Events & Projects

Meetings

DateTopic(s)Speaker(s)
If you are interested to attend our future events, please contact: ITLSIGCommunity@gmail.com
31st May 20241. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): a). The ESD CoDesign Toolkit endorsed by UNESCO and b). Manchester Metropolitan University’s approach to embedding ESD in the curriculum.
2. Cultural Presentation: A virtual visit to Georgia		1. Valeria Ruiz Vargas et al. (Manchester Metropolitan University)
2. Dr Fahimeh Farjami (Turkey)
30th March 2024Strategies to enhance student engagement with formative assessment in undergraduate computer science programmes amidst competing summative assessments: A scoping review.
Dr Samson Fabiyi (University of Leeds, UK).
27th January 20241. Decolonising the Curriculum
2. Traditional Chinese Gardens & Culture.		1. Dr Gladson Chikwa (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK).
2. Dr Liqun Zheng (Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China)
15th & 16th December 2023End of Year Meeting & SocialITLSIG members
18th November 2023The use of Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) in Journalism & communication. Dr. Luo JingYu, Associate Professor , China.
29th September 2023Embracing AI in Teaching and Learning context in Higher Education
(Interested to attend: please contact: ITLSIGCommunity@gmail.com)		Dr. Daniella Spiteri Cornish (UK); Dr. Gladson Chikwa (UK); Leanne Fitton (UK).
28th July 20231. Building resilience and work-life balance through upskilling and reskilling-a case based approach
2. Culture and Education system in Nigeria		1. Dr. Kakul Agha (UAE)
2. Ajiri Ayokunle (UK)
20th May 20231. Theoretical and Methodological Issues of Classroom Observation.
2. A whistlestop tour of Nepal		1. Dr. James Ko (Hong Kong)
2. Sheela Paudyal (Nepal)
4 March 20231. Promoting inclusive learning environments.
2. About Oman: Higher Education & Culture.		1. Dr. Sobia Kauser (UK)
2. Asma Al-Aufi (Oman)
12 November 20221. Harnessing TEL tools to enhance student engagement and participation in their learning journey.
2. A visit to Turkey.		1. Dr. Keren Bielby-Clarke (UK)
2. Dr. Fahimeh farjami (Turkey)
24 September 20221. Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT).1. Professor Charlotte Chatto (USA)
25 June 20221. Classroom orchestration as a potent stimulator of dialogic teaching and earner engagement in classrooms.
2. Whistle-stop tour of Peru.		1. Yanmin Zhou (Hong Kong)
2. Helen Puntha (UK)
23 April 20221. Guest Lectures & Authentic Learning in Marketing.
2. An introduction to the UAE.		1. Edwin Rajah (New Zealand)
2. Kakul Agha (UAE)
19 February 20221. Health & Wellbeing for Educators.
2. A journey through Kenya.		1. Fahimeh Farjami (Turkey)
2. Xia Zhu (UK)
27 November 20211. Assessment in Higher Education: contemporary issues and perspectives.
2. An exciting adventure around Iceland.		1. Fiona Meddings (UK)
2. Tian Tian (China)
26 October 20211. Developing critical thinking in Teaching and Learning. 2. DRC Quiz.1. Edwin Rajah (New Zealand)
2. Helen Puntha (UK)
25 September 20211. Introduction to the Committee members. 2. Introduction to the Research Groups.1. Gladson Chikwa (UK)
2. Josephine Deguara (Malta)
24 July 20211. Writing SoTL articles. 2. Introduction to Hong Kong.1. Helen Puntha (UK)
2. Yanmin Zhao (Hong Kong)
26 June 20211. Research-Informed Teaching. 2. Introduction to Malta.

Note: The talk on RiT was based on an excerpt from “Linking teaching and research and engaging students in research and inquiry” by Professor Mick Healey, a world-renowned expert on research-informed teaching. The longer document contains over 100 pages of case studies from across the world and can be downloaded from: Website: Resources | Mick Healey 
1. Helen Puntha (UK)
2. Josephine Deguara (Malta)
22 May 2021Inaugural meeting. Scholarly discussion was based on an article by David Baume: ‘Why online HE should be about learning, not teaching’.Gladson Chikwa (UK) & Helen Puntha (UK)