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.
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| MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022 |
| 9:00 AM |
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Welcome and Introductions
Dr David Grey (UKAT CEO); David Lochtie (UKAT Chair) Monday, April 4, 2022 9:00 AM- 9:15 AM Online |
| 9:15 AM |
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Opening Keynote
Ed Foster (Nottingham Trent University) Monday, April 4, 2022 9:15 AM- 9:45 AM |
| 10:00 AM |
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The Value Vortex, or: whose side are we on?
Oscar O. van den Wijngaard (Maastricht University) Monday, April 4, 2022 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM Online Competencies: C4; R7; P1 |
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Blended advising: How can we foster student engagement in a digital environment?
Anna Nyland (Maastricht University); Iris M Burks (Maastricht University); Greta Petkauskaite (Maastricht University); Erik Kikas (Maastricht University) Monday, April 4, 2022 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM Online |
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Building a sense of belonging for international students: Insights from International Student Lecturers
Sumeya Loonat (De Montfort University); Di Zhang (De Montfort University); Xiaozhe Cai (De Montfort University) Monday, April 4, 2022 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM Online |
| 11:00 AM |
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Student-Centred Transformation: Empowerment and Agency? A student-led discussion
Monday, April 4, 2022 11:00 AM- 12:20 PM Online |
| 11:30 AM |
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My Passport To Success - Empowering Students to Thrive in Higher Education through Critical Self-Reflection
Reimala Sivalingam (University of Manchester); Jennifer Rose (University of Manchester) Monday, April 4, 2022 11:30 AM- 12:15 PM Online Competencies: P2; R3; P1 |
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Lightning Talks 1
Elaine Brown (Anglia Ruskin University); Pamela J Calabrese (Edinburgh Napier University); Peter Tormey (Edinburgh Napier University); Sharron Vass (Edinburgh Napier University); Thomas Dalli (Edinburgh Napier University); Tom Evans (Edinburgh Napier University); Iris M Burks (Maastricht University); Dominique Waterval (Maastricht University) Monday, April 4, 2022 11:30 AM- 12:15 PM Online Competencies: C2; C3; C4; C5; I5; R1; R2; R3; R4; R6; R7; P1; P2 |
| 12:30 PM |
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Special Interest Group - Equality and Inclusion
Monday, April 4, 2022 12:30 PM- 1:20 PM Online |
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Special Interest Group - International Students
Monday, April 4, 2022 12:30 PM- 1:20 PM Online |
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Special Interest Group - Personal Tutor Training Network
Monday, April 4, 2022 12:30 PM- 1:20 PM Online |
| 1:30 PM |
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“It’s not about what it is. It’s about what it can become!”
Mark O'Hara (Birmingham City University); Rachel L Curzon (Birmingham City University) Monday, April 4, 2022 1:30 PM- 2:15 PM Online |
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Developing inclusive practice at the start of academic advising relationships
Mary Davis (Oxford Brookes University) Monday, April 4, 2022 1:30 PM- 2:15 PM Online Competencies: C1; C2; C3 |
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Exploring the links between ‘Belonging’ and ‘Mattering’ and the impact on student achievement
Clair Zawada (Birmingham City University) Monday, April 4, 2022 1:30 PM- 2:15 PM Online |
| 3:00 PM |
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A Phenomenology of Student Success: Compassionate approaches for building confidence and supporting transitions
Katherine Kruger (University of Sussex); Emily Baker (University of Sussex) Monday, April 4, 2022 3:00 PM- 3:45 PM Online Competencies: C3;R1;R3 |
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Is there such a thing as a Covid-19 Cohort?
Ruth Whittle (University of Birmingham); Lloyd Jenkins (University of Birmingham) Monday, April 4, 2022 3:00 PM- 3:45 PM Online Competencies: C4; P3; P4 |
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The importance of academic advisors in supporting a sense of belonging for Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) students
Neil Currant (UAL) Monday, April 4, 2022 3:00 PM- 3:45 PM Online Competencies: C1; I1; I6 |
| 4:00 PM |
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SIG Town Hall Meeting
Monday, April 4, 2022 4:00 PM- 5:20 PM Online |
| TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2022 |
| 9:00 AM |
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The power of future planning: embedding future-focused discussions into advising & tutoring practice in your institution
Rosanna Ayton (King's College London); Morag Walling (King's College London) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 9:00 AM- 9:45 AM Online Competencies: R4 |
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Providing specialist advising support to target awarding gaps and inequalities.
Dave J Lochtie (Open University); Olivia Purcell (Open University) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 9:00 AM- 9:45 AM Online Competencies: I5; R3; R5 |
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Design and facilitation of an online community cohort for personal tutor CPD - Lessons learned
Eve Rapley (University of Greenwich ); Rachel George (University of Greenwich) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 9:00 AM- 9:45 AM Online Competencies: C3; R4; P1 |
| 10:00 AM |
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Building a robust personal tutoring infrastructure- what shall we consider
Rabeya Khatoon (University of Bristol, UK); Claire Spencer (University of Bristol) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM Online Competencies: C3; R1; P4 |
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Lightning Talks 2 (Digital Technology)
Nicola Watchman Smith (Teesside University); Stacey L Mottershaw (University of Leeds); Anna Viragos (University of Leeds); Hannah Emery (Blackpool and The Fylde College) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM Online Competencies: C3; C5; I1; I5; I6; I7; R1; R3; R4; R7; P1; P2; P3; P4 |
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The role of tutoring in fostering community belonging to support students’ persistence with their studies during Covid campus closures
Isabel Hallam (University Centre South Devon) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM Online |
| 11:00 AM |
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Advising for a Decade: Celebrating 10 Years (or More) in the Field
Gavin J Farber (Temple University); Wiona Altic Porath (Johns Hopkins University ); Bingham Ann (University of Southampton); Niamh Nestor (UCD); Susan Corner (University of Victoria ); Oscar van den Wijngaard (LVSA); Iris Burke (Maastricht University ); Yves Houben (Eindhoven University of Technology); Colleen Doyle (Maynooth University) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM Online |
| 11:30 AM |
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Empowering Education: Supporting Students with Challenging Life Experiences
Kathryn Woods (Goldsmiths); Emma Davies (Goldsmiths) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 11:30 AM- 12:15 PM Online |
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Can we talk about this?
Karen Kenny (University of Exeter); Amy Mellows (University of Exeter); Sonia Thakurdesai (University of Exeter) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 11:30 AM- 12:15 PM Online Competencies: C1; C2; C3; C4; C5; R1; R2; R3; R4; R5; R6; R7; P1; P2 |
| 12:30 PM |
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Special Interest Group - Student Engagement
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 12:30 PM- 1:20 PM Online |
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Special Interest Group - Technology in Advising
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 12:30 PM- 1:20 PM Online |
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On-Demand Session - Meet the Presenters
Gavin J Farber (Temple University); Karen Sullivan-Vance (NACADA); Katherine Schmidt (Western Oregon University); Margaret Mbindyo (Millersville University); Ian Wilson (York St John University) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 12:30 PM- 1:20 PM |
| 1:30 PM |
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UKAT Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 1:30 PM- 2:00 PM Online |
| 2:00 PM |
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Evidencing the Value of Academic Advising Through Quality Enhancement
UKAT/LVSA (Dutch Advising Association) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 2:00 PM- 3:20 PM Online |
| 3:30 PM |
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The Personal Tutoring Project – using research to reimagine personal tutoring
Nienke Alberts (University of Bristol) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 3:30 PM- 4:15 PM Online |
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Supporting student employability through integrated research exposure and a curriculum embedded professional and academic skills module
Jean Assender (University of Birmingham); Wendy Leadbeater (Aston University) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 3:30 PM- 4:15 PM Online |
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Strengthening the support networks for all: Building Belonging @ Bradford
Julie J Warden (Univeristy of Bradford); Thomas Robshaw (Univeristy of Bradford) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 3:30 PM- 4:15 PM Online |
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Embedding reflection and support: how we are using PebblePad to augment student experience at the University of Leeds
Ruth Payne (University of Leeds) Tuesday, April 5, 2022 3:30 PM- 4:15 PM Online |
| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2022 |
| 9:00 AM |
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Integrating authentic scenarios into personal tutor development & training through student partnership
Peter Fitch (AC); Maria Camila Cepeda Gnecco (UCL); Remina Aleksieva (UCL) Wednesday, April 6, 2022 9:00 AM- 9:45 AM Online |
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Personal tutoring and development: a framework for student success
Harriet Dunbar-Morris (University of Portsmouth); Gavin Knight (University of Portsmouth); Dave J Lochtie (Open University); Charlotte Harrison (University of Portsmouth) Wednesday, April 6, 2022 9:00 AM- 9:45 AM Online Competencies: C2; R1; P2 |
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Evaluating Academic Advising using the Listening Rooms methodology
Helen J Parkin (Sheffield Hallam University); Emma Heron (Sheffield Hallam University); Melissa Jacobi (Sheffield Hallam University) Wednesday, April 6, 2022 9:00 AM- 9:45 AM Online |
| 10:00 AM |
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Enabling postgraduate students to thrive at university via a swift and effective transition
Claire Spencer (University of Bristol) Wednesday, April 6, 2022 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM Online Competencies: C5; I3; R3; P1 |
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Lightning Talk 3 (Community)
Patricia Perlman-Dee (Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester); Jean Assender (University of Birmingham); Wendy Leadbeater (Aston Univeristy); Eve Whitehurst (University of Birmingham); Nienke Alberts (University of Bristol) Wednesday, April 6, 2022 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM Online Competencies: C3; I1; I5; R4; P1; P2 |
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Keeping students engaged, connected, and motivated in a time of change
Matthew Wheeler (Solutionpath) Wednesday, April 6, 2022 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM |
| 11:00 AM |
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Global Panel: Purpose and quality - effective advocacy for advising
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM Competencies: P4; P1; C5 |
| 11:30 AM |
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Closing the attainment gap between BAME students and their peers: what could academic advisors do?
Thuy L Thai (Leeds Trinity University); Thuy Thai (Leeds Trinity University) Wednesday, April 6, 2022 11:30 AM- 12:15 PM Online Competencies: C1; C3; R3 |
| 12:30 PM |
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Special Interest Group - Early Career Researcher Network
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 12:30 PM- 1:20 PM Online |
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Special Interest Group - Postgraduate Students
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 12:30 PM- 1:20 PM Online |
| 1:30 PM |
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Student centred transformation: Personal academic tutoring at the University of Derby , exploring the role of the ‘non’ deficit’ coaching approach in developing agency and empowerment.
Julie de Witt (University of Derby); Melanie Pope (University of Derby) Wednesday, April 6, 2022 1:30 PM- 2:15 PM Online Competencies: I7; P1; R6 |
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‘Everyone is welcome in our tutorials’: An evaluative exploration of the explicit use of the Equality Act (2010) within the group tutorial
Celia Greenway (University of Birmingham) Wednesday, April 6, 2022 1:30 PM- 2:15 PM Online |
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Introducing the UKAT Professional Curriculum
Sarah Churchill (UKAT/Sheffield Hallam University) Wednesday, April 6, 2022 1:30 PM- 2:15 PM Online |
| 2:30 PM |
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Coaching approach in personal tutoring development
Jelena Matic (Nottingham Trent University) Wednesday, April 6, 2022 2:30 PM- 3:15 PM Online Competencies: R3 |
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A comparison between personal tutoring in the UK and China
Alison Raby (University of Lincoln) Wednesday, April 6, 2022 2:30 PM- 3:15 PM Online Competencies: C3; I5; R2 |
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Personal tutoring: exploring the gap between policy, practice and the experiences of students
Gwenda Mynott (Liverpool John Moores University); Jack OFarrell (Liverpool John Moores University) Wednesday, April 6, 2022 2:30 PM- 3:15 PM Online Competencies: C3; I6; I7 |
| 3:30 PM |
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Closing Keynote - The NSF ASPIRE Alliance Inclusive Faculty Framework
NSF Aspire Alliance Wednesday, April 6, 2022 3:30 PM- 4:20 PM Online |
| 4:20 PM |
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Closing Remarks
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 4:20 PM- 4:30 PM Online |