Learning and Teaching Forum

31 May 2022

2023 Program

Theme: The Joy of Learning and Teaching

Day 1 - Wednesday 31 May, 2023

Lecture Theatre 1130, Abercrombie Building H70, The University of Sydney Business School

Welcome Session Watch on Vimeo

9:00 - 9:05

Master of Ceremonies - Welcome
Associate Professor Elaine Huber, Academic Director, Business Co-Design, The University of Sydney Business School

9:05 - 9:15

Welcome to Country
Aunty Joan Bell, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council

9:15 - 9:17

Business School Welcome
Professor Peter Bryant, Associate Dean (Education), The University of Sydney Business School

9:17 - 9:20

Business School Opening Address
Professor Leisa Sargent (via Video), Dean of The University of Sydney Business School

9:20 - 9:25

Master of Ceremonies – Introduction of Keynote
Professor Angela Knox, Academic Director of Professional Development, The University of Sydney Business School

9:25 - 10:10

Keynote Address
University learning in challenging times: Embracing co-creation and hyper-hybridization
Professor Nicola Whitton, Director of DCAD in the Durham Centre for Academic Development (DCAD), Durham University

10:10 - 10:15

Master of Ceremonies - Introduction of Sessions and Launch of People's Choice Award Polls
Associate Professor Elaine Huber, Academic Director, Business Co-Design, The University of Sydney Business School

10:15 - 10:30 Morning tea break

10:30 - 11:25

Showcase - Session 1A
Showcase - Session 1B

Theme: Collaboration: including team teaching, diversity and inclusion, industry engagement, student group work and WIL opportunities

Chair: Sandris Zeivots

Theme: Assessments: including authentic assessments and academic integrity

Chair: Carmen Vallis

Showcase 1 - The Joy of Discussion Boards - Robyn Martin and Alison Casey

Showcase 1 - Viva(t) Joy! - Maria Ishkova and Hannah Nguyen

Showcase 2 - Foster engagement and effective in-class communication among students - Sebastian Boell

Showcase 2 - Reflective Journals for Authentic Assessment in the Age of Generative AI - Raffaele Fabio Ciriello, Sebastian Boell and Dirk Hovorka

Showcase 3 – Overcoming the challenges of Team Teaching - Joanne Nash, Simon Loria, and Veronica Schulz

Showcase 3 - Using SRES to standardise marking in large scale units - Tanya Fiedler and Antonije Krivokapic

11:25 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:30
Student Session Watch on Vimeo

Title: Student Communities to Co-Create Joy in Learning & Teaching

Chair: Wei Cui & Angela Hecimovic

Peer to Peer Learning
  • Eda Zhou
  • Lingyu Zeng
  • Amasha Nanayakkara
  • Samik Paryani
  • Jessica Morr
Student Sports Communities
  • Chloe Nel
  • Jayden Yun
  • Kayla Bellamy
  • Matthew Selkrig
12:30 - 1:10 Lunch (with digital poster session)
Digital Posters
1:10 - 1:55
Panel Discussion Watch on Vimeo

Title: Introducing Intentional Joy into the Classroom

Chair: Professor Peter Bryant, Associate Dean (Education), The University of Sydney Business School

Panellists:

1:55 - 2:00 Break
2:00 - 2:45
Showcase - Session 2
Lightning Talks Session 1

Theme: Technology in learning and teaching

Chair: Alison Casey

Theme: Mixed themes

Chair: Dewa Wardak

Showcase 1 - Erasing AI in learning and teaching for fun - Carmen Vallis

Lightning Talk 1 - Cloud-based Project Management Tools in Group Assignments: A Transformational Learning Experience - Henry Leung

Showcase 2 - Delivering Transformational Student-Focused Educational Experiences using Innovative and Creative Technologies - Jesse Xu, Grace Cha, Michael Arndell, Crystal Choi, Abdul Razeed and Moira Dunsmore

Lightning Talk 2 - Update your Canvas site with lightning speed - Rachael Lowe and Sunprit Singh

Showcase 3 – Navigating the Future of Academic Integrity - Louise Luff, Oliver Hannon, Heather Robson and Joanne Nash

Lightning Talk 3 - Making Participation Authentic - Robyn Martin

Lightning Talk 4 - From mundane to meaningful: Crafting emotional highs in higher education - Sandris Zeivots

Lightning Talk 5 - Weekly prep materials - How much is too much? - Omer Konakci

2:45 - 3:00 Afternoon tea
3:00 - 3:45
Showcase - Session 3
Lightning Talks Session 2

Theme: Mixed themes

Chair: Jane Kerr

Theme: Mixed themes

Chair: Danilo Beteto

Showcase 1 - Integrating SDGS in Curriculum: Reflections from BCOM, MCOM and MMMGT (CEMS) curriculum development - Ranjit Voola and Anna Young-Ferris

Lightning Talk 1 - Understanding patterns of engagement in online discussion boards to support self-paced learning for Finance students - Wei Cui, Daisy Liu and Stephanie Wilson

Showcase 2 - Making space to share the joy of learning and teaching - Stacey Petersen, Carmen Vallis and Rachael Hains-Wesson

Lightning Talk 2 - Excel – a new way to join the dots* - Louise Luff, Ben Lay, Kaiying Ji and Janine Coupe

People's Choice Lightning Talk Winner

Showcase 3 – Making meaningful learning analytics from Canvas data - Andrew Cram, Tony Shang, Carlos Prieto Alvarez, Andrey Vasnev and Anastasios Panagiotelis

Lightning Talk 3 - Enhancing student collaboration and engagement through Mentimeter - Paul Finn and Christine Luo

Lightning Talk 4 - Work with student partners to unfold the challenges - Jennifer Z. Sun

Lightning Talk 5 - Co-design: students as partners, designing with other stakeholders - Joanne Nash

Lightning Talk 6 - Co-designing classroom activities with ICPU students - Laura Kotevska

3:45 - 3:50 Break

3:50 - 4:45

Showcase - Session 4A
Showcase - Session 4B

Theme: Technology in learning and teaching

Chair: Jessica Tyrrell

Theme: Co-design: students as partners, designing with other stakeholders!

Chair: Stephanie Wilson

Showcase 1 - Writing Feedback with Generative Artificial Intelligence - Stafford Lumsden

Showcase 1 - It's more than just internships, placements, and guest lecturers: Partnership pedagogy in practice - Jess Richards and Daniela Spanjaard

Showcase 2 - Supercharge marking! An AI Enhanced Integrated Assessment Marking and Feedback System* - Anthony Krivokapic and Tanya Fiedler

People's Choice Showcase Winner

Showcase 2 - Creating narrative from multi-disciplinary voices - Corinna Galliano, Craig Gilliver and Siew Ching Lee

Showcase 3 – Automated Creation, Marking and Feedback for Quantitative Assessments - Hamish Malloch

Showcase 3 - If you give it a name, you have to keep it - characterising Students as Partners practices - Alison Casey

4:45 - 4:50 Break

4:50 - 5:00

Closing Address Watch on Vimeo
Professor Peter Bryant, Associate Dean (Education), The University of Sydney Business School

5:00 - 6:00

Networking event - Wine/Cheese
 Face to Face

Day 2 - Thursday 1 June, 2023

Business Education Research Seminar

Online via zoom

 Zoom Link for all of Day 2

9:00 - 9:05

Master of Ceremonies - Welcome
Associate Professor Elaine Huber, Academic Director, Business Co-Design, The University of Sydney Business School

9:05 - 9:25

Keynote Address
The Future of Business Education
Professor Peter Bryant, Associate Dean (Education), The University of Sydney Business School

9:25 - 11:00

Stream 1 – Technology

Chair: Elaine Huber

Presentation 1
Designing with technology for effectiveness and efficiency – Lynn Gribble and Janis Wardrop

Presentation 2
Virtual Nature-based Rest breaks aid directed attention and learning – Paul Ginns

Presentation 3
Gamification in a Hybrid Environment – Alain de Sales

Stream 2 – Assessment

Chair: Angela Knox

Presentation 1
Beyond the fine print: ambiguity in experiential learning – Ryan Menner, Ingrid Larkin and Alexandra Zimbatu

Presentation 2
Exploring the Relationship between Positive Reinforcement, Effective Communication, and Joy of Learning in Interactive Orals: A Metacognitive Perspective – Popi Sotiriadou and Danielle Logan-Fleming

Presentation 3
Unpacking the impacts of programmatic approach to authentic assessment system using critical realist perspectives – Priya Khanna

11:00 - 11:10 Break

11:10 - 12:10

Stream 1 – Technology

Chair: Elaine Huber

Presentation 4
Pedagogical strategies for developing complex innovative problem-solving skills to support work-readiness: The value of a paradoxical approach - Gaia Grant

Presentation 5
A social semiotic approach to design & development of the online learning environment – Stafford Lumsden

Stream 2 – Assessment

Chair: Angela Knox

Presentation 4
Individualised authentic assessments: Stress-tested in critical times – Martin Turner and Maria Tyler

Presentation 5
Incorporating Generative AI in Authentic Assessments – Lynn Gribble and Janis Wardrop

12:10 - 12:15 Thanks, and close