HEFi18 Conference - Draft Programme

Date:Friday 29th June 2018

Venue:Bramall Music and Alan Walters Buildings, Edgbaston Campus, University of Birmingham. Live-streamed throughout the day.

Time / Event / Location
09:00-09:30 / Registration and refreshments. / Bramall Ground Floor Foyer
09:30-09:45 / Welcome and Introduction: Professor Sir David Eastwood, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham / Bramall Music Hall
09:45-10.45 / Keynote #1: Effective Assessment and Feedback: Evidence and Futures.
Speaker: Professor David Carless, University of Hong Kong / Bramall Music Hall
10.45-11.00 / Short Break / Bramall First Floor Foyer
11.00-12.00 / Keynote#2: Title TBC
Speaker: Nicola Dandridge CBE, Chief Executive, Office for Students / Bramall Music Hall
Move Location to Alan Walters Building / Alan Walters Building (AW)
12:15-13:15 / Lunch and exhibitors / Atrium(Ground floor, AW)
13.15-16.00 / Format for afternoon sessions
Participants will select and be able to move between 4 parallel themed sessions. Details, including timings and location are outlined below. / Alan Walters Building
Digital Education
Drop-in sessions throughout the afternoon
Alan Walters Building Atrium
This session offers the opportunity to drop in at any time and experience hands-on examples of educational technology and how it can support your practice.
Contributors include: Birmingham Digital Education Team, Instructure (Canvas), Panopto, Pebblepad. / Inclusive Education
(i) 13.15-14.15
(ii) 14.30-15.30
Two, timed “Open Conversation” sessions offering the opportunity to explore and discuss inclusive education at UOB.
Confirmed speakers: Prof Kalwant Bhopal, Prof David Gillborn, Prof Kiran Trehan and Andy Moffatt. / Research on Practice
Timings TBC
Presentations from UOB staff to share new evidence / understanding about HE learning and teaching. The aim of each short presentation is to support colleagues to enhance practice and to stimulate wider debate about research-intensive learning and teaching. / Student Panels
(i) 13.30-14.00
(ii) 14.30-15.15
Two student panels led by Rose Bennett and Adam Goldstone from the Guild of Students. The panels will present and take questions on the themes of ‘Assessment & Feedback’ and ‘The Postgraduate Experience’
16.15 / HEFi Drinks Reception: Celebrating the full launch of HEFi