Programme

Keynote Speakers

2pm Wednesday “Gender Bias in STEM?”

Dr Elizabeth Pollitzer - www.portiaweb.org.uk (abstract)

4pm Wednesday “Removing barriers and increasing access to higher education”

Dr Sue Jones York St John University - Bioscience Teacher of the Year 2020

9:30 am Thursday "Teaching and Learning Futures"

Prof Graham Scott NTF University of Hull

Day 1 - Inclusive Practice

Welcome: (1:00)

  • "10 simple rules for supporting a temporary online pivot in higher education" Dr Louise Robson, University of Sheffield (10 mins)

  • "Issues of diversity and inclusion" Katy Underhill, Oxford University Press (10 mins)

Icebreaker (1.30) - Dr Damian Parry, University of Newcastle

Plenary session (2:00):

Short Talks: Bridging attainment gaps (3:00) (4*15 minutes)

  • "Breaking through the glass ceiling: the attainment gap and ethnicity", Dr Karan Singh, Aston University

  • "Bridging awarding gaps for all student cohorts in the Biosciences", Dr Nicholas Freestone, Kingston University

  • "How Students' inspirations and aspirations impact motivation and engagement in the first year of study", Dr Mel Lacey, Sheffield Hallam University

  • "Blended approaches to transition and induction", Dr Steven Tucker, University of Aberdeen

Break

Plenary session: (4.15)

  • " Bioscience Teacher of the Year 2020" Dr Sue Jones [Case study link] (30 minutes)

  • RSB Bioscience Teacher of the Year Guidance, Dr Katherine Hubbard (10 minutes)

Break

PicknMix (5:00)

  • It’s not just about the science- attribute development and recognition via final year dissertations, Dr Vanessa Armstrong, Newcastle University

  • Summer Time Science - Taking Teaching, Outreach and Retention Online, Dr Chris Harvey, Canterbury Christ Church University

Social: BYOB and online games

Day 2 - Online delivery

Topical issues: (9:30)

  • "UK HE landscape update" - Prof Jon Scott (30 min)

  • "Teaching and Learning Futures" - Prof Graham Scott (30 min)

Building Communities of Practice: (10:30)

  • "What we learnt from dry labs" - Dr Nigel Francis (15 min)

  • "What I learnt about online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic" - Dr Alfred Thumser (15 min)

Break

Show and Share Workshops (Carousel sessions): (11:30 2*30min)

We will ask during the first day to pick two of the sessions to attend during this hour. Sessions will be run in breakout rooms lasting 25 min each.

  • "Buddycheck - peer evaluation of group work" - Dr Andy Bates

  • "Using Electronic Lab Notebooks & online molecular biology tools for flipped Lab teaching - Dr Philip Leftwich, UEA

  • "Cutting through the noise - a case study of using chat for student engagement in online live sessions". - Dr Sonja Dunbar, University of Cambridge

  • Option 4, individual time to view materials from Dr Louise Robinson on Playful Learning and Dr David Smith on using MCQs for higher order thinking.

Lunch

Short Talks Blend Delivery and Online interactions: (1:30)

  • "The Saturation Game", - Dr James McEvoy - Royal Holloway University of London (15 min)
    Now published (click here for the paper)

  • "How do you provide an engaging and inspiring educational experience remotely?", - Dr Dave Lewis University of Leeds (15 min)

  • "Re-imagining a STEM Discussion board for more than content", - Dr Bill, Ju University of Toronto (15 min)

  • "Enabling undergrad students to be Bioscience researchers online", - Dr Anita Hall, Imperial College London (15 min)


Reflections and Closing remarks (2:30)

  • Dr Momna Hejmadi/Dr Julian Park

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