Schedule

The provisional schedule  for the conference is shown below. Please be aware that this may be subject to change at this stage. The final schedule will be published here before the end of February 2022.

Click a session title to view a detailed description. All times shown are UK time.

9:00 AM
Welcome and Introductions
Dr David Grey ; David Lochtie

9:00 AM- 9:15 AM  Room: Online

9:15 AM
Opening Keynote
Ed Foster

9:15 AM- 9:45 AM

10:00 AM
The Value Vortex, or: whose side are we on?
Oscar O. van den Wijngaard

10:00 AM- 10:45 AM  Room: Online

Blended advising: How can we foster student engagement in a digital environment?
Anna Nyland ; Iris M Burks ; Greta Petkauskaite ; Erik Kikas

10:00 AM- 10:45 AM  Room: Online

Building a sense of belonging for international students: Insights from International Student Lecturers
Sumeya Loonat ; Di Zhang ; Xiaozhe Cai

10:00 AM- 10:45 AM  Room: Online

11:00 AM
11:30 AM
My Passport To Success - Empowering Students to Thrive in Higher Education through Critical Self-Reflection
Reimala Sivalingam ; Jennifer Rose

11:30 AM- 12:15 PM  Room: Online

Lightning Talks 1
Elaine Brown ; Pamela J Calabrese ; Peter Tormey ; Sharron Vass ; Thomas Dalli ; Tom Evans ; Iris M Burks ; Dominique Waterval

11:30 AM- 12:15 PM  Room: Online

12:30 PM
Special Interest Group - Equality and Inclusion

12:30 PM- 1:20 PM  Room: Online

Special Interest Group - International Students

12:30 PM- 1:20 PM  Room: Online

1:30 PM
“It’s not about what it is. It’s about what it can become!”
Mark O'Hara ; Rachel L Curzon

1:30 PM- 2:15 PM  Room: Online

3:00 PM
Is there such a thing as a Covid-19 Cohort?
Ruth Whittle ; Lloyd Jenkins

3:00 PM- 3:45 PM  Room: Online

4:00 PM
SIG Town Hall Meeting

4:00 PM- 5:20 PM  Room: Online

9:00 AM
Providing specialist advising support to target awarding gaps and inequalities.
Dave J Lochtie ; Olivia Purcell

9:00 AM- 9:45 AM  Room: Online

10:00 AM
Building a robust personal tutoring infrastructure- what shall we consider
Rabeya Khatoon ; Claire Spencer

10:00 AM- 10:45 AM  Room: Online

Lightning Talks 2 (Digital Technology)
Nicola Watchman Smith ; Stacey L Mottershaw ; Anna Viragos ; Hannah Emery

10:00 AM- 10:45 AM  Room: Online

11:00 AM
Advising for a Decade: Celebrating 10 Years (or More) in the Field
Gavin J Farber ; Wiona Altic Porath ; Bingham Ann ; Niamh Nestor ; Susan Corner ; Oscar van den Wijngaard ; Iris Burke ; Yves Houben ; Colleen Doyle

11:00 AM- 12:30 PM  Room: Online

11:30 AM
Empowering Education: Supporting Students with Challenging Life Experiences
Kathryn Woods ; Emma Davies

11:30 AM- 12:15 PM  Room: Online

Can we talk about this?
Karen Kenny ; Amy Mellows ; Sonia Thakurdesai

11:30 AM- 12:15 PM  Room: Online

12:30 PM
Special Interest Group - Student Engagement

12:30 PM- 1:20 PM  Room: Online

Special Interest Group - Technology in Advising

12:30 PM- 1:20 PM  Room: Online

On-Demand Session - Meet the Presenters
Gavin J Farber ; Karen Sullivan-Vance ; Katherine Schmidt ; Margaret Mbindyo ; Ian Wilson

12:30 PM- 1:20 PM

1:30 PM
UKAT Awards Ceremony

1:30 PM- 2:00 PM  Room: Online

2:00 PM
3:30 PM
Strengthening the support networks for all: Building Belonging @ Bradford
Julie J Warden ; Thomas Robshaw

3:30 PM- 4:15 PM  Room: Online

9:00 AM
Integrating authentic scenarios into personal tutor development & training through student partnership
Peter Fitch ; Maria Camila Cepeda Gnecco ; Remina Aleksieva

9:00 AM- 9:45 AM  Room: Online

Personal tutoring and development: a framework for student success
Harriet Dunbar-Morris ; Gavin Knight ; Dave J Lochtie ; Charlotte Harrison

9:00 AM- 9:45 AM  Room: Online

Evaluating Academic Advising using the Listening Rooms methodology
Helen J Parkin ; Emma Heron ; Melissa Jacobi

9:00 AM- 9:45 AM  Room: Online

10:00 AM
Lightning Talk 3 (Community)
Patricia Perlman-Dee ; Jean Assender ; Wendy Leadbeater ; Eve Whitehurst ; Nienke Alberts

10:00 AM- 10:45 AM  Room: Online

11:00 AM
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
Special Interest Group - Postgraduate Students

12:30 PM- 1:20 PM  Room: Online

1:30 PM
Introducing the UKAT Professional Curriculum
Sarah Churchill

1:30 PM- 2:15 PM  Room: Online

2:30 PM
Coaching approach in personal tutoring development
Jelena Matic

2:30 PM- 3:15 PM  Room: Online

A comparison between personal tutoring in the UK and China
Alison Raby

2:30 PM- 3:15 PM  Room: Online

Personal tutoring: exploring the gap between policy, practice and the experiences of students
Gwenda Mynott ; Jack OFarrell

2:30 PM- 3:15 PM  Room: Online

3:30 PM
Closing Keynote - The NSF ASPIRE Alliance Inclusive Faculty Framework
NSF Aspire Alliance

3:30 PM- 4:20 PM  Room: Online

4:20 PM
Closing Remarks

4:20 PM- 4:30 PM  Room: Online