Warwick Education Conference 2023 - Programme
Pre-conference keynote session
Exploring new and joyful relationships with assessment for staff and students, Dr Jan McArthur
We were delighted to welcome Jan McArthur to deliver our online pre-conference keynote session on Thursday 15th June 2023. This session, exclusive to us here at Warwick, allowed us to come together to explore how we might find new and joyful relationships with assessment. We will continue the conversations started here at the in-person event.
Conference programme for in-person event - Thursday 22nd June 2023
Empowering Students and Staff through Small Teaching
Join us for an uplifting and inspiring day of connections and conversations with students and staff from across the University. The programme has been developed to allow for many valuable opportunities to engage and connect as a community through a range of interactive sessions. A selection of short asynchronous nano-presentations to share and inspire practices will be shared with all conference delegates from Monday 19th June to Wednesday 21st June.
Booking has now closed - if you would like to be added to the waiting list, please contact Kerry.Dobbins@warwick.ac.uk
Arrival and refreshments from 9am
Welcome from Professor Gwen van der Velden, Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education) at 9.30am
Student panel: bringing student and staff voices together
9.45am - 10.45am
This panel session will be created and led by our student colleagues. Students will share their perspectives on the small things that impact on learning experiences, engagement and sense of belonging here at Warwick. We will also touch upon AI! Don't miss this great opportunity for discussion and exploration together as a community.
Presentations
11am - 12.30pm
In these presentations, colleagues will share examples of their small teaching activities and initiatives. They may focus on:
- Brief in-session or blended learning activities
- Small interventions in a module, programme or extended learning experience
- Small modifications in module or programme design, assessment or communication with students.
View the full list of presentations and choose which you would like attend.
Lunch 12.30pm - 1.15pm
Time and space to refresh, chat and connect
Student lightning talks and smaller panel discussions
1.15pm - 2.15pm
This session provides an opportunity for students and staff to bring their voices together in smaller panel discussions. Students will be leading three discussion groups on the following topics:
- Community building
- Co-creation
- Assessment and feedback
You can choose which discussion group to attend on the day of the conference.
Connections and conversations panel session
2.20pm - 3.15pm
Join our WATE (Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence) community as they share practices and experiences in relation to three panel topics:
- Building inclusive communities
- Co-creation, e.g., with students, communities, etc.
- Student support and wellbeing
These panels will provide a space for colleagues to connect and discuss topics of shared interest. You can choose which panel to attend on the day of the conference
Student-led keynote debrief session
3.30pm - 4.15pm
In the final conference session, we will return to the pre-conference keynote session: Exploring new and joyful relationships with assessment for staff and students. Our student conference team will lead this debrief sharing their takeaway messages from Jan McArthur's session and inviting discussion together.