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Dr Katharine Hubbard, University of Hull We like to think of universities as integral to social mobility, but the uncomfortable truth is higher education (HE) perpetuates societal inequalities. For example, if in a given institution 80% of non-mature students and 70% of young students obtain a 1st/2i this gives a 10% ‘awarding gap’. While this… Continue reading If we want to close awarding gaps we need to get serious about assessment design
Dr Holly Henderson, NTF, PFHEA, and Professor Debbie Holley, NTF, PFHEA A session for the Association of National Teaching Fellows Symposium, Nottingham 23/24 April 2024: Introducing Prof Ed McFly our personalised Artificial Intelligence Maestro. AI BOTS, underpinned by Machine Learning algorithms are reported as the future in sectors from engineering to health to education. Market… Continue reading Spaghetti Symphony to Tech Harmony
Dr Andrew MacLaren, Associate Professor, Heriot-Watt University; Antonia Voigt, PhD Candidate, University of Bristol The ANTF Symposium 2024 was a great opportunity to share a project that began at Heriot-Watt. Refreshingly, the symposium felt like a celebration of common interests: no intimidating behaviours that can sometimes creep-in to academic conferences. We were presenting the story… Continue reading The Action Feedback Protocol: A journey of innovation and partnership
