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The importance of learning and feedback through collaboration in a large-scale, cross-departmental, student project

Ryan Grammenos (Electronic and Electrical Engineering) 10 minute talk This presentation will talk about what we “learned about learning” in the current climate, and the need for and value of collaboration between staff and students. The talk will draw on the experience of running a cross-disciplinary project across two departments for over 400 first-year studentsContinue reading The importance of learning and feedback through collaboration in a large-scale, cross-departmental, student project

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The 3Cs in Action: From the Classroom to the Digital Stage

Dr Rikke Duus (School of Management ) 10 minute talk In this presentation, I will introduce my concept the ‘3Cs of Async’ and explain how academic faculty can take on the roles of Creator, Curator and Connector (the 3Cs). This approach can assist colleagues in the planning, design and development of async-led course material, includingContinue reading The 3Cs in Action: From the Classroom to the Digital Stage

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IDEAs (Inspirations for Digital Engagement Activities)

Silvia Colaiacomo, Leo Havemann, Sam Ahern, Tim Neumann, Abbi Shaw (contributions from Simon Walker, Clive Young, Alex Mihai) (UCL Arena and Digital Education) 10 minute talk This session introduces IDEAs (Inspirations for digital engagement activities), a set of resources and activities to support student engagement in digital teaching settings, developed collaboratively by UCL Arena andContinue reading IDEAs (Inspirations for Digital Engagement Activities)

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How our distance learning Clinical Neurology course works to maintain our top ranking of student representation from desired demographics, reflecting BME status, overseas status and students in less privileged socioeconomic positions.

Tim Young, Anna Foakes, Salman Haider (contributions from Chris Roath; Education Department, Queen Square Institute of Neurology) 10 minute talk In a major recent data review, our MSc in Clinical Neurology by distance learning was equal top out of 1,695 courses across UCL in terms of a composite of student characteristics which universities nationwide have longContinue reading How our distance learning Clinical Neurology course works to maintain our top ranking of student representation from desired demographics, reflecting BME status, overseas status and students in less privileged socioeconomic positions.

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Active Collaborative Learning in Content: Talis Elevate in SHS

Jon Chandler (History), Fiona Harvey (SHS); Matt East (Talis) 10 minute talk At university, conversation around course content is ubiquitous: it is relevant for all disciplines, all institutions, and all students. The pandemic this year highlighted a particular challenge around the close analysis of sources, which is a core principle of teaching practice for many coursesContinue reading Active Collaborative Learning in Content: Talis Elevate in SHS

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Bringing us all together: building a community of online learners spanning 6 continents

Tim Young, Salman Haider (Queen Square Institute of Neurology Education Department) 10 minute talk Over the last ‘pandemic year’, many face-to-face courses made heroic efforts to convert to online teaching. As a well-established fully online course, our clinical neurology by distance learning MSc/Diploma/PG Certificate programme was fortunately in a position to help guide others withContinue reading Bringing us all together: building a community of online learners spanning 6 continents

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Creating and delivering accessible and affordable online professional development short courses

Jane Simmonds, Annette Coomer, Naomi Winfiled (GOS ICH) 10 minute talk Reaching the admissions requirements for post-graduate paediatric physiotherapy at UCL can be very challenging for individuals in developing countries or in countries where undergraduate degrees contain insufficient subject specific or research content. Furthermore, access to affordable online professional development education in paediatric physiotherapy is limited.Continue reading Creating and delivering accessible and affordable online professional development short courses

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Clinic Based Teaching in a Pandemic : Lessons Learned

Dr Sumanjit Gill (contributions from Dr Paul Dilworth; Dr Dean Noimark (Faculty of Brain Sciences, Institute of Neurology, UCL) 10 minute talk Medical students learning experience was hugely disrupted by the pandemic as opportunities to learn in the clinical environment were suspended then adapted to meet their needs in a safe way. We established teachingContinue reading Clinic Based Teaching in a Pandemic : Lessons Learned

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Facilitating active learning using interactive vodcasts

Jane Simmonds, Annette Coomer, Naomi Winfield (GOS ICH) 10 minute talk Video podcasts (vodcasts) have been used increasingly in education over recent years. They offer students the advantages of convenience, equitable access, the ability to selfpace, and the ability to repeat content. In addition, they can be used to support other learning resources. Although theContinue reading Facilitating active learning using interactive vodcasts

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Connected Learning Internships – involving students in moving teaching online during the pandemic

Fiona Wilkie, Nick Grindle, Argyris Karapitsanis (contributions from Abbie King; UCL Arena Centre) 10 minute talk This presentation will share how Connected Learning Internships were created to address two major challenges as a result of the pandemic: summer internship cancellations for students, and a huge workload for staff faced with moving their teaching online, including inductionContinue reading Connected Learning Internships – involving students in moving teaching online during the pandemic