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1 International Conference on Enhancement and Innovation in Higher Education Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow 9-11 June 2015 adaptation adjustment alteration change changeover evolution conversion jump gradation flux development transfiguration leap transformation passage progress metamorphosis progression switch shift move student #ETconf15

2 Tuesday 9 June Outline of the day Conference programme Registration with tea and coffee Concourse Welcome and conference opening session Professor Peter McGeorge, Vice-Principal for Learning and Teaching, Aberdeen, and Chair of the Scottish Higher Education Enhancement Committee (SHEEC) Argyll Suite Keynote - Transition Pedagogy: A whole student, whole-of-institution framework for successful student Professor Sally Kift, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at James Cook University, Australia, and President of the Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows (ALTF) From a success-based perspective, this presentation will discuss research conducted by the ALTF that examined a 'whole student', whole-ofinstitution framework for first year curriculum design and transition support. The impetus for this work was the recognition that, in all their diversity, students come to us in higher education to learn. It is therefore within the curriculum that students must be engaged and supported for multiple, and realise a sense of academic and social belonging. It will be suggested that conceptualising the first year curriculum as the 'organising device' and the 'glue that holds knowledge and the broader student experience together' (McInnis, 2001) is central to transitional engagement, success and retention. A major ALTF outcome has been the articulation of a Transition Pedagogy: a guiding philosophy for intentional curriculum design and support that carefully scaffolds and mediates the first year experience for contemporary heterogeneous cohorts. Transition Pedagogy is framed around the identification of six First Year Curriculum Principles, delivered by academic and professional staff working in partnership for whole-of-institution enhancements. These six, interconnected organising Principles, together with examples and strategies for their implementation, will be examined, and their capacity to promote the inclusion and retention of non-traditional students in particular will be explored. Most recently, Transition Pedagogy has been extended to frame the capstone or final year student experience for successful transition out into the world of work or further study. This application will also be discussed. McInnis, C (2001). Signs of Disengagement? The Changing Undergraduate Experience in Australian Universities. Melbourne: Centre for Studies in Higher Education, Melbourne ( Argyll Suite Tea and coffee Parallel session 1 (see pages 18-19) Comfort break Parallel session 2 (see pages 20-21) Concourse, Argyll lll Various Various

3 Tuesday 9 June Outline of the day Lunch and poster presentations Belonging - A performance presentation by students from the Royal Conservatoire of How does it feel to take that first bold step through the doors of the Royal Conservatoire of (RCS)? Belonging is a performance presentation featuring a cross-section of students from RCS and their personal stories of 'transitioning in'. We will hear of their hopes, dreams and fears as they embarked upon the journey of becoming part of the RCS family. After hearing their experiences, we hope this will inspire you to consider and talk about: 'what more can we do to ensure our students feel they belong?' Concourse, Argyll lll Argyll Suite The piece has been devised with students and directed by Philippa Clark. Philippa is a Glasgow-based theatre maker working in a variety of diverse contexts. Philippa is a graduate of the BA Contemporary Performance Practice programme offered at RCS. Comfort break Parallel session 3 (see pages 22-23) Comfort break Parallel session 4 (see pages 24-25) Exhibitors and poster presentations with tea and coffee (see pages 45-49) Various Various Argyll lll Civic reception and Scottish Night Argyll Suite 17

4 Tuesday 9 June Parallel session 1 options 1.1 Transitions into HE 1.2 Transitions relating to specific disciplines 1.3 Transitions relating to placements/ work experience 1.4 students through 1.5 Approaches to 1.6 Transitions into HE Castle l Castle II Castle III Argyll Suite Barra/Jura Shuna/Staffa Michael Stephenson, Glasgow Caledonian University, Hilaire Graham, Robert Gordon University, Megan McHaney, National Union of Students, Nichola Kett, Edinburgh, Student voice and peer support during transition Debbie Meharg, Jenny Tizard and Alison Varey, Edinburgh Napier University, Redesign of the Pharmacy programme at the Strathclyde Anne Boyter and Philip Winn, Strathclyde, Supporting student to placement: Developing a new self-identity Sally Smith and Colin Smith, Edinburgh Napier University, 'Second year is an enormous step up': Understanding and supporting within undergraduate degree courses Sue Whittle, Leeds, England Now I know what to expect Angela Shapiro and Margaret McShane, Glasgow Caledonian University, How can we make use of technology and community to assist in students' transition into university? Alexander Macdonald, Daniel Mackay, Ouanis Seddaoui, Konstantin Ivanovich, Karen Petrie and Rachel Menzies, University of Dundee, 18

5 Tuesday 9 June Parallel session 1 options =3?: A comparative study of academic attainment between FE to HE articulating students and their HE only counterparts Craig Leith and Elliot Pirie, Robert Gordon University, Student perspectives on transitioning from FE to HE Ana-Maria Bogdan, Isla Elliott, Craig Leith and Elliot Pirie, Robert Gordon University, Guiding students onto a successful undergraduate path: Are we taking the route through the molehill or are we climbing the mountain? David Booth, Nicholas Brewer, Linda Morris and David Coates, Dundee, Digital pigs and digital Natives: How Farmville prefigures the future of higher education Jason Robertson and Neil Mcpherson, the West of, From placement to academic meltdown: A qualitative study of student experience in the transition from 3rd year work placement back to 4th year academic study Tracy Pirie and Carolyn McNicholas, Robert Gordon University, Transition to professional practice placements: Improving the experience of disabled and nondisabled students Shirley Hill, Dundee, Student engagement at all points of transition: Partnership working in policy and practice Nicola Andrew, Lesley McAleavy, Ruth Whittaker, Jackie Main and John Gaughan, Glasgow Caledonian University, Students as partners: Building sustainable learning communities Jade McCarroll and Kety Faina, the West of, 19

6 Tuesday 9 June Parallel session 2 options 2.1 Transitions into HE 2.2 Transitions relating to specific disciplines 2.3 Transitions relating to placements/ work experience 2.4 students through 2.5 Approaches to 2.6 Quality enhancement: national approaches Castle I Castle II Castle III Argyll Suite Barra/Jura Shuna/Staffa Bilgin Yuksel, Abertay University, Academic writing matters Mary Pryor and Alison Lumsden, Aberdeen, Anne Boyter, Strathclyde, Transition points in professional degree programmes: Monitoring the student experience to identify enhancement opportunities Kirsty Hughes, Edinburgh, Kerr Gardiner, Glasgow, Placement is a two way street! The impact of work placement on academic identity and progression of final year undergraduates Neil Lent, University of Edinburgh, Philip Winn, Strathclyde, Poetic transcription with a twist: An option in supporting student transition? Fiona Smart, Edinburgh Napier University, ; and Daphne Loads, Edinburgh, An institutionwide learner journey approach to transition and widening access Stephanie Mckendry and Anna Damer, Strathclyde, Making Recognition of Prior Learning work: Implementing the National RPL Framework for Higher Education in Ruth Whittaker, Glasgow Caledonian University, ; Heather Gibson, QAA ; and Peter Chatterton, independent consultant 20

7 Tuesday 9 June Parallel session 2 options Understanding student transition to UK HE: The expectations of essay writing for students and staff Michael Mcewan, Glasgow, Using technology to encourage social interaction during induction: The use of Adobe Voice on the ipad Julie Thomson and Margaret McCann, Glasgow Caledonian University, Solve your own problems! Peer designed and studentled methods for transition through the threshold concepts of Pharmacokinetics Shelby Barnett, Alex Currie and Steven Tucker, Aberdeen, A unique approach to placement and work experience though collections Monica Callaghan and Sally-Anne Coupar, Glasgow, Vertically integrated : students through integrative, peer learning Iain Mitchell, Stephanie Mckendry, Amanda Baldwin and Jan McGhie, Strathclyde, Learning to learn Maths: Getting students to think about how they're going to approach Mathematics at university Jenna Mann, Pamela Docherty and Abby Shovlin, Edinburgh, Review of the Quality Enhancement Framework: progress and next steps Rowena Pelik, QAA This presentation is for general interest and does not directly relate to this track students to be a resource in each other's learning through active student participation Susanna Barrineau, Ulrike Schnass, Alexis Engström and Fredrik Härlin, Uppsala University, Sweden 21

8 Tuesday 9 June Parallel session 3 options 3.1 Transitions into HE 3.2 Transitions relating to specific disciplines 3.3 Transitions relating to placements/ work experience 3.4 students through 3.5 Approaches to 3.6 International aspects of Castle I Castle II Castle III Argyll Suite Barra/Jura Shuna/Staffa Alasdair Clark, Fife College, 'You have to be independent. It's very different.' Exploring ways in which completing an International Foundation Year influences international students' transition during the first year of their degree course Jennie Jones and Stephanie Fleischer, Brighton, England; and Alistair McNair, University of Brighton's International College, England Kirsty Hughes, Edinburgh, The Academic Skills Project: Helping undergraduate students develop discipline-specific skills Catriona Wilson, St Andrews, Kath Shennan, Aberdeen, Experiential learning in the Pharmacy degree Anne Boyter and Philip Winn, Strathclyde, Jackie Main, Glasgow Caledonian University, Student-led teaching: Role models and rolling legacy as students taught by students teach students in their turn Roger Watt, Rebecca Skinner and Francesca Worsnop, Stirling, Assessment design and learner : From programme entry and progression to entering professional practice Lynn Boyle, Dundee, ; Keith Smyth, the Highlands and Islands, ; and David Walker, Sussex, England Delivering internships in China: Transitions into international employability Lynsay Pickering and Sophie Morrison, Dundee, 22

9 Tuesday 9 June Parallel session 3 options Dr Who and the curriculum planners: Early observations from a longitudinal study of Associate Students' transition to university Julia Fotheringham and Alistair Stupart, Edinburgh Napier University, Using a virtual university world to aid overseas PGT orientation Ishbel Duncan and Janie Brooks, St Andrews, Effective action strategies to improve retention, progression and completion of transitioning students Elaine Clafferty and Barry Beggs, Glasgow Caledonian University, Enhancement Themes: a brief outline Dr Christine Macpherson, QAA This presentation is for general interest and does not directly relate to this track Enhancing work-placement provision in the Life Sciences sector across Scottish universities Allison Carrington, Aberdeen, ; and Ronnie Palin, Skills Development, Development of contextualised math problems for Engineering students Kalina Asenova and Andrew Starkey, Aberdeen, Harnessing technology to improve functional writing skills, which empower students through Margaret McCann, Glasgow, ; and Julie Thomson and Claire Bereziat, Glasgow Caledonian University, Rethinking peer, rethinking review: Students' transition to colleagues Kelda Sinclair, Andrina Matthew, Ursula Green and Samantha Purves, Edinburgh Napier University, 23

10 Tuesday 9 June Parallel session 4 options 4.1 Transitions into HE 4.2 Transitions relating to specific disciplines 4.3 Transitions relating to placements/ work experience 4.4 students through 4.5 Approaches to transition 4.6 students through Castle I Castle II Castle III Argyll Suite Barra/Jura Shuna/Staffa Will Judge, Glasgow School of Art, A pre-entry distance course on Moodle: Articulating course expectations, aiming to impact on access, and student confidence Chris Finlay, Mary McVey, Beth Paschke, Graham MacIntosh and Leoni Dewert, Glasgow, Catriona Wilson, St Andrews, The Glasgow Reach programme: Supporting the transition to professional degree study Scott Iguchi-Sherry, Laura Tansley and Karen MacEachern, Glasgow, Tracy Pirie, Robert Gordon University, Transitional expectations: The interface between skills and knowledge at a post-1992 university Sam Ellis and Alison Nimmo, Glasgow Caledonian University, Lesley Grayburn, Stirling, Transition from student to examiner: Assessment literacy interventions in a Veterinary curriculum Susan Rhind, Edinburgh, Practical ways to improve the success of transitioning students Elaine Clafferty and Barry Beggs, Glasgow Caledonian University, Engaging articulating students as partners Eve Lewis and Hannah Clarke, sparqs, 24

11 Tuesday 9 June Parallel session 4 options Making sense of assessment expectations and feedback in the first year David Carless, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Transitions 20/40: Facilitating fairer into further and higher education in the performing and production arts Graeme Smillie and Suzanne Kay, Royal Conservatoire of, Enhancing the 'employability journey' for Year 3 direct entrant Computing students Patricia Durkin and Colin Smith, Edinburgh Napier University, Supporting to degree study using an online module Colleen Maclean and Donald Macdonald, the Highlands and Islands, Evaluation of a peer tutoring scheme to empower students in their through the student journey Judith Lane and Jane Hislop, Queen Margaret University, From transition points to transition process: Developing our conceptual understanding of transition' in the 2015 higher education context Alison Gilmour, The Open University in, Use of academies as a new model to empower students during transition and help them make informed choices Sandra Grieve, Grace Farhat, Jennifer Bingham and Julie Calfield, Queen Margaret University, Conflicting roles? Student representatives as the storyteller and the translator Heather McKnight, Brighton, England 25

12 Wednesday 10 June Outline of the day Registration with tea and coffee Welcome to the day Professor Roni Bamber, Queen Margaret University, Keynote - What matters to student success: The promise of high-impact practices Professor George Kuh, Adjunct Research Professor, Illinois; Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education Emeritus, Indiana University Bloomington; and Director, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, USA Creating the conditions that foster success in postsecondary education is more important than ever. Much progress has been made during the past two decades in using active, collaborative, experiential, and problem-based learning programs and practices to enrich student learning and promote educational attainment. Despite all this activity, too often these and other effective educational practices are underutilised. This session will review what matters to student success, examining key indicators of quality, such as student engagement, and illustrating the kinds of policies and 'high impact' practices that channel student and institutional effort toward educationally purposeful activities, and often boost the performance of historically underrepresented students and the less well-prepared. Concourse Argyll Suite Argyll Suite Tea and coffee Parallel session 5 (see pages 28-29) Comfort break Parallel session 6 (see pages 30-31) Lunch and poster presentations Conference address - The future of enhancement and innovation in higher education Angela Constance MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Scottish Government; followed by Professor Alice Brown CBE, Chair of the Scottish Funding Council and Emeritus Professor of Politics at the Edinburgh, Concourse, Argyll 3 Various Various Concourse, Argyll 3 Argyll Suite 26

13 Wednesday 10 June Student panel session Muriel Gray, Author and Broadcaster Comfort break Parallel session 7 (see pages 32-33) Parallel session 8 (see pages 34-35) Exhibitors and poster presentations with tea and coffee (see pages 45-49) Argyll Suite Various Various Argyll Conference dinner reception Concourse Conference dinner Argyll Suite 27

14 Wednesday 10 June Parallel session 5 options 5.1 Transitions into HE 5.2 Approaches to 5.3 Transitions relating to placements/ work experience 5.4 students through 5.5 Transitions into employment 5.6 Quality enhancement: National approaches Castle I Castle II Castle III Argyll Suite Barra/Jura Shuna/Staffa Lauren Miller, the West of, Access to: Supporting student journeys through partnership Rhona McComiskie, Robert Gordon University, Julia Fotheringham, Edinburgh Napier University, Transition management case study: Creating a transition tool box Steven Tucker, Aberdeen, Jo Rowley, Queen Margaret University, Biomedical research, employability and enterprise skills: Preparing students for their final year and beyond Kelly Moule and Phil Langton, University of Bristol, England Tim Whalley, Stirling, Supporting reflection on : Where I am now, where I want to be Lindsay Hewitt and Julie Robson, The Open University Framing the student journey: Using LinkedIn to increase student engagement with the development of graduate attributes and assist in the transition from education to employment Chris Roden, Dickon Copsey, Victoria Price, Gordon Curry, Dorothy Aidulis and Krista Deleeuw, Glasgow, The principles of student engagement Tobin Webb, The Student Engagement Partnership, England 28

15 Wednesday 10 June Parallel session 5 options Matching student expectations and staff practices in producing and engaging with high-quality feedback Jason Bohan, Maxine Swingler and Heather Woods, Glasgow, Collaborations: Smoothing the transition experience Edward Simpson and Dan Gilmour, Abertay University, ; and Dorothee Lesley, Dundee and Angus College, Students as partners in supporting students' reflections and actions on assessment and feedback Debbie Willison and Lizann Bonnar, University of Strathclyde, Articulating student experience: students to 'articulate' what matters to them during the transition from college to university Tom Campbell and Tara Thomson, Edinburgh Napier University, Embedding information literacy skills in the psychology curriculum: Supporting students in their transition to independent researchers Jason Bohan, Niamh Friel and Larrisa Szymanek, University of Glasgow, Unfold: Supporting the student journey from pre-arrival to graduation using reflective online templates Deborah Shaw and Robert Chmielewski, Edinburgh, Review of the Quality Enhancement Framework: progress and next steps Rowena Pelik, QAA This presentation is for general interest and does not directly relate to this track College Connect student summit Anne-Marie Docherty and Yvonne Wayne, Glasgow Caledonian University, 29

16 Wednesday 10 June Parallel session 6 options 6.1 Transitions into HE 6.2 Approaches to 6.3 Transitions relating to placements/ work experience 6.4 students through 6.5 Transitions into employment 6.6 International aspects of Castle II Argyll Suite Castle I Castle III Barra/Jura Shuna/Staffa Stefan-Alexandru Gheorghe, Robert Gordon University, Students as partners in redesigning the first year experience Luke Millard and Stuart Brand, Birmingham City University, England Students' interpersonal connections with peers and staff at the start of higher education Fiona Smart, Edinburgh Napier University, Emerging perspectives of transition within an articulation pathway: A study of the student experience Wendy Mayne and Samantha Bannerman, Glasgow Caledonian University, Widening access to HE in partnership with FE Colleges: Supporting, developing and enabling students to succeed from disadvantaged backgrounds and make successful Tim Whalley, Stirling, Student to work experience using online learning contracts in an undergraduate management development programme Irene Bell and Fiona Conway, Strathclyde, Role of student societies in enabling career : A case study in Science Journalism Suzanne Daly, Royal Conservatoire of, Transitions and the applicant experience: students to make informed choices Alyssa Newman, Edinburgh, Student experience of transition from FE to HE Audrey Cund, Louise Johnston, Fiona Lundie and Carol Dickie, University of the West of, Reflection on and addressing students 'disciplinary future self' Valérie Jochems, Annelies Gilis, Steven Huyghe, Ann Pittomvils, Anneleen Claassen, Saartje Creten and Annemie Van Diest, KU Leuven, Belgium Widening access for international and home health researchers Debbi Marais, Amanda Lee and Sara Preston, Aberdeen, 30

17 Kara Makara, Glasgow, ; and Barry Fishman, Stuart Karabenick and Stephanie Teasley, Michigan, USA Familiarisation with the new environment, staff and friendship formation: Using QR Whodunit Mystery Activity for students transitioning into HE Sharon Tonner and Professor Divya Jindal-Snape, Dundee, ; and Dr Bart Rienties, Surrey, England Nicholas Brewer, David Booth, Linda Morris and David Coates, Dundee, Heather Doran, Kenneth Skeldon, Cara Green and Amy Hayward, University of Aberdeen, Accessing higher education: A conference for nontraditional students Lauren McKay, Stef Black and Shumela Ahmed, University of Stirling Students' Union, The importance of work placements in transition from studies to employment Jana Jankuliakova, Glasgow, :20 Supporting widening participation student into and through university: An identity and behaviours approach for Biology Frances Parry, Edinburgh, 31

18 Wednesday 10 June Parallel session 7 options 7.1 Transitions into HE 7.2 Approaches to 7.3 Transitions into employment 7.4 students through 7.5 students through 7.6 Transitions relating to placements/ work experience Castle I Argyll Suite Castle III Castle II Barra/Jura Shuna/Staffa John Gaughan, Glasgow Caledonian University Not getting lost in articulation Tom Cunningham, Dundee, Alison Nimmo, Glasgow Caledonian University, A rising tide raises all boats: The work of the Graduate Employability Project at Edinburgh Napier University Cathy Lambert and Veronique Johnston and Deborah Callister, Edinburgh Napier University, Lydia Crow, the Highlands and Islands, Graduate : HEAR employers' perspectives Joy Perkins and Zac Hickman, University of Aberdeen, James Dunphy, Robert Gordon University, Graduate internships in learning development: Creating online interactive resources for articulating students Jane Guiller, Courtenay Holliday, David Ramsay, Jane McKay, Deborah O'Neill, Lina Petrakieva, Lesley Roberts, Lori Stevenson and Dickson Telfer, Glasgow Caledonian University, Museum objects as a resource of effective transition Peter Tuka and Jana Jankuliakova, Glasgow, Supporting students to transition to and from short internship placements: Internship Module and Business Management Internship Module at the Dundee Sophie Morrison and Gail McGuigan, Dundee, 32

19 Wednesday 10 June Parallel session 7 options Open pathways to higher education Lindsay Hewitt and Susan Fish, The Open University in Outdoor learning in in January: What happens when you challenge first year students to go beyond their comfort zone? Amanda Corrigan, Sumayyah Kausar and Kelly Paterson, Strathclyde, Supporting student : Staff placements for curriculum development Frances Parry and Donna Murray, Edinburgh, Making the most of Master's: Supporting workbased at three institutions Frances Parry, Edinburgh, ; Wendy Rudland, Aberdeen, ; and Eunice Atkins, Stirling, 'Skills Passport' for Life Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University: Helping students to help themselves Samantha Campbell Casey, Janis MacCallum, Patricia Durkin and Anne MacNab, Edinburgh Napier University, The student transition from study to employment: Understanding employability Moira Bailey and Anne Stevenson, Robert Gordon University, The gathering: Showcasing Personal Development Planning (PDP) through creative activities Lyz Howie and Evelyn Mohammed, the West of, students through : Introducing students to resources, skills and services Diane Scott and Hannah Tweed, Glasgow, 33

20 Wednesday 10 June Parallel session 8 options 8.1 Transitions into HE 8.2 Approaches to 8.3 Transitions into employment 8.4 students through 8.5 students through 8.6 Transitions relating to placements/ work experience Argyll Suite Castle III Castle I Castle II Barra/Jura Shuna/Staff Hannah Clarke, sparqs Enhancing engagement of local 'commuter' students at induction to support transition and promote student retention and success Alison Browitt and Neil Croll, University of Glasgow, Mark Charters, Glasgow School of Art, Developing open educational practices to support Pete Cannell, Opening Educational Practices in Project; and Ronald Macintyre, The Open University in Joakim Palestro, Swedish Higher Education Authority, Sweden Transitions to teaching Hilaire Graham, Catherine Ogilvie and Kate Goodhand, Robert Gordon University, Cathy Lambert, Edinburgh Napier University, Transitioning to students as partners, producers, collaborators and co-creators: Are we serious? Neil McPherson and Gordon Heggie, the West of, Creating a student lead network: Our journey and guide to yours John Gaughan, Glasgow Caledonian University Students' Association, Making internships work: A practical workshop to getting started and getting it right Martha Caddell, The Open University in ; and Fiona Boyle, Queen Margaret University, 34

21 Wednesday 10 June Parallel session 8 options Pre-entry widening participation programmes at the Glasgow: Preparing applicants for successful to degree study Neil Croll and Alison Browitt, Glasgow, Making the connection: Enhancing the student transition journey through higher education Robert Ingram and Yvonne Wayne, Glasgow Caledonian University, The Young Applicants in School Scheme (YASS) : Higher education in the classroom Kitty Chilcott, The Open University in Learning from the mouse: Reflections on how North American approaches to orientation can be applied in the UK context Jenni Murray and Kristin Sargeant, Edinburgh, Voluntary activities as part of students' curriculum Peter Tuka, Glasgow, Shifting perspectives: Staff as learners - in academic practice Nicole Kipar, Heriot- Watt University, Constructing 'belonging': Enhancing the transition experience of direct entry students to university in Claire Mackie and Georgina Gray, the West of, students: The Dwell Project and time spent on campus Fiona Milne, the West of, 35

22 Thursday 11 June Outline of the day Registration with tea and coffee Concourse Welcome to the day Argyll Suite Rowena Pelik, QAA Keynote Argyll Suite Jim McColl OBE, Chairman and Chief Executive, Clyde Blowers Ltd Newlands Junior College A new approach to Secondary Education: Enhancing access and equality of opportunity. The aim of Newlands Junior College is to deliver a new form of education involving alternative educational programmes. These are aimed at young people who may find that current secondary school education does not best suit their learning styles, needs or goals but who have the potential to become successful people and good employees, thereby contributing positively to society. Jim McColl will discuss the need for this Junior College model and how it will enhance the opportunities for a significant group of young people who are currently falling out of the education systems Parallel session 9 (see pages 35-39) Various Tea and coffee Concourse, Argyll Parallel session 10 (see pages 40-41) Various Lunch and poster presentations Concourse, Argyll Plenary session - Student Transitions: the first year of the Theme Professor Roni Bamber, Director of the Centre for Academic Practice, Queen Margaret University,, and Chair of Theme Leaders Group Argyll Suite As the first year of Student Transitions nears completion, this presentation will set out the achievements of the Theme to date. Student Transitions is an ambitious Theme which is clearly of interest across the sector and beyond; staff and students are very much engaged in the work. Each institutional team has taken forward a programme of work shared with the sector and the Student Network is making very positive steps running projects by students and for students. To support the wider work of the Theme, a Student Transitions map is being developed and work has been commissioned to investigate skills. Looking ahead, the plans for the next phase of the Theme's work will be presented, informed by the first year and the priorities of the sector. 36

23 Thursday 11 June Outline of the day Plenary Session - Enhancement Theme Student Network: what's it all about? Caelum Davies, Glasgow Students' Representative Council, Hollie Cameron, Stirling Students' Union, This presentation will explain the role of the Student Network, the projects it has been working on this academic year and inform you how students can get involved. Comfort break Parallel session 11 (see pages 42-43) Comfort break Parallel session 12 (see page 44) Conference closing session Professor Peter McGeorge, Aberdeen, Argyll Suite Various Various Argyll Suite 37

24 Thursday 11 June Parallel session 9 options 9.1 International aspects of 9.2 Approaches to 9.3 Transitions into employment 9.4 Enhancing descriptors/ evidencing impact 9.5 students through 9.6 Transitions into HE Castle I Castle II Castle III Argyll Suite Barra/Jura Shuna/Staffa Lindy-Ann Blaize Alfred, Robert Gordon University, Supporting international students' transition from pathway programmes: A study of the Glasgow Moira Fischbacher- Smith, Michael McEwan, Ming Cheng, Josephine Adekola, Gayle Pringle Barnes, John Kerr and Margaret Milner, University of Glasgow, ; and Panos Dendrino and Anna MacVicar, Glasgow International College, Alison Gilmour, The Open University in The development of an e-toolkit for direct entry students to aid transition into higher education: The dissertation maze Jacqueline Brodie and Kay Penny, Edinburgh Napier University, Stef Black, Stirling University, Developing effective work placements for non-vocational, social science programmes: Case study - the Community Links module at Abertay University, Dundee Nuala Killeen, Abertay University, Alastair Robertson, Abertay University, Student researchers as defining, researching and constructing routes to enhancement Richard Stewart, Heather McKnight and Wesley Wells, Brighton Students' Union, England 'It gave me a taste of what to expect': students through activity based and student-led inductions Abby Shovlin and Chris Doye, Edinburgh, The FOCUS West programme: Innovation in through widening participation routes to higher education Bernadette Sanderson and Graeme Thomson, FOCUS West, Glasgow, 38

25 Thursday 11 June Parallel session 9 options The enhancement of outward student mobility: Benefits of international collaboration to encourage transition Robert Sutter and Fiona Milne, the West of, Cosmopolitan for international and home students Tanya Lubicz- Nawrocka, Edinburgh, The Imperial College success guide: Time critical support Mary Morrell, Jemma Strachan, Pamela Agar, Pascal Loose and Debra Humphris, Imperial College London, England Transition to fourth year and beyond: The final year conference Alison Green, Stirling, Enhancement Themes: A brief outline Dr Christine Macpherson, QAA This presentation is for general interest and does not directly relate to this track A strategy for effectively mapping and embedding enterprise across (screen-based media) degrees for transition into employment Jason Robertson and Neil Mcpherson, the West of, Building an evaluation approach to evidence impact: Edinburgh Napier University's Graduate Employability project experience Fiona Wager, Ana Zeron-Rodriguez and Veronique Johnston, Edinburgh Napier University, Critical thinking ability depends on whom you live with Luke Timmons, The Social Research Unit at Dartington, England; and Steve Draper, Glasgow, 39

26 Thursday 11 June Parallel session 10 options 10.1 International aspects of 10.2 Approaches to 10.3 Transitions into employment 10.4 Transitions into research and further study 10.5 students through 10.6 students through Argyll Suite Castle I Castle II Castle III Barra/Jura Shuna/Staffa Tanya Lubicz- Nawrocka, University of Edinburgh, ; and Jan Cameron, Academic Quality Agency, New Zealand Cultural Awareness and Knowledge Exchange Scheme (CAKES): A creative approach to supporting transition among international students Jane Mckay, Deborah O'Neill and Lina Petrakieva, Glasgow Caledonian University, Ruth Whittaker, Glasgow Caledonian University, Reconceptualising : Whose transition is it anyway? Divya Jindal-Snape, Dundee, Elliot Pirie, Robert Gordon University, Students' perceptions of employability within their degree programme: highlighting the disparity between what academics believe is included and the student experience Yvette Wharton and Janet Horrocks, Abertay University, V icky Gunn, Glasgow School of Art, Student researchers in unions as a route to success Richard Stewart, Heather McKnight and Wesley Wells, Brighton Students' Union, England Adopting a pluralistic approach in undergraduate teaching: Analysis of the impact of student self-help groups on the student learning experience, with specific reference to the transition period from secondary to tertiary education Christine Wilson and Mathew Adie, Stirling, A student-led approach to enhancing the student experience of articulation David McKay, Heriot-Watt University, ; Alasdair Clark, Fife College Students' Association, ; and Liz Gunn, Edinburgh, Lothians, Fife and Borders Regional Articulation Hub (ELRAH), 40

27 Thursday 11 June Parallel session 10 options PhD student to new worlds of knowing Irene Malcolm, Jemina Napier and Rob Daley, Heriot- Watt University, Sweden's future quality assurance system: A way forward Joakim Palestro and Ulrika Thafvelin, Swedish Higher Education Authority, Sweden Fostering a river of talent: A systems approach Andrew Grosovsky, Massachusetts, USA The impact of attended components of an online degree course Karen Twiselton, the Highlands and Islands, Transitions into employment: perspectives and experiences from Teesside University Eileen Martin and Aulay Mackenzie, Teeside University, England Transitions to research: Experiencing new paradigms Anne Tierney and Gráinne Barkess, Edinburgh Napier University, The Townhead Homework Club: Making a difference in the community in which we study Esther McMillan, Samantha Britton and Amanda Corrigan, University of Strathclyde, Focus on assessment: Policy, practice and partnership Debra Macfarlane and Heather Gibson, QAA This presentation is for general interest and does not directly relate to this track 41

28 Thursday 11 June Parallel session 11 options 11.1 International aspects of 11.2 Quality enhancement: national approaches 11.3 Transitions into employment 11.4 students through 11.5 Transitions into research and further study Castle I Castle II Argyll Suite Barra/Jura Shuna/Staffa Trevor Webb, Hong Kong Science and Technology, Hong Kong Ian Pirie, Edinburgh, Lesley Howie, 's Rural College, Managing by understanding conceptions of learning in postgraduate students Karen Thomson, Glasgow Caledonian University, Student partnership and its role in the development of a quality enhancement process Nicola Poole and Sophie Leslie, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales Skills for professional practice in Biosciences 2: A cross-disciplinary approach to student transition Frances MacInnes and Ellen Gibson, Glasgow Caledonian University, 'We're not going to hold your hand': Does a tough-love approach empower students when delivering support through? Elizabeth Mortimer, Edinburgh, Using student engagement to support transition into, and out of, postgraduate taught education Stephanie Millar, sparqs, Transnational student engagement Rebecca Maxwell Stuart, Master in Research and Innovation in Higher Education (MARIHE), Benchmarks for MOOCs: the OpenupEd quality label Jon Rosewell, The Open University The role of professional bodies in aiding student transition into employment Helen Rowe, The Textile Institute, England 42

29 Thursday 11 June Parallel session 11 options Reflecting on 'internationalisation' and the creative arts Hilaire Graham, Robert Gordon University, Keeping review enhancement focused Ailsa Crum and Debra Macfarlane, QAA What do internships really support? Critical insights from Third Sector Internships Martha Caddell and Rosemarie Mcilwhan, The Open University in ; and Fiona Boyle, Queen Margaret University, 43

30 Thursday 11 June Parallel session 12 options 12.1 International aspects of Karen Thomson, Glasgow Caledonian University, 12.2 Quality enhancement: National approaches 12.3 Transitions into employment Castle I Castle II Argyll Suite David Scott, sparqs, Nichola Kett, Edinburgh, Creating an optimum learning environment for mutual adaptation of international and home students Divya Jindal-Snape, Dundee, ; Bart Rienties, The Open University in ; and Peter Alcott, Surrey, England A research-led approach to enhancements in assessment and feedback practice on undergraduate degree programmes. Hazel Marzetti, Edinburgh, Post-experience MBAs: The transition into the workplace for FT students William Sutherland, Ken Russell and Alan Scott, Robert Gordon University, Opening up a Third Space: A pilot project to support and engage undergraduate exchange students Lorena Georgiadou, Johanna Holtan and Alette Willis, Edinburgh, A sectoral response to a sectoral challenge: The emergence of a national voice in Irish teaching and learning Eloise Tan, Sarah Moore, Elizabeth Noonan and Terry Maguire, National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Ireland Embracing diversity - watch your language and social media footprint Andrea Cameron and Billy Yuksel, Abertay University, 44

31 Poster presentations Approaches to 1 Automated student engagement analytics: A short cut to transition monitoring? Steven Tucker, Aberdeen, 2 VBase Volunteering: Setting the volunteering challenge for all students Joyce McAree, Vbase: Edinburgh Napier University Students' Association, 3 Supporting taught postgraduate student Donna Murray and Sharon Maguire, Edinburgh, 4 OEPS: Opening Educational Practices in Pete Cannell, Opening Educational Practices in Project 5 The Language Centre approach: Supporting university students' at various points in their study path Sinikka Karjalainen and Tiina Laulajainen, Helsinki Language Centre, Finland 6 The impact of attended components of an online degree course Karen Twiselton and Norman Wilson, the Highlands and Islands, 7 Challenging 'One Right Answer' Syndrome (ORAS): A case study Christopher Coles, Stirling, 8 Shifting perspectives: Staff as learners - in academic practice Nicole Kipar, Heriot-Watt University, 9 Developing academic potential Kelly Moule, Gavin Dodsworth and Phil Langton, Bristol, England 10 Managing your digital footprint Louise Connelly, Edinburgh, 11 From transition points to transition process: Developing our conceptual understanding of 'transition' in the 2015 higher education context Alison Gilmour, The Open University in students through 12 students: The Dwell Project and time spent on campus Fiona Milne, the West of, 13 Evaluation of a peer tutoring scheme to empower students in their through the student journey Judith Lane and Jane Hislop, Queen Margaret University, 14 Students as partners in supporting students' reflections and actions on assessment and feedback Debbie Willison and Lizann Bonnar, Strathclyde, 15, enabling and engaging students through a participative university introduction day Louise Johnston, Celia Cameron, Alison Toner and Jacqueline Hood, the West of, 16 Digital pigs and digital natives: How FarmVille prefigures the future of higher education Jason Robertson and Neil Mcpherson, the West of, 45

32 17 Widening participation in a performing and production arts specialist institution by creating flexible learning journeys Graeme Smillie and Suzanne Kay, Royal Conservatoire of, 18 'Ultimately the bottom line is getting them to the best place they can possibly be ': Exploring secondary school guidance teachers' experience of supporting pupils applying to medical school Lauren Copeland, Dundee, 19 Students seizing responsibility: A revolution of collegiality Amie Speirs, Zoe Welsh and Julia Jung, Edinburgh Napier University, 20 Developing a Life Sciences buddy scheme Katrina Campbell and Jenny Woof, Dundee, 21 Aiding from university into employment or further study through a discipline-specific student-coordinated 'society' or interest group Jenny Wood, Sarah-Jane Turner, Erin Grewar, Yerassyl Tolebayev, Joe Forsyth and Jenny Woof, Dundee, 22 Student generated resources to support reflections on assessment feedback Lee McCann, John Coyle and Andrew Brown, Strathclyde, 23 Supporting students to support each other James Ferns, Strathclyde Students' Union, 24 Supporting the transition of undergraduate students progressing to postgraduate taught studies via induction Camilla Grant and Peter Honeyman, the Highlands and Islands, 25 Chemistry International Alumni Ambassadors (CIAA) Network Pauline Connell, Lauren Hannah and Christine Stark, Strathclyde, 26 Waves Concept Inventory: Testing student understanding of waves and their phenomena Andrew Gordon and Eric Yao, Glasgow, 27 Mind, body and spirit: Teaching spiritual care to medical students - developing compassionate doctors for tomorrow Lois Robertson and Jennifer Kennedy, Dundee, ; and Gillian Munro, NHS Tayside, 28 Student into higher education: Acceptance, arrival, and beyond Matthew Boyle, Paul Kirkland, Maxine MacDonald and Katie Hart, Strathclyde, 29 Student-led interprofessional education initiative: Developing the skills of the healthcare professionals of the future Ashley Thomson, Robert Gordon University, 30 Introducing academic writing skills: A case study Diane Scott and Hannah Tweed, Glasgow, 31 The student journey through final year to enhance confidence and independence Rebecca Skinner and Roger Watt, Stirling, 32 Professional preparedness: How the Aberdeen Internship supports student Anna Kere and Rhona Gibson, Aberdeen, 46

33 33 The Townhead Homework Club: Making a difference in the community in which we study Esther McMillan, Samantha Britton and Amanda Corrigan, Strathclyde, 34 Students as partners: Building sustainable learning communities Jade McCarroll and Kety Faina, the West of, 35 Napier Students' Association: Direct entrants - 'Transitions' orientation and induction event Greig Kelbie and Maxine Wood, Edinburgh Napier University, 36 The Phoenix bursary scheme: Benefits of support at a postgraduate level Melissa Maloco, Deborah Lobban, Freya Stockford, Rosie Dahlstrom and Robert Hodge, Glasgow School of Art, Enhancement descriptors/evidencing impact 37 Reflections on delivering enhancements and evidencing impacts on the student learning experience Kevan Ma Gartland, Melanie Armstrong, Lesley McAleavy, Jamie McDermott and Angela Shapiro, Glasgow Caledonian University, International aspects of 38 The inequality of transition Neil Speirs, Edinburgh, Transitions into employment 39 Embracing diversity: Watch your language and social media footprint Andrea Cameron and Billy Yuksel, Abertay University, 40 Learning to 'LinkIn': Teaching undergraduate students how to professionally network using social media Andrea Cameron and James Cobley, Abertay University, 41 Preparing students to compete for jobs: The Recruitment Assessment Centre Experience (RACE) David Surtees and Sharon Homan, Edinburgh Napier University, 42 How are we doing on employability? Perceptions of skills from graduates, students and employers Mark Haw, Ashleigh Fletcher and Abdul Sharif, Strathclyde, 43 Re-energising employability: Development of a 'Personal Selling Skills and the Sales Process' module within Edinburgh Napier University Business School Deborah Callister and Dr Tony Douglas, Edinburgh Napier University, 44 Re-energising the employability agenda: Driving forward the development of student employability skills within Edinburgh Napier University Business School Deborah Callister, Lena Bauchop, Kirsty Black and Brian Windram, Edinburgh Napier University, 45 Extending constructive alignment to work-based learning to ease : Do students perceive the use of assessment as an effective method of preparing for their careers? Anna McGregor, Victoria Paterson, Ashley Le Vin, Sofie Spatharis and Michelle Welsh, Glasgow, 46 Transitions into employment: Perspectives and experiences from Teesside University Eileen Martin and Aulay Mackenzie, Teesside University, England 47

34 Transitions into higher education 47 Dundee Academy of Sport: Using sport as a context for learning Ian Lowe and Elaine Roberts, Abertay University, 48 The DegreePrep programme at Robert Gordon University: Working with students at the point of transition Liam Waldron, Robert Gordon University, 49 Developing a university-wide transitional peer mentoring scheme for first year undergraduates: Students 4 Students John Barrow, Aberdeen, 50 Selection interviews: Can we select care and compassion? Joan Irwin and Louise Johnston, the West of, 51 The learner journey: Providing opportunities, choice and flexibility to support Hannah Bell and Lesley Connaghan, the Highlands and Islands, 52 Investigation into the holistic transition experience and support needs of first year undergraduates Joan Muszynski and Divya Jindal-Snape, Dundee, 53 Master's students' self-reports of gaining master's-level attributes Carolyn Choudhary, Jane Hislop, Judith Lane, Dora Meikle and Veronica Bamber, Queen Margaret University, Transitions into research and further study 54 Undergraduate and postgraduate students' attitudes towards formative assessment: An action research study Judith Lane, Nicole Palmer, Kirsty Sykes and Iddo Oberski, Queen Margaret University, 55 The widening access attainment gap: Transitioning into the 'value added' elements of higher education Al Blackshaw, Stephanie Mckendry, Alexander Cuthbert and Louise Martin, Strathclyde, 56 Ready for research? The importance of meaningful in enhancing practitioner professional status in the early years Susan Henderson, Lindsay McKie and Joyce Leslie, the West of, Transitions relating to placements/work experience 57 An institution wide approach to enhancing academic support for transition Andrea Jackson and Dr Ruth Payne, Leeds, England 58 Integrated land management conference Sue Engstrand, the Highlands and Islands, 59 'A great opportunity': Global health work-based placements Debbi Marais, Lucia D'ambruoso and Wendy Rudland, Aberdeen, 60 Working in partnership to facilitate students' career pathways Louise Johnston and Joan Irwin, the West of, 48

35 Transitions relating to specific disciplines 61 Transition relating to two specific disciplines (Language and Culture) in the designing of a curriculum for teaching Spanish as second language (Case study: Spain-) Ana Isabel Bonilla-Calero, National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA), Spain 62 Learning to learn Maths: Getting students to think about how they're going to approach Mathematics at university Jenna Mann, Pamela Docherty and Abby Shovlin, Edinburgh, 63 Ask, answer, assess: Peer learning from student-generated content Karon McBride, Judy Hardy, Ross Galloway and Susan Rhind, Edinburgh, 64 Inception of an online skills resource for medical science undergraduates: The School of Medical Science Skills Support Centre Mihai Rizea, Gordon McEwan, Steven Tucker, Alison Jenkinson, Derryck Shewan and John Barrow, Aberdeen, Quality enhancement: National approaches 65 SHED - Join a community of staff who develop and support others in learning and teaching practices in Scottish Higher Education Alison Nimmo, Fiona Smart and Mark Charters, Glasgow Caledonian University, 49