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Equipping Students for the 21st Century

30 June & 1 July 2011, Edinburgh, UK

Presentations from the conference are now available to download from the programme below in .pdf format.

The Conference Proceedings containing all abstracts are also now available to view and download (right-click - save as...) in .pdf format.

Programme:

K = Keynote Presentation   |   SP = Short Presentation (15 +5 min)   |   IP = Interactive Presentation (25 +5 min)   |   W = Workshop

Day One

10:00
Registration
Foyer, John McIntyre Centre
10:30 Welcome and introduction to the Conference
Dr David Adams, Director, UK Centre for Bioscience
Presentation
Pentland East
10:45 K: Overcoming Apathy and Creating Excitement in the Bioscience Classroom
Dr Todd Zakrajsek, University of North Carolina
Presentation
Pentland East
11:45 Session 1
Pentland East Salisbury Pentland West
Chair: Chris Baldwin Chair: Gillian Shine Chair: Nicholas Freestone

W2: Using digital media to enhance the staff and student experience of feedback: does it work?
Julian Park
Presentation

IP1: Serious (but fun) games for effective learning in genetics
Cas Kramer
Presentation

IP2: SWIFT: Second World Immersive Future Teaching
Suzanne Lavelle
Presentation

W1: Ethics and bioethics – an interdisciplinary approach to critical thinking
John Bryant
Presentation


12:45 Lunch
JMCC Restaurant
13:45 Session 2
Pentland East Salisbury Pentland West
Chair: Dave Skingsley Chair: Phil Langton Chair: Graham Scott

IP3: Ethics in schools: enhancing student employability through the creation and delivery of ethics-based outreach activities and open education resources
Dave Lewis
Presentation

SP1: Using mobile phones to encourage interaction in large lectures
Charlotte Chalmers
Presentation

SP2: Promoting enquiry and active learning through project work
Maria Chamberlain
Presentation

SP3: Using student reflections to inform teaching practice
Peter Lumsden
Presentation

SP7: Introduction of a transitional pedagogy for first year students
Aisling Keane
Presentation

SP8: Improving essay-writing skills in undergraduates
Nicholas Freestone
Presentation

SP9: Identifying and developing student aspirations: the role of the personal tutor
Mark Goodwin
Presentation

SP10: To investigate the potential of extending and enhancing the use of museum specimens in Biology teaching and learning
Tom Hartman
Presentation

IP4: Enhancing the impact of fieldwork on student learning: understanding the diversity of experience
Claire Ozanne
Presentation

SP4: Peer-learning on the move: online and mobile access to revision questions written by students
Debbie Bevitt
Presentation

SP5: Enhanced engagement in the undergraduate laboratory practical experience
Amanda Cain
Presentation

SP6: Histology labs for Science Students: encouraging engagement
Barbara Cogdell
Presentation

15:15 Refreshments
Centro, JMCC
15:45 Session 3
Pentland East Salisbury Pentland West
Chair: Beatrix Fahnert Chair: Jon Scott Chair: Julian Park

IP5: Bioscience degrees in the work place: the challenges of employer engagement
Sarah Andrew
Presentation

SP11: Engaging international students in biotechnology & enterprise
Momna Hejmadi
Presentation

SP12: Developing a pre university skills course
Harriet Jones
Presentation

IP6: The art of using Personal Response Systems (clickers) in Biological Science Higher Education
Lucy Smyth
Presentation

(Please note due to the inclusion of a second interactive presentation this session may overrun by 10 minutes)

IP7: Engaging postgraduates in teaching and learning – networking events
Anne Margaret Tierney
Presentation

SP13: Creative Arts meet Biology - a collaborative project between Arts and Science
Peter Klappa
Presentation

SP14: Using student feedback to improve design of content delivery, improves attitudes and outcomes
Sarah List
Presentation

SP15: Inspiring the YouTube generation with reflective videos of practical classes
Stephen McClean
Presentation
Link to Prezi presentation

IP8: Evolution of eLearning projects
Carol Wakeford
Presentation

SP16: Enhancing the student experience of the application of scientific techniques in practice
Jane McKenzie
Presentation

SP17: The effectiveness of video in developing ecological and laboratory skills in biological science students
Stephen Merry
Presentation

SP18: The Whole Box n’ Dice : inspiring first year Nursing and Midwifery undergraduates studying the Biosciences by developing and implementing innovative learning initiatives that significantly contribute to a supportive learning environment and positive learning experience
Jackie O'Flaherty
Presentation

17:15 Free time
19:00

Poster Exhibition and Wine Reception
Open-air Terrace, JMCC
For a full listing of the posters, please visit your Conference Proceedings booklet or the Poster Programme

20:00 Conference Dinner
Pentland Suite
Bioscience Teacher of the Year Award presentation, Kevan Gartland, Chair UK Centre for Bioscience Advisory Group & Jonathan Crowe, Oxford University Press

Day Two

09:00

Refreshments
Centro, JMCC

09:15 Session 4
Pentland East Salisbury Pentland West
Chair: Anne Margaret Tierney Chair: Joy Perkins Chair: Momna Hejmadi

W3: Invention Activities for Small Group Learning in First Year Biology
Karen M Smith
Presentation

SP19: “Here’s one we prepared earlier”: involving former students in careers advice
Chris Willmott
Presentation

SP20: Student Engagement with Feedback
Jon Scott
Presentation

W4: On-line resources to help students maximise their learning in practical classes
Sue R Whittle
Presentation


10:15 Refreshments
Centro, JMCC
10:45 Session 5
Pentland East Salisbury Pentland West
Chair: Stephen McClean Chair: Chris Willmott Chair: Viv Rolfe

IP9: OeRBITAL: Enhancing the student learning experience through the use of Open Educational Resources
Terry McAndrew
Presentation

SP21: PLEASE: Enhancing Fieldwork Learning
Julian Park
Presentation

SP22: Redesigning Induction and Transition: Engaging Bioscience Students
Julie Rattray
Presentation

SP23: Overcoming the Chemistry Hurdle for First Year Bioscience Students
Aine Regan
Presentation

SP24: Asking questions and listening to the answers.  Isn’t that how we all learn?
Philip Langton
Presentation

SP25: Collaborative experiments on-line in a course presented globally
David J Robinson
Presentation

SP26: Improving the students’ learning experience in research through the teacher’s disciplinary research: A case study from Monash University MBBS program
Nirma Anandi Samarawickrema
Presentation

SP27: Switching on the skills for lifelong learning: understanding how programmes and modules contribute to the development of learning autonomy
Graham Scott
Presentation

IP10: Creativity in bioscience students: a lost opportunity?
David Adams
Presentation

SP28: PeerWise Participation – Supporting Students in a Multiple Choice Environment
Karen M Smith
Presentation

SP29: Biology students building computer simulations using StarLogo TNG, a graphical programming environment
V Anne Smith
Presentation

SP30: Diagnosis Microbes
Anne Margaret Tierney
Presentation


12:15 Lunch
JMCC Restaurant
13:15 Keynote / Plenary II: Incentivising excellent teaching in a research led environment
Prof Annette Cashmore, University of Leicester
Presentation
Pentland East
14:15

New Horizons
Dr David Adams, Director, UK Centre for Bioscience
Presentation
Pentland East

14:45

Reflections on the Conference
Prof Kevan Gartland, Glasgow Caledonian University & Chair, UK Centre for Bioscience Advisory Group
Pentland East

15:15 Thank you and close
Refreshments available in Centro, JMCC

 

Posters

Posters will be on display throughout the Conference in the Open-air Terrace, John McIntyre Centre.
Poster presentations are now available to view in the Poster Programme.

 
UK Centre for Bioscience • The Higher Education Academy • Room 9.15 • Worsley Building • University of Leeds • Leeds • LS2 9JT
Tel: 0113 343 3001 • Fax: 0113 343 5894 • Email: bioconf@leeds.ac.uk