Below is a list of talks for the conference. The full abstracts can be found in the document below, and all those videos that are on YouTube are included in our playlist.
As well as the presentations below, our sponsors Learning Science also have a presentation for you to view.
Keynote Lecture, Kathleen M Quinlan: What interests students and why? How lecturers can motivate and engage students
Online and Blended Learning
1 | Michael Fox, University of Colorado Boulder | Measuring the impact of the transition to emergency remote teaching on instructors and students in lab courses. |
2 | Stan Zochowski, University College London | Online Blended Teaching Experience in Physics and Maths. |
4 | Sara Kyne, Monash University | Experiences from the Southern Hemisphere: First year chemistry and remote online teaching and learning. |
5 | Dan Cornwell, King’s College London | Exorcising examples and encouraging problem-solving: inspiration from Legitimation Code Theory. |
6 | Peter Sneddon, University of Glasgow | #Feedback: Applying lessons learned from Secondary Education to Higher Education. |
Pedagogy and Assessment
Invited presentation: Barry Ryan, RSC HE Teaching Award Winner | Developing a vice for (v)ViCEPHEC | |
7 | Catriona McAllister, University of Glasgow | Identifying what styles of questions differentiate between strong and weak students in an introductory physics course. |
8 | Andrea Jiménez-Dalmaroni, Cardiff University | Collaborative exams to encourage student ownership of their own learning during examinations. |
9 | Chris Adams, University of Bristol | On the evils of continuous assessment. |
10 | Beverley Allan, University of Nottingham | Developing confidence and alleviating misconceptions through gamification. |
11 | Andrea Jiménez-Dalmaroni, Cardiff University | Transforming student and staff experiences with active learning tutorials in advanced chemistry courses. |
12 | Anna Wood, University of Edinburgh | Students’ Experiences of Interactions in an Active Learning Physics Class |
Projects, Labs, Employability
13 | Jacquie Robson, Durham University | How does dialogue between instructors and students facilitate learning in the teaching laboratory? |
14 | Eileen de Sousa, University of Glasgow | Student Partnership Approach (SPA) to Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Training and Support. |
15 | John Liggat, University of Strathclyde | The Chemistry Clinic – Bringing KE into the Undergraduate Experience. |
16 | Chris Armstrong, University of Hull | Portfolio Assessment Within (bio) Chemistry Skills Projects. |
17 | Samantha Pugh, University of Leeds | Developing Business Acumen and Employability in Physics Undergraduates: What do students really learn? |
18 | Antonio Portas, Northumbria University | Careers in the Curriculum: Extending a successful model of primary and secondary school engagement to undergraduate teaching. |
19 | Linnea Soler, University of Glasgow | Researchers of the Lost Pigments: A multidisciplinary student-developed teaching resource to support Chemistry students using genuine Archaeological research. |
Underrepresented groups, Accessibility, Student Success
20 | Jennifer Hiscock and Jennifer Leigh, University of Kent | Dyslexia toolkit for teachers in STEM. |
21 | Amany Gouda-Vossos, Monash University | Career development learning and the impact of gender and socioeconomic status on perceived employability. |
22 | Anita Banerji, University of Manchester | Self-reported success criteria and barriers for first year undergraduate Physics, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering laboratories. |
23 | Katherine Haxton, Keele University | Instrument Pick’n’Mix: Student Engagement and Success in the Physical Sciences. |
24 | Emma Pittard, University of Leeds | Are Your Teaching Resources Accessible? |
25 | Alison Voice, University of Leeds | Belonging and Engaging: Factors for Success. |
26 | Vicky Mason, University of Kent | Investigation of an undergraduate final year physics group project module from a gender perspective. |
27 | Terri Simpkin, University of Nottingham | Faking it: The impact of the impostor phenomenon on students of science |