This conference is dedicated to improving the student learning experience. It will provide a forum for sharing and discussing practices and theories around the development of the autonomous learner, the role of Enquiry Based Learning in HE and the changing conceptions of the nature of graduateness.

Delegates will have the opportunity to engage with practices, research and ideas that will help them to develop their own approaches to learning and teaching. It will also, although not exclusively, provide a forum for sharing the learning that has arisen from the work of the Learning Through Enquiry Alliance. International presentations and delegates will enrich the event by bringing global practices and experiences to the conference.

Achieving an outstanding student learning experience through Enquiry Based Learning

Learner Autonomy and the student learning experience

Designing learning spaces to support learner autonomy

The role of assessment in achieving learner autonomy

Achieving learner autonomy as a graduate attribute

Transitions and the student learning journey

The use of technology in achieving an outstanding student learning experience

Learning in partnerships

Student voices

Developing communities of practise

Professional, Educational and Curriculum Development

1. Workshops

These 90-minute sessions are designed to be highly interactive. Participants should be given the opportunity to explore the theme of the workshop, and to share practice as well as to benefit from the experience of the presenter. Submissions should identify clearly the intended outcomes and processes involve

2. Practise based papers and presentations

These 30-minute sessions should be more than simple descriptions of practice. Case studies are welcomed, but should provide evidence of the effectiveness or outcomes of the practise. Participants should be engaged and involved throughout the session and not only at the end.

3. Philosophical papers

Presenters will have 30 minutes to discuss a theory, philosophy or approach to teaching or supporting development and learning consistent with a conference theme, which is based on evidence, evaluation, observation or initial research findings.

4. Research papers

Presenters will have 30 minutes to present their research findings. There should be active involvement of the participants and time should be given for a discussion of the research outcomes. A good paper will include a discussion of how the research findings may lead to changes in practice.

5. Posters

These can include research, case studies, philosophies or any interesting message consistent with the conference themes. Proposals should identify the structure, content, methodology if relevant, conclusions and discussion. The conference team will consult with successful poster presenters on the specific design parameters of their posters.

6. Audio visual presentations

Submissions using audio visual presentation methods are welcomed. Proposals should identify the structure, content, methodology if relevant, conclusions and discussion. The conference team will consult with successful presenters on the specific nature, design parameters and requirements of their presentation.

Terri Grant | Keynote Speaker

Terri Grant heads the Professional Communication Unit in the School of Management Students at the University of Cape Town. As one of the founder members, her principal aim is to prepare students for the communicative demands of their professions. To this end, she consults widely in business and industry to ensure that academic and work-based practices are well aligned. As lead author, her book, Communicating @ Work: boosting your spoken, written and visual impact, (2nd ed.) is prescribed at three institutions and recommended reading at several others. As team leader, she was recently honored with an Innovative Teaching Practice award for her work on Scenario Learning and Pedagogy.

The Student Learning and Teaching Network

The Student Learning and Teaching Network is an informal community of students actively engaged in learning and teaching. It is coordinated by a committee of student and recent graduate volunteers. As a network our core aim is to promote students as valid and active members of learning communities.

There are a number of ways in which students are involved in projects within the learning and teaching community, including:

- Student reps at institutional and course level;
- Interns and sabbatical students working with staff to promote learning and teaching;
- Students supporting students as ambassadors, mentors and buddies;
- Students designing learning spaces;
- Students designing the curriculum, learning tools and assessment;
- Student engaged in evaluation of learning and teaching;
- Students as researchers;
- Students publishing and presenting at conferences

Working in collaboration with the Higher Education Academy (HEA), the network promotes and supports staff and students to develop active engagement in higher education.

The network enables students to meet together, share and develop through our various workshops, conferences and online communities. We encourage all students involved in learning and teaching to share their ideas, and experiences.

Find out more and join the online network community at http://studentlandtnetwork.ning.com/

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Conference Themes

1. Achieving an outstanding student learning experience through Enquiry Based Learning
2. Learner Autonomy and the student learning experience
3. Designing learning spaces to support learner autonomy
4. The role of assessment in achieving learner autonomy
5. Achieving learner autonomy as a graduate attribute
6. Transitions and the student learning journey
7. The use of technology in achieving an outstanding student learning experience
8. Learning in partnerships
9. Student voices
10. Developing communities of practice
11. Professional, Educational and Curriculum Development

Day 1 am | pm

am Sessions, Day 1: 15th June 2010
9.00 to 10.00	Registration Peak Theatre reception desk, level 5, Owen, main entrance Tea/coffee available - Heartspace, Level 2, Owen
10.00 to 11.00	Opening plenary Ivan Moore, Phil Levy, Paul Taylor Learning through Enquiry Alliance *From Learning Spaces to Knowledge Spaces: what do we believe about the spaces in which we build knowledge?* Peak Lecture theatre
Workshops					Paper Presentations
Time	Owen 221	Owen 222	Owen 223	Owen 1026	Time	EMB 3106	EMB 3114	EMB 3115
11:00 to 12:30	Danielle Hinton & Tarsem Singh Sooner (Birmingham) DiBL: Creating digital case studies to encourage learner independence and enquiry Themes: 11	Katja Stuerzen-hofecker, Richard Benda & Anna Snape (Manchester) Student-led discussions: principles and practice Themes: 3, 8	Mike Bramhall, Allan Norcliffe, Justin Lewis & Keith Radley (Sheffield Hallam) Developing and encouraging autonomous student learning through enquiry and media production Themes: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11	Kerry Lovell, Keith Norman (Students at Sheffield Hallam) Getting animated about autonomy Themes: 9	11:00 to 11:30	Claire Craig (Sheffield Hallam) Creating communities for change: learning, autonomy and social activism Themes: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11	Jackie Cawkwell & Viv Thom (Sheffield Hallam) Student autonomy and the role of the educational guidance service and student practice service in contributing towards student success Themes: 2, 6	Sarah Naylor (Sheffield Hallam) Enquiry based learning promotes innovation in students Themes: 1
					11:30 to 12:00	Anne Nortcliffe & Andrew Middleton (Sheffield Hallam) Student audio evaluation Themes: 7	Christine O'Leary (Sheffield Hallam) Developing autonomous learners in HE: a social constructivist perspective Themes: 2, 4, 8	Felicity Mendoza (Sheffield Hallam) The alchemy exchange - mentored learning opportunities Themes: 5, 6, 9
					12:00 to 12:30	Emma Robertson (Sheffield Hallam) Northern soul: developing student autonomy through the production of a public history resource Themes: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7	Ivan Moore (Sheffield Hallam) Developing Communities of Practice: The Role of a Centre for Excellence in Fostering Staff and Student Communities	Mark O'Hara & Abbi Flint (Sheffield Hallam) Building a bridge: using a student council to engage student representatives with faculty wide issues Themes: 9, 10
12.30 to 13.30	Lunch and Poster Exhibition Heartspace, level 2, Owen

pm sessions, Day 1: 15th June 2010
13.30 to 14.30	Keynote Terry Grant, University of Cape Town *Promoting enquiry into professional communication practices through scenario learning* Peak Lecture Theatre, level 5, Owen
Workshops						Paper Presentations
	Owen 221	Owen 222	Owen 223	Owen 1026	VR Suite	Time	EMB 3114	EMB 3115
14:30 to 16:00	Adele Aubery (Manchester) How could we model enquiry based learning? Functional and value-based perspectives on student-centred education Themes: 1, 11	Julie Evans (Sheffield Hallam) Do it yourself! - Design your own learning space Themes: 3, 8, 10	Godfrey Craik (Sheffield Hallam) Creating a postgraduate learning community in SBS: the implications for the postgraduate curriculum 2010-2014 Themes: 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11	Kiefer Lee & Claire Craig (Sheffield Hallam) What can we learn about how students engage with assessment feedback in enquiry based learning Themes: 1	Richard Mather, Geoff Birkett & Penny Collier (Sheffield Hallam) Collaborative architectural technology / virtual reality project to support the design of new buildings for Shirebrook Academy Themes: 7	14:30 to 15:00	Sue Walsh & Karen Booth (Sheffield Hallam) The students early experiences of HE Themes: 6	Simon Polovina, Siavash Moshiri & Richard Hill (Sheffield Hallam) Using vendor-specific training for explorative education in enterprise systems Themes: 2
						15:00 to 15:30	Danny Weston (Sheffield Hallam) Unleashing web 2.0 for autonomous learners Themes: 1, 2, 3, 7	Ben Abell (Sheffield Hallam) Research proposal activities to promote enquiry based learning: studying as individuals and within groups Themes: 1, 2, 4, 8
						15:30 to 16:00	Rahat Iqbal (Coventry) An Activity Led Learning Approach For Computer Science Themes: 1, 2	Norman Powell (Manchester) The use of unit evaluation survey data in the evaluation of small enquiry based learning development projects Themes: 1
16.00 to 17.30	Group activities Groups and rooms will be allocated during registration
19.00 to 19.30	Reception Hallam View balcony, Owen, level 6
19.30	Conference dinner Hallam View (wine will be provided during dinner, and a cash bar will be available in Hallam View until 23.30) (a live band will be playing during and after dinner)

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Day 2 am | pm

am Sessions Day 2, 16 June 2010
9.00 to 10.00	Student Plenary Louise Goldring, Jamie Wood, Chris Corker, Stephen Logan The National Student Learning and Teaching Network Peak Lecture Theatre
10.00 to 10.30	Coffee Heartspace, Level 2, Owen
	Workshops					Papers
Time	Owen 221	Owen 222	Owen 223	Owen 1026	EMB 3106	Time	EMB 3113	EMB 3115
10:30 to 12:00	Mark Jasper, Anna Verges & Adele Aubery (Manchester) Aligning collaborative learning theory with technology Themes: 7 Further Information	Nadine Wills & Ciaran Hurley (Sheffield) 'Emotional labour, differentiated learning and groupwork through the lens of EBL' Themes: 1	Phil Askham (Sheffield Hallam) 'Light, liberty and learning': approaching autonomy by way of authenticity Themes: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9	Chris Glover, Amanda King & Ben Partridge (Sheffield Hallam) Students as interns: students working collaboratively as researchers and developers Themes: 8, 9, 10	Terri Grant & Claudia Kalil (Cape Town) Promoting enquiry into professional communications through scenario learning Themes: 1, 2, 3, 5	10:30 to 11:00	Chris Short (Sheffield Hallam) Interdisciplinary and cross course mentoring and integration Themes: 2, 11	Sarah Naylor (Sheffield Hallam) Reflections of an enquiry based learning facilitator Themes: 1
						11:00 to 11:30	Oksana Fedotova (Sheffield Hallam) Enquiry based learning in a game based virtual world Themes: 1, 7, 11	Lynn Cinderey (Sheffield Hallam) Turning student groups into teams Themes: 6, 9
						11:30 to 12:00	Hilary Cunliffe-Charlesworth & Keith Radley (Sheffield Hallam) Making media Themes: 7	Anne Nortcliffe, Elaine Stringer, Peter Cogill, Bridget Winwood & Andrea Kelcher (Sheffield Hallam) Opportunity for symbiotic learning: nursing IT experience Themes: 5, 6
12.00 to 12.30	Group activity Group rooms
12.30 to 13.30	Lunch and Poster Exhibition Heartspace, level 2, Owen

pm Sessions Day 2, 16 June 2010
Workshops					Paper Presentations
Time	Owen 221	Owen 222	Owen 223	Owen 1026	Time	EMB 3113	EMB 3115
13:30 to 15:00	Jamie Wood, Louise Goldring & Kate Jones (Manchester) Getting dynamic with group dynamics: facilitating collaborative enquiry based learning in practice Themes: 1	Danielle Hinton & Matt Bridge (Birmingham) A 10 year learner independence journey: creating enquiry in undergraduate academic skills and research methods modules Themes: 1, 2	Paul Taylor & The Reinvention Centre (Warwick) Collaborative learning in research rich environments Themes: 8	Ruth Roberts, Lexie Freedman (Sheffield Hallam) SHoUT all about it Themes: 9	13:30 to 14:00	Fufy Demissie (Sheffield Hallam) Themes: 6	Melanie Giles (Manchester) The place of finding: enquiry based learning in archaeology Themes: 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 11
					14:00 to 14:30	Ivan Launders, Richard Hill, Simon Polovina & Babak Khazaei (Sheffield Hallam) Informed practice in the study of architectures for enterprise applications through the TrAM of life-like case studies Themes: 4, 7, 8	Stephen Lofthouse (Sheffield Hallam) Contextualising enquiry based learning Themes: 1
					14:30 to 15:00	Rachel Bower, Cristina Lopez-Moreno & Maria Scheule (Sheffield Hallam) From fresher to employee - developing learner autonomy skills for the journey Themes: 2, 5	Eva Nordmark & Christina Gummesson (Lund) How can we scaffold learner autonomy by assessment strategies and assessment criteria? Themes: 4
15.00 to 16.00	Closing plenary and depart Peak Lecture Theatre

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