplinary Learning, The University of Manchester Chair: Professor Simon Gaskell, Principal Facilitator: Dr Matthew Williamson, Centre for Academic and Professional Development

13:45-14:15 Peoples’ Palace Foyer

Tea, coffee and cakes

14:15-15:15 Workshop Sessions

PP1 Session 1 Challenges in teaching

What does research led teaching mean? Panellists: Professor James Busfield, School of Engineering and Materials Science Matthew Mahmoudi, second year student, Politics and Business Management Professor Cathy McIlwaine, School of Geography Dr Pete Tomlins, Institute of Dentistry Chair: Professor Omar Garcia, Dean of Taught Programmes, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Facilitator: Dr Agnes Lech, Centre for Academic and Professional Development

Skeel Lecture Theatre

Session 2 Giving feedback to students

How to help students achieve in exams Panellists: Dr Theo Kreouzis, School of Physics and Astronomy Carolina Mantzalos, Student Union Vice President for Education Jonathan Morgan, Academic Registrar and Council Secretary Rupert Seal, School of Law Chair: Professor Julia Shelton, Dean for Taught Programmes, Faculty of Science and Engineering




Facilitator: Dr Caroline Walker, Centre for Academic and Professional Development

PP2 Session 3 Breaking the boundaries

Interdisciplinary – what might work at QMUL? Panellists: Dr Sandra Evans, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine Dr Alistair Owens, School of Geography Dr Alvaro Mata, School of Engineering and Materials Science Chair: Professor Anthony Warrens, Dean for Education, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Facilitator: David Andrew, Centre for Academic and Professional Development

15:15-15:30 Break 15:30-16:30 Skeel lecture theatre

Debate

For the motion: Professor Susan Dilly, Vice Principal (Student Experience, Teaching and Learning) Against the motion: Professor Wayne Morrison, School of Law ‘This house believes that all university degree assessments should be computer marked’ Chair: Professor Joy Hinson, Director of Centre for Academic and Professional Development

16:30-16:45 Tea and coffee 16:45-17:45 Peoples’ Palace Foyer

Workshop Sessions

PP1 Session 4 Challenges in teaching

Personalised education for large groups of students Panellists: Dr Brendan Curran, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences Matthew Mahmoudi, second year student, Politics and Business Management Dr Darryn Mitussis, School of Business and Management Dr Guglielmo Volpe, School of Economics and Finance Chair: Professor Omar Garcia, Dean of Taught Programmes, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences




Facilitator: Dr Agnes Lech, Centre for Academic and Professional Development

Skeel Lecture Theatre

Session 5 Giving feedback to students

Exploring formative assessment Panellists: Professor Annie Cushing, Institute of Health Sciences Education Maria Hayfron Benjamin, Institute of Health Sciences Education Carolina Mantzalos, Student Union Vice President for Education Professor Thomas Prellberg, School of Mathematical Sciences Chair: Professor Julia Shelton, Dean for Taught Programmes, Faculty of Science and Engineering Facilitator: Dr Caroline Walker, Centre for Academic and Professional Development

PP2 Session 6 Breaking the boundaries

Transnational and global teaching Panellists: Professor Peter Heathcote, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences Dr Vicky Jolliffe, Blizard Institute Dr Maxi Scherer, Centre for Commercial Law Studies Chair: Professor Anthony Warrens, Dean for Education, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Facilitator: David Andrew, Centre for Academic and Professional Development

17:45-18:45 Peoples’ Palace Foyer

Bright Ideas posters Tea, coffee and cakes

18:45-20:00 Skeel lecture theatre

Drapers’ Lecture

‘What are we educating our students for? An employer’s perspective’ Anne Morrison, Chair of BAFTA and former Director of the BBC Academy Chair: Professor Simon Gaskell, Principal

20:00-20:30 People’s Palace Foyer

Drinks reception




Opening Plenary: ‘Introducing Interdisciplinary Learning at

Manchester: Confronting Institutional Cultures’

Dr Peter Lawler, Academic Director, University College for Interdisciplinary Learning,

The University of Manchester

Abstract

In this talk Dr Lawler will briefly review the key themes and drivers of international debates

surrounding a distinct interdisciplinary turn in undergraduate curricula design and development.

He will then go on to discuss the attempt to translate these into a pan-institutional curricula

enhancement programme at the University of Manchester, the UK’s largest single site university.

A key theme will be the particular challenge of instigating a double cultural shift: within both the

student and academic communities.

Biography

Appointed the founding Director of the University College for Interdisciplinary Learning at the

University of Manchester in November 2011, Dr Lawler (Politics, School of Social Sciences) is an

international politics specialist with an established reputation for student-centered and

innovative teaching at Manchester and previously at Monash University, Melbourne. His

knowledge of contemporary debates about curriculum development arises from visiting teaching

and research positions in Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Spain, India and Russia, as well as his work

as an external examiner at six universities in the UK and Ireland. In 2014, Peter established an

Interdisciplinary Curriculum Group in which representatives from more than a dozen UK Russell

Group universities meet and exchange experiences and best practice in interdisciplinary

undergraduate curriculum development.




Workshop sessions

Session 1: What does research led teaching mean?

Panellists:

Professor James Busfield, School of Engineering and Materials Science

Matthew Mahmoudi, second year student, Politics and Business Management

Professor Cathy McIlwaine, School of Geography

Dr Pete Tomlins, Institute of Dentistry

Chair: Professor Omar Garcia, Dean of Taught Programmes, Faculty of Humanities and Social

Sciences


Abstract:

This session will indirectly address some of the issues raised in Paul Trowler and Terry Wareham's 2008 paper 'Tribes, territories, research and teaching: Enhancing the teaching-research nexus,'. Trowler and Wareham recognized that 'There is a tendency in the literature to use terms in a slippery way, the idea of the “teaching-research nexus” itself being the clearest example, all three terms in the concept being used in multiple ways. For example, it is often unclear whether authors are referring to the influence on teaching and learning of students doing research, staff doing research, staff practices being informed by research, the curriculum being informed by contemporary research, the "research culture of a particular context" and so on. The nature of the connections, and the nature of "research" also remain similarly unspecified in many cases' (p. 31). However, given the time that has elapsed since the publication of this paper and the fact that we have expertise at QMUL in research-led teaching and learning (by staff with teaching and research roles); research-based teaching and learning (where students also participate in the research); and research-informed teaching and learning (by staff with teaching and scholarship roles) this session aims to address some of the concerns raised on Table 4 p. 34 of Trowler and Wareham's paper, through specific subject-based case studies and staff-student discussion concerning how we encourage students to pursue knowledge creation with global impact and to develop critical thinking to handle uncertainty.

Session 2: How to help students achieve in exams

Panellists:

Dr Theo Kreouzis, School of Physics and Astronomy

Carolina Mantzalos, Student Union Vice President for Education

Jonathan Morgan, Academic Registrar and Council Secretary

Rupert Seal, School of Law

Chair: Professor Julia Shelton, Dean for Taught Programmes, Faculty of Science and Engineering


Abstract:

The role of examinations in educational practise is well established, although as educators we

should be clear what we are trying to achieve through this form of assessment. Once there is

clarity on the role of exams then it may be easier to support students in achieving their

potential. This workshop session will explore the purpose of exams and how students can be



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best supported through them. The panellists will discuss issues such as assessment design and

support for students following exam success or failure, and share examples from the Schools of Law, Physics and Astronomy and others.

Session 3: Interdisciplinary – what might work at QMUL?

Panellists:

Dr Sandra Evans, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine

Dr Alistair Owens, School of Geography

Dr Alvaro Mata, School of Engineering and Materials Science

Chair: Professor Anthony Warrens, Dean for Education, Barts and The London School of

Medicine and Dentistry

Facilitator: David Andrew, Centre for Academic and Professional Development

Abstract:

Working across disciplines is increasing across higher education and this session will explore

issues of teaching, curriculum development and the development of research students in

interdisciplinary work. The panel will introduce current work in a number of areas,

interdisciplinary team work in the NHS, interdisciplinary curriculum development in the

Humanities and the development of interdisciplinary research careers and the development of

students prepared for advanced interdisciplinary research. After the panel presentation there

will be a discussion of the issues facing the audience in developing interdisciplinary work across

the College.

Session 4: Personalised education for large groups of students

Panellists:

Dr Brendan Curran, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences

Matthew Mahmoudi, second year student, Politics and Business Management

Dr Darryn Mitussis, School of Business and Management

Dr Guglielmo Volpe, School of Economics and Finance

Chair: Professor Omar Garcia, Dean of Taught Programmes, Faculty of Humanities and Social

Sciences


Abstract:

Providing a personalised education for big groups of students is a key challenge on many large

degree programmes. This workshop session will discuss the different strategies that can be

used by staff to create a more tailored and personal experience for students. Panellists will

share their experiences using tools such as small in-class tests, online quizzes, audience

response systems, and blended learning methods. The session will also explore students’ perceptions and perspectives on this issue.




Session 5: Exploring formative assessment

Panellists:

Professor Annie Cushing, Institute of Health Sciences Education

Maria Hayfron Benjamin, Institute of Health Sciences Education

Carolina Mantzalos, Student Union Vice President for Education

Professor Thomas Prellberg, School of Mathematical Sciences

Chair: Professor Julia Shelton, Dean for Taught Programmes, Faculty of Science and Engineering


Abstract:

This session will explore what constitutes formative feedback and consider some of the

challenges in giving and receiving feedback. The panel will discuss feedback for students and

educators, as well as the challenges in engaging students with feedback. This session will also

consider student perspectives on feedback including what they think the purpose of formative

feedback is. It will conclude with a discussion around how staff can best support students to get

the most out of formative feedback.

Session 6: Transnational and global teaching

Panellists:

Professor Peter Heathcote, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences

Dr Vicky Jolliffe, Blizard Institute

Dr Maxi Scherer, Centre for Commercial Law Studies

Chair: Professor Anthony Warrens, Dean for Education, Barts and The London School of

Medicine and Dentistry

Facilitator: David Andrew, Centre for Academic and Professional Development

Abstract:

Transnational education continues to be a major development in Higher Education with an

increasingly global higher education system. The panel will introduce three models of

transnational education, a distance learning approach using Adobe Connect, an international

Masters of Law programme based in Paris, and the further development of Queen Mary’s Joint

Programmes in China. The panel will present different models of the development of

transnational education and the issues they face in their global teaching and this will be followed by a discussion about the development of transnational education across the College.




Bright Ideas Posters

The Bright Ideas Posters session features displays from recipients of the Westfield Fund for

Enhancing the Student Experience as well as other projects to enhance teaching and learning from

around the College.

By Students, for Students, with Students: Developing learning resources in the disciplines

The Students as Producers initiative was a University wide project conducted between 2013 and 2014 at Queen Mary University of London. Our conclusion is that students find the challenge and thinking processes involved in creating a learning (or teaching) resource at least as valuable as the 'product' itself. We propose the idea of students creating resources as part of their assessed studies and that the best examples could be further developed by a ‘QProducers’ team which would be made up of the student(s), the academic and an Instructional Designer. This would have some synergies with the existing E-Learning Assistant scheme. Tim Morgan, Project Learning Advisor, Learning Development, [email protected] Developing Academic Societies at QM

In 2012/13 Society membership increased 38% to 4100 memberships sold. Societies provide numerous opportunities and benefits, such as student development, improving retention and having a positive impact on student experience. Societies at this time were supported by one full time member of staff who was working over capacity. The project was to develop a new focus within Societies by working with school, course reps and students to have an Academic Society for all Undergraduate schools that are well supported, running regular events, helping to create a course community and improve representation. Alvin Ramsamy, Student Engagement Manager, Queen Mary Students’ Union [email protected] Find it! Use it! Reference it! The Information Literacy Skills Knowledge Bank on QMplus

We face an ever-increasing quantity of information in our lives within Higher Education, delivered in a variety of formats across a range of devices, and accessed via numerous routes. The information our students find may not have been discovered by searching dedicated academic portals such as library interfaces and subject databases, or via high quality sources of professional information. Many students will initially find the range and volume of information overwhelming, and the currency, format, structure and quality of the information difficult to evaluate and manage. These factors will have a negative impact on their academic work and on their chances of realising their full potential – in terms of academic achievement, lifelong learning and employability. Martin Beeson, Teaching and Learning Support Manager, Library Services, Mile End Library [email protected]

Growing the QMUL Virtual Tissue Lab: Using 3D interactive games technology to optimise real lab time and improve student learning at SEMS, SMD and SBCS

Funding from SEIF and the Westfield Trust (totalling £61K, 2009-12) supported the evolutionary development of a virtual, interactive teaching aid called the Virtual Tissue Lab (VTL). The site



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called www.virtualtissuelab.com encourages level 7 students to experience real-life lessons in academic practice and transferable skills needed for life long learning. Technical skills are taught with 3D interactive games technology such that the student can practice lab procedures multiple times and learn from mistakes without incurring additional resource. The VTL utilises the Learnexx 3D virtual lab platform and is custom designed to mimic the facilities and equipment which exist in the real bioengineering world. This has been achieved through collaboration with the life science companies, Eppendorf and Ocean Optics. In addition, the VTL facilitates feedback and personalised assessment on user performance by incorporating self-assessment, peer-review and an evaluation / self reflection process. Dr Tina Chowdhury, School of Engineering and Materials Science, [email protected]

Living British Cinema Festival 2014

This project sought funding for the second Living British Cinema (LBC) festival at QMUL. LBC is a

forum organized by Dr Lucy Bolton and Dr Charles Drazin of the Film Studies Department to

celebrate and promote British cinema. LBC 2014 was a festival of events, screenings and special

guests, between 26th and 28th March, at Queen Mary, University of London, and at the Genesis

Cinema. The festival featured sessions programmed by students, a student film competition, a

winning film chosen by students in a poll, careers events and many other guests and screenings.

Students involved in the festival gained experience in programming, event organization, market and PR, hospitality, film production and editing, writing and group working.

Dr Lucy Bolton, Film Studies, [email protected]

Qmotion Student Fitness Instructor Programme

Qmotion is the QMSU run sport & fitness centre on campus which is responsible for providing a

range of exercise related activities to the students and staff of the University. The success of the

gym depends primarily on having motivated staff that are passionate about sport and fitness and

enjoy sharing that passion with the members. From September 2012 Qmotion was able to employ

four students as part of a Student Fitness Instructor Programme. The programme is designed to

give students part time jobs while at university and equip them with valuable work place skills

that would make them more employable once they graduate. However, the prerequisite

qualification for working in the gym is a level two Fitness Instructors Certificate, the cost of which

is £800. For many students this cost is a barrier to them applying to the programme. Fortunately,

in 2012 we received an award of £2400 from the small grants scheme which covered £600 of the

course fee for the four student instructors. This allowed us to give the positions to the most

deserving candidates as opposed to the ones who could afford the qualification. The Student

Fitness Instructors have proved to be valuable members of our team and for this reason Qmotion

applied for funding to support three more students to get the qualifications needed to become fitness instructors.

Mark Morrison, Qmotion Fitness Manager, QMUL Students’ Union, [email protected]

Queen Mary Racing

Queen Mary Racing, the heart of the Formula Student Society, is QMUL’s flagship motorsport team. It comprises over 40 students from a range of schools within the university. The team is challenged to design and engineer a single-seat race car. The car will participate in the IMechE Formula student competition. This annual engineering competition sees hundreds of University






teams participate, thus providing the Formula Student Society and teams alike to interact with fellow engineers both in academic and working life backgrounds. Hazuki Chino, Project Manager, Queen Mary Racing Sports Clubs Kit Funding

Funding was requested to purchase Sports Kits for all sports teams at Queen Mary. Currently,

Student Union funding covers equipment and training costs however, kit costs are covered by

students. These can range from £30-70 dependent on the sport. Previously, the cost of joining a

sports club at QM was the highest in London, because the kit and travel costs associated with

being a club were incurred solely by the student. This project decreased the cost of joining a

sports club and made it easier for students from a lower socio-economic background to access sport, widening access and increasing participation.

Charlotte Kendrick, Health and Fitness Centre Manager, QMUL Students’ Union, [email protected]

Technical solutions to enhance Student Engagement

Part of the work of the Engagement Retention and Success Project Group includes identifying students who may need support to engage in their studies. QEngage is the IT solution to measure student engagement and Co-tutor is designed to support the student experience, including improving retention. These will save staff time and free up resources to enable individualised support, helping students to reach their full potential. Phoebe Morrow, Student Experience and Support Coordinator QMUL [email protected]

Welcome to QMUL: new student induction films

Academic Registry and Council Secretariat (ARCS) and Marketing and Communications bid for

funding to produce three films to support student induction/arrival at QMUL. These films would

be used alongside existing films as part of a social media strategy to improve the experiences of

new students by better preparing them for their first few weeks at the institution. In the process

of delivering the project, the scope of the films has changed resulting in a final product of two films:

Welcome Week 2013 – aimed at all new students to provide an insight into the events of Welcome

Week whilst reinforcing the message about attendance at key events such as enrolment and their

school/institute induction

Postgraduate Research Students (PGR) Welcome – aimed at supporting new PGR students with the

transition to research-level study and the ways that QMUL will support their development during their time here

It is hoped that both of these films will be of benefit to new students by providing timely information about what will happen when they join the university.

Emma Rabin, Academic Registry and Council Secretariat, [email protected] and Frances Dodd,

Marketing and Communications, [email protected]







Drapers’ Lecture 2015

‘What are we educating our students for? An employer’s perspective’

Anne Morrison, Chair of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)

Abstract

All too often, employers complain that graduates are unprepared for the world of work.

Meanwhile educational institutions frequently find employers distant and difficult to engage with.

For nearly 30 years, Anne has been recruiting new entrants to that most competitive and opaque

of all industries, the media. She is passionate about connecting universities and employers to get

the most talented and diverse people into sought-after jobs, rather than just those with a head-

start of privilege and connections. She will give an insight into the skills and experience employers

are looking for in this area and question whether higher education is currently providing them.

Crucially she will explore how both sides can work together to bridge the gap between education

and employment. In such a fast changing world, the jobs today’s students end up doing in five or

ten years’ time may not yet have been invented, but the qualities they’ll require are easier to

divine.

Biography

Anne Morrison is the chair of BAFTA, the leading charity in the UK supporting, developing and

promoting the art forms of the moving image. It celebrates excellence through its awards

ceremonies and stages over 250 events a year, sharing insights from the best practitioners in film,

television and games. She is the second woman to chair the Academy in its 67 year history. Until

2014 she was Director of the BBC Academy which she launched in 2009. It is the BBC’s centre for

training and houses the Colleges of Journalism, Production, Leadership and Technology. Its

portfolio includes face to face courses, online resources and development initiatives. The BBC

Academy is the largest training organisation in the UK, delivering over 57,000 days of training

each year, including journalism, production, leadership and technology.



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