HEA STEM Conference Day 1

Almost time to sign off for tonight, a last chance for anyone attending #HEASTEM16 to tell us about your session #LTHEchat #HEAchat

A6 OK then, somebody has to say it, hold a tweetchat in advance to get the twitter-juices flowing:) #HEASTEM16 #LTHEchat #HEAchat

@HEA_chat #HEAchat #HEASTEM16 #LTHEchat Thank you for this. Will join remotely....

Silly question alert... What is the usual dress preference for a pedagogical conference like #HEASTEM16? Got caught out at physics conf once

Check out @ComedyInClass at #HEASTEM16 for something completely different #LTHEchat #heachat

@sgryanUH #HEAchat #HEASTEM16 #LTHEchat But it does need preparation and knowing the app/web site. Easier as students don't need accounts.

Great chat folks. Thanks to the organisers and all contributors. Enjoy your #HEASTEM16 conference too. #LTHEchat #HEAChat

#HEASTEM16 is one of the most organised conference I've experienced! #HEAchat #LTHEchat  https://twitter.com/hack_kay/status/692451599290126336 …

Thanks & goodnight folks! #HEAchat #LTHEchat Enjoy #HEASTEM16 - might even look in remotely...

@sgryanUH #HEAchat #HEASTEM16 #LTHEchat Need to add. So effective that trainee teachers want to use in their own lessons....

@HEASTEM @ICJS_Research Thanks for the introduction, it has been a great start to #HEASTEM16, ready for more tomorrow!

Good night #LTHEchat #heachat see you Friday at #HEASTEM16

Thanks everyone, enjoy your evenings. Storify will be along in a little while. Enjoy #HEASTEM16 from near or far!

Thank everyone for a whirlwind hour - loads of good ideas shared #HEAchat #LTHEchat #EDENchat #HEASTEM16

As I said a whirlwind hour! #HEAchat #LTHEchat #HEASTEM16  https://twitter.com/kneaverchat/status/692452504995504128 …

. Thanks @anortcliffe: will read on the long car drive to Nottingham tomorrow (if my driver will let me!) #HEASTEM16 #LTHEchat #HEAChat

.@hack_kay I am looking forward to meeting quite a few of my #LTHEchat and #HEAchat tweeps at #HEASTEM16. I should wear s'thing distinctive!

@RajeshDhimar look forward to seeing you and @BradS4 at #HEASTEM16!

@S_J_Lancaster yes I am! Guess I should've told you more about me before I got you to tell me your password! #SocialEngineering? #HEASTEM16

Itinerary all sorted for the conference tomorrow. #HEASTEM16

still battling with the #HEASTEM16 itinerary for tomorrow.

.@suebecks @chrissinerantzi oooh my precious! If there are any left over please keep one for me. #LTHEchat ers at #HEASTEM16

Link to the #HEASTEM16 programme:  http://conferences.heacademy.ac.uk/stem/ 

Heading to #HEASTEM16 - should be an interesting learning and teaching focused conference

@HEASTEM Good luck for a successful and inspiring conference #HEASTEM16

Off for a day at the #HEASTEM16 conference in Nottingham. I get to walk to work AND don't have to get up at 5:30 am - double bonus!!

Right, time to hit the road for #HEASTEM16. Only 10 miles down the road but I still see it as an adventure... Pedagogical adventure perhaps

Good morning to all at #HEASTEM16

#heastem16 Willetts expects Universities to concentrate efforts on improving teaching  https://twitter.com/timeshighered/status/692468410505101312 … @timeshighered ditto Clarke03

@HEAcademy How did I miss this again? Is there a mailing list I'm not on? Have a good one! #HEASTEM16

@DocWithTheSocs @cuthbert_kate looking forward to some Gamification!! #HEASTEM16

and @DBevitt hitting #HEASTEM16 in Notts today.......

Busy day for the @Science_Council team today! We're at #IBioIC16 and #HEASTEM16 today, and our annual meeting with @EngCouncil & @SocEnv_HQ

Gearing up for #HEASTEM16! Should be a flipping good key note by @S_J_Lancaster ☺️

Lots to discuss so good that I have an extended slot to talk on #contractcheating and academic misconduct in tests/exams at 16:15 #HEASTEM16

Pre conference coffee! #HEASTEM16

Have arrived at #HEASTEM16 with @DocWithTheSocs! See you later for some gamification

@S_J_Lancaster elusive quest for that pot'o'gold! Hope #HEASTEM16 goes well.

@UniofNottingham looking forward to #HEASTEM16 #inspiretosucceed

Dr Katie Szkornink @kszkornik is today attending the Higher Education Academy conference #HEASTEM16 "Transforming teaching & learning..."

Very chuffed & proud to be heading to #HEAstem16 to talk about @UoNBiosciences partnership work with @Science_Council @AliOrrSC @kellyvere

Don't miss the chance to hear from @UoNBiosciences students in our #HEASTEM16 session today at 1.30 #RSci #placement  https://twitter.com/uonbioscicareer/status/692080126553657345 …

Celebrating our first FDSc ICT graduates from our apprenticeship program with @VodafoneUK - we're presenting in room 4a at 1.30 #HEASTEM16

@HEASTEM At Inspire to succeed: Transforming teaching and learning in STEM  http://heacademy.ac.uk/events-confere … @HEASTEM #HEASTEM16

Looking forward to a great day at #HEASTEM16. Presenting later on embedding #employability in the #maths curriculum.

#HEASTEM16 Looking forward to the conference, presenting this afternoon, 'Module Industrial Mentors'.

Made it to #HEASTEM16 safely. Rather a long queue for registration. Hope to still make the first keynote.

@JanetSFrancis @ICTatStaffsUni @StaffsDigital that's some selfie #HEASTEM16

@WrideMike @colettebeecher1 when's your session? #HEASTEM16

Ready for the off...#HEASTEM16 Anticipation building for first session  https://twitter.com/sarahswansails/status/692662079472431104 …

Best practice changes but excellence remains? #HEASTEM16

Best practice changes over time - good point but a good place to start #HEASTEM16

Best practice also varies from teacher to teacher…what works for one doesn’t always work for another. #HEASTEM16  https://twitter.com/drmarkjepson/status/692665429416873984 …

Get your mobile phone out! And share says @sgryanUH #HEASTEM16

@sgryanUH encouraging us to get our mobiles out and share what we're learning 😃 #HEASTEM16

@UniofNottingham #HEASTEM16 we will be sharing good practice through social media over the next few days

No phones off at this conference - everyone being encouraged to share ideas with everyone out there! #HEASTEM16

#HEASTEM16 "Not away from research but towards teaching" Sean Ryan. Nicely put. #Multitasking

we sit further back because we know if the zombies come, they come through the front doors first. #HEASTEM16

#HEASTEM16 TEF mention count: 1 (we're off)

Get your phones out (switch them on!) - says Head of STEM Sean Ryan @HEASTEM #HEASTEM16 #engagement

We've got 40 minutes to come up with a list we can compare to professor Marshall's.... Ideas? #HEASTEM16

A list of what makes a good teacher. Missed that important key subject of my tweet! #HEASTEM16

Rosey's at #HEASTEM16 this week, look out for her tweets from the conference. @UWLINSTIL @UWLTEL @HEAcademy

“ Facilitating Inspiring to learn to learn” #HEAstem16

Best practice is a continuously evolving thing, needs change @sgryanUH #HEASTEM16

Best practice is a continuously evolving thing, needs change @sgryanUH #HEASTEM16

.@sgryanUH advocating the sharing of ‘emerging’ practice (as opposed to best as practice keeps changing) through social media #HEASTEM16

Prof Marshall discuss the value of the HE practitioner as a facilitator for learning through inspiration  https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/person/professor-stephanie-marshall … #HEASTEM16

No conference hashtag visible on the current set of HEA slides (rookie sharing practice mistake) #HEASTEM16

Settling in to #HEASTEM16 with James Ford. Looking forward to talking about the @CEGE_UCL 4th Year Integrated Design Project after lunch.

If we need STEM subjects to tackle ‘thorny issues’, does that mean teaching excellence = brain washing to a particular view? #HEASTEM16

First mention of @JoJohnsonMP at #HEASTEM16 at 11:15

Great start to #HEASTEM16 setting the scene for the future of teaching in HE

OK, how can we effectively prepare students for a world of work when we have no sense what that world looks like in 10 years? #HEASTEM16

A lot of focus - unsurpprisingly! - on the Teaching Excellence Framework. #HEASTEM16 @UWLINSTIL @UWLTEL @HEAcademy

Student Satisfaction not a useful metric for teaching quality #HEASTEM16

Esteem is in the eyes of the esteemer #HEASTEM16

#HEASTEM16 is now trending in UK, ranking 42

Being asked if we are concerned about KIS…yes, because it’s rarely correct, and reduces excellence to dry numbers. #HEASTEM16

Stephanie championing a narrative around TEF metrics. #HEASTEM16

#HEASTEM16 Yes but KIS aggregates too many subjects and degrees so dilutes really good news stories.

And it (KIS) has a stupid TLA. #HEASTEM16

"Original thinkers, engaged learners (and employable)" Jo Johnson said in 2015 #HEASTEM16

Professor Marshall stressing universities must have solid career plans for staff so they can progress through teaching to chairs #HEASTEM16

Relating to staff qualified to teach at university - what makes somebody qualified? #HEASTEM16

#HEASTEM16 "How do we ensure students can progress?" Fair ... but how can we ensure students meet their responsibilities?

86% average? Requires improvement! #HEASTEM16

Continual drive for improvement based on NSS are admirable, but often not human friendly from staff POV Good enough sometimes is. #HEASTEM16

Just finishing a few final tweaks for my talk at the #HEASTEM16 conference tomorrow! How to engage students in stats and methods @HEASTEM

#HEASTEM16 Where do define the discipline levels? In line with the JACS subject groups?

.@tombramald it's not one or the other - they can only progress by becoming independent, critical, reponsible learners #HEASTEM16

Stephanie arguing for discipline level focus. #HEASTEM16

@AdrianaGWilde #HEASTEM16 Absolutley. We have a huge responsibility but it is a dual responsibility.

Pedagogic research network #HEASTEM16

Have fun @DocWithTheSocs Participating via #HEASTEM16 & in person on Friday  https://twitter.com/damianparry/status/692639790504738816 …

How do you measure graduate attributes? #HEASTEM16 what are the core values we need in graduates?

"Let's talk about #employability not employment" (agreed completely - but hasn't that already been the agenda for years?) #HEASTEM16

We at @uniofeastanglia are looking at learning gain. #HEASTEM16

Pedagogic research network we need to engage there to mature as TFs & demonstrate impact of our teaching within our disciplines #HEASTEM16

Who is involved in learning gain projects? #HEASTEM16

BIS have 600+ responses to TEF consultation #HEASTEM16

Talking about Teaching excellence, is often simply defined as doing a lot of teaching…good to hear about other definitions #HEASTEM16

. @HEFCE and @HEAcademy working on excellence in teaching teams #HEASTEM16

Expect students to integrate module learning? We must work across programmes too to have explicit links #HEASTEM16 @drsimonhogg

I (Rosey!) really recognise the move from solo to team planning & teaching that Prof Marshall's discussing here #HEASTEM16

BIS recognise the value of leadership in T&L #HEASTEM16

“Teaching excellence” goes beyond “teaching quality” #HEASTEM16

@Scooby1969 #HEASTEM16 very well said, Hugh.

"TEF matters as it puts teaching at the heart of the system" - & there is no real contradiction with #learnercentered approaches #HEASTEM16

Feeling guilty about my “pointless” bulllet point stance with @HEAcademy new graphics. #HEASTEM16

. @RajeshDhimar you handsome fellow #HEASTEM16

The wonderfully talented @SimonHeath1 capturing the keynote #HEASTEM16  https://twitter.com/SimonHeath1/status/692671769254174721 …

Is teaching patchy? Does UKPSF eliminate patchiness? #HEASTEM16

“Consistently excellent” #HEASTEM16

The #HEASTEM16 hashtag is being ambushed already and the conference only just getting going (the dark side of social media)

We have some artists at our STEM conference! #HEASTEM16  https://twitter.com/SimonHeath1/status/692671769254174721 …

.@S_J_Lancaster but it's worrying if focus goes away from research quality & those new to HE find themselves spread out 2 thinly #HEASTEM16

Enjoy #HEASTEM16 @NoelAnn - must tell #maths students about all the #ORMS + other employers chasing their skills  https://twitter.com/NoelAnn/status/692659713272631296 …

AFHEA for PhD studentships #HEASTEM16

Really exciting to be at #heastem16 very interesting overview of challenges to teaching from HEA

An inspiring conference addition - we have an artist in residence capturing the event visually #HEASTEM16  https://twitter.com/simonheath1/status/692671769254174721 …

@S_J_Lancaster Not embarrassed at all. Face of the HEA. Someone's got to do it. #HEASTEM16

Frameworks | Higher Education Academy #HEASTEM16 join the debate(s)  https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/frameworks-toolkits/frameworks …

Don't forget to use the conference app to keep track of all the inspiring sessions at #heastem16  http://bit.ly/1KuxmvU 

#HEASTEM16 I think they like you... @S_J_Lancaster 😃

Half a dozen NTFHEA in the room, virtually everyone else a FHEA, and quite a few more are SFHEA, that's pretty amazing! #HEASTEM16

#HEASTEM16 shout out for @UniofNottingham @UoNBiosciences fab Prof Martin Luck one of a few NTFs at #Heastem16 today

Welcome to the HEA toolkits | Higher Education Academy #HEASTEM16  https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/frameworks-toolkits/welcome-hea-toolkits …

.@DrLancaster this may backfire as these people posting will find themselves being muted by all (do mute them!) #letskeepontopic #HEASTEM16

Professor Marshall discussing the challenges for the Maths discipline in being allowed to keep blackboards, I've also found this #HEASTEM16

@S_J_Lancaster AFHEA for anyone who is teaching/supporting in HE. #careers #professional #technicians #student support #HEASTEM16

"Different approaches for different subjects" but also within subjects - e.g. teaching stats for psych v. teaching philosophy #HEASTEM16

Thanks @AdrianaGWilde, good idea, just muted them all. Unfortunately I expect that they're completely automated accounts #HEASTEM16

#HEASTEM16 Are Universities approaching a perfect storm of initiatives and ambitions that don't always complement one another?

Keeping an eye on #HEASTEM16 today. Some very cool people at that conference.

My take away f this talk is 2 critically review own CPD to see what I need 2 do 2 grow as a practitioner #HEASTEM16  https://twitter.com/ICJS_Research/status/692666620389560320 …

@DrLancaster @AdrianaGWilde Can also be taken as a sign of so many delegates getting involved that it's deemed worth hijacking #HEASTEM16

Spotting quite a few delegates wearing smart watches today (an area of interest for my #contractcheating talk at 16:15) #HEASTEM16

Pedagogy or Andragogy? I had only heard of andragogy during my time in FE #terminology #HEASTEM16

All of us mathematicians in the room have had to defend the "blackboard" at some point! #HEASTEM16  https://twitter.com/malc851/status/692675111095287808 …

@kjhaxton if the zombies arrive while I am talking please don't rely on Twitter to tell me. #HEASTEM16

Wish I was at #HEASTEM16 - shout out to all the wonderful people there - following on twitter :-)

Preparing for professional life, is it pedagogy or is it andragogy? #HEASTEM16 a new language needed or repurposing existing language?

Anyone else willing to admit they just had to Google "andragogy"?! #HEASTEM16 #shamefulignorance

#HEASTEM16 And there's a question capturing the perfect storm concern.

Inspiring lecturers are often constrained by their environments due to lack of imaginative thinking by their institution #HEASTEM16

Prof Marshall says "no tweeting of this please" how may of you quoted her in a tweet? #HEASTEM16

Delegate suggests "Andragogy" is politically incorrect (do only men access HE?) though maybe it reflects current state of STEM #HEASTEM16

“Let’s back up our bloody awkwardness with evidence” #HEASTEM16

#HEASTEM16 Engagement more valuable a measure than satisfaction ... but difficult to evidence. Hammer and nail interface described there.

@S_J_Lancaster but continue being bloody awkward... Important for progress not if trying to prevent change! #HEASTEM16

#HEASTEM16 interesting question from floor, "We have 100s of research profs, will we ever have 100s of teaching profs?"

What is "deli"? I keep thinkinp that there is some poor cooked meat vendor getting the blame for teaching problems. #HEASTEM16

For those at #HEASTEM16 & the debate around preparing students for their professional life-this is an excellent read  https://twitter.com/davidjmilne2/status/688480144823050241 …

Stephanie Marshall 'constantly question, collect evidence and be persistent' for institutional support for teaching innovation #HEASTEM16

.@UWLPsych I'd be interested to see what lecturers who use Twitter in lectures have to say about this common problem @cbokhove #HEASTEM16

Excellence inflation: “excellent good standing” < “excellent distinction” #HEASTEM16

We should look at the PAH Continuum: Pedagogy, Andragogy & Heutagogy  http://wp.me/p2Ymfo-2d  via @fredgarnett #HEASTEM16

.@drmarkjepson @S_J_Lancaster the most inspiring lecturers tend to call themselves as "bloody awkward" for some reason @Suuki #HEASTEM16

Questions from the floor address huge pressure in Research Led Institutions to recognise a teaching-focused path as valuable #HEASTEM16

The language around parity of esteem in teaching, mention for good work being done at UCL by @DevonDilly #HEAStem16  https://twitter.com/hea_research/status/691373803528654848 …

Great posts and buzz coming out of #HEASTEM16 already, I spy @SimonHeath1 is in business bright and early.  https://twitter.com/SimonHeath1/status/692671769254174721 …

#HEASTEM16 questioning if the term pedagogy aligns with facilitating learning  https://twitter.com/fredgarnett/status/692679891968458753 …

Excellence can't be measured only by student satisfaction, delegate suggests #allmetricsareflawed #HEASTEM16

"Can everyone really be above average?" (great point from the floor) - answer "we need the pursuit of excellence" #HEASTEM16

It’s a good point - if everything is excellent, that’s the new norm - what comes then? #HEASTEM16 post-excellence world?

If we are all expected to be excellent, how can anyone be actually be excellent? #HEASTEM16

@AdrianaGWilde student satisfaction is a very weak measure, give the. What they need not what they want #HEASTEM16

#HEASTEM16 interesting points from the floor about excellence, and nice comparison with jazz music!

New HEA research shows change is needed in professional development for staff who teach mentioned at #heastem16  https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/about/news/new-hea-research-shows-change-needed-professional-development-staff-who-teach …

Oh I had wondered when would the word "triangulation" would come up. 1 hour in, not too bad ;-) #HEASTEM16

Follow up point "can students recognise excellence?" I've seen many examples of students rating entertainment value over content #HEASTEM16

@hack_kay @AdrianaGWilde can we do both? Satisfy wants and needs #HEASTEM16

Excellent point. Who gets to say what's excellent? Deeply flawed. #HEASTEM16

#HEASTEM @DevonDilly new research, rewarding educators leaders in research intensive institutions cited at today's #HEASTEM16 conference

Practising academics tend to focus on the immediacy of their teaching, valuing the change in our students learning and lives #HEASTEM16

Coming back to metrics - caution: too much focus on them will actually have a negative impact on our learners #HEASTEM16

Expecting so indicates a poor understanding of statistics :-) ... but we can all strive to that #HEASTEM16  https://twitter.com/drmarkjepson/status/692680577254846464 …

#heastem16 @HEASTEM HEA Chief Executive Stephanie Marshall "applauds the blackboard". Maths lecturers rejoice!

The longish queue for the ladies made me hopeful for gender equality in STEM #HEASTEM16

Great lunch but too few seats #HEASTEM16

@AdrianaGWilde may be more about 'charisma' #HEASTEM16

@willhaywood are you at #HEASTEM16?

Following #HEASTEM16, sincere thanks to those tweeting

OK all you #HEASTEM16 tweeters, I can't be in 20 places at once this afternoon so keep the timeline buzzing for doodle inspiration!

@LadySarahG a packed room for a key discussion on student perceptions of embedded employability skill #HEASTEM16 @HEASTEM

No chair in this session! #HEASTEM16

Students perceptions of embedded employability. Using 'authentic assessment'. #HEASTEM16

Hmmm... no session chairs #HEASTEM16 - we all know how good academics are at sticking to time. This is going to be interesting!

Leeds - partnership agreement, what students can expect from staff and vice versa. Great way to phrase it. #HEASTEM16

Authentic assessment: pitches, expert witness, podcast, national geographic videos, journal article, POST note etc... Excellent! #HEASTEM16

Students found to be most often rejected from games jobs due to lack of relevant experience #HEASTEM16

Education research internships - students working in partnership with academic staff. Extracurricular work…fitted around studies. #HEASTEM16

MDs of SMEs not necessarily graduates, need support in negotiating university structures and language. #MSOR #HEASTEM16

Partnerships are paid work fitted around studies - 1/3 of money up front, agreed objectives & timelines to get the rest #HEASTEM16

Very strange room layout with delegates sitting around tables and a tiny TV screen - most people don't have a viewable angle #HEASTEM16

Pop up science - students doing outreach, minimal academic interaction - brilliant ideal #HEASTEM16

Students highlighted most important skills are: Indep learning Reaseach skills Problem solving Because they are told it is? #HEASTEM16

platform vibe critical for engaging students, staff and employers #HEASTEM16

platform vibe critical for engaging students, staff and employers #HEASTEM16

Hello #HEASTEM16 tweeters, really useful to use a photo as profile picture - leads to a lot more interactions over tea :)

Feeling envious of Dr Bob Gilmour's European Study Trips for Glasgow Calendonian's Civils students. Ahh, Lampeter! #HEASTEM16

@kjhaxton I'm in disguise, I have my glasses on today! #HEASTEM16

@IScienceUoL giving an interesting session at #HEASTEM16 - very honest about some areas of L&T that need work.

"I'm honestly surprised by the amount that I'm learning" - value of student partnerships from @lewisd99 #HEASTEM16

really great session by @lewisd99 lots of wonderful ideas and clearly enthusiastic students! #HEASTEM16

Best student quote so far "I can feel my brain trying to leak from my eyes" in response to programming games initiative #HEASTEM16

"Typically a games jam at universities is done across 10 working days" is that true? @BCUGAMESTECH #HEASTEM16

Substantial number of people in the room are involved with #GlobalGameJam this weekend (we are at @MyBCU too) #HEASTEM16

Inspiring talk on a model of and the value of students as partners to students, staff and faculty from David Lewis @ Leeds for #HEASTEM16

Many games made by first year students said to be unplayable due to critical design issues, but experience valuable #HEASTEM16

Learning about game jams for programming a game in a short time frame .. Gamification in action  http://bit.ly/1QuIVIe  #HEASTEM16

@GrahamScott14 make them want what they need :-) #HEASTEM16

#HEASTEM16 Dave Lewis - By giving our students opportunities to be responsible adults, they become responsible, employable adults!

@OBU_MEMS Really nice ideas on how to get students and employers talking! #HEASTEM16

Everyone in this room is way too polite to tell the presenter he's run out of time (and hadn't even started questions yet) #HEASTEM16

#HEASTEM16 now trending in UnitedKingdom  http://twitter.com/search?q=%23HEASTEM16 …

Excellent talk re. Psychology literacy & enterprise learning - students of Newcastle came up with brilliant ideas! @StudentsNCL #HEASTEM16

@hack_kay It makes it very difficult for later presenters in the session - or when people want to change rooms between talks #HEASTEM16

Using challenges to facilitate entrepreneurial learning #HEASTEM16 @UniofNottingham @UoN_SHS we are doing this #interprofessional #teamwork

Lots of great discussion about using agile development, user stories, algorithm refinement, user stories etc with year 1 games #HEASTEM16

Susanne Voelkel: Important to make students aware of their digital profile - view it as an employer would #HEASTEM16

i like this definition: employ-ability, less about employ, more about ability #HEASTEM16

Voelkel: students also formed interview panels and viewed their peer's digital profiles, performed interviews and gave feedback #HEASTEM16

Yep, that was what .@lewisd99 was like :) #HEASTEM16  https://twitter.com/SimonHeath1/status/692703063593861120 …