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Studying Arts & Humanities Online: student reflections on what worked, and what we take with us.

Abbi Shaw, Jesper Hansen (DigiEd/Arena) Asynchronous Submission What do we take with us? Recommendations and reflections on research into Arts & Humanities students’ online experience. Studying Arts & Humanities at UCL comes with both disciplinary and educational hopes and expectations. Drawing on student rep interviews and town halls, a Mentimeter poll (already conducted with over 100Continue reading Studying Arts & Humanities Online: student reflections on what worked, and what we take with us.

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Escape the Pharmacy

Ellie Bates, Anika Ahmed (Policy and Practice, School of Pharmacy) 10 minute talk This presentation will explore the redesign of a Pharmaceutical calculations workshop for online delivery and the development of an online escape room. Pharmaceutical calculations are an important part of the pharmacy curriculum and an area in which students struggle. The aim ofContinue reading Escape the Pharmacy

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Academic Communication for Widening Participation: Crafting learning spaces for and with students

Unfortunately, due to a family emerency, Dr Smart will not be able to offer the talk on the day. Dr Ariane Smart (Academic Communication Centre) 10 minute talk Over a decade working with international students and partners has taught me how exclusionary academia can feel. In my new role at the Academic Communication Centre (ACC)Continue reading Academic Communication for Widening Participation: Crafting learning spaces for and with students

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Lessons Learned from Over 600 Hours of Online Teaching of Short Courses

Catalina Suarez-Rivera, Eirini Koutoumanou, Dean Langan, Chibueze Ogbonnaya (contributions from Angie Wade Population; Policy and Practice Research and Teaching Department) 10 minute talk The UCL Centre for Applied Statistics Courses (CASC) offers short (1-5 day) courses for non-statisticians from UCL and beyond to build understanding of research methods and statistical techniques. Our face-to-face courses movedContinue reading Lessons Learned from Over 600 Hours of Online Teaching of Short Courses

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Bridging Employer and Student Connections

Weronika Benning, Patrick Molloy, Georgina Potts (UCL Careers) Asynchronous Submission Connection with employers is a key element of our students’ employability education. While huge swathes of summer 2020 internships were cancelled, employers themselves underwent a rapid shift to remote working, recruitment, selection, onboarding and induction – amidst slashed budgets and limited resources. The Careers teamContinue reading Bridging Employer and Student Connections

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Improving virtual field trip resources for teaching geology: A case study from Dorset for UG and PGT students

Sudeshna Basu (contributions from Mr. Todd Downing, Mr. A. Abdulkadir, Prof. P. Bown, Prof. T. Mitchell) (Chemical Engineering/Earth Sciences) 10 minute talk Fieldwork is an indispensable part of geology. In the department of Earth Sciences, UCL, two field trips to Dorset run every year for UG and M.Sc. students. Dorset is located in the SouthContinue reading Improving virtual field trip resources for teaching geology: A case study from Dorset for UG and PGT students

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Designing and developing e-portfolios in Reflect

Ellie Bates (contributions from Adam Phillips; Policy and Practice, School of Pharmacy) Asynchronous Submission The presentation will explore the design and development of e-portfolios for undergraduate and postgraduate students at the School of Pharmacy. Portfolios at the School of Pharmacy fulfil a number of functions depending on course requirements and student level; including the documentationContinue reading Designing and developing e-portfolios in Reflect

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Remote, Virtual, and Hybrid Biomedical Engineering Laboratories

Henry Lancashire, Pilar Garcia-Souto, Eve Hatten, Prabhav Reddy. (contributions from Rebecca Yerworth, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering) 10 minute talk UCL’s Biomedical Engineering degree includes laboratory and group project work throughout the four year programme. We will discuss some different approaches taken across the programme, this year, from on-site socially distanced labs inContinue reading Remote, Virtual, and Hybrid Biomedical Engineering Laboratories

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Disruptive thinking in assessment

Simon Walker, Steve Rowett (contributions from Eliot Hoving, Joanne Moles, Sabina Lamstaes) (VP Education/Arena/DigiEd) 45 minute discussion 2020 has accelerated the pace of educational change, some of which will persist. Whilst moving assessment online was a response to an emergency, evaluation demonstrated both benefits and challenges. In April 2020, UCL embarked on an initiative toContinue reading Disruptive thinking in assessment

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Online and Hybrid Chemistry Workshops: Promoting Collaborative Problem Solving and Peer-to-Peer Learning

J. L. Kiappes (Chemistry) 10 minute talk From the perspectives of students, introductory courses, focusing on core concepts and problem-solving approaches, can feel disconnected from the global challenges and fundamental questions that inspired them to pursue science. Workshops were developed that serve a dual purpose of emphasizing the utility that first-year concepts have for contemporaryContinue reading Online and Hybrid Chemistry Workshops: Promoting Collaborative Problem Solving and Peer-to-Peer Learning