Event details

The Warwick Education Conference is an in-person event for Warwick colleagues to come together as a community to connect, share and inspire each other.

This year the Conference will blend asynchronous and live events to offer a range of exciting ways to be involved.

The live in-person conference event will take place on Thursday 22nd June in Ramphal.

Asynchronous activities will be taking place from Monday 19th – Wednesday 21st June.

Conference theme

Empowering students and staff through small teaching

Small teaching examines the modest but powerful changes we can all make that lead to big enhancements for our students’ learning. It is a strategy developed and extended by James Lang and Flower Darby that seeks to “spark positive change in higher education through small but powerful modifications to our course design and teaching practices” (Lang, 2021, p.4). As a strategy, small teaching draws on “research on learning and higher education to create a deliberate, structured and incremental approach” (Lang, 2021, p.5) to changing our practices for the better.

In addition to their books (linked to above), James and Flower discuss the topic and share insights in the following freely available Teaching in Higher Ed podcasts (full transcripts available): Small teaching with James Lang; Small teaching online with Flower Darby. James Lang also discusses the science behind small teaching in this recorded speaker series.

The Warwick Education Conference and TEALfest

This year we are bringing the best of the Warwick Education Conference and TEALfest together for a bonanza week of connection, engagement and inspiration.

TEALfest is our open online festival for sharing technology enhanced active learning practice, research, ideas and experiences. Visit the TEALfest webpage to find out more.

Call for proposals

**The call for proposals is now open.**

We are delighted to announce two calls for proposals:

Submissions are invited from all colleagues who teach and support learning here at Warwick. We particularly welcome collaborative submissions from students and staff.

Students are invited to submit a ‘lightening talk’ proposal to share experiences of small teaching activities that been impactful for their learning experience.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the event, please contact