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‘It’s kind of grow inside of me’: a structured approach for student peer support

Alexandra Wilson (contributions from Ann Parker and Carolyn Bruce) (UCL Division of Psychology and Language Sciences) Asynchronous Submission (You can reach Alex Wilson via twitter; this talk was originally submitted for the 2020 conference, which was cancelled). The project we describe was conducted prior to the pandemic, and the intervention used has now been successfullyContinue reading ‘It’s kind of grow inside of me’: a structured approach for student peer support

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Student Wellbeing Questionnaires – a proactive approach to supporting students

Stefanie Anyadi, Kathryn Ball (Division of Psychology and Language Sciences) 10 minute talk We will report on two different versions of student wellbeing questionnaires, which were piloted in Biosciences and in Psychology and Language Sciences during the 2020/21 session with undergraduate and Masters students. We will give an overview of the questionnaire design, messaging andContinue reading Student Wellbeing Questionnaires – a proactive approach to supporting students

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Applying a TBL model on Journal club sessions

Eleni Makrinou (Structural and Molecular Biology, contributions from Janice Kiugu, Amanda Cain) Asynchronous Submission Team-based learning is an active learning approach, that allows students to apply conceptual knowledge through a sequence of activities that involve both individual learning, as well as through teamwork, with immediate feedback. We have used the TBL model to run aContinue reading Applying a TBL model on Journal club sessions

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Creative interactive learning tasks for live teaching

Eva Krumhuber (Experimental Psychology) 5 minute talk When teaching synchronous sessions, students have typically been asked to discuss a piece of research (e.g., journal article, book chapter). With the emergence of new learning platforms and software to engage students online, a range of interactive learning tasks has become available. Those go beyond the mere acquisitionContinue reading Creative interactive learning tasks for live teaching

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Experience of supporting Personal Tutees remotely in 2020/21’

Peter Fitch (Arena), Pippa Bark-Williams (CHIME), Daniel Verscharen (Space and Climate Physics), Emma Kelley (Medical School), Katie Ballie (Medical School) 45 minute discussion We bring together a group personal tutors from different UCL faculties to share their experience of personal tutoring during the 2020-21 academic year. The discussion will focus on examples of remote personalContinue reading Experience of supporting Personal Tutees remotely in 2020/21’

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Our tips for teaching: collaborate, connect and get creative

Gemma Moore, Marina Chang, Community Partner (Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering) 10 minute talk This is a story of one online session, but behind it lies years of collaboration. One of our collaborations is a lecture about open space and food systems for the MSc module Health and Wellbeing in Cities. This lecture isContinue reading Our tips for teaching: collaborate, connect and get creative

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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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Reflections on Adaptable Education in Economics – Lessons Learned for In-person Teaching and Learning

Parama Chaudhury, Cloda Jenkins (Economics); Nadeer Hanfi – BSc Economics student; Tasnim Nodee – BSc Economics student . Pecha Kucha In summer 2020, we (2 Economics lecturers and 2 Connected Learning interns) worked together to completely redesign the way in which economics is taught and learned at UCL, with an eye towards making our education modelContinue reading Reflections on Adaptable Education in Economics – Lessons Learned for In-person Teaching and Learning

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From lab to long-distance – online practical simulation during the pandemic

Renée Vancraenenbroeck (contributions from Suzanne Ruddy, Amanda Cain; Department of Structural and Molecular Biology) Asynchronous Submission When face-to-face teaching was suspended in March 2020, an alternative for the extended laboratory practical that is core to the year 1 UCL Biochemistry post exam key skills module was urgently sought. An alternative was found using a freeContinue reading From lab to long-distance – online practical simulation during the pandemic

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Taking the First Year Challenge online – Community Building with 800 Students Across the World

Parama Chaudhury, Cloda Jenkins (Economics); Jingyan Sun – BSc Economics student; Shama Riddhi – BSc Economics student (Economics) Asynchronous Submission The First Year Challenge, a multimedia group project which introduces first years to UCL, the study of economics and their peers during induction week is a cornerstone of the Economics department BSc programmes and hasContinue reading Taking the First Year Challenge online – Community Building with 800 Students Across the World