Schedule

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
8:30 AM
Welcome and Introductions
Dr David Grey (UKAT CEO); David Lochtie (UKAT Chair)
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 8:30 AM- 8:50 AM
Online
9:00 AM
Special Interest Group: Student Engagement
Jean Assender (University of Birmingham); Melissa Jacobi (Sheffield Hallam University)
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:00 AM- 9:50 AM
Online
10:00 AM
A Whole of Institution Approach - What Does a Culture of Advising & Tutoring Really Involve?
Emily A McIntosh (Middlesex University); Deeba Gallacher (Middlesex University); Alex Chapman (Middlesex University)
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM
Online
Competencies: C1; I1; R5
Supporting personalised learning with ResLife at Newcastle University
Tony Chapman-Wilson (Newcastle University)
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM
Online
Competencies: R3; R7; C1
Engaging students with technology
David Grey (UKAT); George Steele (The Ohio State University
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 10:00 AM- 11:50 AM
Online
Competencies: I6;I7;P1;P3
11:00 AM
Special Interest Group: International Students
Louisa Hill (University of Leeds); Maria Hussain (University of Leeds); Alison Raby (University of Lincoln)
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 11:00 AM- 11:50 AM
Online
12:00 PM
Opening Keynote: The Interpretive Paradigm in Academic Advising
Dr Peter Hagen (Stockton University)
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 12:00 PM- 12:50 PM
Online
1:00 PM
Implementing Academic Advising Across an Institution - The Hallam Way
Melissa Jacobi (Sheffield Hallam University); Amy Musgrove (Sheffield Hallam University)
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 1:00 PM- 1:45 PM
Online
Competencies: C3; R7
Volunteering and Working with UKAT
Dr Ann Bingham (University of Southampton)
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 1:00 PM- 1:45 PM
Online
Developing personal tutoring resources to promote student reflection on progress and personal development
Kathryn A Woods (Goldsmiths, University of London); David Lees (University of Warwick)
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 1:00 PM- 1:45 PM
Online
Competencies: C3; R1; R3
3:00 PM
Building Student Confidence through Independent Learning
Michael Draper (Swansea University); Alison C Braddock (Swansea University)
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 3:00 PM- 3:45 PM
Online
Competencies: P1; C3; I3
Transforming personal tutoring and supporting student success with chatbots
Chris Gibson (GeckoEngage)
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 3:00 PM- 3:45 PM
Online
Competencies: R2; P1; I7
Frontiers Session: Designing Online Training for Personal Tutors
Kathryn A Woods (Goldsmiths, University of London); David Lees (University of Warwick)
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 3:00 PM- 3:45 PM
Online
6:00 PM
Online Team Word Games
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM
Online
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
8:00 AM
Strategies to Design and Expand a Peer Support Service
Nora Arafa (American University of Sharjah )
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 8:00 AM- 8:45 AM
Online
Competencies: I6; R7; P1
A bespoke approach to personal tutoring for international students
Alison Raby (University of Lincoln)
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 8:00 AM- 8:45 AM
Online
Competencies: C3; R3; P2
Introducing the UKAT Professional Recognition Scheme
Dionne Barton (University of Birmingham); Michael Draper (Swansea University)
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 8:00 AM- 8:45 AM
Online
10:00 AM
Frontiers Session: Professional Standards for UK Personal Tutoring and Advising
Ben Walker (University of Derby)
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM
Online
Competencies: C3; R1; P1
Developing and Implementing a Personal Tutoring Code and Learner Analytics
Marjorie Wilson (Teesside University)
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM
Online
Competencies: C3; I7; R4
Ensuring students can engage with you: Using your VLE to provide effective personal tutoring
David Grey (UKAT); George Steele (The Ohio State University
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 10:00 AM- 11:50 AM
Online
Competencies: I7;P1;P3
11:00 AM
Special Interest Group: Senior Tutor Network
Larissa Nelson (Cardiff University); Ann Bingham (University of Southampton)
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 11:00 AM- 11:50 AM
Online
1:00 PM
Build a policy workshop
Samantha J Ahern (University College London)
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 1:00 PM- 1:45 PM
Online
Competencies: C5; I3; I7
Professional Recognition Applicants Mentoring Session
Dionne Barton (University of Birmingham)
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 1:00 PM- 2:50 PM
Online
3:00 PM
Personal Tutoring Framework: the Three Cs: Course, Community and Career
Alicia Prowse (Manchester Metropolitan University); Stephen Powell (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 3:00 PM- 3:45 PM
Online
Competencies: C3; I3; I5
Ask PAT: The changing nature of student support and development in the future of the university
Celia Greenway (University of Birmingham)
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 3:00 PM- 3:45 PM
Online
Competencies: C1; R1; P3
Frontiers Session: Working with Me: Revisiting the Tutorial as Academic Care
Sally Goldspink (Anglia Ruskin University); Hilary Engward (Anglia Ruskin University)
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 3:00 PM- 3:45 PM
Online
4:00 PM
UKAT Annual General Meeting
UKAT
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 4:00 PM- 4:50 PM
Online
6:00 PM
The UKAT Pub Quiz
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM
Online
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
8:00 AM
Defining Personal Tutoring
David Grey (UKAT); Joseph Bailey (York St John University)
Thursday, September 3, 2020 8:00 AM- 8:45 AM
Online
Competencies: C1; C4; C3
Frontiers Session: Advising by Design: Co-Creating Advising Services with Students for their Success
Catherine Mann (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Thursday, September 3, 2020 8:00 AM- 8:45 AM
Online
10:00 AM
Perspectives from Practitioners: reflections on the outcomes of the CRA/SEDA Award programme on personal tutoring and academic advising
Rob Ward (CRA); Janet Strivens (CRA); Steve Outram (CRA)
Thursday, September 3, 2020 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM
Online
Theoretical Frameworks of Advising and Personal Tutoring: An Analysis of 16 Years of Scholarship Related to the Personalisation of Learning and Student Success
Wendy G Troxel (NACADA/Kansas State University)
Thursday, September 3, 2020 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM
Online
Competencies: P1; R1; R2
Understanding how real time student engagement data can support the Personal Academic Tutor
Glenda Saint John, Solutionpath Ltd
Thursday, September 3, 2020 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM
Online
11:00 AM
Special Interest Group: Technology in Advising
George Steele (Ohio State University); David Grey (UKAT);Joe Bailey (York St John University)
Thursday, September 3, 2020 11:00 AM- 11:50 AM
Online
1:00 PM
Personal Academic Tutoring and Student Services. Never the twain shall meet or perfectly entwined?
Emily McIntosh (Middlesex University);Michael Draper (Swansea University); Melissa Jacobi (Sheffield Hallam University)
Thursday, September 3, 2020 1:00 PM- 1:45 PM
Online
2:00 PM
Special Interest Group: Postgraduate Students
Alison McCamley (Sheffield Hallam University);Jane Fearon (Sheffield Hallam University)
Thursday, September 3, 2020 2:00 PM- 2:50 PM
Online
Special Interest Group: HE in FE
Gavin Hinchcliffe (Doncaster College)
Thursday, September 3, 2020 2:00 PM- 2:45 PM
Online
3:00 PM
Coaching approaches for remote tutoring: helping students feel in control and connected
Julie de Witt, Melanie Pope (University of Derby)
Thursday, September 3, 2020 3:00 PM- 3:45 PM
Online
Professional Development, part of a bachelor curriculum
Thea de Kluijver (University of Twente)
Thursday, September 3, 2020 3:00 PM- 3:45 PM
Online
Competencies: P1; C3; I2
Frontiers Panel Discussion: Skills and Competencies for Effective Academic Advising and Personal Tutoring
Craig McGill (Kansas State University, USA); Mehvash Ali (American University of Sharjah, UAE); Dionne Barton (University of Birmingham), Oscar van den Wijngaard (Chair, University of Maastricht)
Thursday, September 3, 2020 3:00 PM- 3:45 PM
Online
6:00 PM
Meet in the Bar
Thursday, September 3, 2020 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM
Online
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
8:00 AM
Using university wide workshop to identify strategic, institutional, faculty and course level implications for masters level academic advising
Alison McCamley (Sheffield Hallam University); jane fearon (Sheffield Hallam University)
Friday, September 4, 2020 8:00 AM- 8:45 AM
Online
Competencies: I1; I2; I5
9:00 AM
Applying for UKAT Professional Recognition (Startup Workshop)
Mark Dransfield (York St John University)
Friday, September 4, 2020 9:00 AM- 9:45 AM
Online
Talking therapy skills to support students and own mental well-being
Heather Gray (Glasgow Caledonian University); Shiv Shanmugam (Glasgow Caledonian University)
Friday, September 4, 2020 9:00 AM- 9:45 AM
Online
Competencies: P1; R1; R3
10:00 AM
Technology in Tutoring Showcase
Friday, September 4, 2020 10:00 AM- 11:50 AM
Online
Competencies: C3;I7;P1
1:00 PM
Fika: A Mental fitness platform and curriculum for the FE and HE sector
Fran Longstaff (Fika)
Friday, September 4, 2020 1:00 PM- 1:45 PM
Online
CRM? What CRM? How course teams and academic advisors can work together to use local data to improve the student experience?
Vicky Norman (Sheffield Hallam University)
Friday, September 4, 2020 1:00 PM- 1:45 PM
Online
Competencies: C3; P1; I7
2:30 PM
Closing Keynote: How Tutors’ Creativity will Save Tutoring and Advising
Dr George Steele (The Ohio State University)
Friday, September 4, 2020 2:30 PM- 3:20 PM
Online
3:30 PM
UKAT Awards Ceremony
Friday, September 4, 2020 3:30 PM- 4:00 PM
Online
4:00 PM
Online Team Games
Friday, September 4, 2020 4:00 PM- 6:00 PM
Online