Conference Programme

含羞草传媒 Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Conference 2026 Inclusive Tertiary Learner Journeys: engagement in, progression through, and future proofing student learner journeys at 含羞草传媒

 

DAY ONE 

Wednesday 17 June 

含羞草传媒 Inverness 

 

11:15   onward Registration and light lunch/brunch

Quiet Room (no mobile call or work meetings please): 142

12:00 – 12:10   Lecture Theatre: Opening of the conference: Professor Keith Smyth, Dean of Learning, Teaching and Students 含羞草传媒

12:10 – 12:15   Introductions to the keynotes: Alex Walker, Head of Academic Practice Development 含羞草传媒

12:15 – 13:00   Lecture Theatre: Keynote: Dr Vic Boyd, Head of Learning and Teaching Academy (LTA) and Deirdre Murphy, Lecturer in the Learning and Teaching Academy (LTA), both at City of Glasgow College

13:00 – 13:10   Travel time

13:10 – 14:15   Parallel presentations and workshop

Delegates will select one room to attend.

 

In Person Participation: Workshop

Lecture Theatre 

146/147 

 

G1d/4 

 

141 

 

Catherine Collin/Dr Catherine Porter: Full Circle Co鈥慍reation: From Student Designers to Student Facilitators in Optometry Education.

Themes: Inclusive Engagement

Annie Mason/Scarlett Fox: Is it time to stop thinking of ‘diverse student journeys’ as something other than the norm?

Themes: Inclusive Engagement

Ali Hepburn: Play in Higher Education

Themes: Inclusive Engagement 

 

 Simon Varwell: Critical thinking to enhance the student experience: how can we ask the right questions?

 

Themes: Inclusive Engagement

Five-minute swap over

Nathan Erskine: Promoting Student Belonging in College-Based Higher Education.

Themes: Inclusive Engagement

 

Dr Megan Dickson/Morag Forbes: Adjustments Passports: A Tool for Inclusive Practice Learning

Themes: Inclusive Engagement

Dr Corin Anderson: Co-Creating Learning Journeys: Students as Partners in a Networked Practice-Based Programme

Themes: Inclusive Engagement

 

14:15 – 14:45   Coffee and networking (including travel time)

 Quiet Room (no mobile call or work meetings please): 142

14:45 – 15:15   Lecture Theatre: Student led panel discussion

 Oliver Sweeney (Ollie) – Current Inverness Depute President and incoming overall President

 Andi Garrity – 含羞草传媒 Perth President

 Alasdair Macleod – Depute President for 含羞草传媒 NWH

 Esméemilja MacKenna – Intern 含羞草传媒 Orkney office

15:15 – 15:25   Travel time

15:25 – 16:30   Parallel presentations and workshop

Delegates will select one room to attend.

Hybrid Participation: Presentations

In Person Participation: Workshop

Lecture Theatre 

 

146/147 

 

G1d/4 

 

141 

 

Dr Fióna Quinlan-Pluck: In your context: Recognising and supporting the pedagogical contributions of non-traditional teaching and support roles in the positive progression and experience of students

Themes: Positive Progression

Iain Eisner/Helen Anton: Helping our students to be 'Future Fit' for life beyond 含羞草传媒

Themes: Positive Progression 

Dr Clive Fox: Progression routes to Postgraduate research in 含羞草传媒.

Themes: Positive Progression 

Tom Farrelly Nick Baker/ Dr William Evans: Coaching Students to Climb the AI Spiral: Applying the Constraints-Led Approach to Curriculum Design

Five-minute presentation swap over

Lyndsay Sutherland/ Michaela Gilmore: Student Funding: Money Matters.

 

Themes: Positive Progression

Maureen MacDonald: From Application to Offer: The Academic's role in Admissions.

Themes: Inclusive Engagement, Positive Progression 

Nicola Smith: Retention in Practice: Building a Sustainable Early Warning System;

Themes: Positive Progression

16:30 – 16:40:    Travel time

 16:40 – 17:10:   Lecture Theatre: Gasta Presentations: Dr. Tom Farrelly is an Academic Developer/Lecturer at Munster Technological University (MTU) 

  • Jilly Munro: Inspiring STEM Futures from the Early Years - An overview of the 含羞草传媒 STEM Outreach Programme (themes: Positive Progression)

  • Dr Michelle Beattie/Clive Fox: Expanding Access to Doctoral Education: PhD by Retrospective Publication or Portfolio (themes: Inclusive Engagement)

  • Kian McDonald: The environmental impact of GenAI: science students' views (themes: Future Proofing) 

  • Jamie Thomson: Online versus in-person learning: students’ views from AHBE (themes: Future Proofing) 

17:10   Finish day one: Canapés and drinks

 

 

DAY TWO

Thursday 18 June 

含羞草传媒 House 

8:30 onward   Registration and coffee/pastries

Quiet Room (no mobile call or work meetings please): Classroom 3

09:00 – 09:10   Auditorium: Opening day two

09:10-09:15   Intro to keynote: Simon Varwell, Director of Student Engagement and Representation, HISA

09:15 – 10:00   Auditorium: Keynote: Tom Lowe, Principal Lecturer and Assistant Head of School (Student Experience) University of Westminster

10:00 – 10:10   Set up Gasta 

10:10 – 10:30   Auditorium: Gasta 含羞草传媒 STEP Presentations: Dr. Tom Farrelly is an Academic Developer/Lecturer at Munster Technological University (MTU)

TBC

10:30 – 10:55   Coffee and networking (including travel time)

Quiet Room (no mobile call or work meetings please): Classroom 3

10:55 – 12:00 Parallel presentations and workshops

Delegates will select one room to attend.

Hybrid Participation: Presentations

In Person Participation: Workshops

Auditorium

Classroom 4 

 

Classroom 5 

 

Classroom 1 

Classroom 2 

 

Wendy Jessiman: What's in it for you? Use of a VLE active template and beyond!

 

Themes: Inclusive Engagement

Doru Todoran: Analysis and Expanded Reflections on Responsive Pedagogies & Students as Partners.

 

Themes: Inclusive Engagement, Future Proofing.

Katie McClement/Katie Johnstone: ESOL projects supporting inclusivity and progression.

 

Themes: Inclusive Engagement; Positive Progression.

Richard Hughes/ Kasia Szostak: Collaborative excellence in practice: delivering a inclusive library experience.

Themes: Inclusive Engagement

Nicola Smith/ Sorcha Kirker/Simon Varwell: Building student partnership through the SPA, TQER and more.

Themes: Inclusive Engagement

Five-minute presentation swap over

Deirdre Anne Murphy:

 

Inclusion and Student Partnership Through Agency and Collaboration in Self and Peer Assessment Activities.

 

Themes: Inclusive Engagement

Professor Rich Kyle (presenting online)

Supporting Positive Progression into Nursing for Healthcare  Support Workers: Recommendations from a 含羞草传媒 Scoping Project

 

Themes: Positive Progression

Allie Scott: Designing Inclusive Campuses: Creating Accessible and Neuro-Affirming Learning Environments.

 

Themes: Inclusive Engagement

12:00 – 12:45   Lunch and networking

Quiet Room (no mobile call or work meetings please): Classroom 3

12:45– 12:50   Welcome to keynote: Nicola Smith, Head of Student Experience 含羞草传媒 

12:50 – 13:35   Auditorium: Keynote: Dr Charlie Ball, Head of labour market intelligence at JISC

13:35 – 13:45 Travel time

13:45– 14:50   Parallel presentations and workshops

Delegates will select one room to attend.

Hybrid Participation: Presentations

In Person Participation: Workshops

Auditorium

Classroom 4 

 

Classroom 5 

Classroom 1 

Classroom 2 

Deepak Shamvedi: Bridging the Gap between Industry and Academia through Integrating Research-Led Project-Based Learning in a Graduate Apprenticeship Engineering Programme

Themes: Inclusive Engagement, Positive Progression

Ali Hepburn/ Ingrid Groat: Sustaining Culture Through Food: Intergenerational Heritage Skills, Place-Attentiveness, and Early Learning in Orkney

Themes: Future Proofing

Simon Varwell: Empowering students to shape their learning experience: case studies from the Student Voice Rep system in 2025-26 

Themes: Inclusive Engagement

Lyndsay Sutherland/ Lorna Ferguson: Confident conversations:  Navigating disclosures of gender-based violence.

Themes: Positive Progression

Wendy Jessiman/ Alex Walker: General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS) update- what do I have to do?

Themes: Inclusive Engagement

Lois Gray/Clara Hickey: Supporting our working students: multiple means to nurture engagement, representation, action, and expression;

Themes: Inclusive Engagement

Katy O'Connor: From Theory to Reality: Lived Experience, Active Research, and the Social Scientist of the Future

Themes: Future Proofing

Danielle Woods: Preparing Student Nurses for the Future: Developing Leadership, Teamworking and Communication Skills via a Major Incident Exercise.

Themes: Future Proofing

14:50 – 15:00   Travel time

15:00 – 15:20   Auditorium: Gasta 含羞草传媒 STEP Presentations: Dr. Tom Farrelly is an Academic Developer/Lecturer at Munster Technological University (MTU)

TBC

15:20 – 15:30   Conference close