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

This workshop is delivered in 2 parts: Using a research technique of participant-produced drawing for engaging students in teaching and learning Sudthasiri Siriviriyakul (YLTA), The York Management School, University of York Collaborative engagement for MSc research projects Fiona Sweeney, Jane Clarbour, Department of Psychology, University of York Part 1: Using a research technique of participant-produced … Continue reading Workshop B5

This workshop is delivered in 2 parts: Intensive enquiry based learning in the Social Sciences: What works? What's next? Ellis Saxey, Teaching and Learning Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science Collaborative engagement for MSc research projects Fiona Sweeney, Jane Clarbour, Department of Psychology, University of York Part 1: Intensive enquiry based learning in … Continue reading Workshop A5

Speaker: Professor Angela Brew What kind of future are we preparing our students for? To increase engagement of students in research and inquiry is to work towards a higher education where future professionals, industrialists, politicians and academics go beyond learning disembodied knowledge at university and are prepared to cope with the ambiguous and uncertain demands of … Continue reading Keynote: Integrating research and teaching: Education for an unknown future

The 2018 Conference will include a number of posters to view, as follows (links to abstracts): Evidence-based strategies for effective student learning A new online module to develop the digital literacy skills of student Lessons from the past?: A critical reflection on research informed teaching and learning in business and management schools using historical sources … Continue reading 2018 Conference Poster Presentations

The 2018 Conference will include a series of lightning talks, as follows (links to abstract): Effective Rediscovery - A Challenge for Module Tutors Research-led production of a new green chemistry children’s book resource with students as partners Multimodal Learning for Digital Literacy Improving Engagement and Learning in Practical Classes – Transforming Demonstrators to Enable Students … Continue reading 2018 Conference Lightning Talks

Pen Holland, Katie Smith, Department of Biology, University of York Abstract The great debate about learning styles rumbles on, but the most important thing in developing life-long learners is not how they learn, but that they learn because they want to. From early babyhood to adulthood, people engage in learning through games and play. Small … Continue reading How can we use games and play to encourage students to become active participants in creative learning?