Part 2: Europe / Africa / Middle East Focus

EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST FOCUS

CONFERENCE OPENING: 8:00-9:50, UTC Time

8:00: Conference Welcome: Jim Wilkinson, President, IUT (Harvard University, USA)

8:20: Workshop 1: Learning Beyond the Final Grades: A Reflective Debrief Toolkit for Graduates. Elizabeth Black & Marie McQuade (University of Glasgow, UK)

9:20: BREAK (30 minutes)

9:50: Digital Showcase 2: Everything Compares to You: Development and Evaluation of an Online Comparative Judgment Application for Assessment. Sean Goodman, Susan Canning, & Terry Gleave (University of Liverpool, UK)

10:50: BREAK (40 minutes)

11:30: PAPER SESSION 1: 11:30-13:30: ENGAGING OUR STUDENTS

11:30: Adjusting the Teaching Pattern to Make the Study Process Suitable for Gen Z. Oleksandr Menshykov & Marina Menshykova (University of Aberdeen, UK)

12:00: Maximizing Student Learning in Limited Lab Contact: Strategies for Continuous Educational Engagement. Nawroz Kareem (University of Keele, UK)

12:30: Encouraging Growth Mindsets through AI-Informed Teaching and Learning. Anita Campbell (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

13:00: Paper Session 1 Discussion

13:30: BREAK (30 minutes)

14:00: Keynote 2: Compassion as the Foundation of Higher Education’s Future.

Anna Sedda (Heriot-Watt University, UK)

15:00: Keynote 2 Discussion (30 minutes)

15:30: Roundtable 2: Is the Traditional Language of Assessment Still Fit for Purpose? Laura Bennett & Cathy Minett-Smith (University of the West of England, UK)