KIITE Student Education Conference 2020
The KIITE Student Education Conference 2020 took place on 29 January, at Keele Hall. The theme of the conference was ‘Sustaining a ‘Healthy’ Curriculum’, and the conference addressed the question what does it mean to build and sustain a ‘healthy’ curriculum?
We were delighted to have the conference keynote from Dr Chi Baik, Associate Professor in Higher Education from the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education.
What does it mean to build and sustain a ‘healthy’ curriculum?
Sustaining a 'healthy' curriculum
Embedded elements of health and wellbeing are crucial if a curriculum is to be sustainable and successful. But a ‘healthy’ curriculum also needs the right diet of academic provision, research-led teaching and, to do justice to Keele’s founding values, interdisciplinary ‘fibre’. To be ‘healthy’ in the broadest sense, as discussed at last year’s conference, a curriculum needs to be varied, stimulating and social in its character. However it must also be manageable for staff to deliver and accessible and clear for students to fulfil.
Over 150 delegates gathered to hear 21 presentations from colleagues across the University, exploring a wide variety of subjects, from developing resilience to tackling inequalities, student identity and digital environments. Explore all of the presentations from the day using the links below.
The conference also saw the first KIITE Carousel - an opportunity for delegates to explore a diverse range of practical, theoretical and innovative projects opened up for collaboration.
Keynote: Dr Chi Baik
Enhancing university student wellbeing: What is the role of university educators?
The Holistic Approach to Curriculum Design: Physical, Virtual and Community
Ten Minute Presentations
How to Stay Professional on Social Media. Pete Lonsdale
Academic Reading Retreats: What are we retreating from? Angela Rhead and Chris Little
Active blended learning in the veterinary curriculum. Dave Mazzocchi-Jones
Moving the learning from the Discussion Board to the cloud. Nazim Ali
Supporting international students: lessons learned from a TNE degree. Daniela Plana
A 1000 years of lectures. Is it time to make a change? Simon Rimmington
Blended Learning: Flexibility in English Language Teaching. Bilkis Usman
Can we ‘teach’ students to be resilient? Let’s try! Penny List
Supporting academic writing skills development without “killing the golden goose”. Paul Horrocks
Politicising Academia: The Bipolarity Between ‘Us’ and ‘Them’. Mohammed Khan
Addressing gender balance in Music Technology. Manuella Blackburn
Developing resilience and wellbeing in pharmacy students. David Morgan & Karen Anne Gunnell