4th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference: Thursday 21st April 2011
Learning in a global research-intensive university: developing graduate attributes
Conference Proceedings 2011 are now available
Video footage:
- Introduction and Welcome Address: Professor Frank Coton, Vice-Principal Learning and Teaching; Professor Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor
- Keynote: Dr Anna Jones, Reader, Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning and the Caledonian Academy
- Welcome video footage and Dr Anna Jones's presentation: 'Graduate Attributes: Spin or Education?'
- Keynote: Dr Janette Ryan, Monash University, Australia and the Higher Education; Dr Janette Ryan's presentation: 'International students as a resource in the development of graduates' intercultural skills and attributes'
- Keynote: Mr Graeme Waddell, Director, Energen Biogas and former Business Director of Rolls Royce Aero Repair and Overhaul; Mr Graeme Waddell's presentation (video footage now available)
Presentations and Posters:
Powerpoint presentations and associated papers where relevant are available below. Electronic versions of conference posters are also available.
Conference Sessions:
Session 1
W1 |
W2 |
1A |
1B |
1C |
| 'It's a lifeline' (Computing Science student)
Is http://khios.dcs.gla.ac.uk/writing/ the way forward for writing skills? Come and see (1 hour workshop) Katie Grant, AAW Project Officer |
Developing and Using Student Generated Content (1 hour workshop) Paul Bishop, Lorna Morrow, David Simmons and Steve Draper, Psychology |
Improving support for Graduate Teaching Assistants, and encouraging engagement with Graduate Attributes: A mutually beneficial strategy? Maureen Farrell, Education |
The Graduate Skills Programme (GSP): Supporting transferable skills development and reflection amongst undergraduate and postgraduate students Dickon Copsey, College of Social Sciences Employability Officer and GSP Co-ordinator |
A Postgraduate-led Teaching Initiative: Undergraduate Creative Writing Workshops at the University of Glasgow Micaela Maftei and Elizabeth Reeder, Critical Studies |
Session 2
2A |
2B |
2C |
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International student-led research: lessons from a collaboration between the University of Glasgow and the University of Dar es Salaam Jo Sharp and John Briggs, Geographical and Earth Sciences |
Pre-entry Widening Participation programmes at the University of Glasgow: a study of success and impact on progression and retention Neil Croll, Alison Browitt and Kelly Hedge-Holmes, Recruitment and International Office |
Challenging right-answer syndrome in a taught postgraduate programme in accounting and finance Christopher Coles, Business |
Session 3
3A |
3B |
3C |
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Peer assessment: A conduit for Developing Graduate Attributes? Judy Pate and Sheena Bell, Business |
Development and Implementation of a Method of Collaborative Learning for First Year Philosophy Tutorials Sarah Honeychurch, Humanities |
Developing Graduate Attributes through Online Student-Led Magazines Catherine Steel, Stella Bolaki and Martin Dixon, Humanities, Critical Studies, Culture and Creative Arts |
Session 4
4A |
4B |
4C |
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Taking it personally: Feedback and the development of graduate attributes Stuart Hanscomb, Interdisciplinary Studies |
Expanding the role of Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) within Level 1 Biology Mary McVey and Anne M Tierney, Life Sciences |
Identifying and Assessing Employability Skills within Service-Learning Susan J Deeley, Social and Political Sciences |
Session 5
5A |
5B |
5C |
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Marking level 1 and level 2 essays via Turnitin on an industrial scale Kevin O'Dell, Joe Gray and Chris Finlay, Life Sciences |
Improving the quality of the student learning experience in the Level 1 Psychology teaching laboratory Maxine Swingler and Judith Stevenson, Psychology |
Contrasting employability interventions Steve Draper, Psychology |