Author: Sam BayleyDepartment of Sociology, University of York Abstract For the first time this year, the Department of Sociology ran a four-day-long, extra-curricular event for all of our undergraduates. This took place in the first week of the Spring Term (making use of time in which our students do not have other assessments). The objectives … Continue reading Building the “University of the Future” in partnership with our students

Authors: Jo Rose and Beth HardyDepartment of Health Sciences, University of York Abstract Humans have played games for centuries and many games have been developed for learning. Only recently, however, has the theory of gamification emerged. Gamification is the use of game mechanics to non-game activities in order to influence people’s behaviour (Beza, 2011). The … Continue reading Death and Disaster: Using Lego to explore complex real-world problems

Authors: Sarah Tindall, Sarah Crellin, Tamlyn Ryan and Setareh S. ChongDepartment of Biology and Academic Support Office, University of York Abstract Peer learning is a learner-centred approach to learning and teaching which can encourage independent learning. Students learn by explaining their ideas to others and involvement in discussions. Here we discuss Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) … Continue reading Peer Assisted Learning for Life Sciences

The 2019 Conference included 3 parallel sessions of oral presentations. Session 1Counting all backgrounds: how do accounting students navigate an interdisciplinary module?Building effective learning communities for IPC Foundation students at the University of YorkTreading in the footsteps of giants: Creating communities of practice for teaching & scholarship academicsSession 2A blended-learning approach to overcoming the challenges … Continue reading 2019 Oral Presentations

The 2019 Conference will include a number of posters to view, as follows (links to abstract): Re-loading the Archaeological CanonDeveloping a bespoke employability hub for the Department of Environment and GeographyEvolution of supplementary skills: academic to creativeInspiring Young Minds: The role of experimental archaeology in delivering the Key Stage 2 Stone Age curriculum and reaching … Continue reading 2019 Poster Presentations

The 2019 Conference will include a series of lightning talks, as follows (links to abstract): Supporting colleges as learning communitiesSupporting first year students' transition into university lifeStudy student guidance with lecture capture Green Machine: systems thinking via game based learning Talk 1: Supporting colleges as learning communities Author: Sam BayleyDepartment of Sociology For the first … Continue reading 2019 Conference Lightning Talks