Monday 15th June – Day 1: 10.15am-4pm, Creative Centre, York Campus
10.15am: Arrivals and Refreshments (Creative Centre Atrium)
10.30am-11.45am: Welcome and Keynote Address (CC Auditorium)
Day 1 Welcome / Housekeeping: Laura Key
Keynote: Tamsin Bowers-Brown – ‘Pedagogy as Social Justice: Collaboration and Connectivity in Times of Global Unrest’
11.45am-12.45pm: Parallel Sessions
Session 1: Presentations – Pedagogical Innovations (CC101)
Chair: Chris Whiting
Ruth Lee – ‘A YSJ-NHS Mentoring Partnership: Enhancing Student Transitions and Building Assistant Psychology Capability’
Clare Lesley Hughes – ‘Teaching New Materialism and Philosophical Animism through Embodied, Arts-based Pedagogy’
Steph Jach – ‘Exploring Student Teacher Engagement through Place-Based Pedagogy in ITE’
Session 2: Generative AI Panel (CC011)
Katherine Cross (Chair), Kyveli Lignou-Tsamantani, Tilo Reifenstein and Andy Platts – ‘Generative AI in the Learning Community’
12.45pm-1.30pm: Lunch (provided – Creative Centre Atrium)
Display: Katherine Hughes – ‘Decolonising the History of York St John: An Archive Display’ (CC Atrium)
1.30pm-2.30pm: Session 3 – Spotlight Session
Michelle Yeoman and Susie Walsh – ‘Spotlight on Academic Tutoring’ Workshop (CC201)
2.30pm-3.30pm: Session 4 – Workshops
Berisford Lewis – ‘Reconnecting the Head and the Body: Embodied Teaching for a More Engaged University Community’ (CC Auditorium)
Tom Ratcliffe, Sarah Williams, Kate Pritchard, Lucy Potter, Gina Wetherall, Liza Pink Dangerfield – Sustainability Community of Practice: ‘Co-Creating Climate Justice: Students and Staff as Partners in Sustainability Action’ (CC101)
Lucy Sors and Jen Huntsley – ‘From Campus to Community: An Interactive Workshop Exploring Creative Outdoor Pedagogies to Engage with Place, Inclusion and Environmental Justice’ (CC011)*
Kate Dexter, Kathryn Kendon, Mia Bryden – ‘Challenging and Constructive Conversations: A Practical Workshop Session’ (CC201)**
*Weather-depending, all or part of this session may take place outdoors, outside the front of the Creative Centre (please meet in CC011).
**NB: This workshop is scheduled to last for up to 90 mins and will therefore finish at 4pm.
3.30pm/4pm: Day 1 Close
All week: The Library is hosting a Talk About Teaching display of the latest pedagogical literature – please do make time to visit!
Tuesday 16th June – Day 2: 10am-1.15pm, Online (Teams)
10am: Day 2 Welcome – Laura Key (Main Room)
10.10am-11.10am: Session 1
Presentations – Student-Staff Dynamics (Main Room)
Chair: Lucy Potter
Kateryna Minakova – ‘A Student-Centred Approach for Student Trips Organisation’
Elizabeth Goodwin – ‘Teaching Becomes a Demoralising Experience: Student Non-Attendance and Staff Wellbeing’
Manjinder K. Jagdev – ‘Reconstructing the Curriculum: Student Teachers’ Feedback’
11.10am-12.10pm: Session 2
Workshops
Claire Roper and Annie Roberts – ‘Embracing Inclusivity Across Teaching and Learning’ (Main Room)
Julia Payne and Helen Varley – ‘Mind the Gap: Accessibility for All’ (Room 2)
5-10 Minute Comfort Break
12.15pm-1pm: Session 3
Presentations – Perspectives on AI in HE (Main Room)
Chair: Laura Key
Joseph Orme-Dawson – ‘International Students’ Use of AI in UK Higher Education: Desperation or Misconduct?’
Sam Clarke – ‘AI Companion Robots for Inclusive Engagement: Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Collaborative Learning’
1pm: Closing Remarks (Main Room) Colleagues are welcomed to share their short reflections on the conference.
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Previous years’ programmes
- TAT 2025 (June): Teaching and Learning for Social Impact
- TAT 2024 (June): Building the Learning and Teaching Community
- TAT 2023 (June): Talk About Teaching (To Transgress): Inclusion, Anti-Racism, Decolonisation
- TAT 2023 (Feb): Exploring Mental Health and Wellbeing in HE
- TAT 2021 (July): Talk About Teaching for Social Justice