HORIZONS IN STEM HIGHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE 2019 Kingston University 3-4 July 2019 ii Dear Delegate We are delighted to welcome you to the fourth Horizons in STEM Higher education Conference. With the aim of “making connections, innovating and sharing pedagogy” the conference programme is designed to encourage discussions between STEM discipline areas. I would like to thank our sponsors Neil Williams Chair of Organising Committee National Programme Committee Nicholas Braithwaite, The Open University Diane Butler, The Open University Chris Cane, University of Leicester Cristina De Matteis, University of Nottingham Diane Ford, The Open University Neil Gordon, University of Hull Sarah Gretton, University of Leicester Julie Robson, The Open University Sally Smith, Edinburgh Napier University Neil Williams, Kingston University i Local Organizing Committee Graham Alsop Mark Carew James Denholm-Price Nick Freestone Hilda Mulrooney Paul Neve Baljit Thatti Ricarda Micallef ii General Information Address Penrhyn road, Kingston university, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE The conference will take place in John Galsworthy Building and the main Penrhyn road building Luggage storage facilities will be available at the Penrhyn road site. Parking at the Penrhyn road site is extremely limited. Accommodation Seething Wells Halls of Residence, Kingston University, Portsmouth Road, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 5PJ https://www.kingston.ac.uk/accommodation/halls-of-residence/how-to-find-us/directions-to- seething-wells/ Breakfast will be served in the main building of the Penrhyn road Campus room MB0063. There is a KU Intersite bus service between Seething wells and the Penrhyn road site. Parking There is parking available on site at Seething Wells halls. When you check in, please inform the staff at the reception. Parking at the Penrhyn road site is extremely limited please contact if you need a parking permit for Penrhyn road. Travel information https://www.kingston.ac.uk/accommodation/halls-of-residence/how-to-find-us/directions-to- seething-wells/ https://www.kingston.ac.uk/aboutkingstonuniversity/location/penrhyn-road/ Directions to Penrhyn road form Surbiton and Kingston train stations From Surbiton station Leave the railway station via the main exit Cross the mini-roundabout to Claremont Road Take the 71, 281, K2 or K3 bus towards Kingston Get off at the 'Kingston University' stop The Penrhyn Road campus is on the other side of the road From Kingston station Leave the railway station via the main exit Cross at the lights in front of you on to Fife Road Turn left on to Castle Street At the end of Castle Street continue ahead on to Eden Street Cross the mini-roundabout to Brook Street Cross over at the lights and head right towards the roundabout Go straight over the roundabout on to Penrhyn Road Penrhyn Road campus is on your left opposite Surrey County Hall Dietary requirements Any dietary requirements specified on your booking form will be catered for but please ensure you make yourself known to the catering staff in the dining areas. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to cater for your special diet if you have not pre-advised us. ii Internet Eduroam – If you are a member of an institution using Eduroam, you can select 'Eduroam' from available networks on your device and use your normal login details _TheCloud - An internet connection is available for all guests to the University if Eduroam is not available to you. To connect to _TheCloud, select '_TheCloud' from available networks on your device and either register for a free personal account if you are a first time user or log in to your existing personal account before accessing the internet. For further details please see here: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/information-and-technology-services/wi-fi/ Information for presenters Posters should be A1 (Landscape or portrait). Posters will be housed in MB0063, the venue for all breaks. Oral presentations are part of chaired sessions. Presentations should last 15 minutes with 5 minutes allowed for questions. Rooms will be equipped with data projector, screen and PC. ICT Guidelines for Presenters For access to present in Kingston University rooms on Kingston University computers, you will need to have a Kingston University Account. Approximately one week before the event details of an account will be sent to you. Once you have access, you will also be able to supply a copy of your presentation in advance to a shared folder. You will be emailed an invite to a shared box.com location for this file. The ability to load a file via usb on the day will be available, but please ensure that there is the minimum of a draft available in the shared box folder before the day. This area will only be accessible to presenters and conference organisers. Please name you file starting with the submission number followed by an underscore. For example: Submission98_lastname_firstname_title.pptx PowerPoint is the preferred and supported format. Please note that the projectors being used are widescreen and will display 4:3 and 16:9 slides without rescaling. On the day Access to Windows 10 machines will be available for projection in all rooms. Access to these will require a Kingston University account. HDMI and VGA connections for laptop projection are also available. (If you are using a Mac, then please be aware that mini display port to HDMI connectors are available in each room too. However, there have been difficulties recently which are currently unresolved, so a contingency file on USB is recommended). If you have particular bespoke requirements, then please do get in contact in advance. Please note that Eduroam will not allow you to log into KU computers, as noted above you will need a KU account for this. iii After the event Please ensure an up to date version of your presentation is available in the box folder, along with an appropriate license, please consider using Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), and confirm via email if you give permission for a copy of the presentation to be made available for download from the conference website. Any queries, please contact me, Graham Alsop, [email protected] Social media The conference twitter hashtag is #UKSTEMconf19 Conference Dinner The conference dinner will be held at Ravens Ait, with drinks at 7pm and the meal at 7:30pm Ravens Ait is an island on the river Thames (accessed by boat) and located between Kingston and Surbiton a short walk from Seething Wells or 0.5 mile walk from Penrhyn road. The boat departs from Queens’s Promenade, which runs alongside the River Thames and is located opposite Catherine Road, off Portsmouth Road. A sign for the Ravens Ait Conference Centre can be found on Queens Promenade and the boat is requested by pressing the buzzer, which connects, with the venue. The venue will then arrange for the boat to make its way to the promenade to transfer you over to the venue Contact If you have any questions please contact [email protected] iv Table of Contents Plenary: Wednesday 10:00- 11:00 Clattern Lecture Theatre Closing the Attainment .................................................................................................. xi Nona McDuff Plenary: Thursday 13:50- 14:50 Clattern Lecture Theatre Reimaghining Assessment in Higher Education ........................................................... xii Sam Pugh Session 1: Wednesday 11:00- 12:50 Technology Enhanced learning (Room JG4007) A Research-Led Masters Level Chemistry Course delivered through an Online Learning Environment ................................................................................................................. 1 Julia Sarju and Andrew Parsons Raising awareness about food security using a massive open online course .............. 3 Carly Stevens Redesigning online learning activities that make use of the Virtual Microscope: The students’ and teachers’ perspectives ........................................................................... 4 Christothea Herodotou, Maria Aristeidou, Eileen Scanlon and Simon Kelley A Tool for Creating and Editing On-Line Resources for the Teaching and Learning of Calculus to Take Account of Students’ Changing Approaches to Learning ................. 6 Mastaneh Davis, Gordon Hunter, Vivien Tran Ba, Lynn Thalaal and Alice Wooding- Olajorin Assessment (Room JG4006) Evaluating assessment feedback in Higher Education: Principles of good practice ..... 8 Laura Grange Implementing spaced practice with formative quizzes and daily questions ................ 9 Mark Carew Spaced Repetition in STEM Education ..................................................................... 11 Alison Voice, Arran Stirton and Derek Raine Experiences on Designing and Presenting a Level 2 Information and Communication v Technologies Open University Module ..................................................................... 12 Soraya Kouadri Most´efaoui and Patrick Wong Equality Diversity and Inclusion (Room JG4008) Sense of belonging in Science undergraduates ....................................................... 13 Rebecca Barnes Exploring differential attainment by assessment type in mathematics, chemistry and life sciences .............................................................................................................. 14 James Denholm-Price, Nigel Page, Neil Williams and Luis Dourado How to develop and embed a discipline-specific accessibility expertise in your teaching ...................................................................................................................