PGR Teacher Conference: Programme
‘Evolving Experiences in Postgraduate Teaching: Navigating Changing Landscapes, Practices, and Technologies’
Friday 27th June 2025
Scarman Conference Centre and online
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Conference programme*
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Room 41 |
Room 42 |
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09:30-10:00 |
Conference Introduction - Warwick Postgraduate Teaching Community 2024-5 Teacher Champions |
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Session A10:00-11.30Room 41 & Room 42: |
10:00-10:30‘Opening the Bandura's Box of Experiences: Exploring GTAs' Sense of Plausibility about ESL Teaching’ (online) Akshay Kumar, Faculty of Arts (he/him) |
10:00-10:30‘Setting your students up for failure’ Eva Zaat, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine (she/her) |
10:30-11:00‘When cultures talk to each other: Teaching French culture from a British-Mauritian perspective’ Adam Agowun, Faculty of Arts (he/him) |
10:30-11:00‘From Chalkboard to Code: Integrating AI to Transform Problem-Based Learning in Higher Education’ Shuiqing Wang, Warwick Business School (she/her) |
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11:00-11:30‘Two Voices, Many Languages’: A Duoethnographic Look at Multilingual Identity in Teaching Spaces in a UK University’ Yanyan Li, Kaiqi Yu, Faculty of Social Sciences (she/her) |
11:00-11:30‘Curriculum from the Margins: Building a Dalit-Feminist Business English Programme for Aspiring Entrepreneurs’ (online) Nisha Kumari, Cross Faculty Centre (she/her) |
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BREAK - downstairs lounge11.30-12.00 |
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Session B12:00-13:00
Room 41: Micro talks Room 42: Oral presentations |
12:00-12:15‘Teaching unfamiliar content can lead to brilliant teaching: A data-driven reflection’ Junjie Li, Faculty of Social Sciences (he/him) |
12:00-12:30‘Dialogues Matter: My critical reflections on my pedagogical approach as a senior graduate teaching assistant’ Nusrat Gulzar, Faculty of Social Sciences (she/her) |
12:15-12:30‘Teaching with Openness: How Neuroqueer Positionalities Shape Inclusive Pedagogies’ Lauren Wilkinson, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine (she/her) |
12:30-13:00‘Strategies for Integrating Self-Care into Academic and Professional Life’ Abayomi Adeyini, Dr. Modupe Jimoh & Prof. Olantunji Kolawole Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine |
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12:30-12:45‘Building Resilience: Promoting Mental Well-being in Graduate Teaching Assistants Through Structured Institutional Support’ Usoro Akpan, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine (he/him) |
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LUNCH – dining room |
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Session C14:00-15:00Room 41: Workshop |
‘Creating Machines?: GAITs for reflective practice in education’ Greta Timaite, Mercy Lio, Xinyi Lin & Peter Iziomo Faculty of Social Sciences |
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Session D15:00-15:30
Room 41: Pre-recordings |
15:00-15:10‘Bringing a student perspective into teaching: renovating a module for the school of engineering’ Ines Carotti, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine
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15:10-15:20‘An Active Learning Approach for Applied Engineering Concepts’ Maryam Sattari, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine (she/her) |
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15:20-15:30‘Between Uniform and University: Navigating Positionality as a Law Enforcement Officer and Educator in Higher Education’
Md Emran Ahmmed, Faculty of Social Sciences |
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Session E15:30-16:00
Room 41: Workshop |
Plenary Session - Warwick Postgraduate Teaching Community 2024-5 Teacher Champions |
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16:00-16:30 |
Introduction to Issue 5 of the Journal of PGR Pedagogic Practice (conference special) & Closing Remarks
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*Timings may be subject to change.