Programme

Programme

Time (BST)

Session & Room

9:30-10:00 

Registration and Poster session – McKay Hall  

10:00 

Welcome and Introduction   

Professor Steve Tucker, Dean for Quality Assurance & Quality Enhancement (School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition)

Room: KQG5 Auditorium, King’s College Centre and MS Teams room 1

10:00-11:00 

External Keynote

Embracing Diversity: Critical Virtual Exchange (CVE) for inclusive Internationalisation at Home (IaH)
by Dr Mirjam Hauck, Associate Head for Internationalisation, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics at the Open University/UK and a Senior Fellow of the UK’s Higher Education Academy.  
Room: KQG5 Auditorium, King’s College Centre and MS Teams Room 1

11:00 – 11:15 

Break – McKay Hall  

11:15 – 12:15 

Parallel Sessions 

1. Inclusion and interdisciplinarity  

Question: How can the pursuit of interdisciplinarity at the University of Aberdeen foster inclusive learning experiences for our students?  
Room: KCF7 Collaborative Lecture Space, King’s College and MS Teams Room 2

         B. Inclusion and internationalisation 

Question: What form should internationalisation take at our university to ensure a truly global and inclusive educational experience for all our students? 
Room: KCG7 Collaborative Lecture Space, King’s College and MS Teams Room 3

         C. Inclusion and sustainability 

Question: Given our regional context and the need to rapidly shift to Net Zero and a sustainable sociaty, what inclusive solutions can we identify to embed sustainability in our curricula and student experience? 
Room: KQG5 Auditorium, King’s College Centre and MS Teams Room 4

12:15-13:00 

 Lunch and Poster Session – McKay Hall  

13:00-14:30 

Workshops  

1. The TESTA Experience: Streamlining your Assessments for Workload      Efficiencies

Come and experience a simulation of the TESTA (Transforming the Experience of Students Through Assessment) process. Participate in a programme review reflecting on intended learning outcomes, formative and summative assessment practices and formulating effective feedback processes. 

Room: In-person only in KCG7, King’s College 

2. Strictly Come Dragon: Creating an Assessment that Enhances Students’ Employability 

Come along to this Dragons' Den meets Strictly Come Dancing collaborative workshop, where you will work in groups to design an assessment that boosts students’ employability and helps them stand out in a crowded graduate job market. The challenge is to design an impactful, inclusive and authentic assessment that prepares students for the world of work. The goal? To convince the judges to “invest” in your idea

Room: KCF7, King’s College and MS Teams Room 5

14:30-14:45 

Break – McKay Hall  

14:45-15:45 

Debate

Higher Education: Is it worth it?

Come along for a debate-style session on the topic “Higher Education: Is it worth it?”. We will be joined by a panel consisting of an employer, staff, student and alumnus, each offering their unique perspectives on the value of higher education and challenging the assumptions that underlie it. 

Room: KQG5 Auditorium, King’s College Centre and MS Teams Room 6

15:45-16:00 

Presentation of Principal's Teaching Excellence Award, Symposium Poster Competition Awards and Closing Remarks  

Presented by: Professor Jo-Anne Murray, Vice-Principal (Education)

Room: KQG5 Auditorium, King’s College Centre and MS Teams Room 6