PARALLEL SESSION SCHEDULE
PARALLEL SESSIONS (1)12.40-1.40pm: Sessions A, B, C, D, E and F
SESSION A: SHORT PAPER SESSION (60 MINUTES)
Theme: Active and collaborative approaches to learning
Room:16G42 (capacity 150), Chair*: Anne Moorhead
1. Using Building Information Modelling (BIM) to Foster Collaborative Learning
David Comiskey andMark McKane
2.Patient-Public Integration into the MPharm Curriculum at Ulster University
Kathryn Burnett
3.DisplayNote as a Collaboration Tool in Enhancing Student Participation
*Anne Moorhead
SESSION B: SHORT PAPER SESSION (60 MINUTES)
Theme:Learning Spaces
Room 16G45 (capacity 56), Chair*: Ciaran Acton
4. Rethinking Vocational Learning and Teaching Spaces for Media Curriculums in Higher Education
Adrian Hickey and Alan Hook
5.Pedagogy in the Woods: Teaching Walden in Ulster
Willa Murphy
6.Experiential Sociology: Out of the Classroom and into the Field
*Ciaran Acton, Maire Braniff and Claire Mulrone
SESSION C: SHORT PAPER SESSION (60 MINUTES)
Theme: Student Engagement and Partnership
Room 16D08 (capacity 110) Chair*: Roisín Curran
7. Staff Student Partnership: More than Tokenism, a Catalyst for Active Engagement
*Roisín Curran
8. Students’ Reflective Thinking, Approaches to Learning and Beliefs of Knowledge: Valuable Concepts in Understanding Nursing and Midwifery Internship Learning
Louise McBride
9.Student Partnerships Offer Three-fold Benefit: Enhanced Student Belonging, Enhanced Student Engagement and Enhanced Student Learner and Mentor Employability
Michaela Black and Student Mentors: Gerry Burke, Alison Campbell, Alison Gillespie, Shannon White, Tom Neal and Chloe Kernohan
SESSION D: THUNDERSTORM (50 MINUTES)
Theme: Active and Collaborative Approaches to Learning
Room 16D05 (80capacity), Chair*: Stephen McClean
10. Cultivating Innovative, Collaborative, Inquiry-Centred Learning Environments: Strategic Perspectives from the Marketing Discipline Space
Sharon Ponsonby-McCabe and Mark Durkin
11. Using EverySlide to Transform the PowerPoint Lecture by Facilitating Student Interaction and Active Learning
*Stephen McClean
12. Live Theatre…Should I Stay or Should I Go? Innovative Practice - Engaging Students at Pre-Entry to Reaffirm Course Choice
Laura Wells, Nikki McQuillan and Ursula Quinn
SESSION E: WORKSHOP (50 MINUTES)
Theme: Active and Collaborative Approaches to Learning
Room 16G25 (capacity 32), Chair*: Mary McColgan
13. "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" – Developing Cross Discipline Digital Immersive Simulations
*Mary McColgan, Susannah McCall, Philip O’Neill and Richard Beggs
SESSION F: WORKSHOP (50 MINUTES)
Theme: Active and Collaborative Approaches to Learning
Room 16G29 (capacity 35), Chair*: Clare Carruthers
14. The Use of Guides, Case Studies, Wikis and Mentoring to Facilitate the Adoption of Technology Facilitated Learning (TFL) in Assessment and Feedback – a Practical Workshop
*Clare Carruthers and Christine Wightman
PARALLEL SESSIONS (2) 1.50-2.50pm: SessionsG, H, I, J, K and L
SESSION G: SHORT PAPER SESSION (60 MINUTES)
Theme: Active and Collaborative Approaches to Learning
Room: 16G42 (capacity 150), Chair*: Janet Coulter
15. Screen-Captured Video Feedback to Enhance Engagement with Laboratory Practical Work
Stephen McClean
16. ‘Thinking Caps’ Active and Collaborative Learning Approaches to Enhance Student Engagement
*Janet Coulter
17. Finding the Optimal Method to Teach Quantitative Research Methods to Social Work Students: The Role of Blended Learning and the Experience at Ulster
Johanna O’Shea
SESSION H: SHORT PAPER SESSION (60 MINUTES)
Theme: Learning Spaces
Room 16G45 (capacity 56), Chair*: *Caoimhín Ó Dónaill
18. Flipping Amazing: Using the Flipboard App to Enhance Student Learning Through New Collaborative Virtual Environments
Peter Bolan and Matthew Kearney
19. Promoting Student Reflection and Peer Review Using iPads
*Caoimhín Ó Dónaill
20. 'MY STORY' the Use of Narrative Story Telling as a Teaching and Learning Strategy in Undergraduate Nursing Programmes
Louise McBride
SESSION I: SHORT PAPER SESSION (60 MINUTES)
Theme: Student Engagement and Partnership
Room 16D08 (capacity 110) Chair*:Aine McKillop
21.Student Partners - Student Educators - Student Ambassadors in Widening Access Projects
Michaela Black, Rosaleen Hegarty and Student Partners:
Jason Glendinning andBuaSiricharoen
22. Student Belongingness, Engagement and Self-Confidence at Ulster University: Outcomes from the First Year of the ‘What Works?’ Change Programme
Roisín Curran and *Aine McKillop
23.Actively Engaging Learners by Using a Technology Enhanced Approach that Enriches Feedback and Promotes Self Reflection (CLARITI)
Madonna Herron and Catherine O’Donnell
SESSION J: THUNDERSTORM SESSION (50 MINUTES)
Theme: Learning Spaces
Room 16D05 (80 capacity), Chair*: Maire Braniff
24. Enchanting the Campus: Alternative Reality Games and Assessment
Alan Hook
25. Giving Students Space to Actively and Collaboratively Learn
Annette Harte
26. Making the Unfamiliar Familiar: University Space for a Widening Access and Participation CPPD Course
*MáireBraniff and Jonny Byrne
SESSION K: WORKSHOP (50 MINUTES)
Theme: Student Engagement and Partnership (50 MINUTES)
Room 16G25 (capacity 32), Chair*: Isobel Hawthorne-Steele
27.A Class Act! Engaging Students in Meaningful Dialogue and Participation
*Isobel Hawthorne-Steele and Rosemary Moreland
SESSION L: WORKSHOP (50 MINUTES)
Room 16G29 (capacity 35), Chair*: Shauna McCloy
28.A Digital Space for Scaling Online Assessment and Feedback
*Shauna McCloy and Andy Jaffrey
PARALLEL SESSIONS (3) 3.00 – 4.00pm: SessionsM, N, O, P, Q and R
SESSION M: SHORT PAPER SESSION (60 MINUTES)
Theme: Active and Collaborative Approaches to Learning
Room: 16G42 (capacity 150), Chair*: Marian McLaughlin
29. Who Needs a Teacher?
Karl Stringer and Norman Creaney
30. Evaluating the Effectiveness of E-Portfolios to Support Problem-Based Learning and to Enhance Student Motivation and Engagement
*Marian McLaughlin, Melanie Giles and Cara Byrne (Student)
31.Applied Drama to Enhance Problem-Based Learning and Peer Assessment in Nursing
Pat Deeny, Helen McGarvey and Anne Marie Tunney
SESSION N: THUNDERSTORM SESSION (50 MINUTES)
Theme: Active and Collaborative Approaches to Learning
Room 16G45 (capacity 56), Chair*: David Comiskey
32.BRICK - International Collaboration to Give Ulster Students the EDGE
*David Comiskey and Sharon McClements
33.Promoting Active Learning Utilising the Virtual Learning Environment
Moyra McClure and Julie McClelland
34.Dealing with Large Class Sizes: Utilising Multimedia Technologies to Improve Student Learning
Mark Donnelly
SESSION O: THUNDERSTORM SESSION (50 MINUTES)
Theme: Student Engagement and Partnership
Room 16D08 (capacity 110) Chair*: Malachy Ó Néill
35.Considering Active and Collaborative Learning Approaches to Year 1 Modules with Interdisciplinary Students
Terry Quigley and John Harding
36.Employability Spaces
*Malachy Ó Néill
37. GIS in Secondary Schools: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Stephen Roulston
SESSION P: WORKSHOP (50 MINUTES)
Theme:Active and Collaborative Approaches to Learning
Room 16G25 (capacity 32), Chair: Ken Harland
38. Using PeerWise to Engage Students in Active Learning
Stephen McClean
SESSION Q: WORKSHOP (50 MINUTES)
Theme: Active and Collaborative Approaches to Learning
Room 16G29 (capacity 35), Chair*: Michaela Black
39.Active Learning with Game Enhanced Learning (GEL) in and out of the Classroom
*Michaela Black, David Bustard, Darryl Charles and Chloe Kernohan(Placement Student)
SESSION R: WORKSHOP (50 MINUTES)
Theme: Learning Spaces
Room 16C30 (capacity 35), Chair*: Kay Hack
40. Bring your own Device for Learning: Using Smart Technology to Transform Learning Spaces
Kay Hack
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