Student Success in Taught Education Conference 2023 will be on Tuesday 7 November 2023.
Programme (morning)
Welcome
Louise Banahene (Director of Educational Engagement, University of Leeds)
Keynote speaker
Brightness Mangolothi (Director/CEO at Higher Education Resource Service, South Africa)
Panel discussion
Exploring and critiquing sense of belonging methodologies for measuring student experiences – Dr Emma Heron (Sheffield Hallam University), Helen Parkin (Sheffield Hallam University), Naomi Alormele (Loughborough University), Professor Rachael O’Connor (University of Leeds)
Parallel sessions
Theme 1 - Belonging and mattering
Great Woodhouse Room
- Paper 1: A home at University – why somewhere safe to live is fundamental to student success (Fiona Ellison, Unite Foundation)
- Paper 2: Accommodation and student success (Adele Ruston, University of Nottingham)
- Paper 3: Reflections on the graduate/staff co-creation of a conference paper focusing on intersectional student identities and sense of belonging (Dr Nadine Cavigioli and Anita Collins, University of Leeds)
Theme 2 - Co-Creation and student voice
Beechgroove Room
- Paper 1: Co-creating with Undergraduates - communication of synoptic assessment to Year 1 Students (Charlotte Haigh, University of Leeds)
- Paper 2: Freedom of the Archive! Students’ evaluations of co-created learning (Anna Grimaldi, Lily Else and Grace Nash, University of Leeds)
- Paper 3: Making a manifesto that means more (Clare Campion and Ffion Evans, Manchester Metropolitan University)
Theme 3 – Using data to inform change
St. George Room
- Paper 1: Using learning analytics to action change: the University of Surrey’s School of Law approach to monitoring and supporting student engagement (Mark van der enden and Thekli Anatasiou, University of Surrey)
- Paper 2: Finding and closing awarding gaps in the Faculty of Biological Sciences (Eric Hewitt and Andrew Peel, University of Leeds)
- Paper 3: Commuter student digital engagement and use of campus space: a mixed methods approach using learning analytics data and student views (Em Towler, University of Leeds)
Programme (afternoon)
Introduction to the afternoon: Professor Alice O’Grady, Dean of Student Education, University of Leeds
SNAP sessions
- Study skills resource developed in partnership with and aimed at Mature Students (Bryony Brown and Rachel Walls, University of Leeds)
- Artificial intelligence for decolonising the curriculum (Professor Eric Atwell)
- “Engaged and curious minds”: learning from participants’ experiences of the Leeds Excellence in the Arts Programme (Tess Hornsby Smith, University of Leeds)
- Is this what partnership looks like? The importance of modelling authentic partnership practices in co-creation spaces (Dr James Forde, University of Leeds)
- Learner attitudes to cultural diversity in higher education (Sofie Wimble and Maria Hussain, University of Leeds)
- Student success and satisfaction in chemical engineering – uncovering trends from the UK National Student Survey data (Dr Manoj Rav, University of Leeds)
- Identifying at-risj students for early interventions using Learner Analytics and other triggers (Alex Ferguson, University of Leeds)
Parallel sessions 2
Theme 1 – Belonging and mattering (community)
Great Woodhouse Room
- Paper 1: Good practice in creating an online relational learning community (Gillian Proctor, Peter Mbisah and Magda Cygan, University of Leeds)
- Paper 2: Making sense of ‘Sense of Belonging’: the role of community and peer networks in Student Success (Martin Walker and Matthew Pawelski, Lancaster University)
- Paper 3: Connecting curriculum with community as a method of promoting student success and belonging (Sonia Jumar and Danielle Williams, University of Leeds)
Theme 2 – Belonging and mattering
- Paper 1: Finding voice and claiming space – using performance techniques to develop confident communication (Olivia Garvey and Jo Huett, University of Leeds)
- Paper 2: Something to belong to (Rachael O’Connor, University of Leeds)
- Paper 3: On flexibility and engagement: reflections on a mature student summer school (Tolu Adeyeye and Natalie Wilson, University of Nottingham)
Theme 3 – Co-creation, progression and student voice
- Paper 1: Co-constructing research with students: implement of capstone projects in PGT dissertation (Jackie Salter, Siying Shen and Eunica Riquixo, University of Leeds)
- Paper 2: Developing a student-led writing café (Dr Emily Webb and Tharushi Wijesiriwardena, University of Leeds)
- Paper 3: Transition and progression – lessons from the pandemic (Claire Watson and Joanna Blanco-Velo, University of Leeds)
Reflections: Louise Banahene (Director of Educational Engagement, University of Leeds)