Tuesday 15 June | Day 1 Programme
Welcome to the 2021 Learning & Teaching Conference.
BSL/English interpretation will be available all day.
Please contact the conference helpdesk if you have registered for the conference and are experiencing difficulties accessing sessions.
| Opening Statements | |
|---|---|
| 09:15 – 09:35 |
Peter Mathieson | Principal, The University of Edinburgh Colm Harmon | Vice Principal (Students), The University of Edinburgh |
| Keynote 1 | |
| 09:35 – 10:25 |
“CURRICULUM CONSIDERATIONS IN SUPERCOMPLEX TIMES” Kerri-Lee Krause | Provost and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Avondale University College, Australia (until recently at the University of Melbourne) (40 minute presentation and 10 minutes for Q&A) |
| 10:25 – 10:55 | BREAK |
| Keynote 2 | |
| 10:55 – 11:45 |
“DIVERSITY IN LEARNING AND TEACHING: IS INCLUSION TRULY AVAILABLE?” Rowena Arshad | Professor Emerita and Personal Chair of Multicultural and Anti-Racist Education, University of Edinburgh (40 minute presentation and 10 minutes for Q&A) |
| Panel Discussion 1 | |
| 11:50 – 12:30 |
REFLECTIONS ON KEYNOTES Speakers Kerri-Lee Krause, (Keynote presenter) Rowena Arshad, (Keynote presenter), Davies Banda (College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences), Susan Rhind (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine), Patrick Walsh (College of Science and Engineering),Tara Gold (Edinburgh University Students’ Association) Chair Colm Harmon (Vice Principal – Students) |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
| Conference Posters, asynchronous sessions and interactive Padlets | |
| 13:30 – 14:30 |
Please take this opportunity to view the Conference Posters, asynchronous sessions and interactive Padlets |
| Panel Discussion 2 | |
| 14:30 – 15:30 |
“SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO MY THINKING ABOUT TEACHING SINCE MARCH 2020” Higher education learning and teaching has witnessed some vast changes in the last 18 months due to Covid. In this panel discussion, colleagues will share some of their significant shifts in thinking about teaching that have taken place since March 2020. Speakers Judy Hardy (College of Science and Engineering), Sabine Rolle (College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences), Dan Swanton (College of Science and Engineering), Neil Turner (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine) Chair Catherine Bovill (Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement, Institute for Academic Development) |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Break |
| Panel Discussion 3 | |
| 16:00 – 17:00 |
“SHOWCASING TEACHING PRACTICE FROM ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY” The University of Edinburgh’s highly successful Teaching Matters blog and podcasts showcase a diversity of teaching innovations across the institution. In this panel discussion we will meet some of the student and staff authors of the most popular Teaching Matters blogs and Podcasts, discussing their teaching and learning practices. Speakers Omolabake Fakunle (College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences) View Blog Post: Learning from a critical incident in an internationalised classroom Tim Fawns (College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine) View Blog Post: Pedagogy and technology from a postdigital perspective Johanna Holtan (Edinburgh Global) View Blog Post: Africa Week 2020 voices of movers and shakers Vanessa Ombura (Mastercard Foundation Scholar) View Blog Post: Co-created learning & teaching through a University-wide course Ben Marder (College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences) View Blog Post: Smile(y) and the whole student body will smile with you Chair Jon Turner (Director – Institute for Academic Development) |
