Day 1 10:30 - 11:00 Registration and refreshments Welcome from Professor Sean Ryan 11:00 - 11:15 Head of STEM, Higher Education Academy Conference theatre The future of HE learning and teaching 11:15 - 12:15 Professor Stephanie Marshall, Chief Executive, Higher Education Academy Conference theatre 12:15 - 13:00 Lunch 13:00 - 15:00 Parallel sessions Room 3B/3C Room 3A Room 4A/4B Room 1B/1C Room 2A/2B Gallery 2 Room 2C Gallery 1 Session 1.1 Session 1.2 Session 1.3 Session 1.4 Session 1.5 Session 1.6 Session 1.7 Session 1.8 Timing: 13.00 - 13.30 Timing: 13.00 - 13.30 Timing: 13.00 - 13.30 Timing: 13.00 - 13.30 Timing: 13.00 - 13.30 Timing: 13.00 - 13.30 Timing: 13.00 - 13.30 Timing: 13.00 - 13.30 Enhancing employability skills of Engineering Undergraduates as co-researchers: benefits for Module Industrial Mentors – enhancing porosity Students as partners: Extracurricular opportunities Developing graduate attributes through short term Games and Game Jams: An employability-first students by using peer-mentoring in group projects Student perceptions of embedded employability Enhancing psychological literacy through research students, for the wider cohort… and for between industry and academia to enhance student to enhance student learning and employability international study visits approach to educating programmers aiming skills entrepreneurial learning me engagement on STEM courses to solve real-world problems Biological Sciences Built Environment Computing Engineering and Materials GEES General Interdisciplinary Psychology Dr Sarah Gretton Ms Alecia Dunn Dr Dave Lewis Dr Bob Gilmour Dr Michael James Scott Dr Crinela Pislaru Dr Rachel Stubbington Mr Roy Priest Prof Derek Raine Dr Patrick Rosenkranz

University of Leeds Glasgow Caledonian University of Huddersfield Nottingham Trent University Birmingham City University

Session 2.1 Session 2.2 Session 2.3 Session 2.4 Session 2.5 Session 2.6 Session 2.7 Session 2.8 Timing: 13.30 - 14.00 Timing: 13.30 - 14.00 Timing: 13.30 - 14.00 Timing: 13.30 - 14.00 Timing: 13.30 - 14.00 Timing: 13.30 - 14.30 Timing: 13.30 - 14.00 Timing: 13.30 - 14.00 ‘One-pot’ solution for enhancing employability and Embedding professional development and Embedding professional recognition of life-long learning: Developing STEM skills through and Flipping employability: Discovering how to further Taking the employer’s view helps students prepare reflective practice into undergraduate degree employability attributes through engagement with Embedding employability: A case study exploring Bringing the ‘real world’ experience to the companies working together – a marriage made in Embedding employability embed employability into the mathematics for their job hunt programmes in Environmental Science and The Science Council’s Registered Scientist students as researcher-practitioners classroom through truly inter-disciplinary heaven? curriculum Sustainability framework enterprise education Biological Sciences Interdisciplinary Computing Interdisciplinary GEES MSOR Interdisciplinary Psychology Dr Susanne Voelkel Dr Judith Wayte Dr Katie Szkornik Dr Bryn Alexander Coles Mr Peter Alston Dr Veronica Sanchez-Romaguera Mrs Rosemary Borup Mrs Kelly Vere Eur Ing Dr Deryn Graham Ms Jayne Eagles Ms Noel-Ann Bradshaw Miss Aska Anwar* Dr Vivian Dillon Dr Robert A. Phillips Mr James Willingham * Mr Ali Orr* Dr Zoe Robinson Miss Rebecca Fellows Ms Tünde Varga-Atkins Dr Lisa Coneyworth Newman University University of Greenwich * Vodaphone UK Ltd *Science Council *Staffordshire University Session 3.1 Session 3.2 Session 3.3 Session 3.4 Session 3.5 Session 3.7 Session 3.8 Timing: 14.00 - 14.30 Timing: 14.00 - 14.30 Timing: 14.00 - 14.30 Timing: 14.00 - 14.30 Timing: 14.00 - 14.30 Timing: 14.00 - 14.30 Timing: 14.00 - 14.30

Embedding vocational career development Embedding employability, facilitating workplace Embedding engineering employability throughout a Embedding employability – a 360 degree An investigation of goal-setting in undergraduate modules within undergraduate bioscience transition: working with industry on the Integrated Technologies for employability Embedding employability skills in the Biosciences curriculum design process perspective employability programmes Design Project at UCL

Biological Sciences Built Environment Computing Engineering and Materials Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Psychology Mr James Ford Dr Sara Marsham Dr Chris Beaumont Dr Andrew Clements Ms Liz Jones Dr Corina Sas Dr Mike Knowles Professor Alison J. Sinclair Dr Alison Graham Mrs Sue Taylor Dr Caroline Kamau* Mr Bryan Cahill University of Bedfordshire Newcastle University University College *Birbeck Session 4.1 Session 4.2 Session 4.3 Session 4.4 Session 4.5 Session 4.6 Session 4.7 Timing: 14.30 - 15.00 Timing: 14.30 - 15.00 Timing: 14.30 - 15.00 Timing: 14.30 - 15.00 Timing: 14.30 - 15.00 Timing: 14.30 - 15.00 Timing: 14.30 - 15.00 Embedding employability in the curriculum design Using engaging pedagogy to develop Credit bearing undergraduate placements – should Curriculum innovation for employability: Reflection Student perceptions of learner autonomy in a What skills, attributes and personal development to enhancement student experience via integrated entrepreneurial creativity of STEM students: Teaching programming effectively to large classes we or shouldn’t we? Staff and student on MSci Integrated Master with industrial School of Biological Sciences do STEM students enhance through volunteering? assessment for cross-modular learning using live reflections from the Ideate project perspectives. experience projects Biological Sciences Interdisciplinary Computing Interdisciplinary GEES Computing Computing Professor James Davenport Dr Bethan Louise Wood Dr Corina Sas Professor Graham Scott Mrs Lesley Drumm Dr Tom Crick * Dr Helen Hooper Dr Samia Kamal Ms Rebecca Mackie Dr Andreas Mauthe Dr Alan Hayes Sarah Mills Colin McLaughlin Staffordshire University University Dr Joe Finney Oxford Brookes University *Cardiff Metropolitan University Dr Steve Fish 15:00 - 15:30 Refreshments 15:30 - 17:10 Parallel sessions Room 3B/3C Room 3A Room 4A/4B Room 1B/1C Room 2A/2B Gallery 2 Room 2C Gallery 1 Session 5.1 Session 5.2 Session 5.3 Session 5.4 Session 5.5 Session 5.6 Session 5.7 Session 5.8 Timing: 15.30 - 16.00 Timing: 15.30 - 16.00 Timing: 15.30 - 16.15 Timing: 15.30 - 16.15 Timing: 15.30 - 16.15 Timing: 15.30 - 16.15 Timing: 15.30 - 16.15 Timing: 15.30 - 16.00 Challenges of using commercial tools in Maintaining student engagement - what can Computer anxiety is still an issue – how can we Facilitating first year student transitions into HE ‘RUHere?’ – an interactive monitoring system for developing open flexible learning environments for Strategies for overcoming maths anxiety: Dynamic tensions: The challenge of service- Breaking STEM barriers, a researchers perspective educational environment surveys tell us? manage it? computing using LEGO Mindstorms improving student attendance and retention digital forensic courses: sharing experience and A collaboration learning in higher education good practices Biological Sciences Computing Computing Computing Computing Interdisciplinary General Psychology Dr Mark Zarb Dr Syed Naqvi Ms Victoria Mann Dr Sue Whittle Sarah Crabbe Mrs Carey Freeman Mr Daniel Portelli Mrs Alison Walker Dr Angela Siegel Mr Chris Maguire Ms Ellen Marshall University of South Wales Birmingham City University STEMgrowth Cardiff Metropolitan University Session 6.1 Session 6.2 Timing: 16.00 - 16.35 Timing: 16.00 - 17.00 Lecture capture – student perceptions and Gamification in higher education: Making learning NB. Only 20 places available on this workshop unexpected benefits fun, not making fun of learning

Biological Sciences Biological Sciences Dr Louise Robinson Dr Louise Robson Dr Ian Turner University of Sheffield Session 7.1 Session 7.3 Session 7.4 Session 7.5 Session 7.6 Session 7.7 Session 7.8 Timing: 16.35 - 17.10 Timing: 16.15 -17.10 Timing: 16.15 - 17.10 Timing: 16.15 - 17.10 Timing: 16.15 - 17.10 Timing: 16.15 - 17.10 Timing: 16.35 - 17.10

Improving retention for all students, studying A prototype application for the generation of Contract cheating and academic misconduct in PASS: A learner-centred approach to transition into iPads in the classroom: what do staff and students Social media – time for cold turkey? Science communicators mathematics as part of their chosen qualification, assessment and feedback reports examinations and tests and on from higher education really think? by using a voluntary diagnostic quiz

General Computing Interdisciplinary General / Biosciences Interdisciplinary General General Dr Thomas Lancaster Dr Pat James Mr Nigel Smith Dr Debbie Bevitt Mr Neville Palmer Miss Carol Calvert Dr Laura Boubert Dr Robert Clarke Dr Salim Khan Miss Sally Frost Newcastle University Southampton Birmingham City University Birmingham City University The University of Westminster Drinks reception and conference dinner Day 2

09:15 - 09:45 Registration and refreshments

Keynote - "Key notes in instrumenting change" 09:45 - 10:45 Professor Simon Lancaster, University of East Anglia Refreshments and poster presentations

Joanne Wallace - - Video diaries: Aid for laboratory report writing Karen Twiselton - University of the Highlands and Islands - Understanding retention and engagement in blended learning Joana Amorim - Oxford Brookes University - Mathematics teaching and learning in FdEng programmes on a FE context: design of a unified mathematics curriculum Emma Weston - University of Nottingham - Graduate skills - a common language to define them Andy Grant - King’s College London - Research skills in Pharmacology: Enhancing relevant research skills for Pharmacology students Jennifer O’Brien - University of Manchester - Fieldwork meets in field teaching: Lessons from the Himalaya Cathy Walsh, Carl Larsen, Nicholas Almond - Liverpool Hope University - The ‘real value’ of field trips in the early weeks of higher education: The student perspective Alison Graham - Newcastle University - Using GradeMark to improve feedback and engage students in the marking process Dominic Henri - University of Hull - Ask a clearer question, get a better answer: Critical thinking & inquisitiveness 10:45 - 11:15 Jean Assender - - The triumphs and trials of embedding employability into the first year BSc Medical Sciences curriculum Chinny Nzekwe-Excel - How can Mathematics students become confident communicators through writing? Arnesh Vijay Nokia Networks - Enhancing student learning: Exploring innovative techniques in Engineering education — A researcher perspective Louise Bunce -The student-as-consumer approach in higher education and its effects on academic performance for STEM undergraduates John Thornby - - Tackling the teacher shortage – peer mentoring of STEM students for outreach and engagement using trainee teachers Suraj Ajit - University of Northampton - Student perceptions of automated marking and feedback system in computing Sue Beckingham - Sheffield Hallam University - Full circle: The value of hindsight as final year students reflect on prior year peer guidance Emma Whitt - University of Nottingham - Students show preference for criterion‐based feedback on exam essays Emma Haycraft, Hilary McDermott, Harry Lane, Emma Giles - - Enhancing communication and feedback: Developing a common language Lisa Coneyworth - University of Nottingham - Understanding effective feedback within an internationalised institution Malcolm Hutchinson - Queen's University Belfast - Learning Outcomes Tracking System (L.O.T.S) – seeing student progress as term progresses

Teaching excellence, student success and the HEA framework series 11:15 - 12:00 Doug Cole, Head of Academic Practice, Higher Education Academy Conference theatre 12:00 - 13:30 Parallel sessions Room 3B/3C Room 3A Room 4A/4B Worcester Discovery Conference theatre Gallery 2 Gallery 1 Session 8.1 Session 8.2 Session 8.3 Session 8.4 Session 8.5 Session 8.6 Session 8.7 Session 8.8 Timing: 12.00 - 12.30 Timing: 12.00 - 12.30 Timing: 12.00 - 12.30 Timing: 12.00 - 12.45 Timing: 12.00 - 12.30 Timing: 12.00 - 13:00 Timing: 12.00 - 12.45 Timing: 12.00 - 12.45 The transition to grade-based marking for Developmental changes in the ability to use digital assessing student work at university: The postgraduate experience project: learning and An introduction to the HEA embedding Tablet teaching combining advantages of Students learning software programming: FERMAT-vle: a space to appraise and reflect on compared to paper-based learning resources in The opportunities offered and the issues teaching experiences and expectations of STEM assessment, retention and employability in higher Implementing innovative pedagogies whiteboards and Powerpoint and its potential for Innovative strategies for learning and assessment math-based problems, powered by Mathematica academic contexts encountered in relation to assessment postgraduate students education frameworks widening participation. practices in the STEM subjects Biological Sciences MSOR Computing General Interdisciplinary General General General Ms Michelle Morgan Prof Derek Raine Dr Nicholas Freestone Dr Kamilah Jooganah Mr Richard Self Dr Andrew S. Wills Dr Daniel Burgarth Miss Inês Direito Dr Sarah Gretton Nottingham Trent University University of Derby Kingston University University College London Dr Joan O' Mahony University of Leicester Aberystwyth University

Session 9.1 Session 9.2 Session 9.5 Hugh Mannerings Timing: 12.30 - 13.00 Timing: 12.30 - 13.00 Timing: 12.30 - 13.00 Sam Elkington Using statistical analysis of student marks and An investigation into the impact of peer- and self- Teaching research ethics in an era of impact: feedback to characterise module assessment Higher Education Academy marking in a first year biochemistry module international lessons performance Biological Sciences General GEES

Dr Caroline Smith Dr Tom Reader Dr Jennifer O'Brien

University of Westminster University of Nottingham University of Manchester Session 10.1 Session 10.2 Session 9.3 Session 9.4 Session 10.5 Session 10.6 Session 9.7 Session 9.8 Timing: 13.00 - 13.30 Timing: 13.00 - 13.30 Timing: 12.30 - 13.00 Timing: 12.45 - 13.30 Timing: 13.00 - 13.30 Timing: 1300 - 13:30 Timing: 12.45 - 13.30 Timing: 12.45 - 13.30 Transforming learning with mobile technology: Rethinking pedagogies for programming: Delivering science using team-based learning PowerPoint is “dead”! So, if you want interactive Drones, bones and mobile phones: transforming A resource toolkit to support STEM students in Innovations in undergraduate teaching lessons learnt from a STEM faculty‐wide iPad roll Computational thinking, codemanship and Taylor & Francis: How to get published approaches: Lessons learned and hands-on group teaching, get out your whiteboards STEM through maker education making use of their assessment feedback out (software) carpentry demonstration

General General / Biological Sciences General General Computing Interdisciplinary Physical Sciences Psychology Dr Tom Crick Dr Mark Feltham Dr Laura Boubert Dr Rebecca Butler Dr Naomi Winstone Mr Jonathon Whitton Mr Paul Gregory Professor James Davenport Professor Carol Evans Ms Caroline Keep* Dr Mark Hewitt Dr Robert Nash* Dr Alan Hayes Liverpool John Moores University University of Southampton Nottingham University Hospitals University of Leeds University of Westminster HEI University of Wolverhampton *Future Tech Studio (editor of Higher Education Pedagogies journal) *Aston University 13:30 - 14:15 Lunch

14:15 - 15:15 Parallel sessions

Room 3B/3C Gallery 3 Room 4A/4B Worcester Discovery Gallery 2 Room 3A Gallery 1 Session 11.1 Session 11.2 Session 11.3 Session 11.4 Session 11.5 Session 11.6 Session 11.7 Session 11.8 Timing: 14.15 - 14.45 Timing: 14.15 - 14.45 Timing: 14.15 - 14.45 Timing: 14.15 - 14.45 Timing: 14.15 - 14.45 Timing: 14.15 - 14.45 Timing: 14.15 - 14.45 Timing: 14.15 - 14.45

“Roll a six, have another go” Serious games in How soon is now? Promoting architecture for A temporal operational analysis of big data in Broad vision: A model of Interdisciplinary research Comedy in the classroom?: Engaging students at Developing conceptual understanding through Engaging students in research methods and Using virtual worlds in Geosciences teaching STEM women from an early age learning analytics and collaborative learning the frontiers of innovative teaching alternative assessment statistics: A “how to” guide to making this possible

Biological Sciences Built Environment Computing Interdisciplinary GEES Interdisciplinary Physical Sciences Psychology

Dr Jacqueline Houghton Dr Annabeth Robinson Ms Kelly MacKinnon Dr Ian Turner Mr Matthew Collins Dr Mark Clements Mrs Clare Gordon Dr Gill Seyfang Dr Katherine Haxton Dr Victoria Bourne Mrs Emma Garrick Dr Geoffrey Lloyd Dr Daniel Morgan

University of Derby Queen's University Belfast University of Westminster University of Leeds University of East Anglia Keele University Royal Holloway, University of London Session 12.1 Session 12.3 Session 12.4 Session 12.5 Session 12.6 Session 12.7 Session 12.8 Timing: 14.45 - 15.15 Timing: 14.45 - 15.15 Timing: 14.45 - 15.15 Timing: 14.45 - 15.15 Timing: 14.45 - 15.15 Timing: 14.45 - 15.15 Timing: 14.45 - 15.15

The cyber security knowledge exchange: Working Improving student engagement and feedback ‘How to learn ‘The physiological stress response’ Flight testing in aircraft design teaching: High impact pedagogies and student engagement Geospatial crypto reconnaissance: 3 campus Blended learning: Best practice and students with employers to produce authentic PBL through technology enhanced teaching and without being taught: are teachers really needed?’ Implementation and impact on student experience in learning: Implications for STEM discovery games expectations scenarios and enhance employability learning

Biological Sciences Computing Engineering and Materials Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary Physical Sciences Psychology Dr Oliver Lewis Professor Carol Evans Dr Bryn Alexander Coles Dr Chris Beaumont Mrs Maureen Harrison Dr Jonathon Potts Professor Daniel Mujis Mr Harjinder Singh Lallie Dr Christopher Dewdney Miss Rebecca Fellows Mr Michael Banford Dr Jim Gautrey* Dr Michael Tomlinson Miss Zoe Robinson Sheffield Hallam University University of Southampton Edge Hill University University of Southampton University of Warwick Newman University * Fellowship and beyond: What next 15:15 - 15:55 Professor Sally Bradley Conference theatre 16:00 Close