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 Falmouth University University of Huddersfield Nottingham Trent University Birmingham City University University of Leicester Newcastle 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 universities 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 Staffordshire University University of Nottingham Newman University University of Liverpool University of Manchester University of Greenwich Keele 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 London Lancaster University University of Sunderland Edge Hill University University of Sussex *Birbeck University of London 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 University of Bath University of Hull Staffordshire University Northumbria University University of Glasgow 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 Leeds York St John University Robert Gordon University University of South Wales Birmingham City University University of Sheffield 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 University of Derby 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 Solent University Birmingham City University Birmingham City University The Open University University of Cumbria University of Westminster Drinks reception and conference dinner Day 2 09:15 - 09:45