Around 40 students and staff from a range of different departments attended this opportunity to listen to, reflect on and discuss experiences of learning and teaching during the Autumn term 2021, focusing on the following questions:
How have experiences gained during the remote teaching phases of the Pandemic informed approaches? What has worked well? What has been challenging? What next?
There were short summaries from staff and students followed by opportunities for comments and questions. This was followed by breakout room discussions giving an opportunity for further conversation on some of the issues raised in the light of participants' experiences of the term.
Recordings are available via the programme links below and you can see the following blog post for chair's reports and summaries from the session.
The webinar recording is available from the following link:
Reflections on Learning and Teaching in the Autumn Term 2021 Recording (70mins 38secs - UoY log in to Panopto required). You can also jump to specific sections by following the links in the programme below.
A 'live document' was used during the session for comments, reflections or follow ups as well as to record some key points from the breakout room discussions:
Live doc - Reflections on Learning and Teaching in the Autumn term 2021
Introduction and summary of the pre-session survey responses, Rob Shaw, PDLT
Recording of the live session (10mins 30secs - UoY log in to Panopto required).
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Short 3-4 minute talks chaired by Julia Sarju, Department of Chemistry, followed by comments and questions.
The realities of offering an "online provision" alongside face to face learning, focusing on Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) sessions and computer practical sessions in the first year Probability and Statistics module in the Department.
Supporting video: Jessica Hargreaves - PAL / Practicals after a Pandemic (21 mins 44 secs - UoY log in to Panopto required)
Recording of the live session (10 mins 54 secs - UoY log in to Panopto required)
A student perspective on online learning
Recording of the live session (9 mins 50 secs - UoY log in to Panopto required)
Technology as a chance, not a hinderance in language teaching. Reflections on a collaborative story writing project with German learners in York’s “Languages for All” programmes before, during and after the pandemic.
Supporting video: Geraldine Bengsch - Technology in language teaching (15 mins 42 secs - UoY log in to Panopto required)
Recording of the live session (12 mins 00 secs - UoY log in to Panopto required)
A summary of research from the Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA) on the experiences of HE institutions during the pandemic, their innovations in teaching and student support, and how they are taking these practices forward into the current academic year and beyond.
Supporting video: Richard Walker - Reflections from UCISA on 'Covid Keeps' (12 mins 42 secs - UoY log in to Panopto required)
Recording of the live session (13 mins 04 secs - UoY log in to Panopto required)
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Louise Rudd, IPC, introduced a guided breakout discussion session and a short review of discussions.
Recording of the live session (14 mins 03 secs - UoY log in to Panopto required)